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PICASSO’S
DEATH

in English
April 7th to 13th 2023
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How Malaga reacted

News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
to news of the loss
Lifestyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 of the locally born
What To Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Food&Drink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
genius on 8 April
Health&Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 1973 P22&24
Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

The iconic image of Jesús Cautivo, known as

the Señor de Málaga, is manoeuvred into the
city’s Calle Larios on Monday night this week.
HUGO CORTÉS

Holy Week devotion

The streets of Malaga province are filled with fervour and passion at Easter P10-11

Three in ten residents End of the unusual

of Marbella are foreign drive across the
born, latest data shows, runway at Gibraltar as
with Britons still the Kingsway road tunnel
biggest group P4 finally opens P16
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NEWS April 7th to 13th 2023
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Dearest prices ever on the Costa fail to

slow down record demand from tourists
Owners of hotels and Pedro Echevarría, manager of Boutique Hotels Gonzalo Ar- demand from customers willing With the beaches packed and
tourism businesses in five-star hotel Only You in Malaga menteros was confident that the to pay around 10% more than promenades bustling as if sum-
had rooms costing 15-20% more, no vacancies sign will light up before the pandemic. “Even so, mer season had started, it is in-
Malaga province say that with the average price for all along the coast this Easter week- turnover will be 4% above 2019, creasingly difficult to secure a
more people are coming Easter week rising to 300 euros end. Likewise, Mari Francis although inflation will keep table in the beach bars. Presi-
and spending more than per night. “Until Maundy Thurs- Peñarroya, general manager of profit levels lower,” said the head dent of the beach businesses
day we have 80% occupancy, Holiday World in Benalmádena, of Mahos hospitality association, association, Manuel Villafaina,
ever this Easter with Easter weekend full. Of our stressed that “the forecast fig- Javier Frutos, confident that “it was clear that the increased
PILAR MARTÍNEZ six rooms with a terrace facing ures are unbeatable”. will be a good Easter week”. spending power of visitors
the processions now at 1,000 “Prices are 12 to 15% higher means “it is this type of cus-
MALAGA. Tourists are as keen as euros a night, four are already now. We expect summer rates to tomer that we have to retain”.
ever to visit this coastline at taken. We’re really happy. Best rise by 20% due to the inflation- With the beaches packed Some eateries have also noted
Easter for its beaches, the break year yet.” ary pressures on a hotel like this more trade from tourists in holi-
and promenades bustling,
from routine, the solemn, emo- On the coast, Marbella boasts especially for energy and cater- day rentals choosing to eat out
tive processions for Holy Week the highest occupancy rate, with ing. Best of all, the market is tol- it is increasingly difficult more often.
and top-notch food and drink. average prices beating Malaga’s erating these increases,” she said. to secure a table in the
This is despite the record highs in increases such as up to 2,000 beach bars Holiday rentals
prices advertised by hotels, res- euros for two nights at the Boho Bars and restaurants President of the AVVA Pro tour-
taurants, beach bars, airlines and Club on The Golden Mile. In restaurants they are pulling ist rental association, Carlos Pé-
travel agencies alike. Founder and president of Soho out all the stops to meet the high rez-Lanzac, confirmed that
The Costa del Sol is showing
its tourist muscle once more with
rising demand leading to 85%
occupancy in hotels and 90% in
campsites and holiday rentals,
making it difficult even to reserve
a table for a meal out.
Add to this the fact that the
number of seats on sale on flights
to Malaga Airport have exceeded
pre-pandemic levels this week,
despite airline tickets being up
to 20% more expensive.
President of the association of
travel agencies for the Costa del
Sol, Sergio García, said, “This is
the first Holy Week with absolute
normality for flying without any
kind of travel restrictions to the
most far-flung countries. And it
shows.”
The regional minister for Tour-
ism, Arturo Bernal, had no doubts
whatsoever last weekend that this
will be “the best Holy Week in
history”.

Hotel bookings
José Luque, president of the
Costa del Sol hoteliers’ associa-
tion Aehcos, confirmed the av-
erage rate increase is 10-15%
for all tourist venues compared
to 2019 prices. Spanish tourists
are booking well in advance
whereas foreign visitors are
booking more last-minute, pay- Customers are paying about 10 per cent more in bars and restaurants than before the pandemic say business owners. MIGUE FERNÁNDEZ
ing a higher price.
“Bookings have not been nega-
tively impacted by the price rise,”
he stated, noting also the pres-
sures of inflation on businesses Spain had over 4m foreign visitors This increase in visitors also
brings with it an increase in
before the pandemic, tourist
spending is 12.9% higher.
that cannot swallow all price in-
creases. Luque pointed out that in February spending 5bn euros spending. The average daily
spend in February by interna-
The minister of Industry,
Commerce and Tourism, Héctor
the Costa del Sol is now attract- tional tourists grew by 19.2% to Gómez, said, “It is proving to
ing higher-spending visitors - in 163 euros. On average, each tour- be an exceptional start to the
March the amount spent per visi- AMPARO ESTRADA tourists spent 41.1% more than ist spent 1,233 euros, some 3.8% year for tourism, at the start of
tor increased by 12%. the same month of the previous more than in February 2022. an Easter when we expect oc-
A quick search on Book- MADRID. Spain was visited by year - reaching an impressive During the first two months of cupancy and spending records
ing.com for a three-day break in more than four million interna- 5.3 billion euros. 2023, the total spending of in- to be broken.”
Malaga city from Maundy Thurs- tional visitors in February, some The tourism sector recovered ternational tourists increased by The United Kingdom contin-
day showed only 6% availability 35.9% more than in the same strongly in the first two months 54.7% compared to the same pe- ues to be the country that sends
last weekend - a key indicator of month of 2022, according to the of the year when a total of 8.5 riod of the previous year, reach- the most tourists to Spain with
the level of demand for that des- latest data from the country’s na- million visitors travelled to Spain; ing 10.55 billion euros. 18.2% of the total.
tination, despite the higher tional institute of statistics (INE). that is, 49.1% more than in the If this accumulated figure is In February, a total of 784,496
prices. The figures also show how these first two months of last year. compared with the data for 2019, Britons arrived.
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NEWS 3

Gulf Air schedules more direct

flights from Malaga to Middle East
The airline will now increase the flying season as in Asia and the Indian Ocean.
operate the Costa del well as the weekly frequencies Eva Bretos, director of the
offered, going from two to three Gulf Air office in Spain, said
Sol-Bahrain route three direct flights per week,” said that “it is a real pleasure to be
times a week with its the airline. able to offer our direct route
flagship Boeing 787-9 The route to Bahrain from between Malaga and Bahrain
Malaga will allow connections for another year. We continue
Dreamliner with destinations such as Du- to show robust growth in the
P. MARTÍNEZ bai, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Spanish market year after year.
The number of arrivals at Malaga Airport is up. SUR (FILE PHOTO) Emirates), Colombo (Sri Lanka), The company’s differentiated
MALAGA. Increased demand to Malé (Maldives), Muscat (Oman) proposal as a boutique airline,
and from the Middle East has and Riyadh and Jeddah (Saudi the construction of a new and
rental prices are in line with average of 30% occupancy in led to Malaga Airport strength- Arabia). modern terminal in Bahrain
those of 2019, a record year. “Oc- Andalucía,” he explained. ening its flight connections to and the renewed commitment
cupancy rate for Holy Week is the region. Sustained demand of the country as an emerging
10% up on last year.” Inland Gulf Air has announced that The company emphasised that tourist destination in the re-
If the weather is on our side, Away from the coast, demand is from 16 June to 29 September the increase in flights is in re- gion are leading to traveller
we will have the region’s main more uneven. Many trade asso- it will operate its biggest-ever sponse to a sustained growth numbers from Spain continu-
cities close to 90% occupancy, ciations confirmed reservations flight schedule on the Costa del in demand between the Costa ing to grow.”
(full for Easter weekend and 70% are more last-minute with most Sol to link it with Bahrain. del Sol and the Middle East, as She continued, “The conven-
for the rest of Easter). From places still showing availability. There will now be three flights well as to selected destinations ient and fast connections to key
Monday to Wednesday in a nor- A report from Malaga-based plat- planned each week, one more destinations in the Middle East
mal week it hardly reaches an form Ruralidays.com showed than during last year’s high and Asia via Bahrain and the
bookings for rural properties at season. Malaga is also connected renowned inflight service have
60.5% overall for Holy Week and It also announced that it will to the Middle East with also been very well received in
only increasing to 67.5% for operate the route with its flag- the market.”
Away from the coast, Easter weekend. ship aircraft: the Boeing 787-
flights to Doha, Kuwait, As well as Gulf Air, Malaga
demand is more uneven Campsites remain popular and 9 Dreamliner. Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, Airport is also connected to the
and trade associations still on the rise. The forecasters “With three weekly direct as well as Tel Aviv Middle East this summer with
anticipated 90% occupancy of flights, every Tuesday, Thurs- direct flights to Doha with Qatar
confirm that reservations
static accommodation alongside day and Saturday, between as well as Kuwait, Abu Dhabi
are more last-minute 70% of spaces already booked Malaga Airport and Bahrain In- and Riyadh. The link to Tel Aviv
for tents or caravans. ternational, the company will will also be returning.

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Foreign residents now make up one third of

the population of Marbella municipality
MARBELLA she explained.
However, this trend has al-
In Nueva Andalucía more ready begun to slow down, as
than 82 per cent of those the British have gone from 5,697
in 2022 to 5,647 this year, al-
registered on the town though they still occupy first
hall’s ‘padrón’ are not place. The town has also seen a
Spanish, with Britons fall in the number of Moroccan
residents, going from 5,116 last
making up the majority year to 5,020.
JOAQUINA DUEÑAS
Russia and Ukraine
According to official data col- In 2022, Marbella had 2,817
lected by Spain’s national insti- residents from Russia and 2,719
tute of statistics (INE), Marbella from Ukraine, occupying the
had over 150,000 inhabitants third and fourth positions in the
in 2022 for the first time in its list of nationalities.
history. However, in 2023, these have
And in January this year, the swapped places, with Ukraini-
town hall’s own ‘padrón’ (cen- ans occupying third place, with
sus register) had 161,870 peo- the largest increase in popula-
ple on it. Of these, 51,024 were tion by nationality in recent
foreign residents; almost a third years, reaching 4,121. Russian
of the population. residents moved to fourth place
The growth in the foreign also with a considerable in-
population in recent years in crease, adding a total of 3,156
Marbella has been considerable, Marbella has been a magnet for foreign residents in recent years. JOSELE residents.
with more than 11,000 people “Only in the first month after
added since 2019; and 4,670 in out, which is why she runs regu- both in absolute and relative area to the east of the town, with the invasion of Ukraine began,
the last year alone. lar campaigns to explain that terms. a 56 per cent foreign population, 440 more Ukrainians were reg-
“The number is growing day “registration has nothing to do Of the 19,909 registered resi- San Pedro, with 27 per cent, and istered,” said Bocanegra, who
by day,” said Remedios Bocane- with [tax]. It is to get more serv- dents in this area, 16,381 are Marbella centre with 16 per cent. also highlighted the arrival of
gra, councillor with responsibil- ices for your town, for your street foreigners, which represents In terms of nationalities, there immigrants from Russia who are
ity for foreigners at the town hall. and for your home,” she added. slightly more than 82 per cent. are two main issues that have leaving the country due to the
With her team she organises in- This is followed by Marbella changed the trends in recent economic and political situation.
formation campaigns to encour- Brexit effect centre, with 14,008, San Pedro, years. “Brexit and the war in By districts, there are more
age foreign nationals who come In terms of distribution of for- with 11,812, and Las Chapas- Ukraine,” said Bocanegra. “With Moroccans in both central Mar-
to live or to spend long periods eign residents across the differ- East Marbella, with 8,823. Brexit, the British came to oc- bella and San Pedro, while those
of time in the town to register ent parts of Marbella, the big- However, as far as percent- cupy first place in the ranking from the United Kingdom
on the padrón. gest concentration is in Nueva ages are concerned, the order of nationalities, overtaking the are the majority foreign popu-
“The main fear people have is Andalucía, which has the larg- changes and after Nueva Anda- Moroccans who, traditionally, lation in Nueva Andalucía and
to do with taxation,” she pointed est number of foreign residents lucía would be Las Chapas, the had been the most numerous,” Las Chapas.

