The Spanish musical cinema on numerous occasions used the characteristic features of the españolada, such as flamenco. However, very few films have stopped to analyze it in depth. Contrary to that trend, 'Duende y misterio del flamenco' (Edgar Neville) and 'Dame veneno' (Pedro Barbadillo) are shown to us as two rarities able to reflect deeply on this musical genre and its evolution from the seventies. Reminiscent of two distinct moments of Spanish society, the comparison between the two films demonstrates the evolution of the purity of the genre to its merger with other musical styles, reflecting the openness to the international mass culture that occurred in Spain during the sixties of last century.... [Leer más...]