Spanish music mourns passing of Pacheco and Morente
Spain has lost a legendary producer and an iconic flamenco singer in recent weeks. Between them their careers covered everything from ballet to The Smiths.
Spain has lost a legendary producer and an iconic flamenco singer in recent weeks. Between them their careers covered everything from ballet to The Smiths.
The country’s illegal downloading industry continues to confound Spanish authorities, after legislation to curb it flopped despite pressure from the United States.
The release of classified US State Department documents offers some intriguing insights into Spanish politics; it also highlights the complex relationship between the United States and Spain.
Al Jolson’s The Jazz Singer, from 1927, has always been credited as being the first motion picture “talkie”. But a little-known reel released four years earlier starring Spanish singer Concha Piquer may well rewrite film history.
The dramatic recent strike by airport controllers had been threatening to boil over for a long time. However, a number of reasons –both technical and political– meant it came to a head at the worst possible moment.
The arrest of Spanish athlete Marta Domínguez and 13 others for alleged drug offences highlights a major problem for a global leader in sport.
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