Bibiana Manuela Fernández Chica (born 13 February 1954), better known as Bibiana Fernández and also known as Bibi Andersen, is a Spanish actress, singer, TV presenter and model.

Biography

Fernández Chica was born in Tangier and spent her childhood in Málaga. She decided to receive hormone treatment in adulthood. She completed her gender confirmation surgery in 1991 and changed her name to Bibiana in 1994. After spending some time performing in various shows around Barcelona, she went on to make her film debut in Vicente Aranda's ''

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'' (Sex Change) in 1976. With this movie she rose to stardom in Spain, appearing in several TV shows and releasing several hit songs such as "Call Me Lady Champagne" and "Sálvame". In the 1980s she began working with film director

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and was cast in many of his movies. She also hosted different television shows while acting in more films. She was married to Asdrúbal Ametller from 2000 to 2003. In 2005, she started appearing as a panelist in the talk show ''Channel Nº4'' on

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with Boris Izaguirre and Ana García Siñeriz.

Discography

* 1980 – ''Bibi Andersen'' (album) * 1980 – "Call Me Lady Champagne" (single) * 1980 – "Sálvame" (single) * 1982 – "Canto" (single)

Filmography

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'' (1977) *'' La noche más hermosa'' (1983) *''

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La ley del deseo ''Law of Desire'' ( es, link=no, La ley del deseo) is a 1987 Spanish comedy thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Eusebio Poncela as Pablo, Carmen Maura as Tina and Antonio Banderas as Antonio. It was the first film Al ...

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(1988) *'' Tacones lejanos'' (1992) *'' Acción mutante'' (1993) *''

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'' (1993) *'' Not Love, Just Frenzy, Más que amor, frenesí'' (1996)

References

External links

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Bibi Photo Gallery Tribute

Discography
1954 births Living people Spanish film actresses Spanish vedettes Spanish LGBT singers Transgender actresses Transgender female models Transgender women musicians People from Tangier Chicas Almodóvar 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century LGBT people {{spain-actor-stub Transgender singers