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Born in 1968: Spain

This was Spain in 1968. Add your birthday to see your exact day.

What was Spain like in 1968?

Here is what Spain was like in 1968. In cinemas, people watched “The Professionals”. In the news: Step towards independence for Equatorial Guinea. 1968 was also the Year of the Earth Monkey, from about 4 February. Below: songs, films, TV, cars, prices, names and news from 1968.

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Films

  • The Professionals · Spain's No. 1 film of 1968
  • No somos de piedra · Spanish hit · Manuel Summers
  • Las Vegas, 500 millones (They Came to Rob Las Vegas) · Spanish hit · Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi

On TV

  • Estudio 1 · TVE · televised theatre
  • Los Chiripitifláuticos · TVE · children's show
  • La casa de los Martínez · TVE · family series
  • Historias para no dormir (Stories to Keep You Awake) · TVE · Chicho Ibáñez Serrador

Cars

  • Spain's best-selling car: SEAT 600 · SEAT
  • Renault 8 · FASA-Renault
  • Renault 4, the "Cuatro Latas" · FASA-Renault
  • SEAT 1500, the taxi drivers' favourite · SEAT

Snacks and ice creams

  • La Casera lemon and orange · La Casera
  • Sugus · Chewy fruit sweets

Phones and gadgets

  • The Góndola phone · Telefónica (CTNE)

Fashion

  • Youthquake · Pop and colour
  • Salomé's porcelain dress · Eurovision 1969
  • Paco Rabanne's space-age dresses · Paco Rabanne

Sports

  • Real Madrid are league champions · 1968–69 La Liga

In the news

  • Step towards independence for Equatorial Guinea (1968-02-09)
  • Massiel wins Eurovision for Spain (1968-04-06)
  • ETA's first killing (1968-06-07)
  • Roman villa of La Olmeda discovered (1968-07-05)
  • Equatorial Guinea becomes independent (1968-10-12)

1968: the Year of the Earth Monkey

People born from about 4 February 1968 to 3 February 1969 share the Monkey as their year animal, with the Earth element: cleverness and playfulness with steadiness and care. Those born earlier in January belong to the Fire Goat year.

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What was Spain like in 1968?

Here is what Spain was like in 1968. In cinemas, people watched “The Professionals”. In the news: Step towards independence for Equatorial Guinea. 1968 was also the Year of the Earth Monkey, from about 4 February. Below: songs, films, TV, cars, prices, names and news from 1968.

What animal year was 1968?

1968 was the Year of the Earth Monkey, from about 4 February 1968 to 3 February 1969. People born in January 1968 belong to the Fire Goat year.

How old is someone born in 1968?

Someone born in 1968 turns 58 in 2026.

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Last updated October 28, 2026