Film

Queen of Lapa

2019 · 1h 13m · Documentary

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

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.

Luana Muniz

Self

• Theodore CollatosDirector · Producer · Editor
• Carolina MonneratDirector · Producer
• Josh CraneProducer
• Matt GradyProducer
• Fuller ToddExecutive Producer

Release date

May 10, 2019

Status

Released

Original language

Portuguese

Runtime

1h 13m

Genres

Documentary