HERE AND THERE

Council nursery set to grow 600,000 CASARES The owners of the derelict

plants a year to decorate Marbella Barceló group to open

hotel on Casares Costa
Playa Chica Beach Club had been
trying to sell the land for residen-
tial development. However coun-
cillors in Casares have always
MARBELLA plants a year - twice the 200,000 D. LERMA. The site of a hotel on held out for it being rebuilt as an-
the council usually used, in the Casares Costa that has been dis- other hotel. Barceló have said
The new facility uses the end 600,000 will be grown. used for some 20 years is to be- they will spend six million euros
latest technology and has The mayor also explained that come a new five-star property on the redevelopment and work
this public facility will be open to operated by the Barceló group. is expected to take twelve months.
been built to save on the schoolchildren so that they can
expense of buying from get to know how it works and the
private providers system used “for the automated FUENGIROLA MARBELLA
regulation of water and tempera-
ture with different sensors and
Leonardo chain opens Priority for public
JOAQUINA DUEÑAS
with the opening and closing of first Costa hotel transport at hospital
The new municipal plant nurs- the different spaces, using the
ery in the Las Chapas area of Mar- most modern and sustainable P. MARTÍNEZ. Leonardo Hotels J. DUEÑAS. Following the exten-
bella is now operational and is techniques”. has opened its first property on sion of Marbella’s Costa del Sol
expected to produce 600,000 The mayor (c) among the plants SUR The nursery will be able to grow the Costa del Sol, a four-star hospital, the town hall has be-
plants a year for the town’s up to eight cycles of flowers each hotel in Fuengirola. The chain gun work on a project aimed at
streets, parks and gardens Mayor of Marbella Ángeles year, with between 70,000 and is part of the Fattal Hotel Group prioritising public transport and
The facilities are on a 10,000- Muñoz visited the new green- 80,000 in each period. Muñoz ex- that operates in Europe and Is- improving traffic flow in the
square-metre plot of land, of houses last Saturday. She high- plained that “all is done from rael with more than 250 hotels area. Among the measures to
which 5,000 square metres have lighted the centre’s “commitment scratch using seed, which costs The group bought the old Ho- be implemented is the introduc-
been used initially, with the aim to innovation, sustainability and nothing compared to the average tel Florida a year ago and has tion of a specific lane for buses,
of further expansion. Around 40 saving costs”. cost of more than a euro for a reopened it after a complete taxis and emergency medical
per cent of the growing area is for Muñoz pointed out that, de- plant in a private nursery.” renovation of the 184 rooms. It vehicles to speed up their arri-
shrub and aromatic species and spite an initial projection that it There is also an area for grow- will open more hotels in Spain. val at the hospital.
the rest for seasonal flowers. was capable of growing 400,000 ing large trees.
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Coín opens up 12.5 km of river walks HERE AND THERE

as part of Guadalhorce Valley plan

The provincial authority
has invested 340,000
euros in the work which
includes a 27-metre
footbridge over the
Cantarranas stream
ANDREA JIMÉNEZ
Artist’s impression of the new centre in Coín. SUR
COÍN. The Guadalhorce Valley’s
green corridor continues to take COÍN The two-storey building, con-
shape as towns along the route struction of which began in 2010
develop their different sections.
Unfinished theatre but was never completed, will in-
This month it was Coín’s turn, project to start up again clude a 500-seat theatre with a
as it opened its first 12.5 kilo- Francisco Salado(left) and Francisco Santos on the path last weekend. A.J. 700-square-metre stage area and
metres of path in this project led A. JIMÉNEZ. Coín is to dust off multipurpose rooms.
by Malaga provincial authority sion of Coín’s new Parque Lineal. ferent features along its more one of its most controversial Mayor Francisco Santos said
(the Diputación) to open up the The new path was inaugurated than 12 kilometres, including a plans; the building of a munici- the incomplete work had “really
valley’s rivers for leisure use. last Saturday by the president of 27-metre long footbridge over pal theatre and cultural com- niggled the people of Coín” since
In Coín, the plan takes the form the Diputación, Francisco Salado, the Cantarranas stream which plex which has been left half fin- it was proposed by a previous
of riverside walks that connect together with the mayor of Coín, begins the route. ished for more than a decade. mayor. Funding is being sought.
the town with the Guadalhorce Francisco Santos. The route also runs along
river running towards Cártama. With an investment of other rivers, such as Bajo or Río MALAGA MALAGA
It is designed as a natural exten- 340,000 euros, it includes dif- de la Villa, Pereilas and Grande.
Constructors appointed Non-EU flyers offered
to put roof on cathedral sales tax refunds in cash
J. HINOJOSA. Constructors have P. MARTINÉZ. Non-EU travellers
been named for the work on the who request a IVA sales tax re-
gable roof of Malaga Cathedral, fund for purchases made in Spain
which is to be added over 200- can now collect this in cash at
years since it was planned. Two Malaga Airport. Global Exchange
local firms - Hermanos Campano has opened an office where these
and ORP - have formed a consor- cash refunds are processed. It
tium to complete it over the next should benefit travellers as the
two years. It is part of a project previous operator refunded the
costing 17.5m euros to stop leaks. payment onto the customers’
Only the inner roof of the build- credit or debit cards, which could
ing was ever completed. take several days to appear.

MALAGA
Renfe’s low-cost Avlo
trains start 1 June
I. LILLO / R. MERINO. Spain’s na-
tional train operator Renfe will
start its new low-cost AVE high-
speed service, better known by
the acronym Avlo, between Ma- Distinctive livery. SUR
drid and Malaga on 1 June. The
initial timetable is for the circu- the Renfe website. There will be
lation of two trains between Ato- one class of travel and prices will
cha and María Zambrano per day, go up or down depending on de-
departing from Malaga early in mand. Trains will stop at all in-
the morning and returning from termediate stations on the high-
Madrid in the afternoon. Tickets speed line so the journey will be
will go on sale on 12 April through slower than the AVE service.

MALAGA MALAGA

Disney looks for extras Netflix Snow Girl sequel

for new series shoot to be shot in Malaga too
F. GRIÑAN. Disney+ has set a May F. G. The success of the Netflix
date for its first shooting of an adaptation of the novel by local
international series in Malaga. author Javier Castillo - The Snow
The title and other details are Girl (La Chica de Nieve) - has se-
still largely unknown, apart cured him a deal with the
from the fact it will have a pe- streaming giant for his two fol-
riod setting. Malaga agency lowing books. Shooting will take
Modexpor are now looking for place in Malaga for the second
extras. The popular streaming season that will adapt the se-
service announced it needs lo- quel, The Game of the Soul (El
cal residents: men and women Juego del Alma). Netflix has also
aged between 16 and 80 years got the rights to El Cuco de
old, and of any ethnicity. Cristal (The Crystal Cuckoo).
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NEWS 7

Taxi drivers demand 112 REPORTS

action against ‘pirates’

at Malaga Airport
The sector wants more voices again, coinciding with the
policing of the departures trial last week of the alleged per-
petrator of an attack on a colleague
and arrivals areas last December. According to the
following an increase in charge, the defendant threatened
threats from illegal drivers and assaulted a taxi driver when
he warned some tourists that the
touting for business service the man was offering them
FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ was illegal. Taxi drivers in July last year protesting after an attack. SUR

MALAGA. Malaga taxi drivers say Unprotected and the National Police force. To ing for their documentation and
they feel unprotected at the air- “We feel harassed, threatened and the company that manages the identifying them they would scare The Maro beach road. E.C.
port in the face of threats and con- unprotected. We need more se- airport, “because the illegal driv- them away”. Elite Taxi Málaga
tinuous altercations with ‘pirates’, curity,” said the president of the ers are in the terminal and con- agreed, saying that surveillance NERJA
as they call individuals who are association of self-employed taxi tinue to use their car parks”. And at the airport “is insufficient”, de-
known to act as illegal taxi driv- drivers (Aumat), Miguel Ángel to the National Police, “because manding more police checks in
Naked body found near
ers because they lack the proper Martín, who directed his com- they are in charge of guarantee- the departure area and inside the popular beach road
authorisation to carry passengers. plaint to airport operator Aena ing public safety and just by ask- arrivals hall of the airport.
The taxi sector has been com- E. CABEZAS. Guardia Civil offi-
plaining about these practices for cers are investigating the death
some time and demanding more of a middle-aged Czech man
police presence, such as when last whose naked body was found
summer they staged a strike in on Monday 27 March near Maro
protest at an attack. beach (Nerja). The case is be-
And now they are raising their ing treated as homicide after a
forensic examination of the
body showed signs that the man
Twenty women had been beaten and had a hole
in his head. The victim’s body
forced into was found on the finca where
prostitution in the he lived, next to the road that
leads down to Maro beach,
province freed where he had a caravan.
in police raids MALAGA
Four arrests at Malaga
IRENE QUIRANTE
‘clinic of horrors’
MALAGA. The promise of jobs and I. QUIRANTE. Police have arrested
a better future encouraged 20 the head of a cosmetic clinic in
women to leave Colombia for Malaga city, as well as the ad-
Malaga, but the reality once they ministrator and two doctors,
arrived was very different. They over alleged malpractices which
were forced into prostitution and have resulted in serious com-
ordered to work for days without plications for more than a dozen
any rest, obliged to remain avail- victims - some with irreversi-
able 24 hours a day and subjected ble outcomes. Workers alleg-
to strict controls which even in-
cluded recording their sexual en- Two alleged British hitmen edly carried out major proce-
dures in a reckless manner and
counters with hidden cameras.
However, the women were freed released on 20,000-euro bail without the necessary qualifi-
cations to perform them, using
as part of a National Police opera-
tion ‘Muralla’, in which 34 people ahead of Mijas murder trial the names of other doctors on
the reports, police said.
were arrested.
The investigation started in MALAGA
2021 after officers discovered a
group, made up of Spanish citi- side the centre of Manchester. Figures show rape and
JUAN CANO
zens of South American origin, The accused then arrived in Spain cyber offences are up
which had started to recruit vul- MALAGA. Two alleged hitmen ac- from Manchester on 11 Novem-
nerable women on the Costa del cused of shooting a 39-year-old ber 2019 “with the aim and pur- I.Q. Crime is on the up again in
Sol. British man to death in Mijas have pose” of taking the victim’s life, Malaga province, maintaining
During 14 searches carried out been released on bail before the according to the prosecution. similar trends to recent years.
in private homes, brothels and trial has even started. After renting a car in Barce- The number of criminal of-
workshops in Malaga city, San Pe- The defendants had travelled lona they stopped in Alicante un- fences rose by 20.9% last year
dro Alcántara, Estepona and Alge- to Spain only to commit the mur- til 15 November, before resum- compared to 2021 where
ciras, officers seized 82,000 euros der, according to the Public Prose- ing their journey to Mijas, where 91,971 offences were recorded,
in cash, 600 grams of hashish, sev- cutor’s Office, which, although it the victim lived. One of the detained. G.C. and by 14% compared to 2019.
eral doses of cocaine and “tusi” asked for a 22-year prison sen- In the following days, they al- The latest data released by
(pink cocaine), a stolen car, pro- tence, agreed to release them from legedly familiarised themselves emerged and got into his car to Spain’s ministry of the Interior
hibited weapons, recording cam- prison after posting bail of 20,000 with the area and obtained the return home the suspects sprayed also showed the crimes that had
eras, mobile phones and fake docu- euros. weapon they would use. Then on his car with bullets, according to risen the most were rapes, theft
mentation. Those arrested face The prosecution’s case said that 21 November, the accused parked the prosecution. The man died and cyber crime. Rapes in-
charges for human trafficking, a settling of scores allegedly took the rental car near the gym which “almost immediately” from eight creased by 85.7 per cent com-
prostitution, false documentation place between members of rival the victim used to visit and waited gunshot wounds to his chest. He pared to 2021 with a total of 91.
and illegal possession of weapons. drug gangs in Salford, just out- for him to come out. When he was married and had a young son.
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go to work to help her family. She

had a clear idea that selling was La Casilla started out
her thing, so she decided to open selling highball glasses
the shop that was to leave fond
and beer mugs to the
memories with the townspeople
of Torremolinos. nearby bars

