Elisa & Marcela

Elisa & Marcela (2019)

TV-MA 07 Jun 2019 • Biography, Drama, Romance • 1h 58m
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The first same-sex marriage in Spain to take place after the Roman Imperial era occurred on 8 June 1901. Two women, Marcela Gracia Ibeas and Elisa Sanchez Loriga, attempted to get married in A Coruña (Galicia, Spain). 1885. They meet at the school where they both study. What begins as a close friendship ends in a romantic relationship that they must keep secret. Marcela's parents are suspicious and send her abroad for a couple of years. When she returns, the reunion with Elisa is magical and they decide to share a life together. Now the focus of social pressure and gossip, they decide to map out a plan. Elisa will leave town for a time in order to come back disguised as Mario and be able to marry Marcela. But nothing will be that easy for this forbidden love.

Isabel Coixet
Director
Isabel Coixet, Narciso de Gabriel
Writer
Natalia de Molina, Greta Fernández, Sara Casasnovas
Starring

Language: Spanish, Portuguese
Awards: 3 wins & 12 nominations
Country: Spain
Metacritic Score: 33
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Box Office Total:

6.6

IMDb (6029 votes)
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