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Violent and dangerous macho men. The figure of the male batterer in Almodóvar’s cinema

Publicated to:Revista Latina De Comunicacion Social. 71 853-873 - 2016-01-01 71(), DOI: 10.4185/RLCS-2016-1124en

Authors: Caballero Gálvez AA; Zurián FA

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Universidad Complutense de Madrid - Author
Universitat Rovira i Virgili - Author

Abstract

Introduction. Violence against women is an act performed by men to reaffirm their masculinity and impose their hegemony by force. This article presents the results of a study of gender-based violence in Almodóvar’s films, focused on the figure of the male batterer, not the victims, the female characters. Methods. The study is based on two complementary analytical models: 1) a model of visual semiotic analysis from the perspective of gender studies, and 2) the quantification of the types of abuses carried out by male characters in Almodóvar’s filmography, as well as the factors that define these archetypes. Results and conclusions. Within the amalgam of masculinities portrayed in Almodóvar’s films, there are different types of male characters who commit violence against women through harassment, rape and murder.

Keywords

AlmodovarAlmodovarian cinemaMachismoMacho violenceMasculinityPatriarchy

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Revista Latina De Comunicacion Social due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2016, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Communication.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-07-07:

  • Scopus: 1

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-07:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 7 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Caballero Gálvez, Antonio Alfredo) .