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My Dearest Senorita (1972)

My Dearest Senorita poster
Original title
Mi querida señorita
Directed by
Jaime de Armiñán
Genre
LGBTQ-related film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
12
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A person living in a small Spanish town deals with a secret about their gender identity. The story follows their personal struggle and a complicated romance.

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What happens

My Dearest Senorita (Spanish: Mi querida señorita) is a 1972 Spanish film directed by Jaime de Armiñán. A romantic drama on the subject of sex change and intersexualism, it was the first Spanish film that talked about sexual orientation, which was a taboo subject in Spain during Franco's regime. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards. The film was released by In Cine, the Spanish division of Cinerama Releasing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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