Music Gustavo Gimeno Destined to hold the baton The baton of Gustavo Gimeno, one of the greatest Spanish orchestra conductors, is at the service of Teatro Real. Since last September, he works as the musical director of this Spanish institution.
Fashion Regina Polanco The fabric alchemist The future of fashion requires producing more environmentally friendly fabrics. This is the way Regina Polanco, winner of the Premio Mujeres a Seguir 2025 in the Entrepreneurship category, is rethinking this industry.
Sport Andrea Fuentes Swimming in medals This Spanish athlete with the most Olympic medals in history—four, an honour she shares with Mireia Belmonte and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario—wants to keep adding to her medal display case, now as a coach.
Art Erika Ewel The invisible thread Bolivian artist Erika Ewel transforms everyday materials, like textiles, into tools to shed light on stories combining the intimate and the collective. Now, the exhibition ‘De los retazos me construyo’ brings together a selection of her works.
Cinema and theatre María Hervás A voice of her own The Talía Award for Young Talent goes to... María Hervás! This actress from Madrid has embodied some of the most acclaimed female characters in Spanish theatre in recent times.
Literature Juan Gómez-Jurado Keeping the reader in suspense Over time, Juan Gómez-Jurado has woven his own universe where his thrillers leave readers breathless. He’s back with ‘Todo Arde’, a novel featuring three fearless women.
Art Current Spanish painting The validity of the Spanish paintbrush Goya, Velázquez, Murillo, Sorolla, Dalí, Picasso... Historically, Spanish painting has been renowned around the world. What about now? Who inherited the talent of those great masters?
Art Irma Álvarez-Laviada Minimalism and delicacy Irma Álvarez-Laviada has managed to transcend pictorial art and reinvent her work using materials in her studio. Her personal style, wrapped in minimalism and delicacy, was a hit at ARCO 2022, and she’s back again this year.
Cinema and theatre Film Festivals The curtain rises From San Sebastián to Málaga, several Spanish cities have their own film festivals. One of them, in fact, is on par with the most important in the world. Do you know which one we’re talking about?
Literature Leticia Sala The power of words Words are the raw material Leticia Sala works with and she has the virtue of cutting them down and conveying more with less. Her first short-story collection, ‘Los cisnes de Macy’s’, is proof of this.