Villareal, Spain

Villarreal, Spain, is where Frankie is born in 1936 and where he spends his childhood. Once the home of master guitarist Francisco Tárrega and world-class music, Villareal is occupied by a fascist regime. The Villarreal of Frankie's childhood is a dark place that snuffs out all political dissent with censorship and assassination. Frankie is literally born into the carnage in Villareal when his mother gives birth to him in a church during a raid. Frankie nevertheless manages to nurture his talent for music in a time where most international songs are blacklisted in the local taverns. It is because of Villareal's oppressive nature that its beauty becomes all the more precious to Frankie. El Maestro's small apartment in Villareal is where Frankie falls in love with music and is closest to its purity.

America

Frankie escapes to America after fleeing fascist Spain. It is across America that...