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AMAZING TRUTH ABOUT QUEEN RAQUELA, an 85-minute narrative, 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 ladyboys in the Philippines, Raquela dreams of marrying a 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 and time after time Raquela gets stood up at the airport but never loses hope.
Her life changes when, by luck, she lands a job as a webcam host on a 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 in Iceland, who's looking to help someone like herself. Through her friends in the internet world, Raquela eventually gets her dream opportunity to travel far away on her quest to find the man of her dreams and to visit Paris.
Original Release
03/07/2008
US Release
03/07/2008
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Raquela Rios | Self |
Stefan C. Schaefer | Ardilo, Michael |
Olivia Galudo | Olivia |
Brax Villa | Aubrey |
Valerie Grand Einarsson | Vala Einarsson |
Amor Alingasa | Amor |
Raniel Dave Balasabas | Young Raquela friend |
Ren Christian Balasabas | Young Raqulea |
Margret Eggertsdottir | Horse shepard |
Edith Galudo | Via's Mom |
Directors
Writers
Stefan C. Schaefer, Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, Thor Thorsteinsson, Benedikt Jóhannesson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Raquela Rios | Self |
Stefan C. Schaefer | Ardilo, Michael |
Olivia Galudo | Olivia |
Brax Villa | Aubrey |
Valerie Grand Einarsson | Vala Einarsson |
Amor Alingasa | Amor |
Raniel Dave Balasabas | Young Raquela friend |
Ren Christian Balasabas | Young Raqulea |
Margret Eggertsdottir | Horse shepard |
Edith Galudo | Via's Mom |
Marcus Kalberer | Johnny K |
Luis Labandero | Pimp |
Archie Modequillo | Clerk |
Reynaldo Palatulon | Taxi driver |
Ingibjorg Sigurdardottir | Lonely Older Woman |
Eggert Horgdal Snorrason | Driver Fish Factory |
Alexsis Yap | Joselito |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Baltasar Kormákur | Executive Producer |
Stefan C. Schaefer | Producer |
Arleen Cuevas | Producer |
Olaf de Fleur Johannesson | Producer |
Gudni Pall Saemundsson | Producer |
Helgi Sverrisson | Producer |
Kristin Andrea Thordardottir | Producer |