Hawaii-Bombay (Mecano) - Hawaii-Bombay (Mecano)

What this video is

Released at the height of La Movida Madrileña, 'Hawaii-Bombay' captures Mecano — Spain's defining synth-pop trio of the 1980s — deploying an adventurous, cinematic music video that aligned with the liberated creative spirit of post-Franco Spain. The video's road-movie narrative, co-directed by CBS Spain art director Juan Gatti (who simultaneously shaped the visual identities of Alaska y Dinarama and other Movida…

Why it matters

Represents the apex of early Spanish synth-pop music video production, demonstrating that La Movida acts could match the cinematic ambition of British and American new wave video peers. The Gatti–Cuevas co-direction bridges graphic-art design sensibility with narrative filmmaking, a rare and…

The director

Juan Gatti (b. Buenos Aires, 1950) graduated in Visual Arts in Argentina before relocating to Madrid circa 1979–1980, where he served as Art Director at CBS Spain until 1985, shaping the visual identity of Spanish pop. From 1988, he forged a celebrated…