Tune in to this sentimental radio station and let's take a look back at the history of Spain.
Did you know that Chaplin stole the music for a couplet for one of his most famous films? Or that Nietzsche said that "the strongest thing" he had ever heard was a zarzuela by Federico Chueca? Have you ever considered the couplet as a strategy of female resistance?
The soundtrack of our grandmothers takes us by the hand through a not-so-distant past, where official discourse and subversion coexisted in a popular culture that helped us cope with life. ¡Ay, campaneras! (Oh, campaneras! ), by Lidia García, is a journey through the stories behind these songs, filled with feminine transgressions, social class differences, and a yearning for freedom that, despite everything, seeped through every crack it found. This formidable book brings us closer to the intricacies of a world of singers and bandits, seamstresses and manolas, and such formidable women as Raquel Meller, Concha Piquer, Lola Flores, Sara Montiel, and Rocío Jurado.
Lidia García García (Montealegre del Castillo, 1989) holds a PhD in Art History from the University of Murcia, with a thesis on copla and camp practices. She is the author of the podcast ¡Ay, campaneras! and the book of the same name (Somos B, 2022). She regularly contributes to the programs Cine de barrio (Neighborhood Cinema) on Spanish Television, Mañana más (Morning More ) on Spanish National Radio, and La ventana (The Window) on Cadena SER.
Book details:
- Written by: Lidia García García
- Publisher: PLAN B
- Paperback: 272 pages
- Dimensions: 14.1 x 2.3 x 21.2 cm
- Weight: 380 g
- ISBN-10: 8418051442
- ISBN-13: 978-8418051449
