I really enjoy Spanish films but the more Spanish content I watch the more I think about the fact that Black Spaniards/Afro-Spaniards are erased.

I did a search and found this video from 2017 about the Black Spanish experience.
{Trigger warning includes experiences of racism}
Here's the rest of the video.

Many of the experiences sound familiar but representation in many spaces is lacking.
"There is no official census to determine exactly how many people of African descent live in Spain, but estimates suggest that the black population of Spain is around one million."

Here's the full piece.

The everyday racism Black Spaniards face https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2017/01/11/inenglish/1484151919_267996.html
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