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Now playing in select American theatres |
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| Age: | 25 years old |
| Sex: | Female |
| Country: |  Iceland |
| Zodiac: |  Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20) |
| Last Login: | Oct 8, 2008 (453 days back) |
About Me |
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The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela, directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, is an 85 minute drama which chronicles the story of a naive but street smart Filipina transsexual prostitute named Raquela who decides to travel in order to find her prince charming. Like many Transsexuals (often known as " Ladyboy s") in the Philippines, Raquela dreams of marrying a heterosexual man from the West. She spends much of her time on the internet looking for men who can come and rescue her. They promise to come, but time after time Raquela gets stood up at the airport. Her life changes when, by luck, she lands a job as a webcam host on a transsexual porn site. The owner of the website, Michael, a "Ladyboy specialist" who runs his business from New York, promises to help Raquela. Through the internet, Raquela makes many interesting friends. Among them is Valery, the only "out of the closet" transsexual in Iceland, who is looking for someone like herself. Through her friends in the internet world, Raquela eventually gets the opportunity to travel far away on her quest to find the straight man of her dreams. Director Olaf de Fleur Johannesson's approach to the film Queen Raquela: How do you make a film about transsexuals that has not been done in various ways before? Prior to beginning my research, this is something that I asked myself again and again. There are many fine documentaries about the world of transsexualism, but I have yet to see one that has a good story. Usually, these films concern themselves with the subjects of transition, talk about the physical changes, whether or not they are gay or bisexual, and otherwise attempt to define and categorize. Therefore I decided to focus on a story that could sum up the beauty and misery of a life of a transsexual. And I found it in The Amazing Truth about Queen Raquela. There is no easy way to explain what a transsexual is. Transsexuals are a manifestation of the complexity of the world we live in. It's impossible to define them properly, and looking at the world they live in, it's not a pretty picture. Their main drive is to become a woman, but many don't want to take the final step of transformative surgery. This drive to become and to be accepted as a woman is what enslaves them deeper into a woman's world more than any of God's female creatures. Fighting to be accepted, many transsexuals don't want to use condoms to please the man that they are with. They have to spend about three times longer in front of the mirror than ordinary women, and they are much heavier slaves of fashion than any girl could be. What sums up the impossibility of their existence is that they usually seem to want straight men, so they can feel like a real woman. This drive for acceptance is what makes them breathe, and it is indeed what often kills them. Getting older is particularly bad for transsexuals, because they realize that fewer men will want them when they're old. So, they choose to leave the stage willingly, because, again, their whole life is based on "getting the man". Because they have very little chance of a good job when they get older. They don't get into the best schools because of their being transsexual, and therefore don't get the best jobs. That's why all their focus goes into one thing, getting a man and family that will love them, hug and hold them, and possibly adopt children with them. I have not heard of any transsexual who has succeeded in this task, and for sure, it is not an easy task. The amazing thing is, they all seem to realize that they are living a lie, but they treat it as a sort of truth, to make their life make sense. They become a woman, but with a butterfly effect, staying in their cocoon until living a short blissful life, but doing so as beautifully as they possibly can. This rainbow of reality I was fortunate to find in my main subject, Raquela, who wants to take on a perilous journey to find her man, knowing all the while that she will not find him. YouTube Player with Nine Queen Raquela Videos
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I'd like to meet:Parinya Charoenphol (aka Nong Toom ) "Jija" Yanin Vismistananda , star of the film Chocolate Awards I've Won: Best International Narrative Feature Award and Showtime Vanguard Award at New Fest 2008: The 20th Anniversary New York LGBT Film Festival Jury Prize for "Special Contribution to Contemporary Film Expression" at the 2008 CinemaCity International Film and New Media Festival The 22nd Teddy Award for Best Feature Film, at the 58th Berlin Film Festival , 14 February 2008 Watch Queen Raquela win the Teddy Award on www.teddyaward.tv In Firefox, right-click, choose Copy Link Location, then paste into Explorer. |
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Music:All selections are from the film Queen Raquela |
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Movies:Act Normal , Miguel / Michelle , Paper Dolls , Law of Desire , Bad Education , Wild Side , 20 Centimeters , Princesa , American Beauties (Asian transgender immigrants), Africa United , Higher Force |
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Books:The Third Sex: Kathoey: Thailand's Ladyboys ,by Richard Totman Related: kathoey (Wikipedia redirect for ladyboy) Country report: The Philippines (at TransgenderASIA) STRAP : Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines |
