Yeda Brown (born in Bagé, 1945)[1] is a Brazilian vedette and actress who achieved notoriety in Spain in the 1970s and 1980s for being one of the first transgender women to be visible in the media, being considered one of the muses of Salvador Dalí and of Spanish transition to democracy.

Before residing in Spain from 1975,[3] Yeda Brown performed in Parisian female impersonation cabarets Le Carrousel and Madame Arthur.

Because she had undergone sex reassignment surgery in Brussels, she caught the attention of the press and appeared in magazines such as Diez Minutos or Papillón, which focused on the surgical technique that was a novelty in Spain.

[2] Between 1977 and 1978 she continued his successful artistic career in various Spanish venues and theaters, being the leading figure in many shows and sharing the bill with characters such as Paco España [es].

[2] In addition to cinema, Yeda was modeling for erotic magazines of the time, such as Party, Pill, Garbo, Clímax or Lib.