Film synopsis:

I am the Queen takes a look at the often unobserved life of Chicago’s Puerto Rican transgender community. This film documents the Cacique Pageant, the first annual transgender pageant held in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. I am the Queen follows Bianca, Julissa, Jolizza and Alayna as they prepare for the Cacique Pageant and negotiate being a teenager and transgender in a predominantly Latino neighborhood of Chicago. The film exposes the restructuring of the family unit experienced by pageant participants who are often distanced from their biological family only to find kinship among others in the Puerto Rican transgender community.

Trailer for the film.

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Articles about the film on the net:

Edge On The Net's Article about the film:

http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=movies&sc3=&id=116468

Gozamos's Article about the film:

http://gozamos.com/2011/04/chicago-latino-film-fest-review-i-am-the-queen/

Time Out Chicago's Article about the film:

http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/gay-lesbian/215647/i-am-the-queen

Windy City Times' Article about the film:

http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=31123

The Chicago Reader's Article about the film:

http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/03/30/3515402-i-am-the-queen

Stills from the movie.