Queen of Lapa

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 10, 2019

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Countries

Brazil

Production

Factory 25

Cast

Luana Muniz

Director

Theodore Collatos,Carolina Monnerat

Producer

Theodore Collatos,Carolina Monnerat,Fuller Todd,Matt Grady,Josh Crane

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt10213454