Lupe (2019)

For Rafael (Rafael Albarran) growing up in the rural country side of Cuba was a tough upbringing and he didn't really have anyone there to support him.  He was always a bit different from the other kids and most of the people around him could tell that.  His big sister Isabel (Lucerys Medina) was seemingly the only person who ever told him to be who he is and live his true life.  When his sister moves away to New York to try and make her way, the young Rafael has to yet again fend for himself and he becomes a fighter, quite literally.  Rafael trains as a mixed martial artist and after he moves to the states himself, decides that he is going to dedicate himself to finding his long lost sister in the seedy underworld of New York escorts that she has fallen into.  Along the way, Rafa jumps from brothel to brothel, from underground sex club to strip joint, looking for his sister, all while trying to adjust to being trans themselves. You see, Rafael has always known he was a woman trapped in this muscular man's body and he owes it to Isabel to save her and show her who he has become!  Along the way, he runs into an old friend from Cuba, Elsa (Christine Rosario), who wants to help, but is also caught up in the sex business in the Big Apple. Rafael also befriends another trans woman, Lana (Celia Harrison) who helps with his transition into Lupe, as well as a prostitute (Claudia Muñiz), who points him in the direction of his sis.  This indie flick has plenty of nudity packed into a tight 77 minute runtime, so definitely tune-in and enjoy!