Vestidas de azul

Vestidas de azul is a Spanish drama television series billed as a follow-up to Veneno. The series is based on the book Vestidas de azul: Análisis social y cinematográfico de la mujer transexual en los años de la Transición Española by Valeria Vegas.

Plot
Two years after the death of Cristina Ortiz, Valeria Vegas finds a VHS tape of documentary film Vestida de azul, inspiring her to write a new work about the lives of the six trans women featured in the documentary.

Production
The series was produced by Atresmedia TV in collaboration with Suma Content. Returning cast members from Veneno include Lola Rodríguez, Paca La Piraña, Goya Toledo, Juani Ruiz, Alex Saint, Ángeles Ortega and Desirée Vogue, with new starring roles for Rossa Ceballos, Bimba Farelo, Chloe Santiago, Geena Román, Alma Gormedino, Penélope Guerrero and Keyla Òdena. Further cast additions such as Susana Abaitua, Elena Irureta, Luis Callejo, Mercedes Sampietro, Anabel Alonso, Pedro Casablanc, Llum Barrera, Estrella Xtravaganza and Juriji der Klee were announced in February 2023 at the Berlinale Series Market.

Valeria Vegas, Javier Holgado, Susana López Rubio, Javier Ferreiro, Mikel Rueda and Claudia Costafreda took over writing duties.

The episodes were directed by Mikel Rueda, Claudia Costafreda, and Ian de la Rosa. Filming began in December 2022.

Release
The series premiered on Atresplayer on 17 December 2023. Atresmedia reached distribution deals with HBO Max in Portugal, the Nordics, and the Baltics.