Synopsis

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.

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• year 2019
• rating MT
• runtime 73
• director Carolina Monnerat, Theodore Collatos
• country Brazil
• Genre Documentary, Female Filmmaker, Latin/South American, LGBTQ, Political
• Programs Global Currents

Screenings

• a/perture 21:30 pm, Friday, March 27
• a/perture 28:30 pm, Saturday, March 28