?Víctimas del necropoder? La construcción del cuerpo femenino en el cine mexicano sobre narco

摘要

The present article aims to give hints on the waysby which the masculine power emanating fromnarcotraffic has an influence on the images of thefeminine body in the Mexican feature film MissBala, directed by Gerardo Naranjo (2011). Theexample of the short-film El otro sue駉 americano,directed by Enrique Arroyo (2004), will also be presentedin order to introduce the analysis of MissBala and show that the violence exercised on thefeminine body in Naranjo抯 movie is far from beingan isolated case. This research will analyze howthe woman抯 body is presented in those films as aspace of expression of the patriarchal necropoliticaldomination associated with the violence thatemerges from narcotraffic. The paper will exploremore specifically in which ways Naranjo抯 movie limitsthe feminine character抯 control over her ownbody and by doing so perpetuates certain archetypicalgender representations despite its aspirationto denounce the abuses suffered by women.However, the essay will also underline that certainacts of resistance undertaken by the protagonistsof both films can reveal strategies that, althoughunsuccessful, do present the existence of an agencyfor the feminine characters.