Oscar winner ‘A Fantastic Woman’ draws attention to transgender rights.

Transgender actress Daniela Vega stars in "A Fantastic Woman." (Sony Pictures Classics)

There is a moment in the Chilean film “A Fantastic Woman” when a transgender singer stands onstage and lifts her voice, an unwavering mezzo-soprano that rises above the cruelties and prejudices she’s encountered in a country that has scorned her identity, ridiculed her love and chipped away at her pride.