'The conquest of democracy', under the lens of six directors, in a series produced by RTVE together with Tevescop

RTVE presents this Monday at the Monumental Theater in Madrid 'The Conquest of Democracy', a new documentary series produced together with Tevescop which portrays the social struggle that made the democratic transition in Spain possible through the eyes of six directors: Arantxa Aguirre, Ángeles González Sinde, Azucena Rodríguez, Imanol Uribe, Tania Balló and Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón.

The series based on a original idea of ​​Nicolás Sartorius and Fernando Galindo, consists of six chapters with music by Alberto Iglesias, will premiere soon on La 2 and RTVE Play.

The Monumental Theater will host the presentation in an event presented by RTVE journalist Xabier Fortes, with two discussions in which Nicolás Sartorius will participate; several of the directors of the series, such as Ángeles González Sinde, Imanol Uribe, and Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, and the writers Elvira Lindo and Natalia Junquera. Pepe Alvarez and Unai Sordo, leaders of UGT and Workers' Commissions, and the jurist Dolores Sancho will also participate.

The RTVE Orchestra and Choir, directed by Manuel Benavent, will perform several anthems of the transition, such as I'm not that, For freedom, Freedom without anger o Spain white shirt, which will feature a live performance by Ana Belén.

Chapters

The first chapter, The path is made by walking (Arantxa Aguirre), part of the protest of a group of students against the dictatorship in 1956, which triggered strikes and protests throughout Spain.

In the second installment, The beginning of the end (Ángeles González-Sinde) the first years of the 70s are portrayed, marked by mobilizations in different social sectors.

A gale of strikes (Azucena Rodríguez) is chapter 3, focused on how, after Franco's death, social struggle and massive strikes promoted the democratic transition in Spain.

The fourth, Rebels with a cause: the university hotbed (Imanol Uribe), focuses on the students, one of the groups that most forcefully faced the dictatorship.

Chapter five, The silent majority (Tania Balló), takes a panoramic view through the UMD, Democratic Justice, the countryside or the neighborhood, feminist and LGTBI+ struggles in Spain.

The series ends with The resurgence of hope (Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón) and the massive mobilization of Spanish society, which made the open cracks of the dictatorship become increasingly larger.