My Name Is Violeta

Violeta leads a quietly privileged life within a loving, well-to-do family, surrounded by the comforts that an eleven-year-old could wish for. Yet she was not always the girl she is now: she was born a boy. At age six, she surprised her parents—famed adult-film stars Nacho Vidal and Franceska Jaimes—by asking to be called and dressed as a girl. After the initial shock, they pledged unwavering support for the long journey toward the woman she hopes to become. Along the way, Violeta confronts medical and legal hurdles: the decision about whether to begin hormone-blocking treatment to curb masculine development at puberty, and the quest to obtain an identification card reflecting her new name and gender. In time, she may contemplate gender-affirming surgery or exploring motherhood through adoption.