A proud transgender sex worker since the age of eleven, Luana Muniz, now fifty-nine, shapes a new reality in her “hostel” by housing a new generation of transgender sex workers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Queen of Lapa explores the day-to-day lives, rivalries, and quests for love of sex workers, as Muniz’s guides them in a city full of hostility towards its LGBTQ community.
- Year2019
- Runtime73 minutes
- LanguagePortuguese
- CountryUnited States, Brazil
- PremiereWorld Premiere, MdFF 2019
- RatingNR
- NoteContains strong language, discussion of sex and violence, and nudity
- DirectorTheodore Collatos, Carolina Monnerat
A proud transgender sex worker since the age of eleven, Luana Muniz, now fifty-nine, shapes a new reality in her “hostel” by housing a new generation of transgender sex workers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Queen of Lapa explores the day-to-day lives, rivalries, and quests for love of sex workers, as Muniz’s guides them in a city full of hostility towards its LGBTQ community.
- Year2019
- Runtime73 minutes
- LanguagePortuguese
- CountryUnited States, Brazil
- PremiereWorld Premiere, MdFF 2019
- RatingNR
- NoteContains strong language, discussion of sex and violence, and nudity
- DirectorTheodore Collatos, Carolina Monnerat