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In recent years, several audio-visual productions have portrayed the gender system of Juchitán (Oaxaca, Mexico), focusing in particular on muxes, a third-gender community. Many of these productions use exoticization to expose specific muxe characteristics that are founded on a centuries-long legacy within the Zapotec civilization. Based on queer theory and a close reading of specific scenes, this article examines three documentaries: Muxes:Auténticas, Intrépidas buscadoras de peligro/Muxes: Authentic, Intrepid Seekers of Danger (Islas 2005), Muxes (Olita 2016) and Muxes (Schwarz 2017). This analysis shows how these films represent the process of gendered identity construction of the muxe community, as well as their connections with indigeneity and problematic family interactions.