Glass smashing
Pepa Montes started the business has undergone many changes
alongside her mother, Pepita Jimé- over the years in response to the
nez, and her sister, Ana Montes. changing demands of tourists.
Initially they sold goods for the As the then Spanish government
local hospitality industry. She re- relaxed some laws on behaviour
members the bars in the Pasaje in public, Spanish tourists came
Begoña being her main custom- looking for more risqué swim-
ers, mostly supplying them with wear. Then came the jewellery
highball glasses and beer mugs. and watch shops run by mostly
“I had to buy 5,000 glasses at a Indian traders and later on the
time because American tourists fanatical collectors of Lladró fig-
would arrive en masse at the bars, ures, among others.
raise their glasses for a toast and
then smash them all,” she recalled. Hoping for a replacement
With the arrival of shopping Conscious of the fact that no
centres in the surrounding area, younger family member would
La Casilla had to reinvent itself be taking on the business, Pepa
and offer other products with no began looking for a new tenant
local competition. Pepa special- back in 2019. She was in no rush
ised in giftware and became fa- and was prepared to wait until
mous for her miniatures, dolls she found the ideal entrepreneur.
houses and tin soldiers. “People As a faithful defender of tradi-
Pepa Montes stands in the doorway of her shop on Calle San Miguel in the centre of Torremolinos. ÑITO SALAS would tell me it was like El Corte tional commerce, she was unwill-
Inglés but smaller because it had ing to let La Casilla become any
a little bit of everything.” old shop. She had hoped for

One of the oldest shops in La Casilla opened in 1964 and,

up to the time it closed, it had
been one of the oldest businesses
someone new to maintain it as a
gift shop with the same tiled front-
age that has decorated the en-

Torremolinos has closed for

remaining in the town centre trance to the premises since the
street. Back then on Calle San early 70s.
Miguel there was no pharmacy, Although she is sorry to retire,

good after 59 years

no tobacconist, not even the well- she believes that the time is right.
known shops of Góvez and Santa “Many ask me if the closure is due
Gema (which began by selling to lack of sales but, if that were
perfumes). the case, I could continue working
In its early years the street was for another ten years,” she said
open to traffic and full of residen- gratefully. “Others ask me where
La Casilla opened on MALAGA. La Casilla, an iconic shop isfaction of having done her best tial homes with shops in the mi- they are going to find the items
famous Calle San Miguel with a long trading history in Tor- to keep going. With no family nority. “At that time there was al- they always bought from me,” she
remolinos, has closed after 59 member to take over running the ready a lot of tourism and almost added.
in 1964 but the owner years. Shutters that opened for shop, she has had no choice but all the neighbours rented out Despite her positive attitude,
cannot find anyone else the first time in 1964 have come to shut up shop. rooms as there were not enough she admits that old-style, inde-
to take it on down for good with the retire- This businesswoman started hotel rooms,” said Pepa. pendent shops are not experienc-
ment of its owner. trading at just 17 years of age in Later came the pedestrianisa- ing good times as many traders
Its tin soldiers and dolls houses the Montes’ small family home tion of the street, “a wonderful with a long history on the high
JUAN SOTO have helped business flourish in (hence the name La Casilla). Her idea that made it possible to street are now closing their doors.
central Calle San Miguel for over father, Rafael Montes, a builder greatly improve the area,” and Just a few steps away, on the same
half a century. responsible for an asbestos mine the gradual increase in tourists, Calle San Miguel, the GB Bravo
Pepa Montes, owner, has re- in Mijas, had died a few years ear- both domestic and international. shoe store has also just lowered
tired at the age of 75 with the sat- lier, and Pepa had no choice but to The street, she acknowledges, the shutters for good.

HERE AND THERE FUENGIROLA TORREMOLINOS

Green light for private Market building to be

TORREMOLINOS seniors’ residence replaced by new centre
Iconic town square MARTINA RIVAS. Fuengirola coun- M. RIVAS. The disused main mar-
to be renovated cil has given the green light for ket building in Torremolinos is
a new senior citizens’ home to to be replaced by a multi use cen-
T. BRYANT. Torremolinos has an- be built in the El Higuerón area. tre for the general public, coun-
nounced the complete renova- Opposition parties and some resi- cillors have said.
tion of Plaza San Miguel and Calle dents’ groups are unhappy, how- The building, alongside the N-
Santos Arcángeles, one of the ever, because the residence will 340 bypass and close to the town
most iconic areas in the town. be built and managed privately. hall, has been out of action for
The town hall said the renovation Locals have been campaign- some time.
plan seeks to “enhance and add ing for the town to have a new Funded mostly with EU money,
value to the historic centre”, while Plaza San Miguel with the church in the background. SUR publicly funded and operated the new centre will be available
also making it more accessible home. Some 3,000 have signed for cultural events and meetings.
and inviting for locals and visi- plete repaving of the area, which in our municipality”. a petition asking for one. In addition, Mayor Margarita del
tors. is dominated by San Miguel The square is just a few metres Town hall officials said that Cid said, “It will be a base for in-
The project has an investment Church, along with new LED light- from the Pimentel tower, another they hope that a good percent- novative start-up projects and
of 580,000 euros and is included ing, greenery and ornate street important piece of the town’s his- age of the 120 spaces in the new those with a welfare objective that
in an urban plan where 80 per furniture. torical heritage and was once the centre will be available contribute from a human and
cent will be financed by the Euro- The town hall claimed the pro- artistic centre of the town. The as part of the social security supportive perspective to the new
pean Union. ject is “an opportunity to enhance scheme is part of a long-term plan system through the Junta de model of town that we are plan-
The work will include the com- one of the most charming squares for the wider area. Andalucía. ning in Torremolinos.”
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HOLY WEEK IN PICTURES

Malaga. The image of Christ from the Virgen del Rocío procession makes its way through packed streets on Tuesday. LUIS MANUEL GÓMEZ POZO

Malaga. Jesús Nazareno de Pasión stops in front of spectators in the Plaza de la Constitución. F. SILVA Marbella. The ornate ‘trono’ of Marbella’s Cautivo starts out. J. DUEÑAS

Passion fills streets of Malaga province

A
long the Costa del Sol the Holy Week processions had relief this year. Last year was the Virgen del Rocío (Our Lady of the
Semana Santa, one of and into inland Malaga already started before last week- first Holy Week to see processions Dew) in Malaga or Marbella’s own
the most important province, towns and end with the ‘traslados’, where on the street after a three-year Jesús Cautivo could finally greet
events in Andalucía’s villages have been commemo- the images of Our Lady and Christ gap with Covid-19. However rain their devotees again.
calendar, is being rating the Passion and death were moved from churches to be had disrupted Tuesday of Holy The busiest day is still to come
of Christ this week in the word- mounted on their ‘tronos’ (pro- Week in 2022. as smaller towns and villages as
marked by ornate famous Semana Santa religious cessional thrones) by each ‘her- This year Tuesday was as set- well take part on Good Friday af-
processions around processions. mandad’ (brotherhood). tled as other days and images that ternoon and evening. Processions
the province As usual, the fullest calendar The fine weather with moder- had not been in procession since are also held in most places on
has been in Malaga city, where ate temperatures has come as a 2019, including those of the Easter Sunday morning.
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Ronda. Monday procession. VANESSA MELGAR Malaga. The Rescate brotherhood. FRANCIS SILVA

Malaga. The Virgen de las Penas. HUGO CORTÉS Malaga. The procession of the Crucifixion. LUIS MANUEL GÓMEZ POZO

Antequera. Palm Sunday procession. ANTONIO J. GUERRERO

Vélez-Málaga. Crowds soak up the atmosphere. EUGENIO CABEZAS

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Archaeological finds at El Fuerte shed As for the Roman remains, he

pointed out that the actual Roman
town of Marbella has still not yet

light on Islamic and Roman Marbella

been found.
“It is not known where it really
is; it continues to be a historical
enigma. It’s possible that in fur-
ther excavations we’ll find more
of Marbella’s urban layout in Ro-
MARBELLA been processed. “We believe that man times. What we have found
we have uncovered a diachrony so far are the tombs that indicate
Some thirty professionals [evolution of language] for the en- these are the inhabitants of Roman
have been working for a tire Islamic medieval period, which Marbella. We have the people, now
could enable us to collate useful to find their homes and busi-
year collating data on the data on the history of the town from nesses,” he said. This is a tough
dig at the hotel complex the 8th to the 15th centuries,” he undertaking, complicated by the
said. He added that the Roman significant real estate pressure that
JOAQUINA DUEÑAS finds might date to the 2nd and the town has experienced for dec-
3rd centuries AD, although that is ades. “There is very little land
Archaeological excavations on the still under investigation. where you can really do research
site of the El Fuerte hotel have re- “The Roman finds include a very of this kind,” he pointed out.
vealed important findings that shed wide range of pottery plates and These findings mean that we
light on medieval Marbella. Trig- bowls that help paint a chronologi- can learn more about these early
gered by remodelling work at the cal line of life in Marbella along- people of Marbella. “We can learn
hotel, which stands next to the old side burial treasures, near-intact about their lives, their work, their
San Luis fort, the remains uncov- Islamic ceramics, Roman and health, their diet, their gender and
ered by the dig include burial Phoenician coins, each highlight- their relationships. Human bones
grounds from both the Islamic and ing different periods in history,” reveal so much about how we
Roman periods. The remains of the San Luis fort in front of the El Fuerte hotel. JOSELE he said. lived,” explained José Antonio.
José Antonio Valiente De San- Until now historians had theo- This archaeological gem also
tis, the director of the dig, told SUR geophysical anomalies. The great- more of the history of the fort has rised that the location of the Is- came as a surprise to those respon-
that this project will “write another est surprise came in 2022 when become a historically significant lamic medieval cemetery would sible for the Fort of San Luis and
page of the history of Marbella”. the dig began in earnest. The re- and extensive excavation “with be on the beach, but it had never for the hotel complex that bears
During the last year a team of gional government marked the en- which gaps are going to be filled been unearthed. Searches were its name - El Fuerte.
ten archaeologists and about tire plot to be “archaeologically sig- in the town’s history”, he added. conducted elsewhere, focusing on They stated, “We are very happy
twenty diggers have been working nificant”. To date the fieldwork has pro- main routes out of the town. José that they found this site. As with
to excavate the whole site with care. “That’s when we first began to duced thousands of notes and pho- Antonio explained that their dis- all sites unearthed in recent years
Back in 2017 the first exploratory locate the medieval Islamic ceme- tographs and a huge number of covery is in a textbook location as, in different parts of the town, each
digs were carried out at San Luis tery and, later, the Roman one,” ex- finds, so José Antonio is working in similar places between Algeciras new discovery helps us to be bet-
fort, listed as, a BIC (asset of cul- plained José Antonio. What began on an initial hypotheses to be veri- and Malaga, “cemeteries on the ter acquainted with Marbella’s
tural interest), flagging possible as a small-scale dig to document fied once all data and finds have beach were very common”. past.”
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Visitor centre
Virgin Mary image opens in Alcaucín
catches fire in near to site of
1979 Neanderthal
Easter procession remains discovery

E. CABEZAS
The popular image The procession had been on
of the Virgen del Rocío the street for just half an hour ALCAUCÍN. A new visitor centre
when the candle fell from its has opened in the Axarquía vil-
started to burn when a holder and set fire to the cloth sur- lage of Alcaucín, near to the Bo-
candle fell onto it rounding the wooden carving. The quete de Zafarraya cave, where
in Vélez-Málaga flames were quickly extinguished in 1979 Professor Cecilio Bar-
thanks to the rapid intervention roso, who died last February,
EUGENIO CABEZAS of members of the brotherhood found a jawbone of a Neander-
and police. thal woman.
VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA. During the Palm The float was returned to San The new Centro de Interpre-
Sunday procession in Vélez- Francisco market. Members of the tación Valle de Alcaucín (CIVA)
Málaga a candle on the float car- brotherhood and onlookers were is on Calle Alta and has two
rying the Virgen del Rocío fell visibly shaken by the dramatic A photograph of the image after it caught fire on Palm Sunday. SUR rooms: the prehistoric room
over and set the cloak of the events. shows findings from the cave;
statue alight. The flames caused and the other, called ‘Alcaucín,
80 per cent damage to the im- Repairs One of the men was taken to The image, which is 1.7 metres territorio de frontera’ (border
age’s arms and face, as well as Two brotherhood members, Malaga’s Regional hospital suf- high and was made in 1980, is territory), bears witness to dif-
to the cloak and other items, but Jesús and Francisco, aged 19 fering from minor burns to his now at the Holy Week museum ferent historical periods that
it is “repairable” according to and 24, were injured while try- hands. They have both declined in Vélez-Málaga waiting to be have left their mark on the vil-
the La Pollinica brotherhood, ing to put out the flames and to speak to the media about the transferred to a workshop in lage, including Zalia castle and
responsible for the procession. were helped by ambulance staff. events. Seville where it will be repaired. the Alcázar fortress.

