'El 47' - Barcelona's hidden story of resilience and community
Durada: 21 min
21/09/2024
'El 47' is the latest Catalan movie that tells the story of Barcelona. Set in the late 1970s in the neighborhood of Torre Baró, it centers around Manolo Vital, who came to Barcelona from Extremadura in the 1950s.He and others bought small plots of land and started building their homes from the ground up, with no support from local Barcelona authorities. The residents lacked basic services such as electricity, running water, paved roads, schools, and buses. But one day, Manolo Vital took matters into his own hands. Emma Monrós Rosell joins Lea Beliaeva Bander to talk about the story behind the movie. We catch up with Marcel Barrena, the director of 'El 47', and actors Eduard Fernández, Zoe Bonafonte, and Carlos Cuevas. We also visit Torre Baró and hear from José Antonio Martínez and José Antonio Romero, who explain some of the current challenges facing the neighborhood. The Catalan phrase of the week is "fer més voltes que un rellotge," similar to "To work around the clock".