Saltar al contenido
Isabel Preysler: A socialite with British connections

Foreign influencers in southern Spain

Isabel Preysler: A socialite with British connections

The mother of singers Enrique and Julio José Iglesias is often at Starlite when her sons perform and has a star on Puerto Banús' boulevard of fame

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

    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

    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'

    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

    In the frame

    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

    Foreign influencers in southern Spain

    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

    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

    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

    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 |
  • Graham Greene: Travels with a priest in post-Franco Spain

    Foreign influencers in southern Spain

    Graham Greene: Travels with a priest in post-Franco Spain

    The British author based the character Monsignor Quixote, in the book of the same name, on his friend Leopoldo Durán

    Jennie Rhodes |
  • William Mark: A 'second paradise' for a British consul

    Foreign influencers in southern Spain

    William Mark: A 'second paradise' for a British consul

    The diplomat took up the position in Malaga in 1824 and, seven years later, he succeeded in opening the first Protestant cemetery in Spain

    Tony Bryant |
  • Finding out what it means to be human - on a motorbike

    In the frame

    Finding out what it means to be human - on a motorbike

    Dr Lindsay Foreman, who has lived in the south of Spain since 2019, is travelling around the world with her husband, gathering research to present at a psychology conference

    Jennie Rhodes |