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.
| Directing | Rosa von Praunheim | Director |
| Writing | Nico Woche | Writer |
| Writing | Rosa von Praunheim | Writer |
| Camera | Lorenz Haarmann | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Elfi Mikesch | Lighting Production Assistant |
| Sound | Manja Ebert | Sound |
| Art | Johanna Pfau | Art Direction |
| Art | Marcus Lachmann | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Burkhardt | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Burkhardt | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Thomas Melzer | Casting |
| Production | Markus Tiarks | Production Manager |
| Production | Oliver Sechting | Unit Manager |
| Production | Victoria Hoffmann | Unit Manager |
| Editing | Mike Shephard | Editor |
| Sound | Andreas M. Wolter | Music |
| Directing | Paul Kühn | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Victor Hanck | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Mario Suter | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Isabel Suckrow | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Werner Bielicke | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Frank Helzel | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Martin Paul | Lighting Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joy Braun | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lili Marleen Grizmek | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mia Brouër | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julia Schwarzkopf | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louie Matthewes | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maren Hoffmann | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elena Ziegler | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Kleber Nascimento | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Boyko Panayotov | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jan Kroll | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Karl Neubart | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ciro Kavouras | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Ida Michel | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Lara Scheuermann | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Max Schlag | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Oliver Adam Kusio | Production Assistant |
| Production | Arthur Henning | Production Assistant |
| Production | Maik Elshof | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Théo Severin | Other |
| Art | Guido Borgers | Location Scout |
| Crew | Bernd Bossmann | Catering |
| Crew | Kerstin Koetzing | Catering |
| Crew | Seyyid Emin Yilmaz | Driver |
| Crew | Miriam Kellerhals | Legal Services |
| Editing | Peter Kolano | Archival Footage Research |
| Editing | Dorina Popa | Archival Footage Research |
| Sound | Milena Fessmann | Other |
| Production | Rosa von Praunheim | Producer |
| Production | Günter Thimm | Producer |
| Crew | Jens Stubenrauch | Editorial Staff |
| Crew | Eric Friedler | Editorial Staff |
| Crew | Marc Brasse | Editorial Staff |
| Crew | Petra Felber | Editorial Staff |
| Crew | Martin Kowalczyk | Editorial Staff |
| Crew | Sabine Mieder | Editorial Staff |
| Sound | Martin Grube | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Matthias Behrens | Color Grading |