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Knights-errant, inquisitors, civil-war front lines and one great modern heist: Spain's regions each tell different stories, stitched by a civil war whose wounds still shape elections. Almodóvar films Madrid; del Toro exhumes the past. Pan's Labyrinth and Money Heist. Open Spain on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.

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10 famous stories set in Spain

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Browse 343 books, 1,460 movies, 63 TV shows and 45 games set in Spain.

Pan's Labyrinth

Pan's Labyrinth

Estudios Picasso-Esperanto Filmoj-Tequila Gang-Telecinco Cinema
movie

Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she…

Setting: SpainTime Period: Fantasy: 1944
The Invisible Guest

The Invisible Guest

Think Studio-Nostromo Pictures-Colosé Producciones-ICEC-ICAA-Movistar+-TV3-Atresmedia-Orange-Cosmopolitan TV
movie

Barcelona Spain. Adrián Doria a young and successful businessman accused of murder meets one night with Virginia Goodman an expert interrogation lawyer in order to devise a defense strategy.

Setting: Barcelona, SpainTime Period: Contemporary
Money Heist

Money Heist

tvshow

To carry out the biggest heist in history, a mysterious man called The Professor recruits a band of eight robbers who have a single characteristic: none of them has anything to lose. Five months of seclusion -…

Setting: Madrid, SpainTime Period: 2017
Three Steps Above Heaven

Three Steps Above Heaven

Atresmedia
movie

Story of two young people who belong to different worlds. It is the chronicle of a love improbable almost impossible but inevitable dragging in a frantic journey they discover the first great love. Babi is a girl from…

Setting: Spain, BarcelonaTime Period: 2010s
Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

game

Resident Evil 4 is the sixth installment of the Resident Evil series praised as a revolution from the core games. It was the first title to implement a third-person view rather than the original fixed camera angles its…

Setting: SpainTime Period: 2004
Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

game

Resident Evil 4 HD is directly based off the Wii port, having all the new features that the Wii added. Some of the key features of this version are stunning HD graphics running at a smooth 60 frames per second for the…

Setting: SpainTime Period: 2004
Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

game

Despite earlier rumors of a downgraded port due to the PlayStation 2's hardware limitations, this port of Resident Evil 4 have been generally favorable. Almost all the GameCube's real-time cut scenes were converted into…

Setting: SpainTime Period: 2004
Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

game

Resident Evil 4 is a remake of the 2005 original Resident Evil 4 reimagined for 2023 to bring state-of-the-art survival horror. Resident Evil 4 preserves the essence of the original game, while introducing modernized…

Setting: SpainTime Period: 2004
Uncharted

Uncharted

Columbia Pictures-Atlas Entertainment-PlayStation Productions-Arad Productions-Studio Babelsberg-Deutscher Filmförderfonds-Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
movie

A young street-smart Nathan Drake and his wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan embark on a dangerous pursuit of “the greatest treasure never found” while also tracking clues that may lead to Nathan’s long-lost…

Setting: Spain; Philippines; New York USATime Period: Contemporary
Hustle

Hustle

SpringHill Entertainment-Roth-Kirschenbaum Films-Happy Madison Productions
movie

After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a rocky past abroad a down on his luck basketball scout takes it upon himself to bring the phenom to the States without his team's approval. Against the odds they have…

Setting: USA; SpainTime Period: 2022

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Spain through time

Spanish Golden AgeSpanish Golden Age (1500–1700) — A flourishing era of art, literature, and maritime expansion that made Spain a global power — Quixote's windmills, Lope's Madrid stages, Velázquez's court. Explore Spanish Golden Age

Spanish Civil WarSpanish Civil War (1936–1939) — The fierce and tragic Spanish Civil War engulfed the entire country — from Barcelona and Madrid to Andalusia and Aragón — inspiring novels, poems, and films of a nation divided, international brigades, and struggles that shaped modern Spain. Explore Spanish Civil War

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