Miguel Poveda joined Manu Sánchez on El perro andaluz for a live episode aired on September 17, 2026, bringing Federico García Lorca’s poetry into the program through discussion and music. Poveda’s performance drew on his long relationship with the poet’s work, which has shaped Spanish culture for decades.
The episode looked beyond nostalgia to ask what Lorca’s legacy means today. Poveda described how the verses keep drawing him back and pushing him to find new ways to interpret them through music. A forensic handwriting analysis completed on September 7, 2026, confirmed that unpublished verses found by Poveda were authentically written by Federico García Lorca. The episode included discussion and a musical set by Poveda, with Lorca’s poetry at its center.
María Galiana brought another perspective, reflecting on the difficult parts of Lorca’s life and the loss that followed his death. She faced the darker history directly, stressing that his poetry cannot be separated from the events that shaped and ended his life. El Televisero reported that Galiana’s comments focused on Lorca’s place in Spanish culture and the lasting effect of his absence.
Actor Ángel Ruiz read one of Lorca’s recently recovered final texts, bringing the lost words to life on stage. The authenticity of the lines had been confirmed days before the broadcast, adding a sense of discovery to the night, as elDiario.es noted.
El perro andaluz also mixes homage with humor. In the show’s Confesionario segment, Poveda takes on a fictional government role. Petite Lorena’s arrival takes Sánchez and Poveda to the Canary Islands for a detour into regional humor and surprises.
Politics enters the conversation when Iván Redondo, former director of the Cabinet of the Presidency, joins Sánchez to discuss current debates. Old RTVE footage gives their exchange an added dimension: a question from Jesús Quintero takes on new meaning. RTVE highlighted Poveda’s live performance of “Grito hacia Roma” from Lorca’s “Poeta en Nueva York” as the episode’s musical climax.
At the close of the episode, Poveda performs “Grito hacia Roma” again. His voice makes Lorca’s poetry feel urgent and alive, before Sánchez ends the night with his monologue, leaving viewers to wonder what twist he’ll bring next.
By bringing Lorca’s poetry into political debate through music, El perro andaluz gives Spain’s cultural memory room to be reimagined. The episode’s refusal to separate art from its history keeps Lorca’s voice, and those who carry it forward, basic to Spain’s ongoing conversation with itself.
