La Movida Madrileña (English: The Madrid movement) was a sociocultural movement that took place in Madrid during the first ten years after the death of Francisco Franco in 1975 and represented the economic rise of Spain and the new emerging Spanish cultural identity. This hedonistic and cultural wave, also took place in other Spanish urban centers, such as Barcelona, Bilbao or Vigo. La movida is also characterized by the large use of recreational drugs by the youth and the utilisation of slang known as cheli. Outside of Spain, the best known artist from that period is Pedro Almodóvar, whose first films, such as Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón (1980), reflected the freedom of the moment. Other important artists in la movida are musicians Kaka de Luxe, Aviador Dro, recording artist Alaska, who hosted the children's TV show La Bola de Cristal, pop groups Mecano and Los Nikis, Radio Futura, graff

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