Square in front of Torre del HERE AND THERE

Mar lighthouse named after LA VIÑUELA

Planting of trees and

Spanish Civil War hero shrubs at La Viñuela
E.C. Malaga’s provincial
authority, the Diputación, has
TORRE DEL MAR kept the lighthouse switched off completed reforestation work
to distract German, Spanish and in the area around Viñuela
Anselmo Vilar García kept Italian warships and planes. He reservoir in the Axarquía with
the lights switched off on did so in an attempt to protect the planting of 41,000 trees
the mornings of 6 and 7 the refugees as they made the and shrubs. The work has fo-
treacherous journey to Almeria Inside the new virtual reality room at the Nerja cave. E. CABEZAS cused on 33 hectares in Peri-
February 1937 to help in an episode known as the Des- ana and another 19 hectares
thousands of refugees bandá. which belong to La Viñuela.
fleeing from Malaga However, Anselmo Vilar
García was killed by Franco’s
Nerja Cave virtual reality TOTALÁN
E. CABEZAS nationalist troops when word
reached them about what the
room set to open this month Axarquía Village now
TORRE DEL MAR . The square lighthouse keeper had done. ‘cardio-protected’
around Torre del Mar’s old light- Vélez-Málaga town hall voted
house, located between Calle unanimously to name the square NERJA body as well as allow people to E. C. Andalucía’s 061 emergency
Copo and Calle Barracas, was after the heroic lighthouse see the galleries that cannot be service has awarded the distinc-
renamed Plaza del Farero An- keeper during a council meet- E. C. Nerja Cave, one of the most visited for conservation or safety tion of ‘cardio-protected area’
selmo Vilar García last week. ing in November 2022. visited monuments in Malaga reasons, as well as some of its to Totalán town hall. The Axar-
It has been named in mem- Councillor for infrastructure, province with more than 436,000 cave paintings. quía village, which has just 750
ory of the courageous lighthouse Juan Garcia, defined Vilar tickets sold in 2022, is set to open Two new rooms will allow visi- registered residents, has ful-
keeper who, in the early morn- García’s decision as “an act of its new virtual reality space on tors to ‘tour’ the non-accessible filled the requirements in terms
ing of 6 and 7 February 1937, heroism and humanity that 29 April this year. galleries using virtual reality of training and the installation
as thousands of people fled ended up costing him his life for The space will make the Neo- glasses in an experience that can of two defibrillators.
Malaga during Spain’s Civil War, being a good person”. lithic cave accessible to every- hold up to 60 people at a time.
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Province registers
Second jobs have shot up in Malaga second-largest
province by 51% in the past decade unemployment
drop in March
Workers paying social The increase can be put down Applied Economics at the Univer- lose the first one,” Marcenaro NURIA TRIGUERO
security for two or more in part to the number of people sity of Malaga, pointed out that added.
with at least two jobs in the prov- one contributing factor towards Part-time contracts are also be- MALAGA . Unemployment
contracts have reached ince, therefore appearing more the rise could be that authorities hind the rise in the figures, in dipped in Malaga last month,
14,035, as more take on than once in the official con- were unearthing more companies which people require another job according to the social security
extra work to deal with the tributor totals. which had not registered work- to make ends meet. figures for March. Following the
This figure has not stopped ers, and were therefore trying to Most of the workers with more usual winter spike in job-seek-
high cost of living growing in the past ten years, evade social security payments. than one employer in Malaga are ers, when Malaga registered just
SUSANA ZAMORA shooting up 51 per cent to reach It is “undoubted” that the type women (8,947) compared to men 4,906 new workers in the first
14,035 workers last December, of job contract is also an impor- (5,088) and aged between 30 and two months of 2023, the labour
MALAGA. Malaga province ended according to the latest data from tant factor, with the half a million 49 years, according to the figures. market bounced back in March.
2022 with a new all-time high the Institute of Statistics and Car- “discontinuous permanent work- About 20% of second jobs in The latest data showed 3,685
for social security contributor tography of Andalucía. ers” (seasonal workers whose con- Spain are filled by foreigners people got jobs in Malaga last
figures, with an average of The trend is also reflected tract carries over to successive (many of them employed in the month alone, becoming the
669,223 in December. across Spain, where for the first years, despite fixed breaks) tip- hotel and domestic service indus- second province in Spain with
This was the largest rise re- time since 2008 the figure of ping the balance. try). Despite Spain being at its the greatest drop in unemploy-
corded in Spain, behind only the 500,000 people with a second job “For a discontinuous perma- highest level of employment since ment, behind Seville. Its rate
bigger cities such as Madrid and has been exceeded. nent worker, employees may be the 2008 crisis, it is still below the of decline in percentage terms,
Barcelona. Óscar Marcenaro, Professor of getting a second job in case they average for European countries. -2.6%, was half a point above
the Andalusian average and al-
most one point above the na-
tional average. The number of
Frozen food firm unemployed people in Malaga
now stands at 137,660.
to build huge new The decline in unemploy-
logistics centre on ment is coupled with strong
employment growth. In March,
Archidona the province recorded an in-
crease of 12,644 in social se-
industrial estate curity enrolments compared
to the previous month; this can
be attributed to hiring in the
ANDREA JIMENEZ hospitality and tourism sector
prior to Easter.
ARCHIDONA. South Pacific Fish
is to invest 8.7 million euros
in the first phase of its new
food processing plant and dis-
Brussels opens
tribution centre on the indus- investigation into
trial estate in Archidona and
the works will begin in June.
Orange-MásMóvil
The frozen food company, merger
with 15 years of experience in
the sector, will create a 10,000-
square-metre facility in Malaga AMPARO ESTRADA
province as part of its plans to
centralise its activities in MADRID. The European Com-
Spain. mission has decided that it
Around 600,000 euros of will carry out an in-depth in-
specialised machinery will be Costco will be built on the space currently occupied by the cinemas at Malaga Nostrum retail park. SUR vestigation into the merger
installed to transform the raw between Orange and MásMóvil
materials into the finished due to concerns that it could
product. The plant will initially
employ 53 people. Works licence brings arrival will have 640 parking spaces
distributed between the base-
reduce competition in the re-
tail provision of broadband
“The investment will be in-
creased in the second year to
5.6 million euros,” said the
of American giant Costco on ment and the ground floor.
A tyre sale and fitting estab-
lishment is also planned, while
services, mobile and landlines
and the offer of multiple serv-
ice packages in Spain.
manager and head of exports
for the company, Ricardo
the Costa del Sol closer on the upper floor the main ac-
tivity will be the hypermarket.
The EU wants to study in
depth the competition issues
Baeza. The business has two The development also includes that the merger between the
related firms, one of them is a restaurant area, toilets, opti- French telecommunications
in Chile, which is in charge of The second-biggest been granted by the council to cian and audiometry areas as operator Orange and the
coordinating shipments of raw wholesale retail chain in the firm to build a large com- well as offices. Spanish company MásMóvil
materials, and another in the mercial area in the space cur- Now that the licence has been could cause, which would give
United States.
the world, after Walmart, rently occupied by the cinemas, granted, the company has six rise to it becoming the lead-
The mayor of Archidona, is to open a hypermarket which will move to the Confo- months to start the construc- ing operator in Spain for fixed
Mercedes Montero, expressed at the Malaga Nostrum rama building. tion. It will make it Costco’s fifth and mobile broadband clients.
her “satisfaction” at the news Although the global invest- retail store in Spain after those Currently there are four
that South Pacific Fish is in-
retail park ment in Malaga Nostrum will ex- in Madrid, Getafe, Bilbao and mobile phone network opera-
vesting in the town. “These FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ ceed 60 million euros, the works Seville. tors present in Spain: Te-
companies bring employment that Costco must undertake are What characterises these hy- lefónica, Vodafone, Orange
and wealth to our town,” she MALAGA. The arrival of Ameri- estimated at 18.3 million and permarkets is that they work like and MásMóvil.
said, adding that the council can chain of hypermarkets are expected to take three years a club in which you have to reg- There are also several vir-
has recently spent 1.3 million Costco on the Costa del Sol has to complete, according to the ister and pay a fee to become a tual operators that use the in-
euros to improve the streets, moved one step closer. As part municipal authority. member to be able to shop there. frastructure of the above four
pavements and lighting on the of the upcoming transformation Once the existing cinema The chain is considered the to offer mobile and landline
industrial estate, and also im- of the city’s Malaga Nostrum re- building is demolished, the new second largest in the world in telecommunication services
proved energy efficiency. tail park, a planning licence has hypermarket will be built, which the retail category after Walmart. to their customers.
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The Kingsway tunnel: IN BRIEF

