Nacha María Sánchez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Nacha María Sánchez
Born
Nacha María Sánchez Sánchez

(1962-08-11) August 11, 1962 (age 62)
Madrid, Spain
Occupation(s)Spanish sex worker and actress.

Nacha María Sánchez Sánchez (born August 11, 1962, in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish sex worker and actress, who gained recognition for starring in the 1983 documentary "Vestida de azul" (Dressed in Blue).[1]

Life and career

Nacha grew up in Madrid's Embajadores neighborhood and left home at age 13 due to her gender identity, finding herself compelled to engage in sex work. Shortly afterward, she was taken in by Laura Frenchkiss and Tania Navarro.[2]

Her sister Tatiana Sánchez is also a trans woman.[3]

In 1983, she was one of six protagonists in the documentary Vestida de azul, which pioneered the portrayal of trans people's reality in Spain.[4][5] Following her appearance in the documentary, she had minor acting roles in Alma de mujer (Woman's Soul) and Pepe Carvalho.[6]

In 2023, she returned to acting with a role in the Atresmedia web series Vestidas de azul, based on Valeria Vegas's book of the same name, which chronicles the lives of Nacha and the other protagonists from the original documentary.[7][8][9]

She contributed to the book Crónicas Transexuales (Transsexual Chronicles) by David de la Torre. She also collaborated on and co-starred in the book Memoria Diversa (Diverse Memory) by Eva Mejuto, which won the Rosalía de Castro Award.[10]

Tributes

Nacha was among those honored in the exhibition Unos cuerpos son como flores. Naturalezas trans (Some Bodies Are Like Flowers: Trans Natures), held from February 9 to April 9, 2023, at Espacio Santa Clara, part of Seville's Institute of Culture and Arts. The exhibition aimed to pay tribute to trans pioneers in Spain's LGBT rights movement.[11]

Filmography

  • Vestida de azul (documentary, 1983)
  • Alma de mujer (documentary, 1983)
  • Vestidas de azul (web series, 2024)

Awards

  • CinemaTrans Honorary Award (2024)[12]

References

  1. ^ Gael Blanco, Darío (December 17, 2023). "Nacha Sánchez (Vestida de azul): "Llevaba 40 años esperando que alguien me llame por teléfono para decirme 'Oye, ¿estás viva?"" [Nacha Sánchez (Vestida de azul): “I had been waiting 40 years for someone to call me on the phone to say 'Hey, are you alive?”]. Vanity Fair (in Spanish).
  2. ^ López, Carmen (March 30, 2019). "«Vestidas de azul», la realidad de las mujeres trans hace 35 años" [“Dressed in blue”, the reality of trans women 35 years ago]. SModa (in Spanish).
  3. ^ Rodríguez, Raúl (March 18, 2019). "Valeria Vegas: "El orgasmo de una mujer 'trans' no es como el masculino pero sí se alcanza el clímax"" [Valeria Vegas: “The orgasm of a ‘trans’ woman is not like the male orgasm, but the climax is reached”]. El Español (in Spanish).
  4. ^ Martínez, Beatriz (December 18, 2023). "'Vestida de azul', la película que visibilizó al colectivo trans en la Transición y que ahora se convierte en una serie producida por Los Javis" [Vestida de azul', the film that made the transgender community visible during the Transition and now becomes a series produced by Los Javis]. Infobae (in Spanish).
  5. ^ "El origen de 'Vestida de azul': un documental pionero sobre transexualidad rodado en los años 80" [The origin of 'Dressed in Blue': a pioneering documentary on transsexuality shot in the 1980s]. La Sexta (in Spanish). December 15, 2023.
  6. ^ Gael Blanco, Darío (July 6, 2024). "Pantallas que empiezan a reflejar: 2024, el año en que más profesionales trans y no binaries destacaron en el audiovisual español" [Screens that begin to reflect: 2024, the year in which more trans and non-binary professionals stood out in the Spanish audiovisual industry]. Vanity Fair (in Spanish).
  7. ^ Neila, Jorge (December 27, 2023). "Los Javis, de 'La Mesías' a 'Vestidas de azul': "Cada serie qué hacemos tienen su propio mundo"" [Los Javis, from 'La Mesías' to 'Vestidas de azul': “Each series we make has its own world”]. Huffingtonpost (in Spanish).
  8. ^ Loser, Jorge (December 10, 2023). "Las seis vidas trans del documental que olvidó la transición" [The six trans lives of the documentary that forgot about the transition]. El Mundo (in Spanish).
  9. ^ G. Lomas, María (February 21, 2023). "ATRESplayer PREMIUM presenta las primeras imágenes y el reparto de 'Vestidas de azul', la continuación de 'Veneno'" [ATRESplayer PREMIUM presents the first images and cast of 'Vestidas de azul', the sequel to 'Veneno']. La Sexta (in Spanish).
  10. ^ Ander, Alex (July 1, 2023). "Nacha Sánchez, trans de 'Vestida de azul', vuelve a la tele con los Javis" [Nacha Sánchez, trans from 'Vestida de azul', returns to TV with Los Javis]. Público (in Spanish).
  11. ^ "Una exposición en el Espacio Santa Clara homenajea a las pioneras en la lucha por los derechos del colectivo trans" [An exhibition at Espacio Santa Clara pays tribute to pioneers in the fight for transgender rights]. ABC (in Spanish). February 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "CinemaTrans premia en su tercera edición a Juani Ruiz, Nacha Sánchez y Elsa Ruiz" [CinemaTrans awards in its third edition to Juani Ruiz, Nacha Sánchez and Elsa Ruiz]. El Español (in Spanish). April 17, 2024.