In recent years, Cristina García Rodero has gained an international reputation as a documentary photographer. This book brings together images by this outstanding photographer, the first Spanish woman to join the prestigious Magnum agency. España Oculta reveals unusual customs and religious rites in rural Spain. It seeks to capture a world governed by frenzied ritual, where the activities of local festivities transform everyday life into a theatre of the macabre. Cristina García Rodero won the Paneta Prize in 1985 and the Reentre and Smith prizes in 1989. This book received the Arles Book Award in 1990.