The family home and the school David and José Muñoz attended were both close to La Española in Cornellà de Llobregat. The brothers grew up spending much of their time at the bar their parents ran. In a November 2026 profile in El Mundo, David described their attachment to it: “We are bar people and, above all, people of this bar.” They have also said that returning to La Española brings back “a thousand memories and a thousand anecdotes.”
At the Premios 20minutos 2026, held at Madrid’s Teatro Real on 12 November, Estopa received an award for 27 years in music and its contribution to Spanish popular culture. Health Minister Mónica García and 20minutos director Jesús Morales presented the award. The brothers recalled customers with different backgrounds and political views talking, sometimes arguing, then sharing a beer and putting their differences aside. They said they hoped Spain could reflect that kind of coexistence. Estopa received the recognition alongside Ceuta and the association Atades.
For the Muñoz family, the bar was a daily meeting place for local residents. Their parents had moved to Catalonia from Zarza-Capilla, a municipality in Badajoz, in search of new opportunities. In interviews, the brothers have said they were practically brought up among regular customers and their conversations. David Muñoz has recalled that the clientele included Real Madrid and Barcelona supporters, people from Extremadura and Bilbao, as well as customers with different political affiliations. He said he and José were about 10 or 12 when they observed those conversations. A report by Cadena 100 also mentions familiar customers, including police officers from the station opposite the bar.
That everyday setting sits central to the story the brothers told: their example of coexistence came from people sharing a neighbourhood bar, not a formal institution. At the Teatro Real, David tied those memories to a call for respect, saying the brothers hoped Spain could learn to move on after disagreements. A related theme appears in this report on Basque remembrance.
La Española later changed hands after the family ran it for approximately two decades. When David and José returned in January 2025 for a report by Caiga quien caiga, they met the new owner; the bar was then run by a family of Chinese origin. The account describes it as a traditional neighbourhood venue serving breakfast, sandwiches and tapas; set meals were also on offer. The bar was still operating when the brothers visited again in November 2026 for El Mundo. They spent several hours there with the journalist and reconnected with local residents. At the time of the 2026 award, the brothers were also preparing La Maketa, a release of early songs written before their major success.
