2016Nominee
Best Performance
Noturnas - Memórias do Transformismo Carioca
Luana Muniz
Actor
Biography
Luana Muniz was a Brazilian activist known for sheltering transexuals, prostitutes, and HIV-positive people, in her big house in Rio de Janeiro’s downtown. She also was one of the creators of a project that offered education for the trans community of that city. Muniz, already famous in Rio’s underground scene, became a national sensation after being interviewed and filmed working as prostitute by a documentary television show broadcast on primetime in 2010.
Photo
Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2016Nominee
Best Performance
Um Suburbano Sortudo
2019Winner
Best Performance
Queen of Lapa
Career Highlights
2017Highlight
Best Performance
Luana Muniz: Daughter of the Moon
2018Highlight
Best Performance
Obscuro Barroco