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María Fernanda Vargas, from OnlyFans star to winner of mayoral race in Ecuador
The 32-year-old comfortably soared to victory despite the questions about her past on the adult content platform
The 32-year-old comfortably soared to victory despite the questions about her past on the adult content platform
The 42-year-old writer is ruling the bestseller lists, ahead of J.K. Rowling, John Grisham and Stephen King. She has sold 20 million books, in which she blends fiction with traumas from her own life
A key figure in the Scottish post-punk scene, the artist became a renowned music producer in the United States, working with legends such as Hanson or Jon Bon Jovi. Today, he runs three restaurants with a Scottish heart and a Spanish soul in London. EL PAÍS spent some time with him to learn about his fascinating journey
The Perdón wind farm in Navarre is the birthplace of an industry in which Spain has played a pioneering role
The Swedish director won the 2017 Palme d’Or at Cannes with ‘The Square,’ a savage satire about the world of contemporary art. Last year he did it again with ‘Triangle of Sadness,’ a cynical, funny and cruel portrait of fashion and the privileged classes
More than half of the children in the country have been displaced by the conflict with Russia. This photo essay highlights how the war has disrupted students’ education
On December 26, the Iranian chess player participated in the World Rapid Chess Championship in Kazakhstan with her head uncovered, a silent protest that is a very serious offense in her native country. After the photos circled the world, she announced her intention to settle in Spain. Her story represents the cause of freedom that so many Iranian women are fighting for
Cartier’s historic flagship store has reopened after two and a half years of renovations
She revolutionized the publishing market with her light and funny feminism in ‘How to Be a Woman’ and ‘How to Build a Girl.’ After writing 360,000 words about the female experience, she’s ready to take on a new literary challenge: what’s wrong with men?
Here are some of the new things we’re expecting in the coming year: from superapps to Y2K fashion
Dr. Anna Lluch spoke with EL PAÍS about research funding, cancer screening methods and humanizing the treatment of patients
The writer, artist and great chronicler of the New York underground felt from childhood that her gender did not match the one on her birth certificate. Last year, a face modification app brought her a revelation
The former climber was mesmerized by four guys working out in the street. It wasn’t long before he was testing himself against the best and becoming the world champion of the sport
Ever since she first explored an astounding mining tunnel in the early 1980s, Mertxe Urteaga has been demonstrating the importance of Roman colonization in the Basque Country, undoing the long-held myth that the small mountainous region resisted the invaders
Four Spanish Claretian priests put themselves at risk to try to save 155 Jews from Nazi persecution between 1940 and 1944 in Paris. During that period, fake baptisms were carried out in a clandestine operation that was kept strictly under wraps; until now
As the head of the Health Ministry’s Coordination Center for Health Alerts, the 56-year-old doctor from Zaragoza, who turns up every day on his motorbike, found himself center stage during the pandemic in Spain. His handling of it has brought him admirers and critics in equal measure
The Spanish capital’s icon of public healthcare is now dedicated almost entirely to coronavirus patients. EL PAÍS spent three days inside to see how the daily battles are being fought
Under Operation Balmis, more than 8,000 soldiers in Spain are doing what they can every day to support the fight against Covid-19, from building field hospitals and disinfecting senior residences, to transporting the bodies of victims
The 92-year-old woman worshiped her late father, Ante Pavelić, whose regime was responsible for the genocide of more than 300,000 people in the Nazi puppet state of Croatia. Before her death, she invited us into her home where there was no remorse, only a deeply entrenched hatred
Pablo Delcán translates complex ideas with simple brushstrokes, and he must do so at top speed
A saline lagoon in Spain’s southeastern region of Murcia has become a symbol of how a lack of respect for the environment can backfire. This popular spot made global headlines in October when thousands of dead fish washed up on shore. EL PAÍS traveled to what was once an idyllic spot to find out how things got this bad
EL PAÍS travels to the places where Spain’s far-right party made the greatest gains at the November 10 election to find out what its supporters are like, and what they hope to gain from their vote. What emerges is a complex picture that cuts across age, social background and even ideology
These once-bustling centers of activity were largely abandoned when other forms of transportation took over. But the few remaining residents are fighting to preserve their legacy, and to find a new purpose for their crumbling infrastructure
Francisco Nicolás Gómez Iglesias talks to EL PAÍS about how he went from rubbing shoulders with Spain’s political elite to facing up to 30 years in jail for fraud
EL PAÍS SEMANAL has traveled across the country to find out why people are willing to stand in line for as long as it takes just to get a taste of these deceptively simple dishes
Loved and hated in almost equal measure, the Barça soccer star was a mainstay of Spain’s greatest ever national team, but when it comes to business, tennis is his game. In the run-up to his makeover of the Davis Cup, he talks to EL PAÍS about his venture and how Shakira is a source of inspiration
Ireland used to receive around 6,000 applications for citizenship a year before the 2016 referendum. But last year alone it received 25,000, some from British nationals living in Spanish territory