Business
Spanish VC Samaipata raises €70M for new AI-native fund
The pan-European VC firm has held its first close at €70M for Fund III, backed by Germany’s KfW, Spain’s SETT, and a network of family…
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Culture
Spanish Streamer Filmin and Belgium’s Boucan Board ‘Robbery, Beating & Death’ from ‘This is Not Sweden’ Producer Funicular Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Spanish streaming platform Filmin and Belgium’s Boucan Film Production have boarded the series “Robbery, Beating & Death” (“El pitjor…
Culture
Ursula Corberó Set to Star in Jaume Balagueró’s Next Feature, and Other Highlights at Berlin’s Spanish Producers Showcase (EXCLUSIVE)
Úrsula Corberó, the breakout star of Netflix’s “Money Heist,” is set to topline Spanish horror maestro Jaume Balagueró’s next feature,…
Business
Spanish Outdoor Furniture Firm Kettal Takes Majority Stake in Italy’s Driade
MILAN — Nemo Group, which acquired Driade in October 2024, has sold a majority stake in the Italian furniture house to Spain’s Kettal…
Business
Beta Reveals Sales Deals for Spanish Drama Series ‘Pubertat,’ ‘Perfect Life,’ ‘Shades,’ ‘Velvet’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Beta Film has secured several key deals across Europe for its slate of premium Spanish drama series. German-French public service…
Lifestyle
Queen Letizia Keeps It Spanish in Magrit Suede Knee-high Boots for FundéuRAE’s 20th Anniversary
Queen Letizia of Spain leaned on homegrown labels in Madrid on Wednesday, wearing black suede Magrit boots to FundéuRAE’s 20th anniversary…
Culture
Spanish Screenings on Tour Touches Down at Ventana Sur
The itinerant Spanish Screenings on Tour will make a splash Dec. 4 returning to Buenos Aires’ Ventana Sur, Latin America’s most important…
Culture
“An Enemy of the People” Becomes a Spanish Opera
Perhaps Rigola should have been more willful in his handling of the text, since his libretto unfolds more like a selection of highlights…
Business
Spanish Jewelry Label PDPaola Hands Magic Wand to Women for 10th Anniversary
MILAN — For Paola Sasplugas the 10th anniversary of her jewelry brand PDPaola has offered a moment of retrospection. The business she…
News
Oble Adds to Mipcom Slate Canneseries’ Flanders’ ‘How to Kill Your Sister,’ Spanish Comedy ‘Segunda Temporada’ From ‘Autodefensa’ Creators (EXCLUSIVE)
As dealmaking is reaching its climax at Mipcom, boutique production and distribution outfit Oble has added two fresh titles to its slate…
Business
Queen Letizia and Princess Infanta Sofía Keep It Classic in Spanish Slingbacks for National Day
Queen Letizia of Spain and Princess Infanta Sofía took parallel paths in black slingbacks on Sunday, arriving at the Royal Palace in…
Celebrity
Spanish Horror Film ‘Lily’s Ritual’ Acquired by Black Mandala Ahead of Grimmfest Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
New Zealand-based sales outfit Black Mandala has acquired international sales rights to “Lily’s Ritual,” the Spanish horror feature from…
Style
The Old-School Spanish Restaurant Gets the Respect It Deserves
Not terribly long ago, Spanish restaurants were abundant in this part of Manhattan, but a good number have died off in recent years. El…
Culture
Bad Bunny Mocks Fox News for Slamming Super Bowl Gig in ‘SNL’ Monologue: ‘You Have Four Months to Learn’ Spanish
Bad Bunny kicked off Season 51 of “Saturday Night Live” with a bilingual monologue that referenced his upcoming gig as the Super Bowl…
Culture
Spanish Drama ‘Sundays’ Takes Top Prize at San Sebastián, as ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Wins Audience Award
Family was the focus at tonight’s San Sebastián Film Festival awards ceremony, as a jury led by Spanish director J.A. Bayona bypassed…
News
Spain and Portugal fires: Two more dead as Spanish troops battle blazes
Danai Nesta Kupemba BBC News Watch: Emergency crews tackle wildfires in Spain and Portugal Spain has sent 500 more troops to fight raging…
Celebrity
Adult Swim’s Delightful Spanish Language Series ‘Women Wearing Shoulder Pads’ Features ’80s Flair, Lesbian Trysts and So Many Guinea Pigs: TV Review
The stop-motion animated series “Women Wearing Shoulder Pads” is the first Spanish-language original from storied programming bloc Adult…
Celebrity
Locarno’s Spanish Previews: ‘Lóngquán,’ ‘Mantises,’ ‘Cowgirl’ Deliver a Breakout Performance, Fantasy Forest Beasts and Blushing Second Chance Rural Romance
“Lóngquán: The Dragon’s Spring,” a hybrid doc-fiction feature marking the feature debut of Catalan Adrià Guxens, walked off with the…
News
British brothers, aged 11 and 13, drown off Spanish beach
Euan O'Byrne Mulligan BBC News Two British brothers, aged 11 and 13, have died after drowning off a beach on the east coast of Spain,…
Culture
San Sebastián 2025: Alberto Rodriguez’s ‘Los Tigres’ and J.A. Bayona-Produced Netflix Movie ‘She Walks in Darkness’ Selected Among 22 Spanish Titles
Alberto Rodriguez’s ‘Los Tigres,’ backed by Movistar Plus+, and Netflix title ‘She Walks in Darkness,’ produced by “Society of the Snow”…
Beauty
A Grand City Ceremony and Romantic Spanish Countryside Reception in Madrid!
A soft neutral color palette with an emphasis on ivory and blush hues Because it was a destination wedding, we wanted to give our guests a…
News
Banijay’s DLO Producciones Unveils ‘La Caza. Irati’ Part of a Bid With Movistar Plus+ to Consolidate a Major Spanish Crime Franchise
Of all the highlights at last week’s Spanish TV forum Conecta Fiction, one of the biggest was a sneak peak reveal of a teaser-trailer to…
Lifestyle
Queen Letizia Shows Love for Spanish Luxury Shoe Brand Magrit in Slingback Heels and Vibrant Blue Carolina Herrera Dress
Queen Letizia of Spain attended the celebration of the 2024-2025 academic year of the College of Europe on Friday in Bruges, Belgium. The…
News
Man arrested over shooting of Scots in Spanish bar
David Cowan BBC Scotland home affairs correspondent A man suspected of murdering two senior figures from a Scottish organised crime group…