Art Ira Lombardía A life among images In the era of hyper-visuality—the saturation of images typical of contemporary society—, Ira Lombardía delves into photographs from a critical perspective and deals with themes like feminism, environmental issues or memory.
Music Zapata Tenor Battle of the giants Zapata Tenor’s goal is to bring classical music to new audiences. To achieve this, he relies on humour. The audience at his concert presenting his latest album, ‘Gigantes,’ will be able to experience this first hand.
R&D Julia de León A defender of the planet Protecting our planet is in good hands, specifically in the hands of Julia de León. This astronomist received the 2025 Mujeres a Seguir Award for her work monitoring the asteroids that threaten the Earth.
Design Emilio Tuñón Egoless architecture Architecture designed by people, with people, for people. This is the key principle for Emilio Tuñón, an architect who does not work for himself, but rather for the city, its surroundings and its inhabitants.
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.
Sport Irene Sánchez-Escribano Slow and steady Just a few days before the Tokyo Games, Irene Sánchez-Escribano felt her left foot crack. Tests confirmed the worse-case scenario: a broken second metatarsal bone. A severe blow. This summer, she’s working slow and steady towards Paris.
R&D Carlos Duarte The future of the planet Changing the message from pessimism to hope. This is what Carlos Duarte, one of the most renowned oceanographers worldwide and winner of the MadBlue Five Oceans Award, asks regarding climate change.