• Joris Plu: A vibrant interplay of shapes, forms, lines and colours
    Belgian abstract artist Joris Plu enjoying a bit of free time in his 'piece of heaven' in Estepona. (SUR)

    In the frame

    Joris Plu: A vibrant interplay of shapes, forms, lines and colours

    The Belgian abstract artist lived and worked in the UK and USA before settling in Estepona, where he is hosting his latest exhibition which will be inaugurated tonight (Friday) and continue to Saturday 15 February

    Tony Bryant |
  • Gunilla Von Bismarck: Queen of the Marbella jet-set
    The countess and her husband at their Marbella home in 2022. (SUR)

    Foreign influencers in southern Spain

    Gunilla Von Bismarck: Queen of the Marbella jet-set

    The German heiress arrived in the town in 1961, when she was just 12 years old, and it was not long before she became the face of the glamorous social scene

    Tony Bryant |
  • Norman Kinnersley The founder of 'Spanish Red'
    Workers outside the original Colorao factory in Huelin. (SUR.)

    Foreign influencers in southern Spain

    Norman Kinnersley The founder of 'Spanish Red'

    Norman Stuart Kinnersley was an English investor who started Óxidos Rojos de Málaga, a company that is still going and is now run by his grandson

    Jennie Rhodes |
  • Kika Magalhães: actress in LA and motor vehicle museum heiress in Malaga
    Kika Magalhães poses in a dress by Enrico Coveri from the Automobile and Fashion museum in Malaga. (Marilú Báez)

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    Kika Magalhães: actress in LA and motor vehicle museum heiress in Malaga

    In the last year she has had to deal with "grief and a new life". After the death of her father, the collector João Magalhães, she has taken over the management of the Malaga car museum with her brother and mother

    Regina Sotorrío |
  • Felipe Orlando: 'Citizen of the world' and Benalmádena
    The Orlando museum is located in the artist's former home. (SUR)

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    Felipe Orlando: 'Citizen of the world' and Benalmádena

    The Mexican artist first lived in Almeria, then in Malaga city, before finally settling in Benalmádena Pueblo, where there is a museum and a street named in his honour

    Tony Bryant |
  • Sergio Scariolo: An Italian basketball coach in Spain
    Sergio Scariolo as head coach of Spain’s national team. (SUR)

    Foreign influencers in southern Spain

    Sergio Scariolo: An Italian basketball coach in Spain

    The former Unicaja Málaga head coach has a sports pavilion named after him and a star on the boulevard of fame in Puerto Banús

    Jennie Rhodes |
  • Paco Aguilar, champion of basketball and inclusion
    Paco Aguilar in the covered sports hall in Vélez-Málaga that was named after him in 2021. (Ñito Salas)

    Disabled sport

    Paco Aguilar, champion of basketball and inclusion

    Co-founder of Amivel, a club in the top division for more than a decade, Paco is an institution in Vélez-Málaga and in wheelchair sports

    Cristina Vallejo |
  • John Fulton: Facing death in the afternoon in Seville
    John Fulton's former home and studio in Plaza Alianza, Seville. (T.B.)

    Foreign influencers in southern Spain

    John Fulton: Facing death in the afternoon in Seville

    Born the son of a Hungarian mother and an Italian father in 1932, he was a professional bullfighter for more than 40 years and became a cult hero, especially among visiting Americans

    Tony Bryant |