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Being BeBe

9.020211h 34m
Documentary

The intimate journey and unpublished backstory of BeBe Zahara Benet – a charismatic drag performer originally from Cameroon, and the very first winner of the culture-changing phenomenon, RuPaul’s Drag Race. With over a decade of unprecedented access, we observe BeBe’s struggles with celebrity, authenticity, success, and failure.

Directed by Emily Branham

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Cast

BeBe Zahara Benet

BeBe Zahara Benet

self

RuPaul

RuPaul

self

Dimitra Ngwa

self - BeBe's youngest sister

Bernice Ngwa

self - BeBe's eldest sister

Nina Diangelo

self - show director, Gay 90's

Vanjelis Ngwa

self - BeBe's brother

Elizabeth Ngwa

self - BeBe's mother

Dr. Collins Ngwa

self - BeBe's father

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