Literature Salomé Esper Odd reality Salomé Esper’s literature invokes an alternate reality, where fantasy blends with the mundane. With her acclaimed 'La segunda venida de Hilda Bustamante', this is her first time at the Madrid Book Fair.
Photography Jon Gorospe Rethinking the city With his images, Jon Gorospe invites us to rethink the city, in conversation with one of the main events at PHotoESPAÑA 2026: ‘Volver a imaginar’ [Reimagining]. An exhibition that brings together big names in photography.
Sport Diego García Carrera Madrid goes race walking Spanish race walking has found its greatest champion in Diego García Carrera, former member of the Iberia Talento a bordo team. Proof of his commitment is Madrid Marcha, the event where he brings together the world’s best race walkers.
Cinema and theatre Mariana Rondón & Marité Ugás Urgent storytelling With ‘It Would be Night in Caracas’, Venezuelan Mariana Rondón and Peruvian Marité Ugás have garnered three nominations at the 2026 Platino Awards, including Best Film. We chatted with them a few days before the ceremony.
Art Art by Women Five Female Exhibitions Thanks to these women, today, female art continues to gain visibility around the world, in all five continents and in multiple forms of expression. An unstoppable phenomenon reflected in these five exhibitions where women are the theme.
Music Almudena Heredero Cultural Management, Music, and Equality Because of her experience, market vision and knowledge, Almudena Heredero has played a part in the necessary renewal that the Spanish music industry has undergone over the past ten years. Among the changes are, of course, women’s fight to gain visibility and equality. We chatted with her.
Cinema and theatre A Female Gaze The Cine por Mujeres Festival is Back Film Festival Cine por Mujeres (Cinema by Women) returns to Madrid: a date that aims to raise awareness about the work done by all the women in the film industry through screenings and a full educational programme. In its third edition, animation and cinematography also gain prominence.
Gastronomy Disfrutar Six-Handed Avant Garde Cuisine It is among the world’s ten best restaurants and boasts two Michelin stars. Many consider it as the heir apparent of El Bulli. This comment inevitably comes up every time people talk about Disfrutar, the project run by Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch and Mateu Casañas that masters cutting-edge gastronomic techniques.
Art Lula Goce Art That Blooms on Façades Spain, Belgium, Germany, Italy... The girls, women and natural elements that fill Lula Goce’s work are being flaunted by façades around the world, including the mecca of street art, New York. Additionally, two of her pieces are on the list of the 100 best graffito in the world.
Music Single The Elegance of Subtlety They release records at their own pace, without pressures of any kind. Teresa Iturrioz and Ibon Errazkin, the members of Single, are cult artists in their own right. Their music, however, is open to all publics — an exquisite blend of pop and folk that could belong to any period, but which always sounds fiercely personal.