gence ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁Spanish ▁identity . ▁The ▁" Con cier to ▁h omen aje ▁a ▁Can ito " ▁(" Can ito ▁Memorial ▁Con cert "), ▁taking ▁place ▁on ▁February ▁ 9 th , ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁is ▁widely ▁considered ▁the ▁traditional ▁start ▁date ▁of ▁La ▁Mov ida ▁Mad rile ña . ▁ ▁This ▁h ed on istic ▁cultural ▁wave ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Madrid , ▁then ▁appeared ▁in ▁other ▁Spanish ▁cities , ▁such ▁as ▁Barcelona , ▁Bil ba o ▁and ▁V igo . ▁It ▁was ▁character ized ▁by ▁freedom ▁of ▁expression , ▁trans gression ▁of ▁the ▁tab o os ▁im posed ▁in ▁Franco ist ▁Spain , ▁use ▁of ▁recre ational ▁dru gs , ▁the ▁" coming ▁out " ▁of ▁the ▁Mad ril en ian ▁ch eli ▁and ▁the ▁" pas ota " ▁dialect ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁spirit ▁of ▁freedom ▁on ▁the ▁streets . ▁ ▁Representatives ▁The ▁Mov ida ▁compr ised ▁many ▁art ▁movements ; ▁Pedro ▁Al mod ó var ▁became ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁example ▁intern ation ally ▁after ▁his ▁later ▁success ▁as ▁a ▁film ▁director . ▁ ▁Music ▁In ▁m ood s , ▁looks ▁and ▁attitude , ▁the ▁sound ▁res emble d ▁the ▁British ▁punk ▁and ▁new ▁wave ▁scenes ▁and ▁the ▁Neue ▁Deutsche ▁W elle , ▁sometimes ▁( in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁M ec ano ) ▁m im ick ing ▁styles ▁such ▁as ▁new ▁rom antic . ▁ ▁Many ▁bands ▁from ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁the ▁movement , ▁such ▁as : ▁ ▁and ▁many ▁more .