Valencia, Spain, 2006. Journalism student Valeria sets out to meet her idol, Cristina “La Veneno,” who’s eager to connect and share her story. Alongside her best friend Paca, Cristina begins to ...

The extraordinary story of late transgender icon Cristina Ortiz is a TV series hitting HBO Max Thursday — thanks in part to the poignant signature she gave two award-winning Spanish filmmakers. Known ...

Torres won Spain's Ondas Award for her portrayal of the oldest version of Cristina "La Veneno" Ortiz, a transgender icon, in HBO's limited series. By Trilby Beresford Associate Editor Isabel Torres, ...

Directors Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo were meeting with television executives in their native Spain when they were asked to name someone they’d love to make a biographical series about. “They ...