Vestido de novia / English title: His wedding dress Also known as: Dressed as a bride El Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos, Bitart New Media SL presentan una película de Marilyn Solaya ; guión y dirección, Marilyn Solaya. , Cuba - 1 online resource (1 video file (103 min.)) : sound, color.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2014. Based on a true story.

Cinematographer, Rafael Solís ; editor, Miriam Talavera ; music, X Alfonso. Cinematographer, Rafael Solís ; editor, Miriam Talavera ; music, X Alfonso.

Laura de la Uz, Luis Alberto García, Isabel Santos, Jorge Perugorría, Mario Guerra.



In Havana in 1994, Rosa Elena - forty years old, nursing assistant and caretaker of her sick father, recently married to Ernesto, chief engineer of a Construction Brigade - dissatisfied with the life she is leading, returns to sing in the male choir where she worked before meeting her husband. When revealing a secret of this past, both are exposed to the structural violence of the hegemonic, macho and patriarchal context in which they live.


In Spanish ; with English subtitles.

Winner of 2 ACE Awards 2016: Best Film, and, Best Actress (Isabel Santos) Winner of the Audience Award for the Best Film, and a Special Mention for Best First Work in the Havana Film Festival 2014. Winner of the Audience Award at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival 2015: Best Latin American Film. Winner of 4 Jury Prizes in the Santo Domingo OutFest 2015: Best Film, Best Script, Oustanding Performance (Laura De la Uz), Outstanding Performance (Luis Alberto García)


Transgender people--Cuba--Drama.
Transsexualism--Cuba--Drama.
Homophobia--Cuba--Drama.
Interpersonal relations--Drama.
Machismo in motion pictures.


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