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46-452: Malasaña is situated to the west of Chueca and to the east of Argüelles . It is surrounded by several metro stations and is a central neighbourhood of Madrid. Residents include Esperanza Aguirre , the former President of the Community of Madrid , among other politicians and several artists. Malasaña is named after a 15-year-old girl Manuela Malasaña who once lived on San Andrés street. She

92-448: A center for the 'hipster' movement, with a high quantity of bars and clubs with many young people. Its history, which stretches back several decades, has led to the area's distinct musical and artistic tastes. Botellons (a meeting of people drinking openly on the street, often before going to bars or discos) are common in this neighbourhood. Large ones were held in Plaza de Dos de Mayo before

138-451: A constant in her work and she shifted her focus outdoors with her particular manner of portraying forests and plants. Her works are located halfway between painting and photography; they are abstract paintings where composition becomes as important as color. Color, being an integral element of her work, serves to enhance the representation of her art. Juan Carlos Argüello was the artist behind his trademark signature Muelle . Argüello created

184-598: A continuous process of construction and reconstruction. This can be observed in cases like the events in Madrid: "La Sombra de un Sueño" seeks to reinforce the memory of La Movida and immortalize many of those who died during this period. The use of footage from La Movida serves as a way to showcase the rebirth of the movement. In order to preserve the legacy of La Movida, society needs a constant reminder because its memory fades over time, despite attempts to uphold its legacy. The stories surrounding La Movida and La Removida underscore

230-451: A crafts market in Malasaña that takes place over the weekend, as well as many vintage shops. It is common for people to sell beer here. This street stretches from Fuencarral all the way to San Bernando, and there are many bars and restaurants, as well as a theater called El Teatro Maravillas that was founded more than a hundred years ago, and showcases musicals, plays, comedy nights, etc. There

276-851: A film director. In moods, looks and attitude, the sound resembled the British punk and new wave scenes and the Neue Deutsche Welle , sometimes (in the case of Mecano ) mimicking styles such as New Romantic . Music was a contributing factor in the Movida because it was a way to express oneself. People were allowed to listen to different types of music and two popular genres at that time were rock n' roll and synth pop. Music bands like Mecano and Alaska y los Pegamoides were two popular bands during that time. Songs like " ¿A quien le importa? " (What's it to you) and " Ni tú ni nadie "  [ es ] (Not you, not anyone) made people confident and gave them

322-550: A law regarding "dangerousness and social rehabilitation" were frequent. La Movida Madrileña gained notoriety following a large concert at the Higher Technical School of Civil Engineers (ETSICCP) at the Technical University of Madrid on February 9, 1980. Although Francoist elements continued to oppose the increasing liberalization of the city, the government under socialist mayor Enrique Tierno Galván had

368-673: A location in the Community of Madrid, Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . La movida La Movida Madrileña ( Spanish: [moˈβiða maðɾiˈleɲa] , The Madrilenian Scene ), also known as La Movida , was a countercultural movement that took place mainly in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy after the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975. The movement coincided with economic growth in Spain and

414-404: A more open approach regarding the movement, and subsidized various artistic endeavours. A number of influential foreign artists, such as The Ramones and Andy Warhol , visited Madrid during this time. La Movida Madrileña's central component was an aesthetic influenced by punk rock and synth-pop music, as well as visual schools such as dada and futurism . The aesthetic permeated into

460-415: A multifaceted experience with a gym, a theater, and a rooftop bar featuring a swimming pool. During the summer, a temporary bar emerges in the center of the square, while the winter season transforms it into an ice-skating rink. The square is just off Gran Via, the closest station is Callao. There are also a couple of toy stores on the square that specialise in board games. A couple of points of interest in

506-431: A new and improved vision for both the city and the country as a whole. In 2007 there was an article from El País that acknowledges the return of La Movida, but it was known as La Removida. The term la Removida represented La Movida reappearing, and in its previous state. The reappearance was so significant that there were newspapers written about it. La Removida is a way to preserve memories, allowing societies to undergo

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552-728: A set for their productions, so has Marco Ferreri 's in El Cochecito (1960), Franklin J. Schaffner in Patton (1970), Fernando Colomo in Bajarse al moro (1989), Pedro Almodóvar in Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980) and in Law of Desire (1987), or Emilio Martínez Lázaro in The Worst Years of Our Lives (1994). It was the center of the movida movement in late 1970s and 1980s Madrid. The architecture in Malasaña