a new access from FLIGHTS

BA increases flights
to Gibraltar
Gibraltar into Spain SUR. British Airways have in-
creased their London Heathrow
service to Gibraltar on certain
The opening means that Thursday, before cutting ribbons weekends this summer.
vehicles will no longer at the Eastgate entrance. It is the first time that there
have to wait for flights to will be three flights to Heath-
Contract awarded in 2008 row on the same day. These will
land or take off in order The 350-metre tunnel project be on three Saturdays in April,
to cross the runway known then as the Eastside Tun- two in May, two in June, two in
nel, was commissioned nearly 15 July, four in August, five in Sep-
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awarded in 2008 when Sir Peter Minister for Business and Tour-
GIBRALTAR. Gibraltar’s road tun- Caruana was Chief Minister. ism, Hon Vijay Daryanani, said,
nel under the runway, known as Chief Minister Fabian Picardo “This is welcome news for over-
Kingsway, finally opened for ve- reflected on the efforts across both night tourism, our hotels and
hicles last Friday. Kingsway in- administrations to deliver the tun- Gibraltar PLC on the whole.”
corporates the road and tunnels nel, and the litigation that sus-
that run from Devil’s Tower Road pended its construction for almost RESOURCE CENTRE
to the Eastgate roundabout. five years, and celebrated its suc- The ministers’ cars as they passed through the tunnel. GIB GOV
This is now the only regular ac- cessful completion.
Sensory room
cess point for all cars and motor- The Chief Minister thanked the This major national infra- refurbishment
cycles (including commercial ve- workers, those on the ground, the structure project has spanned
The road across the
hicles) to the frontier, Gibraltar engineering teams, the project both our successive govern- SUR. The sensory room for the
International Airport, Eroski su- management teams, GJBS and his runway will still be in use ments and has required us, as Learning Disability Services at
permarket, Western Beach and predecessor Sir Peter Caruana for for pedestrians and political opponents and never St Bernadette’s Resource Cen-
the Four Corners. The road across their work . cyclists as the tunnel is political enemies, to work to- tre has been refurbished with
the runway will still be in use for Picardo said: “I am honoured only for motor vehicles wards a long-term goal for the help from the Gibraltar Govern-
pedestrians and cyclists as the today to inaugurate Kingsway benefit of Gibraltar as a whole. ment, the Disability Society and
tunnel is only for vehicles. together with my predecessor, Kingsway will stand as a testa- the Autism Support Group. It
The Chief Minister and for- the former Chief Minister Sir Pe- ment to the collective Gibraltar- provides a safe and calming en-
mer Chief Minister each drove ter Caruana, under whose ad- ian spirit and resolve in ensur- vironment for individuals with
northbound through Kingsway ministration the tunnel was ing the betterment today of the learning disabilities.
in their respective vehicles on commissioned.” Gibraltar of tomorrow.”
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Police make 29
Communist mayor, who handed glory days of communism: two-
storey houses for 15 euros
monthly rent; full employment arrests in holiday
over homes for 15 euros and in cooperatives where the man-
ager earns the same as the office
clerk, (a single salary of about
rental property
scam
ransacked supermarkets, retires 1,200 euros per month); the oc-
cupation of landowners’ farms to
seize the land for the town; and EUROPA PRESS
a public meeting system for wider,
community decisions. MADRID. The Guardia Civil have
The only council leader In return, those beneficiaries taken down a criminal organi-
residents of Marinaleda must have shown, and must con- sation, led by a man in prison,
tinue to show, loyalty to the mayor which scammed holidaymak-
in Seville province have and his ideologies. Such is the ers by charging them for fake
ever known is forced to price for this “utopia”: almost free holiday rentals in advance.
leave office after 44 housing, yes, but exclusively for Officers arrested 29 people
those who voted for him. This is and 13 others are under inves-
years due to ill health how he explained it in one of his tigation as part of a police op-
ALBERTO GÓMEZ last speeches as mayor, keeping eration named ‘Rent Scam’. It
it brief owing to real difficulty is thought that more than 128
SEVILLE. He wanted to make Ma- speaking following his last stroke: alleged scams were commit-
rinaleda, a town of fewer than “The first homes will be for those ted across Spain, particularly
3,000 inhabitants in Seville prov- who stood up for this plan.” targeting Madrid. The network
ince, his very own communist was made up of 42 people, 30
paradise. But Juan Manuel Sán- Placement agency men and 12 women.
chez Gordillo, a fighter for day la- One of his priorities has always Police blocked more than 75
bourers’ rights and town mayor been the closure of the canneries bank accounts as part of the
for more than forty years, has lost and other private companies lo- investigation.
votes and health in equal meas- cated in the town with the aim that
ure along the way. only the council, through a coop-
The last council elections in
2019 had a little to do with this
erative working as a placement
agency, would create local jobs.
Surrogate birth
decision. Then Gordillo won by Sánchez Gordillo at a protest in 2015. SUR “Those who mock today will debate take new
the minimum, just a few votes’
difference, losing his overall ma- now retires without ever having
start crying tomorrow,” he pro-
nounced on election night in May
turn as actress says
jority. So different from the days In Marinaleda, whose lost at the ballot box. Those who 2019, “We will remain in charge.” it is her grandchild
when every councillor voted in sports pavilion is named know him well also realise he will But his decline, despite re-elec-
was a member of his left-wing continue to pull all the strings he tion, was evident. To the physical
after Che Guevara, any
CUT party (Candidatura Unitaria can. His iron-clad grip on the deterioration we can add disillu- SUR
de Trabajadores) - later forming voices of dissent cost dear town casts a long shadow; it’s the sionment as hundreds of loyal vot-
part of Izquierda Unida but al- darker side of his time in office. ers switched to other candidates, MADRID. Last week Spain was
ways led by this admirer of Marx “Let them face the conse- largely due to the creeping authori- gripped by public debate on
and Gandhi, often called the An- quences,” he warned those who tarianism that had stained Gor- the rights and wrongs of sur-
dalusian Lenin. A born activist, parties, PP and PSOE, are not wel- voted for other candidates in dillo’s administration in his latter rogacy - which is illegal in the
yet now forced to leave a position come. These parties couldn’t even 2019. “We are going to be tough. years of service. country - after a famous ac-
that seemed tailor-made for him. manage to garner 100 votes be- Those people who lend their sup- Also gone are his 12 years as a tress ordered a daughter in Mi-
Marinaleda knows of no other tween them in the last municipal port for our plans will be re- member of the Andalusian par- ami. At 68, many were also con-
mayor than Sánchez Gordillo. He elections. Only Avanza Mari- warded, but those who turn their liament, where he fiercely opposed cerned that Ana Obregón was
won the first democratic local naleda, an independent group, backs on us will be left out in the any pact with the Socialists. too old to be a mum.
elections after the Franco regime managed to give the ‘forever’ cold.” With the regular land seizures This week the news got a
in 1979 and has held office mayor electoral jitters for the first For Gordillo, always with a Pal- now largely resolved, in 2012 he fresh twist when Obregón ap-
against hell and high water ever time. estinian keffiyeh around his neck, turned to painting an image of peared on the front page of Hola
since. But Sánchez Gordillo, the any opposition is deemed a be- himself as a modern-day Robin magazine again to admit the
It is hard to imagine him now, scourge of the big supermarket trayal. And in Marinaleda, whose Hood, plotting raids on large stores baby was not hers, but her son’s.
at 74, defeated by what fate chains and a poster boy of politi- sports pavilion is named after such as Mercadona and Carrefour, He died of cancer in 2020 and
brings: several strokes and their cal leadership for Bildu (the left- Che Guevara, any voices of dis- stealing only the cheapest basics his dying wish was to be a fa-
aftermath make it unfeasible for wing, Basque nationalist coali- sent cost dear. to be delivered to the most vulner- ther, she said. For TV gossip
him to remain in charge of this tion party), won again. For 44 years Gordillo has pro- able - as long as they had voted shows, the story has a new an-
municipality where the two big That was four years ago. He vided something resembling the for him. gle to fill time this weekend.

THE EURO ZONE cialists and slightly to the right ambition to be Spain’s first fe- a country in which women are a
MARK NAYLER of Podemos, which has refused male prime minister, adding repressed underclass, as Díaz
to join the new alliance. But it’s that Spanish women are “tired - seemed to imply.
Spoiled light on ideology. Díaz, whose very tired - of being patronised It’s true that more choice on
labour reforms are likely to be and ignored”. Ignored? Díaz is a the left means there’s a higher
for choice the coalition’s most enduring
positive legacy, is focusing in-
member of the first Spanish
government to have more fe-
chance of a splintered vote,
which could play into the hands
stead on practical, day-to-day male than male ministers. of the PP and Vox.
issues such as employment and Women occupy some of the top But the fact that there will be
housing. She is intent on listen- corporate jobs in Spain - CEO of another party in the running

F
or the last few years, dogged by corruption almost as ing to voters (a laughable no- Santander and managing direc- this December is a good thing
right-leaning voters in much as the PP, and the more tion, one imagines, within the tor of Michelin, for example - as in itself - it adds yet more vari-
Spain have had three radical Podemos. The launch of authoritarian government of well as two of the country’s ety to Spain’s vibrant political
choices: the Conservative Popu- a new left wing force called Su- which she is a member) and re- most powerful political posi- scene, which for forty years was
lar Party (PP); a younger version mar last weekend, led by cur- jects what she calls the “politics tions, the presidency of Madrid dominated by the Socialists
named Ciudadanos, whose de- rent labour minister and deputy of confrontation”. It’s a long- and the mayorship of Barcelona and the Conservatives. That
cline has effectively narrowed prime minister Yolanda Díaz, overdue shift of emphasis in a (Ada Colau, the occupant of the ended with the emergence of
the right-of-centre choice to changes that. country in which personal at- latter office, has joined Sumar). Ciudadanos and Podemos in
two; and Vox, further to the In one way, Sumar is a mirror tacks often take the place of rea- There might be a way to go in 2015. Eight years on, there’s
right than both of those parties. image of Ciudadanos (before soned debate. terms of equal representation still no chance whatsoever of a
Lefties have had just two op- the latter party’s demise, that Launching Sumar in Madrid in the upper echelons of politics reversion to the old two-party
tions: the Socialists, a party is): it sits to the left of the So- on Sunday, Díaz declared her and business, but this is hardly system.
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LETTERS THE MUSIC MAKER

PETER EDGERTON
TO THE EDITOR www.peteredgerton.com

Pia Beck The ‘buy your tapas’ spree

What a lovely story about Pia Beck, the Dutch musician
(back page 31 March). As I am from the Hague, the Nether-

I
lands, I remember Pia Beck in her open sports car with a t might have been Mallorca ordered a taxi, I imagine). It goes mouthwatering tales of nearby
fur stole on and her dog on the back seat, driving on the or Ibiza, I can’t really re- like this: you’re strolling down victuals. While she worked up a
boulevard in Scheveningen, always with a big smile on her member, but what I do re- the street minding your own good head of steam, they
face. call is knocking back a free shot business, preferably whistling squinted quizzically at the menu,
Thank you Gino Felleman for telling your story. of something that tasted re- a merry ditty, when, suddenly, squinted quizzically at each
markably like lighter fuel in a a smiling stranger springs out other and then - lo and behold!
ARINA OLIJSLAGER dingy basement bar, having been of nowhere like a menu-clutch- - nodded in perfect unison at the
corralled down there by one of ing ninja, asking if you want woman. I don’t know who was
those young reps whose job it is some tapas. more surprised, her or me. She
to drag customers in off the If you’re lucky, you can point caught my eye and clearly reg-
street. to the kebab in your hand while istered my amazement, pre-
What to do in that they have reintroduced I only went because I felt a bit pursing your lips as empatheti- sumably picking up on the fact
Torremolinos the longer term agenda. sorry for the lad in question, al- cally as possible. Otherwise it’s that my eyebrows were located
It was discontinued after though not as sorry as I felt for a question of lying - ‘No, thank somewhere on the top of my
I know that the Clarence the vote of no confidence by my liver the next day, I must say. you I’ve just eaten,’ ‘Sorry, my head by now. We exchanged a
Jazz Club issue their con- the previous mayor. I just As tough jobs go, rounding up house is on fire,’ etc. complicit smile as she ushered
certs a month at a time but hope that the current flurry total strangers for a small com- Now, here’s the thing. I’ve her prey towards the restaurant
many of the venues in Tor- of activity in this and other mission has got to be right up never once - not a single, soli- door.
remolinos are very poor at areas does not peter out af- there and, these days, as the phe- tary time - ever seen anyone say Meanwhile, somebody about
promoting their own events. ter the May local elections. nomenon becomes ever more ‘Ooh! Yes, please! I’d love some ten yards away stubbed out a
I have a Facebook group, The events agenda how- prevalent in Malaga city centre, tapas just like the ones in the cigarette and scurried in behind
Torremolinos Today, where ever, is only in Spanish, as I always endeavour to decline photos on the dog-eared menu them. I suspect he was the chef.
I post a What’s On list that is usual for the Town Hall. any such advances as politely as you’re brandishing’. Until yes- So, next time you’re in Malaga,
is updated daily and many Listings on the What To possible. terday, that is. spare a thought for these hardy
venues leave information on Do pages of SUR in English Of course, it’s restaurants Yesterday, a young, somewhat souls who have a difficult job at
the day of the event or not are vital for many tourists rather than nightclubs that court pale and portly couple of tour- the best of times and do be polite
at all. as most non-Spanish tour- my trade these days (if I walked ists were waylaid by a middle- whenever you find yourself re-
The Town Hall are equally ists do not read Spanish. into a nightclub now, the young- aged Spanish woman whose job jecting their advances.
poor at advertising events sters would think someone had it was to regale them with Alternatively, carry a kebab.
well in advance so it is great HARRY MORTEN

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ments for the holidays but even these ing people with reduced mobility or from
THE BOTTOM LINE
couldn’t cope during the peak times. As the outlying, isolated or poorly communi-
IGNACIO LILLO
for other means of transport, I don’t have cated districts, which are now fewer in
any data yet but the city buses are quite number.
Starting to look the part busy on the main routes. But then these
services have always had a large number
Despite the occasional overload of the
service, which is occurring on peak days
of people use them and in Malaga, there and at peak times, something which is not
are enough people to fill all three trans- unusual in other cities, what was intended
port systems at the same time. when the original bus, metro and train net-

