In 1947, the Franco regime opened the first film school in Spain. Originally it was called Instituto de Investigaciones y Experiencias Cinematográficas, but from 1961 until it closed in 1975 it was known as Escuela Oficial de Cinematografía. This is the story of how under López García and Sáenz de Heredia two generations of geniuses blossomed at this institution. The school’s impact was felt far beyond Spain, including in Colombia where graduate Jose María Arzuaga would later become the mentor of Luis Ospina.