Pepita the Gunslinger

Pepita the Gunslinger
Theatrical release poster
SpanishPepita, La Pistolera
Directed byLucía Puenzo
Written by
  • Lucía Puenzo
  • Andrés Gelós
  • Tatiana Mereñuk
Story byLucas Jinkis
Produced by
  • Lucas Jinkis
  • Lucía Puenzo
  • Esteban Puenzo
  • Cabe Bossi
  • Pol Bossi
  • Luisana Lopilato
  • Javier Furgang
Starring
  • Luisana Lopilato
  • Claudio Tolcachir
  • Alberto Ajaka
  • Charo López
  • Marcelo Subiotto
  • Camila Peralta
  • Esteban Bigliardi
  • Gustavo Bassani
CinematographyIván Gierasinchuk
Production
companies
  • Zeppelin Studios
  • Historias Cinematográficas
  • Pampa Films
  • Life Is One
  • The Remake
Distributed byBuena Vista International
Release date
  • 3 September 2026 (2026-09-03)
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Pepita the Gunslinger (Spanish: Pepita, La Pistolera) is an upcoming Argentine biographical crime thriller film directed by Lucía Puenzo, starring Luisana Lopilato in the title role.

Plot

Set in 1985 Mar del Plata, the plot follows the breakthrough of a pregnant sex-worker in the Argentine criminal underbelly.[1][2][3]

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Zeppelin Studios, Historias Cinematográficas, Pampa Films, Life Is One, and The Remake.[3] It was shot in Mar del Plata in 2025.[5]

Release

Film Factory secured international sales right to the film ahead of the 2026 European Film Market.[3] Distributed by Buena Vista International,[6] it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Argentina on 3 September 2026.[7] Buena Vista also acquired distribution rights for the rest of Latin America and the United States.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Transformada. Luisana Lopilato, irreconocible como Pepita la pistolera: tráiler y fecha de estreno". La Voz del Interior. 4 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Capelo, María Eugenia (29 July 2026). "Luisana Lopilato se transforma en "Pepita, la Pistolera" en el nuevo film de Lucía Puenzo". Infobae.
  3. 1 2 3 De Pablos, Emiliano (13 February 2026). "Film Factory Picks Up International Sales on Lucía Puenzo's 'Pepita the Gunslinger' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  4. ↑ "Luisana Lopilato como Pepita la pistolera: ya está el tráiler de la película que la muestra irreconocible". Clarín. 3 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Luisana Lopilato mostró las primeras imágenes de "Pepita, la Pistolera": cuándo se estrena en cines". Los Andes. 5 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Pepita, La Pistolera - 3 de Septiembre". Otros Cines. 1 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Pepita, La Pistolera: el film sobre una controvertida figura del crimen argentino ya tiene fecha de estreno". La Nación. 30 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Pablos, Emiliano De (18 September 2025). "Buena Vista Takes Latin American and U.S. Rights to Lucía Puenzo's Criminal Epic 'Pepita' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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