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ell, people of Malaga, mission are staying above ground, please, but nei- However, I don’t know if you have no- work was designed has been fully achieved
accomplished. I can’t say any- ther can I avoid a smug half-smile at the ticed, but there is a subject not being talked in just a matter of days: for the majority of
thing else. After so many years realisation that those of us who have been about this Easter. Traffic is not a problem, Malaga residents it was not necessary to
of putting up with the stupidities of the defending the suitability of this mode of at least not to the level it has been in pre- use the car to go to work, to go to school or
“Malaga doesn’t need a metro” brigade, it transport for 20 years (the plans date back vious years at this time of year. Traffic is have fun. It is true that now further work
turns out that on the first big day of pro- to 2003) were right in the end. flowing quite smoothly in the area around needs to be done to adjust rush hour fre-
cessions, the trains were jammed and at We shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that, the city centre, and during the arrival times quencies, add more trains to the sched-
times it was difficult to get into the city on the same day, the Cercanías trains were of the processions, which is unheard of. ule and reinforce the service in the dis-
centre. also packed to capacity and had to leave People have set up a car park on their own tricts that are less well connected, espe-
The demand for the ‘we-don’t-need-it’ some people behind, waiting for the next initiative on the Teatinos university cam- cially in the eastern part of the city. But
metro far outstripped the available sup- one. Renfe is to be thanked for having the pus and those that are venturing into the this Malaga is beginning to look a lot like
ply. I’m not saying I’m happy that people foresight to schedule important reinforce- centre by car are fewer than before, bring- a big city.
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50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF PICASSO

Malaga and the death of a genius

Reactions. When 
The death of Picasso in the lo-
Picasso died on 8 cal press. Top, the front pages
April 1973, there of SUR and Sol de España; bot-
tom, reports inside La Tarde and
was sadness and SUR. SUR
frustration in see her father’s homeland and re-
Malaga. The city of ceive a medal awarded by the Ate-
neo.
his birth had only “Do you think your father will
just started come to Malaga?” asked a SUR
journalist. And she replied hon-
working towards estly. “I don’t think so. Forty years
winning back its ago he expressed his opinion about
coming to Spain and it hasn’t
relationship with changed.” She added, however,
that her father “feels Spanish and
the artist ‘Malagueño’”.
“He didn’t speak Castilian [Span-
ish]. He spoke and expressed him-
self in ‘Malagueño’,” Manuel Blasco
had also said.
Two years after these desperate
attempts to connect with the
painter, and with practically all the
promises still to keep, Picasso died.
REGINA
After the initial headlines an-
SOTORRÍO nouncing the death of the city’s
“most illustrious son” came the
analysis.
“Judging Picasso now for his split

H
e died on the morning of And someone, still according to scene the idea that Malaga “needs mayor of Mougins, and that he from Malaga would be to downplay
8 April. It took several the newspaper, placed a bunch of to get Picasso back and soon” had hadn’t had the chance to hand it us and downplay him. Focusing
hours for the news to roses “on the glass case that holds been firmly established. Cultural over. on how he treated the land where
reach the city. International agency the greatest relic of the Malaga institutions such as the Ateneo Picasso did not react publicly to he was born would be to ignore the
United Press contacted the artist’s Fine Arts Museum”, childhood started to call for, among other these signs being sent out in his value of genius and fall into inad-
cousin Manuel Blasco to get his re- sketches by the artist and a paint- things, a museum in Plaza de la direction from Malaga. It was too missible chauvinism that would
action. Picasso, contrary to what ing dedicated to the teacher who Merced. late. “What do I have there?” he cloud good judgement. Malaga,
some thought, was not immortal. most influenced him, Antonio In 1971, coinciding with his 90th said a few years before he died to Spain and France let Picasso go
That day Picasso also died in the Muñoz Degrain. birthday, the city hall approved a his cousin Manuel Blasco when he because of his universal spirit (...)
city of his birth, in Malaga, but here These two small and moving number of initiatives geared to- encouraged him to visit Malaga af- We are sure that there was no lack
it was felt differently from in the gestures demonstrate the differ- wards paying off its debt with the ter talking about it for hours at a of understanding between Malaga
rest of the world. While Barcelona ence between Malaga and other most universal artist. reunion in France. And he was not and Picasso. However there were
and France mourned the genius, parts of the world: Picasso was born They set up the Becas Picasso, wrong: there was nothing to tie him two similar forces, arrogant and
proud of their close relationship and raised here, and that is the grants for local artists; a new park here. For more than 20 years Bar- uncompromising, that clashed,”
with him, in Malaga the grief was only thing that could not be taken would be named Jardines Picasso celona had been going to great said a SUR editorial.
mixed with anger and frustration. away from the city. And practically with a monument to the painter; lengths to nurture its relationship
The city had missed its chance to the only link it had left to claim. and the first steps were made to- with him; and the Picasso Museum University crest
recover its natural connection with wards buying the house of his birth that opened in the 1960s was its As far as institutions were con-
the most universal person to have Too late for the city. reward. cerned it was Malaga University
been born here. Context is required to fully under- The closest Picasso got to Malaga that first settled scores with the
“Malaga will now break down stand the conflicting sentiments Returned painting at that time - apart from personal painter. That same 8 April, the rec-
barriers to approach the spirit of the painter’s death produced in It was also established that the city contacts - was when his daughter tor Antonio Gallego Morell an-
his genius, as death will open paths Malaga. hall would send Picasso a paint- Paloma visited the city in 1971, to nounced that the new university
that sometimes life is incapable of Four years previously, when ing by his father, José Ruiz Blasco, would have Picasso’s “universal
opening,” said a prophetic edito- Picasso’s 90th birthday was ap- The Dovecote, which is now on dis- dove” in its coat of arms.
rial published in SUR on Tuesday proaching, in Malaga movements play in the birth place. This is one An arty bullfight in It was not a spontaneous trib-
10 April (there was no paper on were stepped up to appeal to the of the least known and perhaps ute: the day after he took on the
Mondays). childhood memories of the world- most disconcerting episodes in the
honour of Picasso role he had already written to
renowned artist. relationship between Malaga and Picasso to tell him. “It’s a shame
Anonymous gestures Historian José Manuel Moreno Picasso. According to the newspa- This Saturday, Malaga will that Pablo Picasso has not been
It was the local people who reacted Moreno lists some of the plans in per La Tarde, the city hall sent the mark the anniversary of the able to hold in his hands the first
first to the painter’s unexpected his work ‘La recuperación progre- painting to Mougins, but it was re- death of Picasso with a special letter sent from Malaga with the
death, before any authority or in- siva. Málaga a Picasso (1953-1973)’ turned to Malaga by the French themed bullfight at La university’s letterhead. And in that,
stitution: two anonymous gestures (Malaga’s progressive recovery of post office “as Picasso didn’t deign Malagueta. Thirty reproduc- the dove,” he said in La Tarde.
of great symbolic value caught the Picasso). To sum up, in 1969 Gal- to go and pick it up”, despite hav- tions of works by local artists That was just the start of dec-
attention of the national press. Ac- ería Picasso was opened in Plaza ing searched for paintings by his decorate the bullring and the ades of projects that posthumously
cording to the newspaper ABC, del Teatro, the newly created Ate- father, especially those of pigeons, Provincial Symphony Orches- reestablished Malaga’s relation-
soon after the news arrived, a black neo association dedicated its first it said. tra and Academia Lírica choir ship with the painter, including
ribbon appeared next to the “sim- events to him, the local culture In SUR, the mayor Cayetano Utr- will perform during the event. opening the birthplace to the pub-
ple stone” on the building in Plaza magazine Litoral published a spe- era tried to smooth things over and The bullfighters will wear lic and later the Picasso museum.
de la Merced that indicated his cial edition and the Fine Arts Mu- didn’t blame the artist, instead ex- suits designed especially with Picasso may have died in France
birth place, which then was still seum acquired one of his adoles- plaining that the city had sent the Picasso-inspired motifs. that day, but in Malaga he rose
private property. cent sketches. On the local cultural painting to his counterpart, the again.
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the authorities. And so that same
Monday the two filmmakers flew
to France.
Their first stop was Mougins,
where they were greeted by rain
and a closed gate at Picasso’s house,
keeping out the crowds of photog-
raphers and reporters who had
gathered there as the news broke.
However, this two-man delegation
from Malaga was not going to be
put off by the gendarmes at the
door. Alcobendas and Ojeda went
to the local florist and asked for
Picasso’s favourite flowers: pink
roses and orchids. Instead of a tra-
ditional funeral wreath they or-
dered a cross.
“Miguel tried everything; he
didn’t let problems stop him and
was going to do whatever it took to
get through that door,” said the di-
rector’s widow, Pilar García Millán.
As she tells the story she points
to a photograph of her husband,
cross in hand, talking to an officer.
His long coat not only protected
him from the unexpected freezing
weather, but also hid his Bolex cam-
era with which he was hoping to
film the burial.
Alcobendas, with the cross and the message ‘Málaga a Pablo Picasso’, in Vauvenargues. Below, filming in the Plaza de la Merced. SUR / P. GARCÍA MILLÁN The photo was taken the follow-
ing day, Tuesday 10 April, at the
gates of Picasso’s château in

‘Malaga’, the password

Vauvenargues, 200 kilometres from
artist. The result was released in Mougins, where the artist’s body
1975 with the title Málaga y Picasso, had been taken early that morn-
a short documentary that looked ing to evade the press. There, ac-

for the château where critically at Picasso’s relationship

with his birthplace. It also revealed
how the two filmmakers had de-
cess was even more complicated.
Alcobendas and Ojeda looked for
the chief of police who told them

Picasso was buried livered a tribute for the artist’s cof-

fin on behalf of his fellow
‘Malagueños’ in the form of a cross
that flowers were not being ac-
cepted, and even some of Picasso’s
close family had been turned away.
of roses and orchids. However the pair insisted and the
These were the only funeral gendarme went inside to consult
Documentary. Two local filmmakers flowers allowed within the walls
of the Château of Vauvenar-
Picasso’s widow, Jacqueline Roque,
who he married in 1961.
took flowers to Picasso’s burial as a gues, and all thanks to the When the officer returned, he
words on the ribbon that told them that Picasso’s widow had
tribute from his home city, the only proved to be the key to the said that if they had really been
wreath allowed past the guards; doors of that impregnable for- brought by people from Malaga,
tress: ‘Málaga a Pablo Picasso’. the flowers would be accepted. Al-
their short film later told the story However for Alcobendas and cobendas handed over his pass-
Ojeda it had not been an easy jour- port as proof and Jacqueline al-
FRANCISCO ney to the castle where Picasso was lowed in the cross. The next day
GRIÑÁN being buried. To begin with one of the international press reported
their passports had expired and that the only floral tribute that
there was no time to renew. How- reached Picasso was one from his

T
he news travelled quickly had already told Miguel Alcoben- painter, but that was not going to ever Alcobendas, who was also di- home city.
down the wires that Sun- das, who couldn’t hide his disap- stop him paying a visit to the rector of exhibitions and publica- Miguel Alcobendas had wanted
day 8 April 1973: Picasso pointment. Since the end of the Malaga-born artist’s French home. tions at the Malaga provincial coun- to film the burial, explained his
had died in Mougins (France). How- 1960s he had been planning to He called fellow camera operator cil went to its then president, the widow, but despite that frustration,
ever before the information make a film about the artist and Paco Ojeda and, each armed with current mayor of Malaga, Fran- “he came home with satisfaction,
reached the headlines, in Malaga, even shoot it on the Côte d’Azur. their 16mm camera, they set off cisco de la Torre, who intervened as the flowers from Malaga were
Manuel Blasco, the painter’s cousin, Now he wouldn’t be able to film the on a journey to bid farewell to the to help speed up the process with the only ones accepted”.
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maker/multimedia artist Julio

What a weird world Rabadan Bujalance also ‘doc-

tors’ electronically sourced
images; Rabadan unveils a se-
lection of meme-like photo-
Winks at old-style comics and digital antics are the new arty classics collages and videos entitled
Memento Mori, at the Colegio
de Dentistas on 19 April.
“The fatuousness of human
behaviour” is at the heart of
REVIEW his neo-classical/baroque vis-
GEORGINA ual statements.
OLIVER
Wanna stop the world?
Further pictorial puns are in
store at CAC, Malaga’s Con-
temporary Art Centre, a short
stroll away from the College of

