Susana y el sexo

Oct 6, 2021

0h 53m

★ 6.5

Overview

The story of iconic Spanish artist Susana Estrada's struggle against censorship and sexual repression during the turbulent years following the death of dictator Francisco Franco.

Genres

Documentary

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

TVE

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Cast

Self

Susana Estrada

Self

Carmen Sáez Buenaventura

Self

Pepe Álvarez

Self

Gracia Trujillo

Self

Natalia Ardanaz

Self

Sara Martínez

Self

María Ángeles Durán

Self

Celia Blanco

Self

Fernando Castedo

Self

Lucía Avilés

Self

Federico Jiménez Losantos

Self

Mauro Canut

In the late sixties, Spanish cinema began to produce a huge amount of horror genre films: international markets were opened, the production was continuous, a small star-system was created, as well as a solid group of specialized directors. Although foreign trends were imitated, Spanish horror offered a particular approach to sex, blood and violence. It was an extremely unusual artistic movement in Franco's Spain.

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