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Culture31 May 2026

Ana de Armas and Ester Expósito among first guests at Bad Bunny's "La Casita" in Madrid

The Puerto Rican star opened a ten-night run at the Metropolitano with actors and footballers dropping in on his second stage.

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Culture17 Feb 2026

StOp,sToP! return as a duo with a new sound

After losing their guitarist, Menorcan musician Jacob AM's band has reinvented itself as a bass-and-drums act.

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Culture16 Feb 2026

Benidorm Fest winners Tony Grox and Lucycalys steer clear of the Eurovision row: "We support RTVE's decision"

The duo won the fifth edition of Spain's song festival in a year when RTVE has pulled out of Eurovision over Israel's participation.

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Culture10 Feb 2026

What Antoni Gaudí left inside Palma Cathedral

From the canopy over the altar to the wrought-iron lamps and ceramic-clad bishop's chair, Gaudí's work in La Seu is easy to miss.

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Culture9 Feb 2026

Consell de Menorca awards €320,000 in cultural grants: the full picture

Forty-two of 46 applications were approved, with AtxeM!, the Mediterranean Literary Meetings and the Ateneu de Maó among the largest awards.

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Culture9 Feb 2026

Benidorm Fest 2026: the favourites aren't always the most streamed

Argentine duo Miranda! lead on streaming, but Kenneth, Rosalinda Galán and Luna Ki have been building support ahead of the festival.

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Culture7 Feb 2026

Benidorm Fest 2026: the songs that might have made a mark at Eurovision

With Spain out of Eurovision over Israel's participation, this year's festival became a showcase of new Spanish pop in its own right.

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Culture5 Feb 2026

"Matres": Campi Qui Puig's family show about life and motherhood comes to the Teatre des Born

The Catalan company's wordless production follows three generations of women through the eyes of a child in rural Catalonia.

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Culture4 Feb 2026

Aurora Sánchez, actress from "Ana y los 7" and "Acacias 38", dies at 66

The Huelva-born actress spent four decades on stage and screen, and was a familiar face on Spanish television.

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Culture3 Feb 2026

Pablo Iglesias turns down Pérez-Reverte's invitation to his Civil War conference

The former deputy prime minister declined to take part, the latest in a series of withdrawals from the Seville event.

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Culture3 Feb 2026

"Palma, ciutat de cinemes": an exhibition on the city's lost and living cinemas

The Consell de Mallorca's Sound and Image Archive traces the history of Palma's picture houses in an exhibition at La Misericòrdia and a new book.

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Culture1 Feb 2026

Fernando Esteso's ties to Mallorca: from 1970s comedy to Agustí Villaronga

The comic actor, who has died at 80, filmed "Los energéticos" in Palma in 1979 and later worked with the Mallorcan director.

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