With travel restrictions in place and airline schedules disrupted for the foreseeable future, Spain, with its beautiful Mediterranean weather and delicious dishes, feels further than ever before. Even though we can’t travel right now, there is nothing stopping you from bringing the world into your house as you wait for that next big trip. The...Read More

Paella, cocktails and a screening of Almodóvar’s latest masterpiece – what else could you ask for? Join Spanish Marks next Tuesday, 25th February at 7pm for a screening of Pain and Glory (in Spanish, Dolor y Gloria) at the India Club Lounge-Bar. Pain and Glory is a deeply personal drama that follows the story of...Read More

Let the London City Philharmonic take you on a symphonic journey through Spain and Latin America this Saturday, 8th February at 7:30pm, as they celebrate the influence of Spanish rhythm and music on the Old and New World. Led by the London City Philharmonic’s principal conductor and founder Olsi Qinami, the orchestra will perform a beautiful...Read More

That’s it, ladies and gentlemen: 2020 has officially begun! And, of course, our first Hispanic London event of the decade could be none other than a screening of one of legendary director Pedro Almodóvar’s best films. All About My Mother (in Spanish, Todo sobre mi madre) will be screened this Thursday, 23rd January at 7pm...Read More

La Casa de los Espíritus (in English, The House of the Spirits) was the first novel ever written by Isabel Allende. After being rejected by several Spanish-language publishers, it was finally published in Buenos Aires in 1982 and became an instant bestseller. The novel was critically acclaimed, earning Best Novel of the Year in Chile,...Read More

A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior – both of which still haunt him decades later. This is the plot of El Secreto de sus Ojos (The Secret in Their Eyes), an Academy Award-winning thriller...Read More

Festelón, the Festival of Spanish Theatre of London is finally back! Festelón is an independent initiative that every year brings Spanish theatre companies to London to perform in Spanish with English surtitles. This year, the festival will be held at City Lit – Holborn from the 1st to the 19th October. ¿Te lo vas a perder?...Read More

Watching movies is a great way of learning a foreign language: it exposes you to the authentic language spoken by natives, it teaches you conversational skills, and it’s so much fun – especially when the film in question is by the legendary director Pedro Almodóvar! This Thursday, 29th August, learn Spanish by watching the award-winning...Read More

Lights, camera, action! This Sunday 11th August do not miss the opportunity to attend an exclusive preview of Pedro Almodóvar’s new film, Pain and Glory, starring Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz. The film is getting an official release on 23rd August – but you can be the first to see it this weekend at Stratford...Read More

Hola chicas y chicos, Did you go to the Flamenco festival? Or maybe Rosalía’s concert? Or perhaps you had the chance to listen to some of Rosalía’s songs? If you visited any of the events that Julia and I posted about recently, this blog is for you. And if you couldn’t make it to any...Read More