Editing Musical film (section)

==Spanish musical films==
Spain has a history and tradition of musical films that were made independent of Hollywood influence. The first films arise during the [[Second Spanish Republic]] of the 1930s and the advent of [[sound films]]. A few [[zarzuela]]s (Spanish [[operetta]]) were even adapted as screenplays during the silent era. The beginnings of the Spanish musical were focused on romantic Spanish archetypes: [[Andalusia]]n villages and landscapes, gypsies, "bandoleros", and [[copla (music)|copla]] and other popular folk songs included in story development. These films had even more box-office success than Hollywood premieres in Spain. The first Spanish film stars came from the musical genre: [[Imperio Argentina]], [[Estrellita Castro]], [[Florián Rey]] (director) and, later, [[Lola Flores]], [[Sara Montiel]] and [[Carmen Sevilla]]. The Spanish musical started to expand and grow. Juvenile stars appear and top the box-office. [[Marisol (actress)|Marisol]], [[Joselito (singer)|Joselito]], [[Pili and Mili|Pili & Mili]], and [[Rocío Dúrcal]] were the major figures of musical films from the 1960s to 1970s. Due to [[Spanish transition to democracy]] and the rise of "[[La Movida Madrileña|Movida culture]]", the musical genre fell in production and box-office, only saved by [[Carlos Saura]] and his [[flamenco]] musical films.