Mi querida señorita (1972)

A 43-year-old woman discovers she is actually a man...

Director:

Jaime de Armiñán

Writers:

Jaime de Armiñán (screenplay), Jaime de Armiñán (story),

Stars:

José Luis López Vázquez, Julieta Serrano, Antonio Ferrandis

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
José Luis López Vázquez	...	Adela Castro Molina / Juan
Julieta Serrano	...	Isabelita
Antonio Ferrandis	...	Santiago
Enrique Ávila	...	Padre José María (as Enrique Avila)
Lola Gaos	...	Tía Chus
Chus Lampreave	...	Sobrina de Chus
Cristina Suriani	...	1ª Hija de Santiago
Ana Suriani	...	2ª Hija de Santiago
Manolo Otero	...	Novio de Isabelita
Lola Gálvez	...	Cliente de la cafetería
María de la Riva	...	Amiga de Adela
Luis Barbero
Avelino Cánovas	...	Empleado del banco
Mónica Randall	...	Feli

Storyline

A woman living in a small town discovers after fifty years that she is actually a man. Will she change her sex and suffer the reaction of a narrow-minded society ?

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Plot Keywords:

sex change | transsexual

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Genres:

Romance | Drama

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

17 February 1972 (Spain)

Also Known As:

My Dearest Senorita

Filming Locations:

Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 78,243,816 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

El Imán Cine y Televisión S.A., Impala, In-Cine Compañía Industrial Cinematográfica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Operación Mantis (El exterminio del macho) (1985)

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Soundtracks

"Tristeza"
from "Studio N. 3"
Composed by Fréderic Chopin

User Reviews

"Mi querida señorita" in my mind.

I saw "Mi querida señorita" many years ago in Chicago, in a Spanish Films Festival. I was overwhelmed by this jewel of a film. At the time it was quite daring and José Luis López Vázquez an incredible actor. Although he was (and is, I hope) a very popular actor in Spain, I couldn't believe the amount of work he has done: 255 films!! I wish I could have a copy of this film, since after so many years after watching it, I keep it in my mind as one of my favorite movies of all times. It also opened the Spanish cinema doors to me, since at that time it was quite difficult in the USA to be able to see foreign movies. Since then I consider the Spanish film-making among the best and finest in the world.