Elisa & Marcela
Elisa y Marcela
🇪🇸 Spain · 2019 · Movie
The film tells the true story of Elisa Sánchez Loriga and Marcela Gracia Ibeas, two women in 1901 Spain who fell deeply in love. To overcome societal and legal barriers to their relationship, Elisa assumes a male identity, enabling the pair to marry in secret. Their daring act makes them the first recorded same-sex couple to marry in Spain, but their love is tested as they face relentless persecution and sacrifice.
Why watch it
In 1901, two women pulled off Spain's first recorded same-sex marriage — one posing as "Mario" for the church wedding — and it has never been annulled. Isabel Coixet filmed the true story in black and white, and it competed at the Berlinale. The facts alone carry it.
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Cast & Crew
Director: Isabel Coixet
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