598-569: A unique form of street art, later described as “ graffiti autóctono madrileño ” and it was a reference and inspiration for many creators after him. Argüello was born in 1965, and was a pioneer in the street art movement in Madrid. He started out in the 1980s during the Movida Madrileña. Muelle began his career by creating his graffiti in the Campamento neighborhood of Madrid. One of his famous marks

644-565: A widespread desire for the development of a post-Francoist identity. The Concierto homenaje a Canito (Canito Memorial Concert), which took place on February 9, 1980, is traditionally considered the beginning of La Movida Madrileña . La Movida Madrileña featured a rise in punk rock and synth-pop music, an openness regarding sexual expression and drug usage, and the emergence of new dialects such as cheli . This hedonistic cultural wave started in Madrid before appearing in other Spanish cities such as Barcelona , Bilbao and Vigo . In

690-483: Is a fish carved into the entrance of door number 24 in La Calle del Pez as a reminder. In 1628 it was reported that 25 nuns from the local convent had been possessed and had to be exorcised, including the founder of the convent Teresa Valla de la Cerda. Juan Francisco García Calderón was eventually held responsible, perpetually confined to the convent by the inquisition. Chueca, Madrid Chueca [ˈtʃweka]

736-405: Is also a bar called La Cerveceria Casa Maravillas, a popular bar for people visiting Madrid. La Plaza de la Luna, officially named Plaza de Santa María Soledad Torres Acosta, is a bustling area in Malasaña, Madrid. Widely recognized by locals as Plaza de la Luna, it attracts both tourists and residents with its numerous bars and restaurants. A popular spot in this area is Gymage Malasaña, offering

782-505: Is an area of central Madrid, named after its main square, Plaza de Chueca. It is known as Madrid's gay neighbourhood . Plaza de Chueca was named after Spanish composer and author Federico Chueca . It is located in the administrative ward in the central Madrid neighbourhood of Justicia . Chueca is very lively, with many street cafes and boutique shops. Lonely Planet describes it as "extravagantly gay, lively young, and always inclusive regardless of your sexual orientation." In

828-405: Is that the land was previously owned by a priest in the 18th century, and after the land was given and divide up by royalty, there was a lake that housed a lot of fish that died due to the water being polluted during the construction of the new buildings being erected, so as a tribute and a reminder, a fish was carved on the entrance to the original Casa del Pez. Although it no longer is here, there

874-525: Is traditionally uniform, featuring buildings with 4 to 6 levels, 3 to 5 windows wide. Each building is painted in a consistent color, with almost all windows adorned with French balconies and minimal ornamentation. A special site is Pedro de Ribera's Hospice, now the Municipal Museum on Calle Fuencarral, which exemplifies the evolution of the Castilian baroque style towards a more decorative aesthetic. Whereas

920-559: The " Tertulia de Creadores   "  [ es ] , which were a cycle of meetings, lectures, debates and happenings that took place in the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid between 1983 and 1984. Many of them, as Gregorio Morales, José Tono Martínez or Ramón Mayrata, were regular collaborators of the art magazine La Luna de Madrid    [ es ] . Other publications, such as Oscar Mariné 's magazine Madrid Me Mata  [ es ] ( Madrid Kills Me ) contributed to

966-497: The Conde Duque Cuartel, a former barracks that is today a cultural center, counts as an example of Madrid's Bourbon architecture. Rents are high for smaller spaces, and some buildings are very exclusive. This is a list of notable places in Malasaña. More information can be found here . It is the heart of the neighborhood, surrounded by a number of bars and restaurants. It is common for people to go outside here. It also has

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1012-454: The LGBTQ+ community could be seen as normal human beings. It was a period where there was change in perspectives and the LGBTQ+ community could be freely open without any repression from the government or limitations from the church. La Movida emphasized liberty and the chance to open new opportunities for the gay community towards having equal rights. A neighborhood in Madrid named Chueca symbolizes

1058-616: The Mercado de Fuencarral, an iconic shopping hub known for its industrial aesthetic and for housing alternative style shops, closed down in July 2015 after being bought by an investment fund. Commercially, Malasaña has many fashion boutiques, as well as innovative shops for design and niche market products, featuring progressive designers and products. They are often economical and rarely mainstream. There are many secondhand vintage shops, used book stores and unique gift shops. Calle Espíritu Santo represents

