Starring Natalia de Molina and Greta Fernández, the plot concerns the story of Elisa Sánchez Loriga and Marcela Gracia Ibeas, two women who posed as a heterosexual couple in order to marry in 1901 at Church of Saint George in A Coruña, becoming the first same-sex matrimony recorded in Spain.

Marcela and Elisa after the wedding. The first same-sex marriage in Spain occurred on 8 June 1901. [1] Two women, Marcela Gracia Ibeas and Elisa Sánchez Loriga, attempted to get married in A Coruña (Galicia, Spain). [2] To achieve it Elisa had to adopt a male identity: Mario Sánchez, as listed on the marriage certificate. [2]

Elisa & Marcela: Directed by Isabel Coixet. With Natalia de Molina, Greta Fernández, Sara Casasnovas, Tamar Novas. In 1901, Elisa Sanchez Loriga took on the identity of Mario Sánchez to marry her lover of fifteen years, Marcela Gracia Ibeas.

2019年6月6日 · Elisa and Marcela on Netflix is based on the true story of Elisa Sánchez Loriga and Marcela Gracia Ibeas, the first same-sex marriage in Spain.

2018年2月19日 · Elisa Sánchez Loriga and Marcela Gracia Ibeas first met while training to be school teachers in A Coruña, and they fell in love. Because of family concerns about the relationship, Marcela was...

In 1901 Spain, Elisa Sánchez Loriga adopts a male identity in order to marry the woman she loves, Marcela Gracia Ibeas. Based on true events. Watch trailers & learn more.

Currently you are able to watch "Elisa & Marcela" streaming on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads. The film tells the true story of Elisa Sánchez Loriga and Marcela Gracia Ibeas, two women in 1901 Spain who fell deeply in love.