Abstract

GOMEZ-GARCIA, Salvador  and  NAVARRO-SIERRA, Nuria. The Voices of a Dictator: The Figure of Franco Conveyed via the Microphones of Radio Nacional de España (1937-1959). Palabra Clave [online]. 2014, vol.17, n.1, pp.46-70. ISSN 0122-8285.

This article offers an analysis of the sound construction of the figure of Francisco Franco through the discourse broadcast by Radio Nacional de España (the National Radio of Spain) during the Civil War and the first twenty years of the Franco regime in Spain. The purpose of the study is to determine the characteristics and evolution of the propaganda used to build the mythical figure of Franco adjusted to the political interests of the regime's propaganda apparatus.

Keywords : Mass media; propaganda; dictatorship; Spain.

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