
Rex Gildo’s songs and musicals made him very popular. His best-known song was “Fiesta Mexicana” from 1972. Rosa von Praunheim tells the story of his life in the context of the gay pride movement, the normative pressures of the Schlager music industry, and the profound changes currently underway.
Cast

Kilian Berger
Rex Gildo (jung)

Ben Becker
Fred Miekley

Kai Schumann
Rex Gildo (älter)
Florian Korty
Wolfgang

Christiane Ziehl
Erika

Eva-Maria Kurz
Margot

Monika Hansen
Super-Fan
Maéva Marie Mathilde Roth
Heidi
Katrin Katz Köbbert
Conny

Sidsel Hindhede
Gitte Hænning

Walter Kreye
Connys Vater
Gudrun Gloth
Self

Vera Tschechowa
Self

Cornelia Froboess
Self

Gitte Hænning
Self

Bernhard Brink
Self

Costa Cordalis
Self

Cindy
Self
Dorin Popa
Self
Annegret Biehn
Self
Stefanie Simon
Self
Margot Franke
Self

Martin Glade
Gustav

Hans Gurbig
Ballettlehrer

Tilmar Kuhn
Schauspiellehrer
Ari Kurecki
Ludwig

Beate Kurecki
Mutter

Luis August Kurecki
Siegfried

Prodromos Antoniadis
Plattenboss
Andrej Reimann
Plattenboss
Jörg Gahr
Plattenboss
Sascha Greve
Perückenmacher
Julia Klawonn
Marion

Oliver Sechting
Barkeeper
Gaby Tupper
Moderatorin
Ichgola Androgyn
Moderator
Ludwig Brix
Sanitäter 1
Oliver Magda
Sanitäter 2

Rosa von Praunheim
Erzähler
Wolfgang Häntsch
Mann im Anzug
Greta Galisch de Palma
Gudrun
Frank - Jürgen Schäfer
Unknown

Jens Wassermann
Moderator
Crew

Rosa von Praunheim
Director, Writer, Producer
Nico Woche
Writer
Mike Shephard
Editor
Lorenz Haarmann
Director of Photography
Matthias Behrens
Color Grading
Paul Kühn
Assistant Director
Günter Thimm
Producer
Maik Elshof
Production Assistant
Oliver Adam Kusio
Production Assistant
Arthur Henning
Production Assistant
Karl Neubart
Assistant Camera
Boyko Panayotov
Assistant Camera
Jan Kroll
Assistant Camera
Kleber Nascimento
Assistant Camera
Ciro Kavouras
Assistant Camera
Thomas Melzer
Casting
Lili Marleen Grizmek
Costume Assistant
Mia Brouër
Costume Assistant
Joy Braun
Costume Assistant
Laura Burkhardt
Costumer, Makeup Artist
Elena Ziegler
Assistant Makeup Artist
Louie Matthewes
Assistant Makeup Artist
Julia Schwarzkopf
Assistant Makeup Artist
Maren Hoffmann
Assistant Makeup Artist
Lara Scheuermann
Assistant Art Director
Ida Michel
Assistant Art Director
Max Schlag
Assistant Art Director
Martin Grube
Sound Mixer
Manja Ebert
Sound
Isabel Suckrow
Lighting Technician
Werner Bielicke
Lighting Technician
Frank Helzel
Lighting Technician
Martin Paul
Lighting Technician
Mario Suter
Lighting Technician
Victor Hanck
Lighting Technician

Elfi Mikesch
Lighting Production Assistant
Andreas M. Wolter
Music
Seyyid Emin Yilmaz
Driver
Guido Borgers
Location Scout
Peter Kolano
Archival Footage Research
Dorina Popa
Archival Footage Research
Markus Tiarks
Production Manager
Kerstin Koetzing
Catering
Bernd Bossmann
Catering
Victoria Hoffmann
Unit Manager

Oliver Sechting
Unit Manager
Miriam Kellerhals
Legal Services
Marc Brasse
Editorial Staff
Jens Stubenrauch
Editorial Staff
Petra Felber
Editorial Staff

Eric Friedler
Editorial Staff
Martin Kowalczyk
Editorial Staff
Sabine Mieder
Editorial Staff
Johanna Pfau
Art Direction
Marcus Lachmann
Art Direction
Théo Severin
Other
Milena Fessmann
Other
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