Alexandre Figueirôa

Documentary about Jomard Muniz de Britto and starring himself.

A mother gives her daughter a box full of old, coloured little vinyl records. The daughter may listen to them, but she should never, ever, play the green one.

“When the curtain opened, under a colorful universe of feathers and sequins, she appeared on the stage, snaking lascivious movements, to the sound of a rumba or a merengue”. Piu Piu, as the actor, set designer and costume designer Elpídio Lima was known, is considered the oldest transformist in Recife. In the 1950s and 1960s, he performed at the Barreto Junior Company, on the stages of the Almare and Morroco theaters. He was one of the creators of the Companhia Tra-la-lá, a swish theater and liked to imitate the singers and actresses Sarita Montiel and Carmem Miranda.

In the 1980’s and 1990’s, Consuelo was the most famous travesti in Recife. Later on she moved to France, where she had her gender transition and became a star at Le Carrousel de Paris and at Madame Arthur.

Follows the daily life and memories of Elza Show, a drag queen from Recife dedicated to singing the great Brazilian radio divas.

In the 1980s, the Kibe Lanches restaurant, in the Pina neighborhood of Recife, sold Arab cuisine. On Friday nights, it became a joyful meeting place, whose main attraction was 'Rolinhas do Barão'.