Queen of Lapa 2019 Directed by Theodore Collatos , Carolina Monnerat

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.

Country Brazil
Production Country Brazil
Language Portuguese
Spoken Language Portuguese
Gnere Documentary
Release Date 10 May 2019
73 mins