1104-405: The Movida as a way to explore different approaches from the conventional lifestyles of the time. During these years, young photographers like Alberto García-Alix and Ouka Leele focused their art on the bands, concerts, and music scene, while other creators, like Miguel Trillo, were more interested in the urban tribes around the new movement. Illustrator Ceesepe is considered a major figure in

1150-402: The ability to express themselves. Almodóvar comically reflected the messiness of the freedom of those years, particularly in his films Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón ;  Laberinto de pasiones ; and What Have I Done to Deserve this? (1984). TV programs like La Bola de Cristal and La Edad de Oro    [ es ] contributed to spread the aesthetics of

1196-432: The city of Madrid. No one else's signature had ever become so famous or impactful as Muelle's. He also started a punk rock band, Salida de Emergencia (“Emergency Exit”), in which he played the drums. In 1993, Argüello stopped appearing publicly in Madrid. In 1995 he died from cancer, but his influence continued to have an impact in Madrid. In 2004 he was honored with a ceremony and is still remembered fondly in Madrid. A book

1242-415: The city's street fashion , photography , cartoons , and murals , manifesting itself in bright colours, voluminous hair, unconventional and revealing clothing, and heavy makeup use among both genders. In addition to these artistic representations, La Movida Madrileña also effected an emergent LGBTQ+ community , illicit drug use, and the use of the cheli dialect. Although some people involved with

1288-570: The creation of a common identity. Another important figure outside the artistic world of the Movida was journalist Francisco Umbral , a writer for the newspaper El País , who wrote about and documented the movement. People focused on gender-based and heteronormative blindness, neglecting the significance of gender, sexuality, or acknowledging them. Those who participated in La Movida all believed that one of their top priorities in undertaking La Movida

1334-527: The gay-neighbourhood. Chueca is a favourite set for movies. Eloy de la Iglesias ’s last production: Bulgarian Lovers (2003), an adaptation of the homonymous novel by Eduardo Mendicutti, was shot in the neighbourhood, as were other films such as Truman by Cesc Gay , Boystown by Juan Flahn, Bear Cub by Miguel Albaladejo , and Chef's Special by Nacho G. Velilla. 40°25′18″N 3°41′53″W  /  40.42167°N 3.69806°W  / 40.42167; -3.69806 This article about

1380-575: The later half of the 2010s, Chueca had become a centre for gay art. The Festival Visible which takes place every year during the Gay Pride, has included works by Jean Cocteau , Wilhelm van Gloeden , David Hochney , Tom of Finland , Roberto González Fernández or David Trullo . Shows such as " De bares hacia la exposicion " by Daniel Garbade in (2011) or the Illustrations ;: Chueca by Miguel Navia (2014) reflect through drawings and paintings

1426-488: The lesbian community and navigating their sexual, racial, gender, and class identities. Chueca is known for its queer-safe spaces and how they combat against discrimination, which played a big role during the La Movida Madrileña. Post-La Movida Madrilena Thirty years later, the Movida continues to exert influence on the people of Spain. This movement has been and continues to be embraced by institutions, showcasing

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1472-461: The modernity, freedom, and openness beginning in this period. It is the home of the LGBTQ community and is a popular area of Madrid. They have a variety of events like alternative fashion centres and a host of opportunities for entertainment, in an anything-goes atmosphere. It also holds the gay pride festival between June and July. Crossing through Chueca is a book written about La Movida Madrileña, about

1518-415: The movement testified to a lack of a unified political ideology, many elements of the movement were antifascist and had anarchist leanings. It should be understood from an anti-systemic and nihilistic perspective, not because it was a political movement or committed to any cause. The Movida comprised many art movements; Pedro Almodóvar became a well-known example internationally after his success as

1564-445: The movement to a wider audience. Pedro Almodóvar had a significant influence on the Movida with his films. He was a director who made films exploring homosexuality and criticised the church beliefs and Franqismo. He created his characters with complexity, challenging the traditional values of family, gender roles, and respect. Almodóvar's goal was to make people question the environment they were living in. He wanted people to question

1610-445: The movement. After Ouka Leele overcame her health problems, at the age of 22 she had a turning point in her career called movida madrileña and was elected as a faithful representative of what was called "posmodernidad". Her work fit perfectly with the eclectic spirit of the that artistic movement. Ouka Leele's work evolves and surprises many. The strong garnish colors of her first works began to soften; interior settings stopped being

