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Back to the future with Rubalcaba

Spain’s Socialists have chosen a veteran of two previous governments as their new leader. Given this baggage, his challenge is to show he can come up with new ideas.

February 5th, 2012 | Posted in Iberoblog | Read More »

Spain’s film dubbing: ghost of a fascist past must be laid to rest

La Dama de hierro in action.

Failure to use original sound in movies is bad for cinema fans and their language skills.

February 2nd, 2012 | Posted in Featured, Films, Latest, Spain | Read More »

La Liga: Málaga find form

Pellegrini can breathe a bit more easily after beating Sevilla.

Manuel Pellegrini’s side push for a European place with a 2-1 win over Sevilla.

January 31st, 2012 | Posted in Featured, Latest, Spain | Read More »

Amar y Vivir

"Franco's cruel Spain did everything wrong..."

Humanity’s greatest excesses lead to its everlasting successes!

January 31st, 2012 | Posted in Featured, Iberoblog | Read More »

Even Spanish TV feels the pain

Sending the wrong signal? RTVE's El Pirulí tower in Madrid (right). Photo: Skyscrapercity.com.

State broadcaster RTVE warns that a 20-percent reduction in funding means an end to big-budget original programming and more repeats.

January 30th, 2012 | Posted in Featured, Latest, Spain | Read More »

Valencia’s Camps is off the hook, but something still smells rotten

Camps: laughing all the way to absolution. Photo: EFE.

The former Valencia regional premier has been absolved of wrongdoing in one of Spain’s most infamous corruption scandals. But his party isn’t popping open the champagne – nor should it.

January 27th, 2012 | Posted in Featured, Iberoblog | Read More »

Real Madrid’s Barça jinx leaves Mourinho facing wrath of Bernabéu

The Portuguese coach desperately needs to beat Barcelona in order to restore his reputation among fans and players.

January 25th, 2012 | Posted in Iberoblog | Read More »

La Liga: Sevilla and Betis bury the hatchet as the Andalusia derby returns

Sevilla and Betis - the best of enemies.

It’s been one of Spanish soccer’s bitterest rivalries in recent years. But while the sparks flew when Seville’s Big Two met again on Saturday, the bottles didn’t.

January 24th, 2012 | Posted in Featured, Spain, Sports | Read More »

Garzón affair reflects Spain’s tortured relationship with its past

Garzón: The Spanish judiciary's most divisive figure.

Spain’s best-known judge goes on trial today for having dared attempt to investigate human rights violations during the Franco dictatorship.

January 24th, 2012 | Posted in Featured, Iberoblog, Spain | Read More »

The name falls mainly on the plain, in Spain; in Spain!

Can art reside in a name? Just ask Gaudí.

January 23rd, 2012 | Posted in Iberoblog | Read More »

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