Nancys Rubias
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Nancys Rubias is a Spanish rock band created in 2004 in Madrid.
Nancys Rubias concert in Zaragoza, Spain, 2007
La Movida Madrileña
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La Movida Madrileña, also known simply as La Movida, was a countercultural movement that emerged mainly in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy following the death of the dictator Francis
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…in 2004 in Madrid. One of several Spanish revival bands formed in the 2000s, the group was influenced by the 1980s countercultural movement known as La Movida Madrileña, which emerged in the wake of Spain's transition to democracy in 1975. The group's image incorporates glam, camp, kitsch and non-traditional gender…
Madrid at night in 1980, photo by Paolo Monti. Members of the Movida coined several notable slogans of the city: Madrid nunca duerme ("Madrid never sleeps"), Esta noche todo el mundo a la calle ("Tonight everybody to the street") or Madrid me mata ("Madrid kills me").
Film director Pedro Almodóvar (pictured in 1988) emerged during the Movida Madrileña.