José Luis Alonso de Santos, Bajarse al moro [Going Down to Morocco ]

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Imagine Pulp’s “Common People” with a touch of Willy Russell in a tale written and set in 1980s Madrid; you’re not far off

Bajarse al moro

[

Going down to Morocco

]. The play José Luis Alonso de Santos began writing in 1983 received its stage premiere in 1985, the year that marked the tenth anniversary of the death of General Franco – the unelected insurrectionist who had been in power ever since his victory in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) – and in which the country was courted by the international media who lauded the “new Spain” and its ostensibly successful transition from dictatorship to monarchical democracy.

Bajarse al moro

both forms part of, and documents,

La Movida

,

a catch-all phrase which, like the “swinging sixties”, is as frequently cited as it is…

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Citation: Wheeler, Duncan . "Bajarse al moro". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 12 January 2018 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=35650, accessed 29 March 2024.]

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