Spanish cinema has gained many recognitions since the end of the country's dictatorship in 1975. One of the main reasons behind this recognition is due to the creative control now in the hands of cinema producers, such as Pedro Almodóvar, Fernando Trueba and Guillermo Del Toro between the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century. These directors created films that dealt with themes of nationality and national history, such as Todo sobre mi madre (Pedro Almodóvar, 1999) and Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006). Although Spanish cinema only began to develop into a distinctive style later in the 20th century, with the end of censorship and propaganda regimes, some directors such as Luis Brunel achieved international recognition during the dictatorship. During Franco's regime it could be argued that political censorship was one of the main reasons why Spain's national cinema had not yet reached its full potential. In contemporary Spanish cinema, particularly in the work of Almodóvar, melodrama is used as a means to develop ideologies such as feminism, sexism and nationalism, while at the same time reflecting the history of the country. In this essay I will outline themes of nationality in Spanish cinema and how contemporary ideas have flourished thanks to the end of the fascist regime. I too will include an analysis of scenes from Todo sobre mi madre and Pan's Labyrinth and how both films use themes such as transgenderism, sexuality, and religion to develop Spanish nationality. When talking about Spanish cinema, the history of the country is important because different political parties that have been in power have shown that they believe in different laws and alternative lifestyles. This conflict of ideologies has...... half the paper ......of fascism in Spain in this period. This not only outlines fascism as a theme, but identifies and almost shuns the ideology of fascism due to Vidal's acts. Works Cited Acevedo-Munoz, E. (2010). The body and Spain: All about my mother by Pedro Almodóvar. Quarterly review of films and videos. 21 (1).Hei Tsuei, K. (2010). The anti-fascist aesthetics of Pan's Labyrinth. Socialism and democracy. 22 (2).Labanyi,J. (2004). Costume, identity and spectator pleasure in the historical film of early Francoism. In: Marsh, S and Parvati, NGender and Spanish cinema. United Kingdom: Berg Publishers.Pavlović, T. Alvarez, I. Blanco-Cano, R. Grisales, A. Osorio, A. Sánchez,A. (2009). 100 years of Spanish cinema. UK: Blackwell Publishing.Salvador, A. J. (2004). The new sexual politics in the diputado. In: Marsh, S and Parvati,N. Genre and Spanish cinema. UK: Berg Publishers.