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.
Design Mercedes Bellido The Enigmatic Illustrator Mysterious, haunting atmospheres characterize the work of Mercedes Bellido, one of Spain’s most influential illustrators. Brands such as Chanel and Zara have shown interest in the particular world of this young artist from Zaragoza.
Art Velázquez, Rembrandt And Vermeer Unexpected parallel visions Velázquez, Rembrandt and Vermeer had more in common than history has wanted us to realise. As part of its fantastic and rewarding 200th anniversary celebrations, the Prado Museum is now revealing it to us, until the end of September.
Cinema and theatre Lluís Homar And José Carlos Plaza For Love Of Pure Theatre The premiere of the adaptation of Aeschylus’ 'Prometheus' is one of the main highlights of the Merida International Classical Theatre Festival. We talked with Lluís Homar, the play’s lead actor, and with José Carlos Plaza, stage director and three times winner of the National Theatre Award.
Music María Rodés When Sensibility Becomes Emphatic Catalan singer-songwriter María Rodés (Barcelona, 1986) has been in music for over a decade but she’s become particularly popular by voicing this summer’s ad by a popular beer brand, advocating the preservation of ocean life.
Sport Jordi Xammar and Silvia Más Set Sail for Japan with the Tokyo Olympics on the Horizon Aglow with good feelings after the great results in the last championships, Jordi Xammar and Silvia Más, skippers of the two 470-class dinghies that have options to represent Spain in the Olympic Games in Tokyo set sail for Japan to participate in the World Cup this summer (August 15-22).
Music Flamenco In Style The Teatro Real completes its second season of 'Flamenco Real', an initiative that saw the main figures of contemporary flamenco enter a true temple of Spanish culture.
