Foreign influencers in southern Spain
Georges Bizet A strong influence on Andalusian myth
Although the French composer never actually set foot in Spain, his operatic adaptation of Carmen has carried the name of Seville way beyond its borders
Foreign influencers in southern Spain
Although the French composer never actually set foot in Spain, his operatic adaptation of Carmen has carried the name of Seville way beyond its borders
Foreign influencers in southern Spain
The bodega has been in Ronda for over four decades but the family's winemaking tradition goes back almost four centuries
Foreign influencers in southern Spain
Born in Chile in 1785, Carrera arrived in Spain in 1808 and joined the Spanish Army, distinguishing himself in heroic battles against Napoleonic forces
Foreign influencers in southern Spain
The Scottish doctor who discovered penicillin visited Spain in 1948, three years after he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Foreign influencers in southern Spain
The son of an English soldier born in Gibraltar in 1854, Langdon played a crucial role in the amateur beginnings of the Spanish football club in 1890
Influencers in southern Spain
He settled in the Spanish city during the 19th century when many other foreign entrepreneurs saw its industrial potential
In the frame
Laurie Levin, an American coach and feminist based in the city, talks about how to deal with the current political turmoil
Foreign influencers in southern Spain
A staunch communist, the Peruvian poet settled in Madrid in 1930, where he mixed in literary circles that supported the Spanish Republic
Interview
The Swedish entrepreneur left behind his career in the world of video games to start a new life as the head of an ecological farm in Malaga province
Foreign influencers in southern Spain
The Austrian ran hotels in Alicante, Almeria and Malaga and coined the 'coast of the sun' name for the Mediterranean coastline in 1928
Foreign influencers in southern Spain
Porfirio Smerdou was honorary Mexican consul in Malaga in the 1930s and when the Civil War started he hid refugees in his house, Villa Maya
Interview
After winning competitions in Germany and the Andalusian TV contest Tierra de Talento, the Malaga-born musician has one conviction: "Playing is what fulfils me"
Art
Svetlana Kalachnik: painter, printmaker and owner of SK Art Workshops
Obituary
For decades, his restaurant La Meridiana has been frequented by the highest echelons of international high society as well as by actors, singers and athletes
Foreign influencers in southern Spain
The Latin American author and diplomat took up his post at the Chilean embassy in Madrid in 1934, where he claimed to have spent the "happiest years of his life"