The Color of Fame
The Color of Fame film poster
Directed by	Alejandro Bellame
Written by	Armando Coll Alberto Gomez Diaz Alejandro Bellame
Starring	Elaiza Gil Alberto Alifa Miguel Ferrari
Distributed by	Totem Films
Release date	7 February 2008 (2008-02-07)
Country	Venezuela
Language	Spanish

The Color of Fame (Spanish: El tinte de la fama) is a 2008 Venezuelan drama film about a Marilyn Monroe poser and a transsexual who believes to be her reincarnation. The film was Venezuela's official submission for the 81st Annual Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.^[1]

Plot

Magaly (Elaiza Gil) enters a television contest looking for a Marilyn Monroe lookalike for a $25,000 prize. Her husband, Arturo (Alberto Arifa), believes is the best way to get through the financial crisis they are facing. As the challenge goes by, Magaly partners with Héctor (Miguel Ferrari) who believes to be the Monroe's reincarnation in a "third world transsexual man". She begins to lose her identity and follows the same downfall of the late actress.