Who was in power in Spain while Jesús Franco was working in France?
Francisco Franco
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Charles de Gaulle
Answer
Francisco Franco ruled Spain with an iron fist during the vast majority of Jesús Franco's time working in France. He rose to power in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and his regime was characterized by strict censorship and suppression of dissent. It wasn't until the late 1970s, after Franco's death, that Spain began its transition to democracy.
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