I
sn’t it weird how certain Dentists. Till 4 June, a double
words or expressions stick bill of funky storytellers pro-
in our minds, forever asso- pels us into a retro-weirdo
ciated with recollections em- mindset.
bedded in the depths of our On the one hand, Malaga kid
memories? This applies to Imon Boy’s museum debut,
personal reminiscences as dubbed Principio de Algo (Be-
well as to more universal top- ginning of Something): a
ics implanted in the collective dozen playfully painted ‘mini
unconscious. worlds’ harking back to his
All-time planetary hits are teenage years at the cross-
part of an inter-stellar mem- roads of street art, video
ory bank. Wherever You Are, games and comics; this ongo-
Wherever You May Be, or Go… ing personal diary is displayed
on a fine spring day… There’s against a pale grey graffiti-
every chance in the world that style background, combining
Louis Armstrong’s What a curvilinear lettering and cud-
Wonderful World or Lou dly-looking cartoonish char-
Reed’s Perfect Day will spring acters.
to mind. On the other, Barcelona-
T-shirts emblazoned with born, Hong Kong resident,
nostalgic or ironic memes One of the works in the exhibition by Joan Cornellà currently showing at CAC Málaga. FRANCIS SILVA Joan Cornellà, an illustrator-
bridge the gap between high- cartoonist, whose tongue-in-
brow and lowbrow. old-fashioned cartoons to to Costa-based artists. cheek corrosive universe has
If everybody gets the cross- newsreels past and present. Weirdly enough, two shows made the leap to international
Whether world-
cultural wink linked to such- inaugurated one after the art world recognition. “Dek
and-such masterpiece in a Doctored images other, before and after Se- famous or “just doing Tau” (which stands for “Ten”
blink, say-no-more… it has Beyond its world-class mu- mana Santa, at the Ilustre Co- it”, artists of every ilk in Esperanto and “Years” in
gone global (i.e. become in- seum circuit (Picasso, Pompi- legio Oficial de Dentistas de and of all ages are the Maori language) is the title
stantly LOL-able across the dou, Thyssen…), “Málaga Ciu- Málaga (Pasillo de Atocha, 3 / dipping their of this decade-spanning mega
globe, like an unforgettable dad Genial” offers a tutti-frutti 1-Izd, Tel. 952 06 00 24), high- tribute.
logo or jingle). of off-the-beaten-track cul- light opposite approaches to
paintbrushes into To my mind, the mere sight
Get it or not, on the World tural attractions; among the digital image-making. creative software, and of Cornellà’s signature dead-
Wide Web as elsewhere things lesser known of these arty The first (to be seen until 13 recycling popular pan depictions of “little Mr
have a ‘trend-ency’ to come treats is the city’s network of April) features captivating imagery and Mrs Nobodies” smiling in
full circle. professional “colegios”; to one-of-a-kind ‘digi-expres- the face of absurdly desperate
Weird was the new cool in each guild its college, and sionistic’ acrylic paintings by “Is there a pilot on board?”
the noughties; now memetic many of these organise art ex- Manuel de Mora, often incor- situations evokes an expres-
weirdness is all around… eve- hibitions, which are open to porating iPad-generated figu- sion that has recently resur-
rywhere we look. the general public. rative content. compassion and derision. In a faced from oblivion: “Stop the
Whether world-famous or Be they doctors or veteri- Formerly at the helm of the darkly funny vein, his self- world I want to get off.” From
“just doing it”, artists of every narians, lawyers or econo- Carlos Haya hospital’s cardiol- portrait “with toothache” is a popular ditty to West End mu-
ilk and of all ages are dipping mists, college members are ogy unit, Doctor de Mora is by “Scream” - and I’m only half sical, from big screen to
their paintbrushes into crea- encouraged to mix business no means an amateurish re- joking. Broadway, from Arctic Mon-
tive software, and recycling and pleasure, at once taking tiree; on the pulse of geopoliti- Likewise from Seville and keys lyrics to T-shirt slogan…
popular imagery alluding to part in seminars and visiting cal issues, he injects topical established in Malaga, musi- Here It Comes Again… that
anything and everything from solo or group shows dedicated subjects with a rare mix of cian/university lecturer, film- “Crazy Planet” feeling…!
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Views of what lies partner felt the same way. “It’s

always hot, the people are very
friendly and we like the way of

beneath a reservoir life,” Jan adds.

New vocation
The plan, the photographer ex-
plains, was to set up an art gal-
Drought. Dutch photographer Jan lery in Andalucía, but when the
financial crisis hit shortly after
Katuin is holding an exhibition at Iznájar the couple moved here, “the art
castle which shows the steady decline world became very difficult”,
Jan explains. It was then that his
in the water levels partner gave him a camera and
he found a new vocation.
JENNIE RHODES “It took a long time for me to
show my work to the public,” the
photographer admits. The first

J
an Katuin is a Dutch pho- the history that has been hid- time he did so was in 2022 in
tographer living in Fuen- den underneath the dam is “in- Loja (Granada province).
tes de Cesna, Granada teresting”. “Iznájar’s councillor for cul-
province. The village overlooks For a photographer he says, ture saw the exhibition and in-
the Iznájar reservoir which lies “an empty lake is nicer than a Stumps of trees exposed by the receding waters. J. K. vited me to do one in the town,”
across the borders with Malaga full lake as it reveals things that explains Jan, who highlights that
and Cordoba provinces. have been hidden for a long that he is mainly inspired by na- to go with the exhibition he is
It is this water source, which time”. ture. also publishing a book of the col-
like so many in Andalucía has His photography shows the Jan and his partner have been our prints.
seen its levels dropping to layers of history with Roman ru- in Spain for 16 years and be- “My photographs show the
alarming levels in recent years, ins and olive mills which were fore then Jan ran an art gal- traces of the drought. They re-
that is the inspiration behind covered by the water when the lery in Holland, with which flect my wanderings for many
Jan’s second exhibition in Spain. area was dammed in the 1960s. he travelled all over Europe. years until October 2022 in all
‘El embalse en movimiento: Around 600 homes were flooded It was by chance that he came seasons of the year, along this
huellas de un embalse que da y to construct the reservoir and to Spain while on holiday in mysterious and monumental
que quita’ which refers to what approximately 2,000 people had the south of France. Andalusian reservoir.”
the lake reveals and covers, is to be rehoused. “I always used to go to The exhibition is open from
the title of Jan’s latest exhibition France but one year I had really 13 April until 31 May, Tuesdays
which is running from 13 April Inspired by nature bad weather, so I decided to to Sundays, 10am to 2pm. Fri-
until 28 May at Iznájar castle. The exhibition of 60 photo- cross the Pyrenees and drive days and Saturdays also from 5
Jan, 72, explained to SUR in graphs also includes images of into Spain.” His love affair with to 8pm. For further information
English that while what is hap- the Genil river which feeds the the country, and particularly An- visit the town hall website:
pening to the reservoir is “bad”, Iznájar reservoir and Jan says dalucía, started there and his Jan Katuin www.iznajar.es.
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DENISE BUSH

READERS’ PHOTOS
GARDENING
Citrus
Alchemilla mollis surplus
SUR in English reader Sally
Alchemilla mollis is a hardy, crinkled and scalloped edges cut flower arrangements. After Smith sent in this photo taken
herbaceous perennial native which catch droplets of dew or flowering, Alchemilla mollis pro- in her neighbour’s garden and
to southern Europe but is rain water and reflect the light. duces lots of seeds which will says, “In my 91 year old neigh-
grown as an ornamental plant The masses of yellow-green flow- self-sow themselves around the bour’s garden is a glorious tree
across the world. It is known ers form in early summer on garden, it may be necessary to laden with kumquats and a
as lady’s mantle, the lady re- slender stems and create an ap- remove blooms as soon as they blooming, climbing wisteria”.
ferring to Mary, mother of pearance of froth above the foli- start to fade to prevent this. Kumquats are native to South-
Christ, and her mantle or age. The flowers form an excel- Alchemilla mollis needs regu- east Asia where they have been
cloak represented by the lent foil for other lar watering during
durin the hottest cultivated since at least the
shape of the leaves. An older plants and months, and full to partial twelfth century. The two most
name was Mary’s mantle. can be shade to prevent burn- popular varieties are Nagami
It forms a large mounded used ing of the
t leaves. Wa- and Meiwa kumquats, the latter
clump up to 60cm high with at- i n tering
terin should be being the sweeter of the two. SALLY SMITH
tractive leaves and flowers. The carried
car out early
pale green, downy leaves have in the morning
or
o in the eve-
ning as any
droplets of
water on the
leaves could
cause
c scorch-
ing
in in sunlight.
It is drought tol-
erant
era when es-
tablished
tablis but may
develop brown, wilted
leaves and become dor-
mant. If leaves should start
to turn brown, the whole plant
can be trimmed back and, with
resumed watering, will soon pro- ALISON GARCÍA

duce new growth.

In the winter, lady’s mantle
will start to die back and, once Parrot tulips
the flowers are all faded, can be
cut back to the ground. It will re-
main dormant throughout the The petals of parrot tulips are usually bright coloured and ‘fringed’.
winter and this is a good time to This photo of a stunning, deep-red variety was sent in by Alison
propagate by lifting the whole García.
clump and split into large sec-
tions, each with plenty of rhi-
zomatous roots. Each section
should be replanted at the same PHOTOS
depth and watered in. The sur-
face of the root ball should be Calling all gardeners Email your photos to eng-
mulched to help conserve mois- lish@diariosur.es with a
ture in the summer and to help We know many of our read- caption and a few words of
keep the roots cool. ers have lovely gardens or explanation and you may
Extracts of lady’s mantle have enjoy growing plants on get your photos published
long been used to treat women’s their terraces or balconies, on this page. Alternatively,
health issues, especially meno- and some like to take photos you can send them to us
pause and menstrual disorders, of plants they see when they via Facebook (surenglish)
it is still prescribed by herbal- are out and about. Why not or Twitter (@SUR_Eng-
ists today. share them with others? lish).
Alchemilla mollis and flowers (inset). WIKIMEDIA
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30 MY HOME April 7th to 13th 2023
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HOME CARE Cleaning terraces plant and it will slowly die but may
need several applications.
Once all the debris is removed,

Spring clean your patio you can start cleaning the slabs them-
selves. Unfortunately some stone
surfaces, and concrete, are porous

ready for summer and grease and red wine stains are
very difficult to remove if action is
not taken immediately . They can
be tackled with a grease and stain
DIRT REMOVAL. as much of the loose dirt, leaves and remover product, several are avail-
After winter, patio areas and paths other debris, as possible with a stiff able from hardware stores. Some
are often in need of a good clean and broom. Don’t use a metal rake or hoe can be applied directly, others need
spring is just the time to do it. Over as you could damage the surface. diluting so read the instructions care-
time, stains appear and moss and To remove the weeds it may be fully. Alternatively try a home rem-
weeds start to take hold in cracks and necessary to use a metal tool but edy such as vinegar (neat or diluted
the joints between the slabs and care must be taken not to create 1:1), bicarbonate of soda (1 to 5 ta-
sometimes algae can form which can scratches or chip the edges. This is blespoons to 10 litres of water). Leave
become a danger as it makes the sur- a time consuming job but worth the to soak for five to ten minutes and
face slippery. effort. For the deeper rooted weeds, then rinse thoroughly. be reduced for softer natural stone Concrete, stone or tiled patios can
Stone, tiled or concrete patios are if you don’t wish to use chemical To remove dirt from a large area and concrete surfaces. For the best be cleaned of algae and moss us-
much easier to clean than a wooden weed killers, pour hot water over a pressure washer is the perfect tool results, use the pressure washer with ing natural soap but be sure to rinse
surface. First it is important to remove them. This destroys the cells of the but be aware that pressure should a commercial surface cleaner. well afterwards.
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A sceptic who the hallucination theory was not

even a remote possibility, seeing
as hallucinations are individual

became a believer occurrences. He had at first be-

lieved that the apostles, and pos-
sibly the hundreds of other peo-
ple who claim to have seen Jesus
after he had died, had been emo-
The resurrection. The debated tionally distraught and imagined
the resurrection, but it would
authenticity of the story of Christ have been impossible for them
returning from the grave transformed to have all witnessed the same
one doubter into a staunch Christian hallucination.
This left the sceptical English-
man just two alternatives: the
TONY BRYANT story was simply a myth, or it had
really taken place.
Many non-believers attribute

