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Semana Santa Processions in Salamanca
by Lindsay Cook on 4/20/2011 10:24:06 AM
This week the Semana Santa celebrations have begun throughout Spain. Semana Santa or holy week is the week before Easter.The most famous celebrations of Semana Santa occur in Seville in the South of Spain.… more »
Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz on stage with Prince
by Kimberly on 4/19/2011
The most famous Spaniards in the world keep making headlines in the US. On the 14th of April in California, where the family currently resides, they showed off their rock-n-roll moves on stage with the artist Prince… more »
Shakira, Schools, Solidarity and the Bare Feet Foundation
by Kimberly on 4/13/2011
Isabel Cristina Mebarak, a.k.a Shakira, doesn’t miss a detail when it comes to the public mega-schools she has been donating to her country over the last 7 years. Regardless of her tight schedule during her… more »
Do Spaniards still sleep a Siesta?
by Lindsay Cook on 4/12/2011
Here in Spain the weather is starting to warm up which is lovely! Whilst traditionally the Spanish people would take a siesta after their lunch in the middle of the afternoon to relax a little and avoid the hottest… more »
Major April Clashes between Giant Rivals Barça and Madrid
by Kimberly on 4/11/2011
Spanish football (soccer) giants and arch rivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona may face each other up to 4 times in just 15 days in April marking a historic and tense month of soccer confrontations.This makes April a… more »
Penelope Cruz among the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
by Lindsay Cook on 4/6/2011 9:29:41 AM
Penelope Cruz is the first Spanish actress to have her name on one of the Hollywood stars in Los Angeles.Her star is number 2, 436 and is located just in front of the Capitan Theatre. The fact that Penelope has a… more »
Seville
by Lindsay Cook on 4/4/2011 1:19:39 PM
Last weekend I visited Seville in the south of Spain. The city was beautiful not just to look at, but also because of the relaxed atmosphere and smell of orange blossom which lingered throughout the streets.We… more »
Messi and Ronaldo to feature on GQ cover
by Lindsay Cook on 3/30/2011 2:13:09 PM
The famous Spanish footballers Messi and Ronaldo will both feature on the cover of April´s edition of the men’s magazine GQ. April will be an important month for the players who will face each other once… more »
Pedro Almodóvar's films to be "treated" by Californian Psychologists
by Kimberly on 3/29/2011
The "craziness" of Spanish filmaker Pedro Almódovar has provoked interested among psychiatrists from UCLA in southern California. The new psychoanalysis center announced on Monday that it would hold a conference to… more »
Salvador Dalí Painting: His wife or Abraham Lincoln?
by Kimberly on 3/25/2011 10:28:45 AM
Famous Spanish painter Salvador Dalí was fascinated with math, optical illusions and many other things that he aptly incorporated into his paintings. He was a genius, constantly surprising people with works that… more »