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Mi novia el... (1975)

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Original title
Mi novia el…
Directed by
Enrique Cahen Salaberry
Genre
LGBTQ-related film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
16
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man pretends to be a woman to get a job in a nightclub. The film follows the romantic and comedic mix-ups that result from this disguise.

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What happens

Mi novia el... (My Girlfriend the...) is a 1975 Argentine comedy film. The original title, Mi novia el travesti ("My Girlfriend the Transvestite") was edited by Argentine censors when the film was first released. The original script was about a real travesti supposed to be protagonized by Jorge Perez, a famous travesti under the name of Jorge Perez Evelyn. However, the censorship was so strong that the script was changed and Perez was replaced with actress Susana Giménez. The plot is based on the 1933 German film Victor and Victoria. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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