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Youth of the 60s.
Photo provided by Arcadio Varona
This is how the uncovering began and the Spaniards began to take of the cap
before the miniskirt. Soon, Sara Montiel did not appear so exaggerated teaching in “The
Last Cabaret”, soccer substituted bull-fighting, Massiel won Eurovisión, youth sang
“Porompompero” with Manolo Escobar, “Esos ojitos negros (Those black eyes)” with the
Dynamic Duo and “Buscando en el baúl de los recuerdos (Looking in the trunk of
memories)” with Kirina. Families filled all 600 seats and would go to the beaches in the
south. The movies of Joselito and Marisol remained as a thing for children. This was the
beginning of the end of the pro-Franco era. Spain had opened its doors to the world and
nothing, nor anybody, was going to stop the foreign influence (Muy historia, 2006).
All of this came to Ciadoncha through the television, through the radio, through
some magazines and also through the youth who went out more to Burgos and other
places; but the process was a bit slower than in towns or cities with a larger population.
According to what can be seen in videos, miniskirts were not seen in Ciadoncha in the
60s and very little in the 70s. It was not until the summers in the 80s that the youth began
to really tan themselves (videos provided by Orencio Pérez Cascajar). Ciadoncha
continues to be a town with traditional values. I would say that in Ciadoncha, the
influence of the Franco era can still be seen- the modesty and classical elegance are
characteristics of the town’s people.
The youth sang and proclaim and showed their love, but always with a lot of
modesty and discretion. According to what I have observed today, I have never seen a
couple in Ciadoncha kiss in public and I also do not believe that I have every seen anyone
walk embraced. Affectionate expressions were limited to the children, but not amongst
the adults and even less in public.
Adult life, old age and death
The adults of the town are the ones who have the responsibility of caring for the
house and also for the community. They are the ones in charge of public responsibilities,
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