Spain makes Cannes history with record three films in Palme d’Or race
Spanish cinema will make history at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, with three films competing for the Palme d’Or for the first time since the...
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Madrid’s refusal to loan Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ to Bilbao fuels political tensions
A growing political and cultural dispute has erupted in Spain over whether Pablo Picasso’s iconic anti-war painting Guernica should be temporarily moved from Madrid to...
Morrissey cancels Valencia gig, blaming noisy Fallas festival and ‘indescribable hell’ of hotel
British singer Morrissey cancelled his scheduled concert in Valencia on Thursday, blaming a lack of sleep caused by the intense noise of the city’s famous...
Spain’s disgraced ex-king’s memoir spills secrets on Franco, extramarital affairs & accidentally killing his brother
Spain’s disgraced former monarch, Juan Carlos I, has revealed the moment dictator Francisco Franco personally summoned him to name him as his heir – a decision...
Madrid may fine Rosalía over ‘serious public safety incidents’ during album launch
Madrid’s mayor, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, said on Wednesday that Spanish pop star Rosalía’s surprise album presentation in the city centre earlier in the week caused...
Spain submits ‘Sirat’ for best international feature film at Oscars
Oliver Laxe’s Sirat, recipient of the Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, has officially been selected as Spain’s candidate for Best International Feature...
Netflix to invest more than a billion euros in Spain over next four years
The US streaming giant Netflix has said that it is going to invest €1.1 billion in productions in Spain between 2025 and 2029, which has...
Dozens of artists skip Barcelona’s Sónar festival in support of Palestinians
Dozens of artists have pulled out of this year’s Sónar electronic music festival taking place from 12-14 June in Barcelona, protesting financial ties between its...
Tributes pour in for Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, who has died aged 89
Tributes have poured in for Spanish Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, the Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters, who died on...
US court revives case surrounding a Nazi-looted painting in Madrid museum
The future ownership of a French impressionist painting, once stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish woman, is once again uncertain after the US Supreme...
