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Being BeBe

2021
Directed byEmily Branham
1h 34m

The intimate journey and unpublished backstory of BeBe Zahara Benet – a charismatic drag performer originally from Cameroon, and the very first winner of the culture-changing phenomenon, RuPaul’s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.

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BeBe Zahara BenetselfRuPaulselfDimitra Ngwa
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self - BeBe's youngest sister
Bernice Ngwaself - BeBe's eldest sister
Nina Diangeloself - show director, Gay 90's
Vanjelis Ngwaself - BeBe's brother
Elizabeth Ngwaself - BeBe's mother
Dr. Collins Ngwaself - BeBe's father
Tommie Rossself - Pageant Legend, Miss Gay US of A
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STATUSReleased
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9.0

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