Perhaps we've evolved into a sophisticated culture in the US with successful gay politicians, effective civil rights laws, and a major presence in commercial films but back at Stonewall, drag queens were the first to fight for freedom dignity and the Constitutional right to life liberty and the proverbial pursuit of happiness.
Well in late 90s Cuba, it's the drag queens again who are at the forefront of the fight for gay liberation.
This is not a perfect documentary technically but who cares. It will have your heart in your throat repeatedly with it's "realness". The musical performances populate the film with a passionate resonance that never lets up. Edited in between are philosophical musings of artistes that are profound social commentary along with that of relatives and workers who have come to respect these "mariposas" as important participants in the total fabric of Cuban society..
If you enjoyed "Paris Is Burning" you are hereby required to see this sister documentary, that is, if you can find it. >
Well in late 90s Cuba, it's the drag queens again who are at the forefront of the fight for gay liberation.
This is not a perfect documentary technically but who cares. It will have your heart in your throat repeatedly with it's "realness". The musical performances populate the film with a passionate resonance that never lets up. Edited in between are philosophical musings of artistes that are profound social commentary along with that of relatives and workers who have come to respect these "mariposas" as important participants in the total fabric of Cuban society..
If you enjoyed "Paris Is Burning" you are hereby required to see this sister documentary, that is, if you can find it. >
