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LA BOLA NEGRA AND LIFE UNDER FRANCO

LA BOLA NEGRA AND LIFE UNDER FRANCO La bola negra , directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, connects the stories of three men from different generations of Spanish history. Inspired by Federico García Lorca's unfinished work of the same name, the film explores desire, pain, love, memory and inheritance . It also shows how the political and social conditions of one generation can affect those that follow. The film provides an opportunity to understand life under Francisco Franco, whose dictatorship lasted from 1939 to 1975. Spain had no free democratic elections, independent political parties or trade unions, and dissent could lead to imprisonment or worse. Surveillance and informers created an atmosphere of fear, while many opponents were forced into exile . Censorship controlled newspapers, books, films, theatre and music. Writers and artists had to avoid subjects considered politically or morally dangerous. This is particularly significant in a film connected to Lorca, w...
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MARICARMEN ABASCAL : Meridia

 Watch :  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c0XoB_cXloo Spain's housing crisis has become one of the country's most urgent social issues . In September 2026, the story of an 87-year-old woman in Madrid brought the question of housing, eviction and social protection into the spotlight . Maricarmen Abascal had lived in the same apartment in Madrid's Retiro district for 71 years . Her parents originally rented the property in 1956, and Maricarmen subsequently continued living there. After the property changed ownership, a prolonged legal dispute developed over whether she could remain in the apartment under the existing rental conditions. Eventually, a final eviction was scheduled for September 2026. The case attracted considerable public attention because of Maricarmen's age, her extraordinarily long connection to the apartment and her financial circumstances. Supporters argued that removing an elderly woman from the home where she had spent most of her life wou...
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