This is the first major study in English of cine quinqui, a cycle of popular Spanish films from the late 1970s and early 1980s that starred real-life juvenile delinquents. The book provides a close analysis of key quinqui films by directors such as Eloy de la Iglesia, José Antonio de la Loma and Carlos, as well as the moral panics, public fears and media debates that surrounded their controversial production and reception. In paying particular attention to the soundtrack of the films, the book shows how marginal youth cultures during Spain’s transition to democracy were shaped by sound. It will be of interest to scholars and students of Spanish film, history and cultural studies, and those working in sound studies and youth subcultures more broadly.
Table of Content
Introduction
1 Unruly speed and sensation in the Perros callejeros cycle
2 Soundscapes of anxiety: civil insecurity, democracy and the home
3 Sound and skin in the quinqui films of Eloy de la Iglesia
4 Listening to the delinquent voice
5 The place of the rumba in cine quinqui
Conclusion
Index
About the author
Tom Whittaker is Associate Professor of Film and Spanish Cultural Studies at the University of Warwick
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