Figurations of the monster: notes on El crimen de Cuenca (1979), El laberinto del Fauno (2006) and Balada triste de trompeta (2011)

Authors

  • Silvia Aguirre Universidad Nacional de La Rioja

Keywords:

monster, El crimen de Cuenca, El laberinto del Fauno, Balada triste de trompeta, Spain

Abstract

This article aims to investigate the figure of the monster in three cinematographic works: El crimen de Cuenca

(1979), directed by Pilar Miró; El laberinto del Fauno (2006) by Guillermo del Toro and Balada triste de

trompeta by Álex de la Iglesia. The works of Del Toro and de la Iglesia show two different approaches to the

Spanish Civil War and Francoism, as a residual phenomenon "has been ( ) formed in the past but is still active

in the cultural process ( ) as an effective element of the present" (Williams, 2009, p. 161). Each of the films

that make up the sample outlines side views of concrete situations of enunciation.

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Author Biography

  • Silvia Aguirre, Universidad Nacional de La Rioja

    Lic. en Letras y docente de

    la Universidad Nacional de La Rioja

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Published

2025-09-27

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Section

ARTÍCULOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN O REVISIÓN TEÓRICA

How to Cite

Figurations of the monster: notes on El crimen de Cuenca (1979), El laberinto del Fauno (2006) and Balada triste de trompeta (2011). (2025). Ágora UNLaR, 10(25), 23. https://revistaelectronica.unlar.edu.ar/index.php/agoraunlar/article/view/1052

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