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Heroes:Parinya Charoenphol (aka Nong Toom ) and Jija Yaninhere! Films and Regent Releasing present "The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela"Photo GalleriesProduction Photos Raquela Rios and Olivia Galudo Raquela Rios Raquela Rios Raquela Rios Raquela Rios Brax Villa, Olivia Galudo, Raquela Rios Brax Villa, Raquela Rios, Olivia Galudo Raquela Rios waiting at the airport in the Philippines Raquela Rios, Olivia Galudo, Brax Villa Brax Villa, Raquela Rios, Olivia Galudo Raquela Rios Raquela RiosBehind the Scenes filming Queen Raquela director Olaf de Fleur with Raquela Rios Raquela Rios with Brax Villa Butch Maddul, Raquela Rios, Olivia Galudo, Brax Villa the film's director, Olaf de Fleur, shoots near sunset Raquela Rios Raquela Rios and Olaf de Fleur on his birthday Brax Villa Valerie Grand Einarsson and director Olaf de Fleur director Olaf de Fleur and Raquela Rios Michael Ardilo, Raquela Rios and Olaf de Fleur Raquela Rios as a boyFrom the Film Raquela Rios and Valerie Grand at the airport in Iceland |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Single |
| Children: | I don't want kids |
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My Blog |
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Genre-Bending Film Explores Trans World, by Scott Stiffler |
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| Genre-Bending Film Explores Trans Worldhttp://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&a
mp;sc=movies&sc3=&id=80037&pf=1edgeEntertainment
:: MoviesGenre-Bending Film Explores Trans Wo... Posted by Queen Raquela on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:34:00 PST |
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More September and October Screenings |
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| Wednesday, September 3, 2008Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festivalhttp://agliff.bside.com/2008/5:00 PM, Alamo Ritz 1, 320 E 6th Streethttp://agliff.bside.com/2008/films/theamazingtruthabou
... Posted by Queen Raquela on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:43:00 PST |
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Queen Raquela in select American theaters September 26th |
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| here! Films and Regent Releasing will be releasing"The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela" in select American theaters starting this September 26th. Details to follow.... Posted by Queen Raquela on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:34:00 PST |
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Upcoming Festival Screenings of Queen Raquela for August-November |
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| August 7-24, 2008: Q! Film Festival - Indonesia [Jakarta and Bali]http://www.qfilmfestival.org/August 20-26, 2008: Cinema Digital Seoul Festival (CinDi) - South Koreahttp://www.koreanmovie.com/1st_Cin... Posted by Queen Raquela on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:49:00 PST |
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Queen Raquela Wins Jury Prize at CinemaCity, in Serbia |
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| Queen Raquela screened on June 18 at the CinemaCity International Film and New Media Festival, which ran June 14-21, 2008, in Novi Sad, Serbiahttp://eng.cinemacity.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
/Fil... Posted by Queen Raquela on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:30:00 PST |
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Queen Raquela Wins Two Awards at New Fest 2008 |
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| The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela was screened Saturday, June 14th as part of New Fest 2008: The 20th Anniversary New York LGBT Film Festival. The festival's awards were presented at the Closing N... Posted by Queen Raquela on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:47:00 PST |
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Upcoming screenings of Queen Raquela with relevant URLs |
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| Official SelectionNew Fest 2008: The 20th Anniversary New York LGBT Film Festivalhttp://filmguide.newfest.org/tixSYS/2008/filmguide/t
itle.php/detail/New York, June 5th-15thSaturday, June 14th 8:00pmAM... Posted by Queen Raquela on Thu, 29 May 2008 10:02:00 PST |
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Premiere.com SXSW 2008 Interview: Olaf de Fleur on Queen Raquela |
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| Premiere.comhttp://www.premiere.com/features/4472/sxsw-2008-
interview-writer-director-olaf-de-fleur-on-the-amazing-truth
-about-queen-raquela.htmlSXSW 2008 Interview: Writer-Director Olaf de Fleur on &... Posted by Queen Raquela on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:34:00 PST |
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PopMatters review of Queen Raquela, by Kevin John |
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| PopMattershttp://www.popmatters.com/pm/features/article/5615
3/film-days-5-7/SXSW 2008 - Film Days 5-7: Amazing Truths and Beautiful Losers[18 March 2008]by Kevin John and Justin FollinThe Amazing Tru... Posted by Queen Raquela on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:17:00 PST |
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Links to seven articles about the film Queen Raquela |
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| --1--Nordisk Film & TV Fond Olaf de Fleur Johannesson to Berlin's Panoramahttp://www.nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/news_story.php?ci
d=617&sid=10&ptid=4Olaf de Fleur Johannesson to Berlin... Posted by Queen Raquela on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:15:00 PST |
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