[1][2][3] Yildalina Tatem Brache conceived the idea to make a project that illustrated the lives of women that have made substantial changes in Dominican history.
When she approached the President of the Dominican Telecom Institute José Rafael Vargas, for financing, he suggested to change the idea of a book towards a film, so it would reach a wider audience.
Before that she was one of the most notable opponents in Rafael Trujillo's dictatorship, which resulted in her harassment from government officials, and the murder of her husband 'Papito' Sánchez.
Mary Marranzini accounts for the difficult moments when her son fell ill from polio, and she had to fly to the United States for him to get the treatment he required.
The loss of her mother at 17, and her marriage shortly after; how she fell ill from depression, tuberculosis and anorexia after a long period of work excess and fasting so she could be able to feed her children.
Shooting started Friday, February 6, 2009 at the Dominican Rehabilitation Association headquarters where Mary Marranzini was interviewed in the early hours of morning.
In Salcedo, Dominican Republic, at her home in Ojo de Agua, which was the same house she had been living in since birth, and the residence she shared with her sisters before murdered.
The premiere for Mujeres Extraordinarias was held August 20, 2009 at the Eduardo Brito National Theater, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, approximately 1,250 people were in attendance.