Maria Luiza (2019)

Maria Luiza

The first transgender in the brazilian army, Maria Luiza's story begins in Ceres (Goiás, Brazil), where she was born in July 20, 1960 - the same day we celebrate Santos Dummont's birthday, patron of the Brazilian Aviation. Since she was a child, she didn't consider herself as a boy. During puberty, she went through a vocal cord scraping process and a hormonal treatment to become manlier. Depressed, she dropped out of school. At 18 she enlisted in the Air Force, and being completely in love with airplanes, she saw an opportunity there. She was drafted into the military in 1979. It marked the beginning of 22 years of service as a military aircraft mechanic in Brasilia.

Maria Luiza

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Maria Luiza da Silva
Maria Luiza da Silva
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Marcelo Díaz
Marcelo Díaz
Director
Marcelo Díaz
Marcelo Díaz
Writer
Ricardo Reis
Ricardo Reis
Sound Mixer
Fabio Carneiro Leão
Fabio Carneiro Leão
Sound
Miriam Biderman
Miriam Biderman
Sound Editor
Sascha Kratzer
Sascha Kratzer
Music
Marcelo Díaz
Marcelo Díaz
Executive Producer
Daniela Marinho
Daniela Marinho
Production Director
Dani Azul
Dani Azul
Assistant Camera
André Carvalheira
André Carvalheira
Camera Operator
Francisco Craesmeyer
Francisco Craesmeyer
Sound
Marcos Manna
Marcos Manna
Sound
Sérgio Azevedo
Sérgio Azevedo
Editor
Ana Paula Rabelo
Ana Paula Rabelo
Production Director
Anderson Rosatto
Anderson Rosatto
Sound
JP Fonseca
JP Fonseca
Sound
Cristiano Luiz Panerari
Cristiano Luiz Panerari
Additional Music
Rafael Maklon
Rafael Maklon
Music
André Carvalheira
André Carvalheira
Director of Photography
Marcia Roth
Marcia Roth
Art Direction
Joanna Ramos
Joanna Ramos
Assistant Camera
Hudson Vasconcelos
Hudson Vasconcelos
Sound
Ricardo Reis
Ricardo Reis
Sound Editor
Lucas Pio Felix
Lucas Pio Felix
Assistant Camera
Miriam Biderman
Miriam Biderman
Sound Mixer

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