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Mike Leigh's Tender Loving Care won the Golden Shell at San Sebastián. The film also received awards for its screenplay and lead performance, while José Luis Rebordinos received a standing ovation at his final edition as festival director.
Salamanca’s Plaza del Concilio de Trento filled with classic cars as the Rally del V Centenario de la Escuela de Salamanca brought automotive history to the streets. Locals and visitors stood face to face with vehicles that once ruled Spanish roads.
San Sebastián gave Spanish cinema two major prizes. Javier Cámara won for _5 minutos más_, while _La bola negra_ took the public award after leading the Perlak vote.
La Bola Negra won the Premio del Público at the Festival de San Sebastián. The film also collected 1.3 million euros on its first day in Spanish cinemas.
Mike Leigh's possible final film has won San Sebastián's top prize. The 83-year-old director also took the screenplay award, while Kate O'Flynn and Javier Cámara received acting honours.
Plaza Nueva and the Carrera del Darro feature alongside Lorca's Granada in La bola negra, Spain's international feature submission for the 2027 Oscars. The Javis used city streets and historic sites, including gardens, to build the film's world.
Pepe Rodríguez, chef and owner of El Bohío, has made clear that his restaurant is off-limits to those who turn dining into a spectacle. He rejects both camera-wielding influencers and guests seeking notoriety without cameras, defending the dignity of his kitchen and staff.
Anna Netrebko returned to Barcelona after five years away. Her Aida opened the Liceu season amid protests and Shirin Neshat's fiercely anti-war production.
At Madrid's Centro Danza Matadero, María Pagés revisits the journey that took her from Seville to the capital. Her latest work turns family memories shaped by grief and restraint into an intimate flamenco confession.
La bola negra has won the San Sebastián audience prize and topped Spain's box office. Its opening drew 175,000 viewers and nearly €1.5 million as cinemas struggle to meet demand.
La bola negra has won San Sebastián's top audience prize in Perlak. The Javis' film scored 9.4 with viewers and secured a €50,000 award for its distributor.
Eduardo Rodríguez Rodway died at 81 on 26 September 2026. His death closes Triana's original chapter, leaving a sound that joined Andalusian roots with modern rock.
Alejandro Sanz joined Shakira on stage in Madrid, bringing back their hit La Tortura for a roaring crowd. Michelle Salas and other celebrities made the concert a night to remember.
Eduardo Rodríguez 'Rodway', Triana's founding guitarist, died at 81 in Cádiz. He was the last surviving member of the original lineup, and his death closes a long fight over the band's name.
Eduardo Rodríguez 'Rodway' died on 26 September 2026 at Hospital Universitario de Puerto Real in Cádiz. He was the last surviving member of Triana's original line-up and helped shape Spanish rock with flamenco and Andalusian influences.
Alejandro Sanz joined Shakira on stage in Madrid for a powerful reunion of La tortura, but his later reflection on authenticity and empathy gave the night unexpected depth. The event drew 55,000 fans and left the door open for more surprises.
Brad Pitt brought his new film to San Sebastián with a warning about cinema's fragile middle ground. He also called for greater attention to what connects people.
Guitarricadelafuente, known for his distinctive sound, now leads the cast of La bola negra. Directed by Los Javis, the film marks his unexpected move from music to acting and puts him at the center of one of Spain’s most anticipated cinematic releases.
More than half of the 214 exhumation requests at Cuelgamuros come from families of Francoist soldiers, challenging assumptions about Spain’s Civil War memory. A small forensic team is working under pressure to identify the remains amid delays and controversy.
Iván Redondo, once the strategic mind behind Spain’s prime minister, faces tough questions on TVE’s 'Plano General'. He discusses corruption and his relationship with Pedro Sánchez, along with the health crisis that forced his departure from Moncloa.
La bola negra has broken pre-sale records before its Friday opening. Madrid cinemas are adding sessions as audiences turn the premiere into a shared event.
Helena Guardans will lead the Liceu for five years. Her appointment follows a record sponsorship season and comes ahead of the Liceu Mar project.
Helena Guardans now leads Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu. She brings fundraising experience and a long record of building ties between businesses and institutions.
Córdoba’s Cosmopoética festival began in shock after director Pablo Téllez de la Poza died in a motorcycle crash just hours before opening night. His death has shaken the city’s cultural scene.
Just hours before Cosmopoética 2026 opened, Pablo Téllez de la Poza, director of Verbo Servicios Culturales, died in a motorcycle accident in Madrid. The festival will proceed as planned, but his death casts a shadow over the event.
Teatro Real opened its 2026-27 season with Puccini's Manon Lescaut on 23 September 2026. Nicola Luisotti led a strong orchestra, but the cast and predictable staging never fully caught fire.
Antonio Ortuño’s SEAT 600 JTR has been picked as the best custom car in Spain and Portugal at the Hot Wheels Legends Tour. More than 20,000 fans packed the Circuito de Jarama to see the event and celebrate car culture.
La bola negra opens in Spain on 25 September 2026, with 35 mm screenings expected at only five cinemas. The film is beginning its Oscar 2027 campaign.
La Bola Negra reaches Spanish cinemas on 25 September 2026 as Spain's submission for the 2027 Oscars. Its story moves from Granada to Cantabria and Sierra Nevada across three periods: 1932, 1937 and 2017.
Contemporary Istanbul opens to the public with two very different works. Jaume Plensa brings a seven-metre sculpture to the Golden Horn, while Johnny Depp presents his first sculpture in bronze.
Johnny Depp has presented his first sculpture at Contemporary Istanbul. The two-metre white bronze work draws on a childhood drawing by his son and a recurring dream from Depp's own childhood.
Pablo Remón brings Verborrea to Madrid with Javier Cámara and Israel Elejalde, alongside Marta Nieto and Emilio Tomé. The play links a fictional punk band from the late 1980s to a family shaped by Francoism.
Carlos Boyero has given La bola negra an unusually strong early review. He praises directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, along with the cast, ahead of the film’s cinema release on 25 September 2026, with Spain having already selected it as its submission for the 2027 Academy Awards.
Fans in Cartagena spent the night waiting for Arde Bogotá invitations. Only 1,250 are available, with a limit of two per person. Some supporters returned after missing out in Murcia.
