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[[Image:Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico - BEIC 6333091.jpg|thumb|300px|Madrid at night in 1980, photo by [[Paolo Monti]]. The ''Movida'' people coined the now famous war-cries 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").]]
'''''La Movida Madrileña''''' ({{IPA-|es|moˈβiða maðɾiˈleɲa|lang}}, ''The Madrilenian Scene''), also known as ''La Movida'', was a [[counterculture|countercultural]] movement that took place mainly in [[Madrid]] during the [[Spanish transition to democracy]] after the death of dictator [[Francisco Franco]] in 1975.<ref name=Phelan2020>{{cite news |last1=Phelan |first1=Stephen |title='Bless the chaos': La Movida Madrileña, Spain's seedy, wild post-Franco underground |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/11/la-movida-madrilena-spain-post-franco-anarchists-alaska-pedro-almodovar |work=The Guardian |date=11 February 2020 }}</ref> The movement coincided with economic growth in [[Spain]]{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} and a widespread desire for the development of a post-Francoist identity.<ref name=Phelan2020/> The ''Concierto homenaje a Canito'' (Canito Memorial Concert), which took place on February 9, 1980, is traditionally considered the beginning of ''La Movida Madrileña''.<ref name=Phelan2020/>
''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 [[dialect]]s such as [[cheli]].<ref name=Phelan2020/> This [[Hedonism|hedonistic]] cultural wave started in Madrid before appearing in other Spanish cities such as [[Barcelona]], [[Bilbao]] and [[Vigo]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
In addition to these artistic representations, ''La Movida Madrileña'' also effected an emergent [[LGBT community|LGBTQ+ community]], illicit drug use, and the use of the [[cheli]] dialect.<ref name=Phelan2020/>
Although some people involved with the movement testified to a lack of a unified political ideology, many elements of the movement were [[Anti-fascism|antifascist]] and had [[Anarchism|anarchist]] leanings.<ref name=Phelan2020/>It should be understood from an anti-systemic and nihilistic perspective, not because it was a political movement or committed to any cause<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gómez Fernández |first=Eva |title=A Movida contracultural; a cultura a serviço do poder |url=https://zenodo.org/records/14008160 |journal=Zenodo}}</ref>.
==Representatives==
===LGBTQ+===
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The movement was a time of enlightenment, where peoplemembers of the LGBTQ+ community could be seen as normal human beings. It was a period where there was change in perspectives and the LGBTQ+ cancommunity could be freely open without any repression from the government, andor limitations from the church. TheLa Movida emphasized liberty and the chance to open new opportunities for the gay community intotowards having equal rights as a heterosexual. A neighborhood in Madrid named [[Chueca, Madrid|Chueca]] symbolizes the modernity, freedom, and openness beginning in this period. It is the home of the LGBTQ community and is a popular placearea withinof the communityMadrid. They have a variety of events like alternative fashion centres and a host of opportunities for funentertainment, in an anything-goes atmosphere. It also holds the gay pride festival, which is between June and July.<ref>{{cite web |title=La Movida Madrileña |url=https://www.contexttravel.com/blog/articles/movida-madrilena |work=Context Travel |date=1 August 2019 }}</ref> ''Crossing through Chueca,'' is a book written about laLa Movida Madrileña, it spoke about the lesbian community and speaks on navigating their sexual, racial, gender, and class identities. Chueca is known for its queer-safe spacespaces and how they combat against the discrimination, which played a big role during the La Movida Madrileña.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Robbins |first1=Jill |title=Crossing Through Chueca: Lesbian Literary Culture in Queer Madrid |date=2011 |publisher=U of Minnesota Press |isbn=978-0-8166-6989-9 }}{{page needed|date=December 2023}}</ref>
'''Post- La movidaMovida 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 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 laLa movidaMovida, but it was known as laLa removidaRemovida. The term la Removida represented laLa movidaMovida reappearing, and atin its previous state. InThe fact itreappearance was coming back so muchsignificant that there were newspapers written about it.{{sfn|Nichols|Song|2013|p={{page needed|date=December 2023}}}}
La Movida continued to have some effect in Spain, after many years after la movida, the rebirth of La Movida occurred, known as La Removida. This is a way to preserve memories, allowing societies to undergo a continuous process of construction and reconstruction. WeThis can observebe thisobserved 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.{{sfn|Nichols|Song|2013|p={{page needed|date=December 2023}}}}
The stories surrounding La Movida and La Removida underscore the ongoing quest for identity and significance through memory, providing evidence for the assertion that postmodern identity is inherently ambiguous. Therefore, the films unveil the idea that memory is zestful, undergoing constant transformation—atransformation — a process that is likely to persist in the future for both La Movida and La Removida.{{sfn|Nichols|Song|2013|p={{page needed|date=December 2023}}}}
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