From left: Jedet, Daniela Santiago, and Isabel Torres as La Veneno
Veneno has been one of the big surprise TV hits lately, telling the story of Spanish television star Cristina Ortiz Rodríguez, better known as La Veneno, in an unprecedented way, focusing on trans narratives and trans talent.
The eight-episode series on HBO Max follows La Veneno as she rises to fame after being interviewed by a newscaster on a street where she was working. As La Veneno becomes the most famous trans woman in Spain, the series also follows Valeria Vegas, a young journalist who ended up transitioning herself and eventually wrote the book the series is based on,
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From The Crown to The Last Dance, here are 11 of the year s best TV shows and films inspired by real people
Bethonie Butler, The Washington Post
Dec. 15, 2020
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Uzo Aduba won an Emmy for best-supporting actress for her role as Shirley Chisholm in FX s Mrs. America. Sabrina Lantos/FX
What a strange, tragic and pivotal year 2020 has been. It s somewhat fitting that in a period when truth was stranger than fiction, some of the best TV and film efforts were based on real-life events.
The list below includes a range of works - from biographical films and documentaries to TV shows based on real people - released this year that we recommend.