Al Hollywood madrileño

Nemesio M. Sobrevila’s Al Hollywood madrileño is a biting, meta-textual exploration of the burgeoning film industry in 1920s Spain, filtered through the lens of a local tavern owner. The plot follows the proprietor of a traditional Spanish mesón who becomes obsessed with transforming his daughter into a global screen icon. In a fit of aspirational madness, he renames his establishment 'Al Hollywood Madrileño,' turning a site of rustic tradition into a temple of cinematic artifice. This shift attracts a series of bizarre offers, leading to the production of seven distinct short films that span the gamut from historical epics to avant-garde experiments and even early science fiction. It is a film about the collision of local identity and the universal hunger for fame, serving as both a parody of Hollywood’s dominance and a love letter to the medium's inherent plasticity.