Queen of Lapa
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PG-13
10
May 2019
Documentary
Larger-than-life actress, cabaret performer, activist, and proud sex professional since the age of eleven, Luana Muniz - arguably one of Brazil’s most recognizable transgender personalities, shapes a new reality for a new generation of transgender sex workers in her hostel by providing a safe working environment in the dangerous neighborhood of Lapa in Rio de Janeiro. Queen of Lapa explores the day-to-day lives, quests for love, housemate rivalries in a turbulent political climate under matriarch Muniz’s watchful and guiding eye.
Runtime:
1 hour 13 minutes
Status:
Released
Original Language:
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Budget:
N/A
Revenue:
N/A
Director:
Theodore Collatos