{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox film | native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|Miss Carbón|nolink=yes}} | image = Queen of Coal poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Agustina Macri | writer = {{ubl|Erika Halvorsen|Mara Pescio}} | producer = {{ubl|Merry Colomer|María Soler}} | starring = {{ubl|Lux Pascal|Laura Grandinetti|Romina Escobar|Simone Mercado|Federico Marzullo|Gabriela Pastor|Agostina Innella|José Román|Paco León}} | cinematography = Luciano Badaracco | editing = Carla de Beauvoir | music = Maite Arroitajauregi Aranburu | language = Spanish | distributor = {{ubl|Caramel Films (Spain)|Moving Pics (Argentina)}} | country = {{ubl|Spain|Argentina}} | studio = {{ubl|Morena Films|The Warning of Rivard AIE|Pensa & Rocca Cine}} | released = {{Film date|2025|06|12|Spain|2025|10|02|Argentina|df=yes}} }} '''''Queen of Coal''''' ({{langx|es|'''Miss Carbón'''|links=no}})<ref>{{Cite web|access-date=10 June 2025|title=Queen of Coal|url=https://spanishscreenings.online/spanish-films/queen-of-coal|website=Spanish Screenings}}</ref> is a 2025 biographical drama film directed by Agustina Macri and written by {{ill|Erika Halvorsen|es}} and Mara Pescio based on the life of Carlita Rodríguez. It stars Lux Pascal. It is a Spanish-Argentine co-production.
== Plot == The plot follows the story of Carla Antonella "Carlita" Rodríguez, a trans woman and the first trans miner in the Patagonia, an occupation vetoed for women.<ref name="harpers" />
== Cast == {{Cast listing| * Lux Pascal as Carla Antonella Rodríguez "Carlita"<ref name="marieclaire" /> * Paco León<ref name="marieclaire" /> * Laura Grandinetti<ref name="marieclaire" /> * Romina Escobar<ref name="marieclaire" /> * Simone Mercardo<ref name="marieclaire" /> * Federico Marzullo<ref name="marieclaire" /> * Gabriela Pastor<ref name="marieclaire" /> * Agostina Innella<ref name="marieclaire" /> * Lautaro Zera<ref name="marieclaire" /> * Bruno Pablo Zito<ref name="marieclaire" /> }}
== Production == The film is a Spanish-Argentine co-production by Morena Films and The Warning of Rivard AIE alongside Pensa & Rocca Cine with the participation of Movistar Plus+ and Filmin.<ref name="marieclaire">{{Cite web|website=Marie Claire|date=20 May 2025|first=Candela|url=https://marieclaire.com.mx/miss-carbon/|last=Barbieri|title=Miss Carbón: La historia de la primera minera trans de la Patagonia}}</ref> Shooting locations included the Basque Country (Álava and Biscay) and the Argentine Patagonia.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España|url=https://www.academiadecine.com/2024/07/03/miss-carbon/|date=3 July 2024|title=Miss Carbón}}</ref>
== Release == The film was released theatrically in Spain on 12 June 2025 by Caramel Films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ondacero.es/programas/por-fin/audios/entrevistas/paco-leon-miss-carbon-demostracion-que-lucha-trans-sido-vanguardia-conquista-muchos-derechos-feministas_202506096846ffcc69892f40336b5930.html|website=Onda Cero|date=9 June 2025|title=Paco León: "'Miss Carbón' es una demostración de que la lucha trans ha sido la vanguardia en la conquista de muchos derechos feministas"|first=Blanca|last=Lara}}</ref><ref name="harpers">{{Cite web|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.mx/entretenimiento/miss-carbon-cuando-se-estrena-la-pelicula-protagonizada-por-lux-pascal|website=Harper's Bazaar|date=18 May 2025|title=Miss Carbón: ¿Cuándo se estrena la película protagonizada por Lux Pascal?|first=Eurídice Aiymet|last=Garavito García}}</ref> It was released theatrically in Argentina on 2 October 2025 by Moving Pics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://morenafilms.com/noticias/miss-carbon-ya-tiene-fecha-de-estreno-en-argentina-2-de-octubre/|website=Morena Films|date=4 August 2025|title=Miss Carbón ya tiene fecha de estreno en Argentina: 2 de octubre}}</ref>
The film competed in the 'Progressive Cinema Competition - Visions for the World of Tomorrow' section of the 20th Rome Film Festival in October 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ciakmagazine.it/news/festa-del-cienma-di-roma-2025-il-programma-completo-diretta/ |title= Festa del Cinema di Roma 2025, il programma completo (diretta) |trans-title=Rome Film Fest 2025: Full program (live)|date=19 September 2025|access-date=19 September 2025|website= Ciak Magazine |language=it}}</ref>
== Reception == Beatriz Martínez of ''Fotogramas'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "an ode to resilience" enhanced by Pascal's work, otherwise citing Paco León's character as the worst thing about the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a65034659/miss-carbon-critica-pelicula/|website=Fotogramas|title="Una oda a la resilencia": Crítica de 'Miss Carbón', la emocionante película con Lux Pascal basada en hechos reales|date=13 June 2025|first=Beatriz|last=Martínez}}</ref>
== Accolades == {{Awards table|5}} |- | {{center|2026}} | 37th GLAAD Media Awards || colspan = "2" | Outstanding Film – Streaming or TV || {{won}} || <ref>{{Cite web|date=7 January 2026|title=GLAAD Media Awards: ‘Heated Rivalry’, ‘Stranger Things’ & ‘Christy’ Among 2026 Nominees|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|url=https://deadline.com/2026/01/glaad-media-awards-2026-nominations-list-1236665542/|website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> |- {{end}}
== See also == * List of Spanish films of 2025 * List of Argentine films of 2025
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title}}
Category:Morena Films films Category:Films set in Argentina Category:2025 Spanish-language films Category:2025 Argentine films Category:2025 Spanish films Category:Spanish biographical drama films Category:Argentine biographical drama films Category:Spanish LGBTQ-related films Category:Argentine LGBTQ-related films Category:GLAAD Media Award–winning films {{authority control}}