La Casa de Papel: Resistencias globalizadas y nuevas narrativas geopolíticas del capitalismo

Abstract

This research examines how the series Za casa de papel, parts 3, 4, and 5) constructs representations of globalized resistance and the new geopolitics of capitalism through its audiovisual and symbolic narratives. Using a qualitative, documentary, analytical, and descriptive methodology, the article analyzes images, sounds, and narratives that stand as symbols ofresistance (the Dalí mask, the color red, the Bank of Spain, the song Bella Ciao) and that are appropriated by global audiences as emblems of protest. The study is supported by authors such as Mirzoeff, Foucault, Zizek, Castells, Hall, and García Canclini to understand how media narratives create meanings, legitimize power relations, and open spaces for symbolic resistance. Based on matrices and audiovisual observation sheets, it can be confirmed that the series not only narrates a fictional conflict but also reveals concrete tensions of current capitalism: surveillance, inequality, the spectacle economy, and social mobilization. The data reveals that Money Heistis atransnational cultural phenomenon that conveys emotions, symbols, and critical discourses capable of appealing to the world. The piece showcases contemporary geopolitical tensions and generates spaces for readings resistant to capitalism. It is concluded that the series functions as a cultural device that, from fiction, activates imaginaries of resistance and evidences how visual culture influences the construction of political subjectivities in the contemporary world.