Women from the different Spanish regions dress in their traditional costumes to attend the triumphal parade celebrating the victory of Francisco Franco and the rebel side over the Second Republic in 1939; the deeds of past heroes are remembered; and a patriotic poem by Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío is recited.
Costume
Regional dress weaponized into nationalist pageantry.
Direction
Arévalo's parade choreography: seductive, sinister, unforgettable.
Production
Experimental techniques for 1939 propaganda—avant-garde evil.
Director
Carlos Arévalo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Darío's 'Marcha triunfal' was written in 1892 for Nicaragua's independence—repurposing Latin American liberation poetry for Spanish fascism is a wild flex.
Director Carlos Arévalo later became a key figure in Spain's post-Franco democratic transition, making this early work... complicated.
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