TAB Connection Sarah Macías Travelling through words Words are a powerful tool and must be used to build bridges between people, cultures and communities. That’s what Sarah Macías did during the World Universities Public Speaking Championship in Spanish to proclaim herself champion.
R&D Pilar Mateo Leading the way Scientist Pilar Mateo is the winner of the 2025 Talento a bordo Mujeres a Seguir Award. A firm believer in science at the service of society who has saved thousands of lives with her innovations.
Sport Alfonso Cabello A life full of challenges “What pushes me the most is to be told I can’t do something, to first prove to myself, and then to others, that indeed I can.” With this sentence, Alfonso Cabello shows how he has become one of the best para-cyclists in the world.
TAB Connection Ignacio Blanco A scale of greys The Spanish University Debate League (LEDU) celebrated its 25th edition and its best speaker, Ignacio Blanco, a young journalist who defends the grey scale in a polarised world that seems to be ruled by black or white.
Music Aitana Music to fly high Aitana somehow inherited her talent for music from her artistic grandfather from Jaén, whom she never met. Today, she flies high with her songs, and brings her fans along for the ride.
Cinema and theatre Les Luthiers A farewell with smiles The Argentinian group Les Luthiers will tour Spain and Latin America with ‘Más tropiezos de Mastropiero’, the show they’re bidding farewell to the stage with after more than five decades on the road.
Sport Alba Torrens and Maite Cazorla Love for basketball The Spanish female basketball team has set its sights high at the Eurobasket in Israel and Slovenia. Alba Torrens contributes experience and Maite Cazorla, her youth, a winning combination to reach the top of the tournament.
Literature Carme Chaparro A dream come true This journalist and writer —or storyteller as she defines herself— Carme Chaparro remembers walking around on Sant Jordi [Saint George’s Day] with a backpack full of books for her idols to sign. Today, she’s the one doing the signing.
Literature Miguel Ángel Hernández Literature as oxygen Miguel Ángel Hernández’s literary career started just over a decade ago with a call from the mythical editor Jorge Herralde. Today, he strolls around the Madrid Book Fair with his fourth novel under his arm: ‘Anoxia’.
Sport Niko Shera The quiet man Since last December, a severe injury has kept Niko Shera off the tatami. Any other judoka hoping to win a medal at the Paris Games would be anxious, but he keeps calm and collected, and only thinks about winning gold.