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I Am the Queen (2011)

Name: I Am the Queen
Director: Henrique Cirne-Lima
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011-02-18
Duration: 1 h 15 min
Rating: 4.6
Cast: Ginger Valdez, Julissa Ortiz, Jolizza Colon, Bianca Feliciano, Jade Sotomayor

A queen is more than her gowns, crowns and pronouns.

TMDB 4.61h 15mDocumentary

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Plot Summary

In Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood, the Vida/Sida Cacica Pageant brings together members of the Puerto Rican community to celebrate its transgender participants. I Am The Queen follows Bianca, Julissa and Jolizza as they prepare for the pageant under the guidance of Ginger Valdez, an experienced transgender from the neighborhood. These trans women share stories of their transition, their relatives’ varying reactions, and how they find support from within the community. Family dynamics, cultural heritage, and personal identity all play a part in how the contestants face the daily struggle that comes from being true to themselves.