At the Service of Spanish Womanhood

At the Service of Spanish Womanhood is a 1978 drama film written and directed by Jaime de Armiñán starring Marilina Ross and Adolfo Marsillach. The film uses the post-Francoist context of freedom to convey the Francoist legacy of repression.

Plot

Female radio presenter Irene Galdós works in the Conservative-leaning love advice program "Entre nosotras" broadcast on Radio Pontevedra, with her suggestions still largely adhering to the dictatorship's Sección Femenina guidelines. Her anonide life is upended upon coming across the cinical and perverse Julio Hernández, scarred by the memories of his traumatizing Francoist education.

Production

Shooting locations included Vigo.

Release

The film was released theatrically on 20 October 1978.