It is 1983 in Madrid, and six trans ladies of the night ply their trade in furs, stockings and not much else, along the Calle de Jorge Manrique – until police cars haul them away. Later, in a more relaxed mood, they talk in front of the camera about their experiences as performers and prostitutes, about marginalisation and repressive laws. The film accompanies their everyday lives, as they wax their hair, undergo hormone treatment and breast augmentation. Dressed in Blue is a classic of queer Spanish cinema. It is hard to imagine the innovation of the films of Pedro Almodóvar, without the ground that was broken by this film.
