▁actress ▁Car men ▁Ma ura . ▁Madrid ' s ▁fl our ishing ▁alternative ▁cultural ▁scene ▁became ▁the ▁perfect ▁scenario ▁for ▁Al mod ó var ' s ▁social ▁tal ents . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁cru cial ▁figure ▁in ▁La ▁Mov ida ▁Mad rile ña ▁( the ▁Mad ril en ian ▁Mov ement ), ▁a ▁cultural ▁r ena issance ▁that ▁followed ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Francisco ▁Franco . ▁Al ong side ▁Fab io ▁Mc N am ara , ▁Al mod ó var ▁sang ▁in ▁a ▁gl am ▁rock ▁par ody ▁du o . ▁ ▁Al mod ó var ▁also ▁p enn ed ▁various ▁articles ▁for ▁major ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁mag az ines , ▁such ▁as ▁El ▁País , ▁Di ario ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁La ▁L una ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁com ic ▁stri ps , ▁articles ▁and ▁stories ▁in ▁counter c ulture ▁mag az ines , ▁such ▁as ▁Star , ▁El ▁V í b ora ▁and ▁V ib rac iones . ▁He ▁published ▁a ▁nov ella , ▁Fu ego ▁en ▁las ▁entra ñas ▁( Fire ▁in ▁the ▁G uts ) ▁and ▁kept ▁writing ▁stories ▁that ▁were ▁eventually ▁published ▁in ▁a ▁compilation ▁volume ▁entitled ▁El ▁sue ño ▁de ▁la ▁raz ón ▁( The ▁Dream ▁of ▁Re ason ). ▁ ▁Al mod ó var ▁bought ▁his ▁first ▁camera , ▁a ▁Super - 8 , ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁pay check ▁from ▁Tele f ónica ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 2 2 ▁years ▁old , ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁make ▁hand - h eld ▁short ▁films . ▁Ar ound