Between tradition and subversion. Treatment of folklorised musical references in the early feature films of Pedro Almodóvar

The subject of this paper is the unconventional and highly subversive treatment musical material folkloric origin in films Pedro Almod?var: Pepi, Luci, Bom Other Girls on Heap (Pepi, y otras chicas del mont?n, 1980) Labyrinth Passion (Laberinto de pasiones, 1982). These are representative examples director?s experimental artistic poetics based interweaving local global cultural features. focus is, therefore, elements Spanish Catalan tradition their transformation recontextualisation relation to socio-political reality post-fascist Spain. Consequently, well-known theatrical pieces dances such as pasodoble, zarzuela sardana acquire transgressive qualities through an unusual play with traditional postmodern signifiers, aimed at overthrowing conservative patriarchal authority under Francoist regime.