¡Ay, campaneras!

The soundtrack of our grandmothers takes us by the hand through a not so distant past, where official discourse and subversion coexisted in a popular culture that helped us cope with life. ¡Ay, campaneras!, by Lidia García, is a walk through the stories behind these songs filled with feminine transgressions, social class differences and a desire for freedom that, despite everything, slipped through every loophole it found. This formidable book brings us closer to the ins and outs of a world of singers and bandits, seamstresses and manolas, and women as tremendous as Raquel Meller, Concha Piquer, Lola Flores, Sara Montiel or Rocío Jurado.