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In Torremolinos, South Spain, in late 1970s, a creative explosion blends the foreign influences and trends that Spanish dictatorship had allowed in this place, a tiny fishermen village soon turned into melting pot of avant-garde Bohemians and tourists. The local atmosphere that result from this gave birth to many artists and, in the early 1980s, a band that would arrive in the "movida madrileña" and since then has made Spanish public dance with its blend of rock and pop: Danza Invisible. This feature documentary is a tribute to a group of musicians and the place that gave birth to them: the Costa del Sol. Both the band and the place keep on bringing art, magic and modernity to all Spain.

Recent archaeological discoveries have confirmed the existence of Tartessos, a civilization traditionally imagined as an Eldorado in the Mediterranean Sea, and often mistaken as Atlantis -and which reality is not far from the myth.

Miguel Picazo started his film career in 1964: "La Tia Tula" turned him into one of the most distinguished directors in the New Spanish Cinema trend. This documentary approaches his work and personality through his own words. Having only directed a bunch of films, among which "El hombre que supo a mar" or "Extramuros", at his age of 87 Picazo still waits for a new chance to keep on directing films

Casablanca evokes romance, freedom fighters and magic. Under the myth built by Hollywood lies a town full of stories, such as that of the Spanish community that played a key role to turn Casablanca in the French colonial pearl in Africa.

Norwegian journalist Gerda Grepp recalls from her deathbed about her experience in Spanish Civil War, ten years ago. The facts she witnessed in Malaga, in February 1937, are still beating in her soul, as it proves to have been the announcement to what Europe would suffer in WW2.

A collection of memories recalling Algeria's war of independence.

Approach to the life and achievements of George Bonsor, pioneer of Archaeology who settled in Andalusia, South Spain, in early 20th century and played a key role in the development of such a new and fashionable science.

A walk through an old Mediterranean city, where times and stories seem to be sharing the same spaces nowadays.

Eight foreign characters recall their exploits and fears in Malaga, a paradise city that starts a revolution on July 18th 1936, as the military coup is stopped by popular rebellion, until February 9th 1937, when Mussolini troops take Malaga and put it under the rule of Franco. Seven months that shape the stark tale of a besieged city, the first capital to be conquered in Spanish Civil War and a prelude of WW2.

After twelve years, Monica returns to her hometown in search of Miguel, an old love that she hasn't heard from since then, except for a recent and unresting phone call. She discovers the city shows a new landscape. As herself, it has changed after so long. This film is a journey to the memory as a place.

Several flamenco artists recall their experiences while traveling and performing Spanish music in Japan.

Heart of the Generacion 27, Spanish poet Emilio Prados recalls his lifetime from Mexican exile where Spanish Civil War has forced him, as other Spanish intellectuals in 1930s.

During the mid 1920s, a network of spies collaborated with international business interests in order to rearm Germany, gearing her up for another World War. The Weimar Republic hid this secret weapons program under dummy companies all over Europe, including a renowned Film Production Studio. Three characters took the lead in this epic adventure full of glamour and the frantic energy of the roaring twenties: Spanish tycoon Horacio Echevarrieta (a local Citizen Kane), the most mysterious of all spies, Wilhelm Canaris; and a German Navy officer fascinated by risky business, Captain Walther Lohmann. Together, they built the best submarine in the World, and dreamt of an empire of high-tech military industry, until they were hit by the financial storm of 1929.

A missing submarine in Spanish Civil War leads to the first German Navy operation before WW2. Republican submarine C-3 was the victim of international secrecy and intrigues, after a torpedo from U-34 sunk it on December 12th 1936.

Original approach to the mood, style and philosophy of 3 poets, friends and editors of an avant-garde magazine, who enjoyed a bohemian and surrealist life in Malaga, linked to the so-called Generación del 27.

Prehistorical paintings in the open air caves at Tifariti recall a past story of weather changing, paradise lost and a totally unexpected landscape instead of today's Sahara desert.

A literary event gathering 2 continents: poets from Málaga and Tangier meet in a celebration of life and literature around the magic of this Moroccan city. Old streets and cafes recall of other writers and creators in a city full of poetry.

The beach of Naufragados, in Brazil, owes its name to the various shipwrecks occurred during colonization. Currently, this place is occupied by a community of fishermen who live under a threat: the destruction of their houses by the State.

A mythical civilization, Tartessos, became the obsession of German historian Adolf Schulten, seeking his own private Troy in South region of Spain, a sort of Atlantis, origin of Europe and his dream as pioneer of a new science: Archaology.