'The Heiresses' trivia and fun facts
Absence of men
The filmmaker Marcelo Martinessi created in this film an exclusively feminine universe. There are no men, only their absence (the dead husband) or their marginal presence (the sporadic lover).
From Paraguay
It was Paraguay's selection for the 91th Edition of The Oscars.
Silver Beard
Ana Brun received the Silver Bear for best actress during the Berlin International Film Festival, the first prize in the history of Paraguay.
New name
Ana Brun, the Paraguayan actress who puts herself in the shoes of Chela, decided to accept the role of the film at the same time that she started from scratch with this new name, as she was previously known as Patricia Abente.
Contacts
Ana Burn, who throughout her career had made theater but participated in few films, told in an interview for BBC Mundo that she got the role thanks to her cousin, who has a production company: "I read the Martinessi script and that role is for you".
New name
Ana Brun's acting debut. She used a pseudonym in fear of being negatively associated with the film for its subject matter in the still-conservative Paraguayan society.