''Mi querida señorita'' ('My dearest señorita') is an upcoming Spanish film directed by Fernando G. Molina and written by Alana S. Portero based on the 1972 film of the same name. The cast is led by Elisabeth Martínez.

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Written by Alana S. Portero, ''Mi querida señorita'' is a free adaptation of the 1972 film ''Mi querida señorita'', written in turn by Jaime de Armiñán and José Luis Borau. The project was first unveiled by Netflix in February 2024 as a project to be produced by Los Javis ( Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo). It was later pitched by the streaming platform in September 2024 at the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival within a slate of future Spanish original films, with Netflix reporting the director and screenwriter to be respectively Fernando G. Molina and Alana S. Portero. The film is a Suma Content (Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo) production for

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. Shooting began on 3 February 2025 in

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, Navarre. On 6 February 2025, Netflix announced the main cast members, including Elisabeth Martínez (portraying the protagonist of the film), as well as Anna Castillo,

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, Nagore Aranburu, Manu Ríos, Eneko Sagardoy, Lola Rodríguez,

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, and Delphina Bianco. According to Molina, doing the portrayal of

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reality with an intersex leading actress (Martínez) was key for the project since its inception as well as a casting challenge. Carlos Rigo Bellver served as director of photography, choosing an ARRI Alexa 35 and Panavision G Series lenses. Shooting was halted in its tenth day in the wake of a health issue suffered by Molina. Shooting resumed the following week in Madrid.

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{{authority control Upcoming Spanish-language films Films shot in Navarre Upcoming Netflix original films Remakes of Spanish films Intersex-related films Spanish LGBTQ-related films Films shot in Madrid

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