1656-479: The night are "style" places (alternative, funk, mainstream), mixed places (including some conspicuous LGBT, which have created a small gay scene distinct from that of nearby Chueca) and colourful or bohemian cafes. There are one or two bars for hard rock and metal, house, nudists, BDSM, gothic, Latin, classic, 1980s, hip-hop and other non-mainstream genres. It is unclear if Malasaña will maintain its atmosphere or if it will become more commercial and upmarket. Since 2017

1702-418: The norms during this time and fight against continued normalization. He does this through techniques like comparing and contrasting traditional models versus the franquistas, and to continue questioning the idea that a certain sex are bound to act a certain way to be considered normal. A variety of films were created to represent the LGBTQ+ community; Almodóvar wanted to bring awareness to their situation and used

1748-438: The police stopped the nightly practice after an unpopular festival in 2006. Botellons involving up to 200 people take place and the plaza where they occur changes depending on how the police crack down on them. Parts of the neighbourhood closer to Gran Via has many sex clubs, sex shops and street activity. Drugs are rarely sold openly on the street due to police crackdowns in the early 2000s. The most common places open during

1794-406: The spirit of Malasaña by having, on one full block alone, a retro shop, butchers with uncommon meats, a fancy pastry shop, two vintage shops, a small florist, vegetable shop, five bars, three bohemian cafes, a retro food shop, two ethnic restaurants, two mid-range restaurants, and a couple more traditional bars along with two hip-hop clothing shops. Malasaña is mentioned in a song by Manu Chao , and

1840-727: The square are the San Ildefonso Church constructed in 1827, built on the grounds of the original building that had stood since 1619. Then you have the Farmacia Malasaña, known as the Puerto Pharmacy. The buildings in the San Ildefonso square of Malasaña were reformed by the architect Manuel Bradi back in 1798, and there was a chemist previously known to be at this address. This narrow street in Malasaña runs from Corredera Baja to San Bernando. There were films made here. Legend

1886-540: The surf instrumental Farawel Malasaña by Bambi Molesters from Croatia. With Chueca , Malasaña hosted the Art Festival Los artistas del barrio in October 2017, opening the doors of more than 70 venues to show the work of international and national artists like David Trullo , Pablo Sola, Daniel Garbade , Le frère, Pablo Kalafaker, Carmen Alvar, Rosa Guerrero, to mention a few. Film directors often used Malasaña as

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1932-626: The years following the death of Francisco Franco , a growing underground punk rock music scene began to form in Madrid . Inspired by the growth of punk rock in the United Kingdom , a number of punk and synthpop bands, such as Tos and Aviador Dro , formed in the late 1970s. However, this new counterculture clashed heavily with the Spanish national government, during a time when evening curfew for women, criminalisation of homosexuality, and arrests of people with unorthodox appearances for violating

1978-404: Was advocating for queer people. Cultural productions with queer undertones have been placed elsewhere and have a majority of heteronormative narratives in La Movida. Voices were offered through musical production to represent gender and sexuality associated with the queer community, and others that weren't were overlooked during La Movida. The movement was a time of enlightenment, where members of

2024-564: Was executed by the French following the uprising in 1808 . Today, there is a street named in her honor very close to the roundabout Glorieta de Bilbao . The central point of the area is the Plaza del Dos de Mayo , commemorating a popular uprising on May 2, 1808 , brutally repressed by the French troops and marking the beginning of the Spanish Independence War . Malasaña is a neighborhood and

2070-525: Was his signature, which also had an arrow at the bottom. He claimed that his signature was protected by copyright. At first, the police thought that these signatures that were showing up all around the city was a code used by the drug traffickers or gang members, but in reality it was just enthusiastic Madrid youth creating copies of the signature. Eventually, Muelle started adding designs to make it more complex with colors, borders, and shadows. Many people started following Muelle's work and made copies of it around

2116-695: Was published about him called Yo conocí a Muelle (I knew Muelle) by Jorge Gómez Soto. In 2012, one of his few signatures left was made into a special cultural interest spot known as Bien de Interés Cultura , where this graffiti cannot be removed. On October 19, 2016, Madrid dedicated a special garden to him in the neighborhood where he once lived. Writers Gregorio Morales , Vicente Molina Foix , Luis Antonio de Villena  [ es ] , Javier Barquín, José Tono Martínez  [ es ] , Luis Mateo Díez , José Antonio Gabriel y Galán  [ es ] , José Luis Moreno-Ruiz  [ es ] and Ramón Mayrata  [ es ] were prominent in

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