Sex Change is a 1976

1976 in film

The year 1976 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas' Star Wars science fiction film...

 Spanish film, written and directed by Vicente Aranda

Vicente Aranda

Vicente Aranda , is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Due to his refined and personal style, he is one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founded member of the Barcelona School of Film and became known for bringing contemporary Spanish novels to life on the...

. It stars Victoria Abril

Victoria Abril

Victoria Abril is a Spanish film actress. She is best known to international audiences for her performance in the movie ¡Átame! by director Pedro Almodóvar....

. The film dramatizes the story of a young effeminate boy, who moves to the city to explore his desire to become a woman.

Synopsis

In a small town, José Maria, a teenager had a big problem he feels that inside of him he is really a woman. His family environment makes things more difficult for him. His rude father is a male chauvinist who afraid of his son softness put him to work chopping wood and tries to force him to have sex with a prostitute. However, José Maria flees from that adventure feeling guilty. He escapes to the city where he tries to be accepted as woman with tragic results. While working as a hair dresser he meets, Bibi, a transvestite who works in a cabaret and José Maria goes to work with her. He is not José Maria anymore, but Maria José. In the cabaret, he falls in love with Durán, the owner of the bar. Durán, reluctant at the beginning, nevertheless starts a relationship with Maria José, who wants to go all the way, and plans to travel to London to have a sex change operation.

Cast

• Victoria Abril
  Victoria Abril
  Victoria Abril is a Spanish film actress. She is best known to international audiences for her performance in the movie ¡Átame! by director Pedro Almodóvar....
  
   - José María/ María José
• Lou Castel
  Lou Castel
  Lou Castel is a Colombian actor known primarily for his work in Italian films.Born Ulv Quarzell in Bogotá, Castel moved to Europe as a young man. Interested in acting from an early age, he attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, but was quickly kicked out. His first movie role was an...
  
   - Durán
• Fernando Sancho
  Fernando Sancho
  Fernando Sancho was a Spanish actor. Sancho was born in Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain, and died in Madrid after surgery....
  
   - José Maria's father
• Rafaela Aparicio
  Rafaela Aparicio
  Rafaela Aparicio was a famous Spanish film and theatre actress.She did more than 100 films...
  
   - Pilar
• Daniel Martin - Pedro
• Montserrat Carulla - José Maria's mother
• Bibi Andersen - Bibi
• Mario Gas - Alvaro
• Maria Elias - Lolita