Mi querida señorita (English: My Dearest señorita) is a 1972 Spanish film directed by Jaime de Armiñán; a black comedy on the subject of sex change. This was the first Spanish film that talked about Sex orientation, a taboo subject in Spain during Franco's regime.
Adela is a 43-year-old spinster who lives quietly alone in an isolated northern provincial Spanish village. With no other accomplishments of a "lady of rank" and a small annuity, she sp...
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Mi querida señorita (English: My Dearest señorita) is a 1972 Spanish film directed by Jaime de Armiñán; a black comedy on the subject of sex change. This was the first Spanish film that talked about Sex orientation, a taboo subject in Spain during Franco's regime.
Adela is a 43-year-old spinster who lives quietly alone in an isolated northern provincial Spanish village. With no other accomplishments of a "lady of rank" and a small annuity, she spends her days sewing and doing charity work. Never feeling particularly attracted to men, she is waited upon in her home by a faithful lady's maid named Isabelita, who adores her.
One day, the local bank manager starts to court Adela and sets his sights on marriage. Adela, repelled by the physical contact of her suitor, resolves, after an argument with her Isabelita over the situation, to consult a doctor. Adela fires Isabelita, but sees the doctor anyway. Adela discovers after the consultation that she is not a woman after all, but a man. The...
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