Dressed in blue
(DVD)

Originally released as a motion picture in 1983.

Full screen.

Special features: A return to the palace: Dressed in blue at 40 (a conversation about trans cinema with film historian Elizabeth Purchell, porn performer Carta Monir and trans film critics Juan Barquin, Caden Mark Gardner and Willow Catelyn ; 68 min.); new theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Teo Escamilla ; editor, Jose Antonio Rojo, Enrique Serrano ; music, Harmony Ediciones Musicales.

Lorenzo Arana Orellano, Rene Amor Fernandez, Jose Antonio Sanchez Sanchez, Francisco Perez de los Cobos Avila, Juan Munoz Santiago, Jose Ruiz Orejon Casado.

Apasionado, crudo y veraz documental en el que seis transexuales cuentan en primera persona cómo son sus vidas en la España de los años ochenta. Son seis personajes reales: Lorenzo, René, José Antonio, Paco, Juan y José, y cómo y por qué se convirtieron en Lorena, Renée, Nacha, Eva Tamara y Jossete, respectivamente. Loren, la mayor, estuvo encerrada en Carabanchel. Cuenta lo mal que lo pasó durante el servicio militar a través de una anécdota divertida. Renee Amor es peluquera y su familia aún desconoce su vida como mujer. Nacha se dedica al mundo de la prostitución. Eva es una artista: hace striptease completo y playbacks de Lina Morgan. Tamara es gitana y fue maltratada por su familia debido a su condición, aunque ahora es feliz. También se dedica al mundo del espectáculo, bailando como Lola Flores e Isabel Pantoja. Y por último, Josette, también artista, y quizás el caso más peculiar ya que, además de tener una hermana en su misma situación, Eva Welch, se casó aun sabiendo su identidad de género y orientación sexual.

A 1983 documentary that explores the lives and loves of a group of six transgender women living in Madrid in the years following Spain's transition to democracy. But more than that, it's a loving portrait of a culture finally emerging from the shadows after being hidden for far too long.

Passionate, raw and truthful documentary in which six transsexuals tell in first person what their lives are like in Spain in the eighties. There are six real characters: Lorenzo, Rene, Jose Antonio, Paco, Juan and Jose, and how and why they became Lorena, Renee, Nacha, Eva Tamara and Jossete, respectively. Loren, the oldest, was locked up in Carabanchel. She tells how bad she had it during military service through a funny anecdote. Renee Amor is a hairdresser and her family still doesn't know about her life as a woman. Nacha is dedicated to the world of prostitution. Eva is an artist: she performs full striptease and Lina Morgan playbacks. Tamara is a gypsy and was mistreated by her family due to her condition, although she is happy now. She also dedicates herself to the world of entertainment, dancing like Lola Flores and Isabel Pantoja. And finally, Josette, also an artist, and perhaps the most peculiar case since, in addition to having a sister in the same situation as her, Eva Welch, she got married even knowing her gender identity and sexual orientation.

DVD; NTSC; all regions; 2.0 Dolby digital.

Spanish dialogue; optional English subtitles.