![]() Virunga Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa’s oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site and the last natural habitat for the critically endangered mountain gorilla. Soraya’s insights into gender dysphoria and her years of experiences offer hopeful outlook on the world of being trans that the other characters may not have yet deduced. The most interesting character in Mala Mala is Soraya who at 65 is one of the first Puerto Ricans to have won the legal right to change her gender on her birth certificate. Perhaps its addition would have further illuminated the potential connections between the two communities. Press notes reveal that members of Queen Bee’s drag house speculate that she may pursue transition, a detail notably missing from the film. More of this crossover could have been examined with further inclusion of the character Carlos, who performs in drag as Queen Bee. Though they no doubt share a connecting thread, members of one wouldn’t necessarily consider themselves a member of the other and vice versa. ![]() ![]() The one caveat to the film is that it seems to lump together the transgender community with the drag queen community. The film follows sex-workers, business owners, LGBTQ advocates and drag performers on extremely personal journeys through their transitions, relationships and careers. Co-directors Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles offer a poignant and celebratory look at the transgender community of Puerto Rico.
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