Bibiana Fernández | Transgender Woman

In the 1980s, Bibiana Fernández, also known as Bibi, was portrayed as a woman in several films, with no indication of transsexuality. Who gave her this chance? Victoria Abril, a fellow actress, played the lead transgender role in a movie released in 1977. Abril also mentored Fernandez, for which the latter was thankful. Apart from acting, Fernandez has also shown excellent singing skills, and she was able to sing her way into the Spanish pop charts.

As a transgender person, it has always been her goal to have gender reassignment surgery, which she fulfilled in 1991. After the operation, she legally changed her name to Bibiana, from Manuel. Now a fully recognized woman, she started working with director Pedro Almodovobar who gave her several movie credits. She also explored hosting several TV shows while still pursuing a career on the big screen.