Maria Luiza

Name: Maria Luiza
Director: Marcelo Díaz
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-04-07
Duration: 80 min
Cast: Maria Luiza da Silva, Gabriel Graça, Sandra Studart, Diáulas Ribeiro, Marcelo Díaz

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Directed by Marcelo Díaz

Maria Luiza da Silva is the first transgender in the history of the Brazilian Armed Forces. After 22 years of work in the military, she retired due to disability. The film explores the complex barriers she faced and her path of affirmation as a trans, military and Catholic woman.