Can you hear the voices? They are trapped in objects from Spain’s past. An antique door knocker that witnessed a beheading. A murderous revolver hidden under the floor tile of a theater. A centuries-old castle stone pissed on by a madman. The sun goes down and everyday people stumble across these objects. When they touch them, the voices tell their story. Stories of Celtic warriors high on shrooms, mad bulls, gold-toothed bandoleers in hidden caves, Nazi collaborators, penis-shrinking witche ...
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Who was María Pita? In today’s episode, we travel to the city of A Coruña, in foggy, mystical Galicia. After purchasing an antique comb from a young immigrant man, Josefa witnesses a situation of injustice. She is horrified to discover that a dark magic sludge has paralyzed her, preventing her from righting the wrong. The voices trapped in the comb…
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"I take a deep, enraged breath and whisper back: 'Miguel, I cannot wait to wish you a Merry Christmas.' He looks confused. 'What?' Oh, Miguel. You'll see what I mean." Carla feels a lot of anger and pain. Go caroling with her this holiday season through San Lorenzo de El Escorial’s life-sized monumental Nativity Scene (or as she calls it, an LSD dr…
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“I take a swig of wine from my Don Simón box and whisper at the woman: ‘God’s trying to punish me.’” A man lives on the Madrid metro. He is convinced that God wants him to confess to something he didn’t do. He discovers a macabre secret hidden behind the subway walls. This secret takes him back to 1619 and introduces him to Tirso de Molina, author …
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-"HAMMER THE SYSTEM, KILL THE SYSTEM." -Men, women, and children in white hoods and robes. Swaying to the beat of drums. Is she a terrorist? -A priest betrayed. A bloody hammer. What has the king done? A woman attends a secret meeting in a 500-year-old dungeon beneath the streets of Madrid. There, her leader gives her both a symbol and a tool to de…
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Cueva Valiente: Bandoleers and Beastly Magic
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49:32-"Don't cry. It makes me cry." -19th-century bandits fighting the Spanish government. -A cave with dark power. After yet another fight with her self-absorbed boyfriend, photographer Clara escapes to her family's mountain cabin in San Rafael to clear her head and take some wildlife shots. There, she discovers a mysterious hidden cave, la Cueva Valie…
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-Love your mommy or it’ll hurt. Stuffed animals come to life. -Cognac. Ouija boards. Killer pet felines. A monster’s tendrils in the throat. -SUICIDE…OR MURDER? A six-year-old boy with a secret and his plush lion take a tour of the Coracera Castle. He discovers its last owner: Juan Fernández Ganza, an alcoholic grifter obsessed with the occult who …
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House of the 7 Chimneys: Dark Thoughts and Wasps
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-A modern-day American immigrant to Madrid. -A centuries-old severed ram’s head. -A murdered priest (with a stupid haircut). They all share a story. Check out a picture and the location of Calle de la Cabeza here. spanishsundown.com FB, IG, Reddit: @spanishsundownBy Samuel Mattern
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Joy Eslava Theater: A Steamy Double Murder
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43:03-A washed-up actress. Sequins. Hair spray. Short shorts. -Roaring 20s. A scheming aristocrat. An obscene playwright. A sex worker. -A revolver under a floor tile. -MURDER. -See Avenida Alfonso Vidal y Planas in Tijuana here. -See the current location of the brothel featured in Isabel de Ceres here, right on today's Calle Libreros in downtown Madrid…
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Spanish Sundown, coming September 23rd. Subscribe now. spanishsundown.com FB, IG, Reddit: @spanishsundownBy Samuel Mattern
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