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Wikipedia article
'The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela' is a 2008 drama film directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson.
Premise
Raquela, a Filipino transsexual prostitute dreams of making a new life in Paris. She becomes an Internet porn star and meets Valerie, an Icelandic transsexual, and Michael, the owner of the website she works for.
Cast
*Raquela Rios as Herself
*Stefan Schaefer as Ardilo, Michael
*Olivia Galudo as Olivia
*Brax Villa as Aubrey
*Valerie Grand Einarsson as Valerie Einarsson
Distribution and reception
The film showed at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film. It has been screened in the 'Emerging Visions' section of the 2008 South by Southwest festival in the United States.
It received the Grand Jury Prize in the 10th 2008 Cinemanila International Film Festival at Malacaan Palace's Kalayaan Hall.[http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDailyArticle.aspx?intStoryID=41489&Category= www.screendaily.com, The Band's Visit takes top prize at Cinemanila fest][http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/10/21/08/cinema-one-originals-movies-dominate-10th-cinemanila-award-rites abs-cbnnews.com, Cinema One Originals movies dominate 10th Cinemanila award rites][http://www.bworldonline.com/BW102108/content.php?id=079 bworldonline.com, Arroyo awards winners in 10th Cinemanila festival]
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