'' Elisa & Marcela '' ( ) is a 2019 Spanish biographical romantic drama film directed by Isabel Coixet . Starring Natalia de Molina and Greta Fernández , the film tells the story of Elisa Sánchez Loriga and Marcela Gracia Ibeas , two women who passed as a heterosexual couple in order to marry in 1901 at Church of Saint George in A Coruña becoming the first same-sex matrimony recorded in Spain . It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival . It was released on 24 May 2019 , in selected theaters in Spain , and on 7 June 2019 , by Netflix
69th Berlin International Film Festival
69th Berlin International Film Festival
Elisa & Marcela