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the FM radio was not allowed to broadcast after midnight. In 1981, the law was changed). This radio show, El Flexo (the desk light), was perceived as a breath of fresh air among the up tied and serious media of the time and it was an instant hit for Radio Madrid. El Flexo is considered the ancestor
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Mercado de San Miguel, a glass and iron building located
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Vicente Luis Conejos: "Marchando una de mili", "Navidad con orejas" and "Pasando Olímpicamente". Three books for the publishing house "Temas de Hoy": "Familia no hay más que una", "Grandes disgustos de la historia de España" and "¿Quién me mandaría
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