For example, the Pact of Madrid, signed in 1953 by the United States and Spain, ended a period of virtual isolation for Spain with the United States pledging to support it both economically how military. Furthermore, in 1955, Spain was admitted to the United Nations. Then, from 1959 to 1974, Spain experienced an economic boom nicknamed the “Spanish Miracle.” Spain had adopted new policies and reforms to become an industrialized country that was now less dependent on agriculture. A “rural exodus” has occurred with millions of formerly working farmers moving to cities in search of new jobs in Spain's booming economy. In particular, the Spanish tourism industry has developed and flourished thanks to these new policies. Franco, with ideals that were once pro-rural and anti-urban, now expressed ideals that supported the new Spanish urban culture, also outlined in the Paleto cinema. For example, in the 1968 Spanish comedy, El Turismo Es Un Gran Invento, directed by Pedro Lazaga, the mayor of a small village, Benito, tries to transform his village into a new and improved tourist center, similar to other Spanish tourist towns . Benito goes with his advisor Basilio to the Costa del Sol to learn about tourism and Spanish cities. Rather than the dark and solemn way of city life depicted in Surcos, El Turismo es un gran