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Casa Roshell

Casa Roshell

★ 4,3 /10 (11 Votes)
2017 ES 71 min

Overview

Casa Roshell is a space in Mexico founded by the trans activist Roshell Terranova. A small, intimate room with a stage sets the scene for performances, workshops, and lip-syncs. For its members, Casa Roshell is somewhere where they can assume an alternative gender role and explore their identity.

Stream

Rent

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Release date

13/11/2017

Votes

11

Popularity

0.4

Genres

Status

Released

Language

ES

Runtime

71 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2025-11-22

⭐ 6

This is a documentary that pretty much does what it says on the can. It takes us within the walls of an out of the way bar where, once the sun goes down, the lights come up and the eponymous Roshell Terranova provides a stage for Mexican men who range from the traditional drag artiste through to those with more existential gender issues. Whilst there isn’t any persecution from the authorities about what they are doing, there isn’t really much trade, as it were, either so most of her custom comes from regulars out to get dolled up to the nines and let their hair down. What doesn’t work so well …

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