Pepita the Gunslinger (Spanish: Pepita, La Pistolera) is a 2026 Argentine biographical crime thriller film directed by Lucía Puenzo, starring Luisana Lopilato in the title role.
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Plot
Set in 1985 Mar del Plata, the plot follows the breakthrough of a pregnant sex-worker in the Argentine criminal underbelly.
Cast
Luisana Lopilato as Margarita Di Tullio, aka Pepita la pistolera
Claudio Tolcachir as Germán
Alberto Ajaka as Cuervo
Charo López as Nemeca
Marcelo Subiotto as juez Perkins
Camila Peralta as Vicky
Esteban Bigliardi as Américo
Gustavo Bassani as Tarta
Production
The film was produced by Zeppelin Studios, Historias Cinematográficas, Pampa Films, Life Is One, and The Remake. It was shot in Mar del Plata in 2025.
Release
Film Factory secured international sales right to the film ahead of the 2026 European Film Market. Distributed by Buena Vista International, it was released theatrically in Argentina on 3 September 2026. Buena Vista also acquired distribution rights for the rest of Latin America and the United States.
Reception
Guillermo Courau of La Nación rated the film 4 out of 5 stars ('very good'), welcoming how "it goes beyond a mere crime story to reveal itself as a powerful and dark melodrama".