“I take a swig of wine from my Don Simón box and whisper at the woman: ‘God’s trying to punish me.’” A man lives on the Madrid metro. He is convinced that God wants him to confess to something he didn’t do. He discovers a macabre secret hidden behind the subway walls. This secret takes him back to 1619 and introduces him to Tirso de Molina, author of Trickster of Seville, and reveals the history of the square that bears the writer’s name. A history shaped by political chaos, the desamortización de Mendizábal with his government seizure of Church property, technological progress and the first underground train line…and Franco’s thin skin. It all leads back to the macabre secret behind the walls. And our character’s forced confession to a sin he didn’t commit. Or maybe he did? -- 1. See the location of the Tirso de Molina square here. 2. Read Trickster of Seville in English or in Spanish. See the website and social media for original images of the recording locations: spanishsundown.com FB, IG, Reddit: @spanishsundown

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