Mariposa en el Andamio
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Margaret Gilpin
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A portrait of a working-class community in Havana whose inhabitants include a vocal and prospering group of drag queens. In-depth interviews with community leaders, local residents, and family members reveal a transvestite movement that is expanding in Cuba. This survey addresses the social, human, and cultural transformations in this Latin city where drag queens have managed to create a space for themselves and gain their neighbors' respect through their creative work.
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Shown at Chicago Latino Film Festival April 11-14, 1997.
Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 6-16, 1996.
Shown at Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 11-21, 1996.
Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 21-30, 1996.
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dialogue Spanish
subtitled English
videotape
