Mercedes Ruehl
Sylvia Guerrero
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The story of Gwen Araujo, a transgender teen who was murdered in California in 2002. Cast. Mercedes Ruehl. Sylvia Guerrero. J. D. Pardo. Eddie / Gwen Araujo. Lupe Ontiveros. Mami. Leela Savasta. Chita Araujo. Henry Darrow. Papi. Corey Stoll. Joey Marino. Avan Jogia. Danny Araujo. Jacqueline Samuda. Angie. Zak Santiago. Carloes Guerrero.
Directed by: Agnieszka Holland. Based on a true story, this drama charts the coming-of-age journey of a young trans woman, and her mother's fight for justice after the teen's murder.
Summaries. The true story of Gwen Araujo, a young trans woman who was brutally murdered by four men in 2002. Based on a true story. As a young boy, Eddie Araujo always felt different somehow. She started putting on her mom's makeup and wearing her mom's clothes, which her mom found odd.
Gwen Araujo was a young trans woman who was just beginning to find her feet when she was murdered by a group of men. Gwen's mother, Sylvia, is left to battle against prejudice when the case...
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Brief Synopsis. Based on a true story, high schooler Eddie is a woman trapped in a man's body who lives life as Gwen. When she is killed by a group of young men angered upon learning about her gender, her mother is galvanized to become an activist.
Mercedes Ruehl plays a mother struggling to accept her transgender child in this fact-based story, which offers a moving and sensitive account of a teen, born a boy named Eddie Araujo, who...
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story. DRAMA. Starring Mercedes Ruehl. Sylvia dedicates her life to advocating for the rights of all transgender people after her own transgender daughter is murdered. Information. Studio. Braun Entertainment Group. Genre. Drama. Released. 2006. Run Time. 1 hr 29 min. Rated. PG. Languages. Original Audio. English.
