Change of Sex
| Cambio de Sexo | |
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| Directed by | Vicente Aranda |
| Written by | Vicente Aranda Joaquin Jordá Carlos Durán |
| Produced by | Jaime Fernandez Cid |
| Starring | Victoria Abril Lou Castel Fernando Sancho Rafaela Aparicio Bibí Andersen |
| Cinematography | Néstor Almendros José Luis Alcaine |
| Edited by | Maricel Bautista |
| Music by | Ricardo Miralles |
| Distributed by | Morgana Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Change of Sex or Sex Change (Spanish: Cambio de Sexo) is a 1977 Spanish film, written and directed by Vicente Aranda. It stars Victoria Abril as José Maria. The film dramatizes the story of a young trans girl, who moves to the city to explore her desire to live as a woman.
Synopsis
In a small town outside of Barcelona, José Maria is a teenager who starts to identify herself as a woman. While she begins to show her desire to be a woman through her appearance, the reactions within her household make things more difficult for her. Her rude father is a male chauvinist who, afraid of his "son's" softness, puts her to work chopping wood. Then, her father takes her to a cabaret show, to expose José Maria to women. However at a show, José Maria is exposed to a dancer named Bibi, who is a
Cast
- Victoria Abril as José María/María José
- Lou Castel as Durán
- Fernando Sancho as José Maria's father
- Rafaela Aparicio as Pilar
- Daniel Martín as Pedro
- Montserrat Carulla as José Maria's mother
- Bibi Andersenas Bibí
- Mario Gas as Álvaro
- Maria Elías as Lolita
References
- ^ "Homocine.com -- Películas: Cambio de sexo". www.homocine.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
External links
- Change of Sex at IMDb
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