Episode 300: Tu cara me suena

Spain has been ride-or-die for Eurovision since debuting in 1961. In this episode, we’ll be taking a look at how Spain’s original approach to the Contest may have informed their decision to not attend the festivities in Vienna for the first time in 65 years.

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• Spain was not Living a Celebration: TVE and the Eurovision Song Contest During the Years of Franco’s Dictatorship | VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture
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