Award-winning filmmaker and author Paul Gorman's book currently ranks #38 overall in the Travel in Spanish category on Amazon, surpassing hundreds of established titles during its presale period at €3.00.

"The early success of EN PROBLEMAS demonstrates readers' hunger for authentic testimonies from the late Franco period and the political machinations of the Cold War," Gorman states. "Readers are discovering a story that has remained hidden for more than half a century."

The memoir chronicles Gorman's 1969 experience when a desperate decision landed him in Prisión de Barranco Seco in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, facing up to six years under Franco's regime. Decades later, he discovered he was used as a negotiating tool in the extension of the Pact of Madrid—a critical military agreement between the United States and Spain signed three weeks after his release.

The book's rapid climb in Amazon rankings reflects growing interest in firsthand accounts of Franco's Spain, particularly among Spanish and Latin American readers seeking to understand this crucial period of history.

PRESALE SUCCESS:

#3 in New Releases - Travel in Spanish (Amazon)

#38 overall - Travel in Spanish category (Amazon)

Presale active at promotional price of €3.00 (regular price €5.99)

AVAILABILITY:

EN PROBLEMAS is available for presale until May 9, 2026 at €3.00 for Kindle ebook. The official launch is May 10, 2026 with editions in ebook (€5.99) and paperback (€14.99).

Amazon Links:

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About the Story:

"He escaped the Vietnam draft but not Franco's prison" encapsulates the brutal irony of Gorman's experience. The book offers unprecedented firsthand testimony of life in Franco's prisons, revealing how individual lives were sacrificed on the altar of international politics during the Cold War.

For review copies, interview requests, or additional information:

Paul Gorman

Email: raincitycinema@gmail.com