the singer-songwriter Pau Riba died this Sunday at the age of 73 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, a disease that has forced him to go through the hospital several times since the beginning of the year. The artist, eternal ‘terrible child’ of the song in Catalan, versatile artist and apostle of the transgression, … Read more
Mar C Llop photographer and activist of the trans people association * Generem! he died today, causing an avalanche of condolences. This Saturday, February 25, our colleague and friend Mar C. Llop left us. Nothing we say will do justice to his vitality, his activism and his strength. She leaves us her works and the … Read more
The Mallorcan writer Maria Antonia Oliver has died at the age of 75, as confirmed by the Catalan Language Writers Association (EFTA). Known for her narrative production, Oliver received in 2016 the Honorary Award for Catalan Literature i la St. George’s Cross the 2007. In the long fortnight of published books, the author wrote novels, … Read more
Writer and publisher Jordi Albertí Oriol dies at the age of 71 DDG The writer, publisher, philologist and historian Jordi Albertí Oriol has died at the age of 71, according to the Institution of Catalan Literature. Born a Cassà de la Selva (Gironès) in July 1950, as a graduate in Catalan philology, he published a … Read more
Antoni Miro LAURA WARRIOR The fashion designer Antoni Miro has died at the age of 74, according to theACN. Born a Sabadell in 1947, the son of a tailor, he opened his first store at the age of 20, in 1968, where he marketed his own designs. ‘Yellow‘was in the Rambla de Catalunya from Barcelona. … Read more
BarcelonaFrancisco Gento, a former Real Madrid player and international with the Spanish national team, died on Tuesday at the age of 88, according to the Madrid club. Paco Gento played for Real Madrid for 18 seasons, from 1953 to 1971, during which he won six European Cups – the player who has won the most … Read more
Barcelona musician Jordi Sabatés died this Tuesday, at the age of 73. Pianist, composer and musical arranger, he was part of the group Om in the sixties, led by guitarist Toti Soler, and also participated in the recording of Pau Riba’s famous album ‘Dioptria’. With his group Jarka released several albums, and simultaneously this facet … Read more
Sidney Poitier, the first black actor to win the Oscar for Best Actor and Symbol of Racial Integration in the United States in the 1960s, died yesterday at the age of 94. The announcement of his death came from the Bahamian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for which Poitier had been a lifelong ambassador since 1997. … Read more