Plaza Mayor by Marcos M. Merino

An intimate portrait of a city that no longer exists and another that is still under construction. Through celebrations, protests, everyday gestures, and images of the past, the film traces the transformation of Gijón: from an industrial city to a tourist destination, from a square of struggle to a stage for spectacle.

Faced with this transformation, the author returns to the square of his childhood and asks about collective memory: who builds it?, what is forgotten?, what remains outside the frame? It is a filmic document that mixes archival materials, observation, and personal voice to explore the fissures between official history and family memory. A film about grief, representation, and the desire to belong.

Technical details:

• Director: Marcos M. Merino
• Screenplay: Marta F. Crestelo
• Year: 2025
• Duration: 78 min
• Language: Spanish and Asturian with subtitles
• Rating: NR -7

The film programming offered by La Cinemateca Ambulante is selected by the Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón/Xixón (Divertia Gijón S.A.). Admission is free and open to the public until full capacity is reached.