In the 2004 reality TV show “There’s Something About Miriam” six very attractive guys compete for a cash prize and for the love of the beautiful and mysterious Miriam Rivera, a Mexican trans woman. It’s meant to be her big break: the moment she becomes the superstar she always wanted to be. But this is the era of “cruel reality TV” the show producers have a different goal: they want to pull off the biggest shock in reality TV history.

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