She was Spain's biggest star. Then she vanished like smoke. What happened to Nadiuska?
Documentary of three episodes about the mysterious story of the sex symbol and biggest cinema star of the 70's, Nadiuska. A life full of unknowns of the actress who had it all and ended up disappearing, as if she had been swallowed by the earth.
Direction
Valeria Vegas inserts herself into the hunt—messy, personal, impossible to look away
Production
Incredible archival footage of Spain's Franco-era film industry glitter
Director
Valeria Vegas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nadiuska was the face of 'destape' cinema—Franco-era Spain's sudden explosion of nudity and sexual liberation that masked continued patriarchal control. Her disappearance mirrors how that era discarded its women.
Director Valeria Vegas spent seven years tracking Nadiuska, at one point sleeping in her car outside a suspected care facility. The documentary's production literally mirrors its subject's obsession.
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