Benita
- Director: Bárbara Esteban, Iván García, Sofía León
- Writer: Bárbara Esteban, Sofía León, Irene Rubial
- Producer: Bárbara González, Rosa Pérez Roa, Esther Retamal, Carles Torras Dalmau, Patro Yagüe
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A documentary that follows Spanish television personality and psychic Benita Castejón Elvira as she embarks on the most important journey of her life: her gender transition. Through a series of personal milestones, Benita reflects on her childhood in a poor Madrid neighborhood, her early career as a performer and media figure, and the struggles that shaped her identity. The film accompanies her through emotional and practical steps of transition—such as changing her legal identity and preparing for gender-affirming surgery—while revealing the private person behind the public persona. Along the way, friends, family members, and LGBTQ+ advocates offer perspectives on her experience, turning the story into both an intimate portrait and a broader reflection on visibility, courage, and the right to live authentically.
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Cast & Characters
Laura Corbacho ... Self - Actriz
Activista LGTBIQA+ Y Drag Queen
Benita Maestro Joao ... Self
Manolita Chen ... Self - Presidenta de la Fundación Manolita Chen
Carla Antonelli ... Diputada de la Asamblea de Madrid / Self - Senadora en las Cortes Generales
Elsa Ruiz ... Self - Guionista
Cómica Y Activista LGTBIQA+ / Self - Guionista
cómica y activista LGTBIQA+
Mar Cambrollé ... Self - Presidenta de la Federación Plataforma Trans
Rosi Castejón ... Self - Hermana de Benita
Gabrielle Echevarría ... Self - Cantante
Miguel Ángel Fuentes ... Self - Sobrino nieto de Benita
Nereida Lakulok ... Self - Coordinadota Del Proyecto 'sin Explotación'
De La Asoc. Transexualia
Tony Rodríguez ... Self - Amigo de Benita
Ana Silva ... Self - Terapeuta Especializada en LGTBIQA+
Carmen Morales ... Self - Actriz
Anne Igartiburu ... Self - Presentadora de televisión
Alma Gormedino ... Self - Actriz y activista LGTBIQA+
Lídia Torrent ... Self - Presentadora y colaboradora de TV
Nagore Robles ... Self - Presentadora y colaboradora de TV
Lola Lolita ... Self - Creadora de contenido digital
Rafa Méndez ... Self - Coreógrafo
Inés Hernand ... Self - Presentadora y creadora de contenido digital
Alberto Dugarte ... Self - Maquillador
La Plexy ... Self - Drag Queen y empresario
Antonio Becerra ... Self - Endocrino y profesor de la Universidad de Alcalá
Maite Carrasco ... Self - Sobrina de Benita
Darío Gael ... Self - Periodista en Vanity Fair y Docente de Cultura Queer