T
his Easter children in all ended up a believer. In his 1930 the resurrection to a simple leg-
parts of Central and East- publication Who Moved the end that has, like all folklore,
ern Europe will be remov- Stone? Morison tried to decipher evolved over the years, but, as one
ing the cardboard packaging and what actually happened that historian pointed out, legends do
silver foil from their Easter eggs, started a movement that has not usually develop while multi-
a symbol that celebrates the res- made such a profound impact on ple eyewitnesses are alive to re-
urrection of Jesus. Although eggs, the world. He worked on a set of fute them. It is also thought that
in general, were a traditional sym- basic theories to try to decipher the story spread too fast for it to
bol of fertility and rebirth, Easter whether there is any truth in the have been a legend.
eggs symbolise the empty tomb story. These included ‘Jesus did A 16th-century The legend theory also did not
from which Jesus was resur- not die on the cross’; ‘Jesus’ body painting of the adequately explain the empty
rected, a happening that has been was stolen’; ‘the disciples were resurrection by tomb, so Morison’s assumption
the pivotal axis of the Christian hallucinating’; and the account Raphael. SUR. that the story was made up did
faith. This is a phenomenon that is legend. The last theory is that not seem to coincide with his
has been fiercely debated for cen- the story is true. search seemed to confirm that, dead. However, he felt certain that findings.
turies, both by the faithful, and He began by attempting to ver- as he said, “Christ died on the someone would have known Having eliminated the main
the sceptics, and yet no one has ify that Jesus was actually dead cross, in the full physical sense about this and that his enemies arguments against the resurrec-
ever produced evidence to sup- when placed in the tomb, re- of the term.” would have quickly exposed the tion, Morison began to question
port or to refute the mythical oc- searching what is known as the Morison next followed the an- resurrection as a fraud. Morison whether it had actually occurred:
currence. ‘swoon theory’, an account that gle that the disciples had faked accepted that Jesus’ body had he concluded that the numerous
British journalist Frank Mori- claims that Jesus did not die on the resurrection story by remov- somehow mysteriously disap- sightings of a risen Christ by so
son was an atheist who set out to the cross, but merely lost con- ing Jesus’ body, and then claim- peared from the tomb. many of his followers would have
prove the story was a myth, and sciousness. All of Morison’s re- ing he had returned from the Morison quickly realised that been virtually impossible to fake.
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EXHIBITIONS Merced.

Faro Míguez Alhaurín el Grande art space The Mallorcan artist Bernardí Roig
will be exhibiting his works entitled
BENALMÁDENA. Until 26 May. Ori-
mari Ceramic Art gallery. C / Gabriel
hosts spring exhibition El último rostro y la afonía del Mino-
tauro. He is also exhibiting at the
Escobar 26. Museo Ruso and the Pompidou.
Seville artist Faro Míguez will be
exhibiting a series of his paintings Archivo Municipal exhibition
entitled Fantasía. The collection MALAGA. Until 9 April. Salas Mingo-
reflects a world of imagination with rance del Archivo Municipal, Alameda
animal themes in which the artist Principal.
always hides a message and social Art for change exhibition. collection
criticism. of 100 pieces to raise awareness
about the Sustainable development
Women who run the world goals. Mon-Fri 10am-1pm/5pm-8pm.
BENALMÁDENA. Until 23 July. Exhi- Sat, Sun and holidays 10am-1pm. Ángel Alén, La Coracha
bition centre..
The Centro de Exposiciones is cele- Centre Pompidou Golden Hours is an exhibition by
brating International Women’s Day MALAGA. Muelle Uno. Mexican artist Gonzalo Lebrija which
with an exhibition of photographs https://centrepompidou-malaga.eu/ combines contemporary art, photog-
entitled Las Mujeres Que Llevan el El laberinto de Luz y la Cabeza del raphy, sculptures and videos to
Mundo. The collection consists of Minotauro. Until 28 May . The reflect on existentialism beliefs.
images taken by American artist, museum will be exhibiting an instal- MALAGA. CAC Málaga - La Coracha.
Lekha Singh. lation by Mallorcan artist Bernardí Ángel Alén. Until 25 May. Chanson
The Artesenal Inoxis art space. SUR Roig which consists of 25 polystyrene du Soleil is the title of this exhibition
TONY BRYANT blocks forming a labyrinth. in which the artist reflects the influ-
sculptor, Gunter, a former ence of Corbusier on his work and
ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE. The resident of the town who Centro de Arte Contemporáneo which develops abstract elements.
Artsenal Inoxis art space in died in 2020. MALAGA. . Norberto Gil. Until 25 May. Around
Alhaurín el Grande has Other artists exhibiting are Imon Boy. Until 4 June. El principio thirty paintings are included in the
launched its spring exhibi- Fernando Ramos, Marianne de algo (The Start of Something) is exhibition Cuatro Casas y un Árbol by
tion, a collection of work by Praet, Entegux, Daniel Brun- the title of this exhibition. It is the Norberto Gil. Gil uses architectural
some of the province’s most ner, Jolanda B and Robert first time that Imon Boy has held a shapes and plain colours to produce
established expat and Span- Heidegger, one of the co- solo exhibition at the CAC. clean lines and evoke softness.
ish artists. founders of the space. Joan Cornellà. Until 4 June. Dek Tau
The exhibition, which was The exhibition, which is is the first solo exhibition by Joan Picasso returns to La Malagueta.
inaugurated on Saturday (1 free, can be visited Thursday Cornellà in a museum in Europe. The MALAGA. Until 30 July. Malagueta
April), will bring together to Sunday between 7pm and artist uses satire to show the dark bullring.
paintings and sculptures by 11pm. side of human nature and surrealism The photographer Edward Quinn,
artists such as Chandy Hag- As a platform for all artis- to show exaggerated situations. took hundreds of intimate photos
gett, known for her popular tic expression, which was set Gonzalo Lebrija. Until 30 April. of Picasso between 1951 and 1972.
screen prints depicting the up by a group of like-minded They show a relaxed and happy
Galeria Yusto Giner, Marbella customs and traditions of ru- artists, Artsenal Inoxis offers Picasso, drawing with his children,
ral Andalucía; the Mijas- local artists a chance to family beach outings and playing a
based Polish artist, Aga showcase their works. Since trumpet as well as attending a bull-
Mira, No Es Un(a) Orden
Strauss, whose paintings are its inception in June 2022, fight, one of Picasso’s great loves.
MARBELLA. Until 13 May. Galería inspired by insomnia and the association has promoted
Yusto Giner, C/Madera. pain; and a collection of more than 50 artists with ex- Javier Calleja, Mr Günter, The Cat
The new exhibition presents Laura works by the late German hibitions and fashion shows. Picasso, © Museo Picasso Show.
Vinós new work www.yusto- MALAGA. Until 6 September. Centro
giner.com Cultural Fundación Unicaja , Plaza del
hammered copper wall relief by the Picasso’s work El Pintor y la Modelo is Obispo.
Casa de Art late sculptor, Rudy Haynal. on loan from the Museo Reina Sofía, The biggest individual exhibition by
BENAHAVÍS. Parque Botánico Resort Madrid. www.museopicasso- this local artist is organised by Fun-
and Country Club, Las Lomas de Gua- Museo Picasso Málaga malaga.org. dación Unicaja and Calleja Studio. The
dalmina. MALAGA. Museo Picasso Málaga, exhibition consists of large format
The gallery exhibits a selection of Calle San Agustín. Museo Picasso Casa Natal sculptures and paintings in his iconic
works by various artists as well as a El Pintor y La Modelo. Until 10 July. MALAGA. Until 28 May . Plaza de la El Pintor y La Modelo style.
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EXHIBITIONS doso, Patricia Collado, María Fernán- reflects on the bullfighting tradition Clarence Jazz Club
dez Ortiz, Alejandro González Casti- and Picasso’s love of the specta- TORREMOLINOS. Calle Danza Invisi-
Museo Ruso llo, Carla Hayes, Nuria Luque and cle.www.jorgerando.org ble, 8.
MALAGA. Edificio Tabacalera, Avda Andrés Richarte are exhibiting some 7 April, 10pm. José Lopretti.
Sor Teresa Prat. of their works . Casa Gerald Brenan 8 April, 10pm. Jorge Castañeda.
Shadow Dancers. Until 28 May . The MALAGA. Until 30 September. C/ 9 April, 6pm. Piano Jazz special:
museum will be exhibiting an instal- L’émotion du moment Torremolinos. John McLaughlin & Mahavishnu
lation by Mallorcan artist Bernardí MALAGA. Until 27 May. Alianza The new exhibition at the museum is Orchestra.
Roig which consists of four, bronze Francesa, C/Canales. by Malaga artist Francisco Peinado 13 April, 10pm. Jazz jam session.
dancers suspended from the ceiling. A mural, based on the works of the and is entitled La Invasión de Ucrania. 14 April, 10pm. Alberto Raya.
The sculpture explores the influence nineteenth century French poet and 15 April, 10pm. Zirwicky.
Degas had on Picasso’s work. Oppo- art critic, Charles Baudelaire. The Evarista Guerra Tickets: www.clarencejazzclub.com
site the dancers is a large format four styles of art that make up the VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA. Until 4 June. Cen-
painting called Cap Negre 2021, the mural, which aims to draw attention tro del Arte Contemporáneo . Velvet Club
frame of which conceals a recording to mental health, were created by a A retrospective exhibition of works MALAGA. C/Convalecientes, 11.
of a clock ticking. group of artists called No Glory. entitled Sueños Cumplidos. 69 Años 31 March, 9.30pm. Leone.
Sputnik, La Odisea del Soyuz 2. Until de Arte by the local artist. Tickets: www.entradium.com or
Jan Katuin, Iznájar
5 June. Women, Un Siglo de Cambio www.velvetclub.es
The truth and the tales about Soviet MALAGA. Until 5 May. La Térmica. Lost In Abstract
cosmonaut Ivan Istochnikov and his The exhibition by National Geo- FRIGILIANA. Until 30 April. Sala Pla- frames, baskets and candle holders Sala Trinchera
mysterious disappearance during the graphic, consists of a selection of cituela, C/Real. etc. On 11 April at 7.15pm, there will MALAGA. C/ Parauta.
space mission, which was reportedly photographs of women across the An exhibition of works by Brendan be a book presentation with author 7 April, 8pm. Notas de Sótano with
covered up by the Russian authori- world from 130 years of their Taylor. Linda Decker. www.galerialuzde- special guest Infante.
ties archives. lavida.com http://salatrinchera.com
For Sale! Until 5 June. The installa- Rubén Ortega
tion For Sale! is a reconstruction of a Museo Carmen Thyssen RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA. Until 28 Jan Katuin Cazbah Live Lounge
room in an abandoned house, left MALAGA. C/ Compañía, 10. 10am - April. Patio of the town hall. IZNÁJAR. From 13 April until 28 May. LA CALA DE MIJAS. Torrenueva,
with sheets covering the furniture. It 8pm Tuesday to Sunday. To commemorate World Autism Day, Iznájar castle, Cordoba. Avenida de Rota. 8pm
was created in the 1990s by Russian Street Life. Lisette Model and Helen the young local artist, Rubén Ortega, Dutch photographer, Jan Katuin, will 8 April, 8pm. Northern Soul Motown
conceptual artists Ilya and Emilia Lewitt in New York. Until 11 June. The will be exhibiting a selection of his be exhibiting a selection of his pho- and Dance music night with DJs Paul
Kabakov. exhibition consists of around 2o works entitled Art Tea by Rubenchi. tographs Mac, Lupi Krazy Boy and El Tel.
An English Look at Russian Art. Until images from the Mapfre Foundation Info: the Cazbah Live Lounge Face-
5 June. British business woman Jenny of street life in the 1940s taken by Collective exhibition MUSIC AND DANCE book page. Tickets: www.event-
Green is loaning her collection of women photographers Lisette Model CÓMPETA. Until 30 April. Galería Luz brite.es
Russian art, which includes works by and Helen Lewitt. de la Vida. La Cochera Cabaret
Aivazovsky and Kandinsky, to the Luis Feito. La pintura misma. Colec- The gallery will be exhibiting art by MALAGA. Avda de los Guindos. Ventana Abierta Jazz Club
Russian museum for this exhibition. ción del artista (1956-1962). Until 11 Peter Lawrence, Javier Gonzalez 8 April, 8pm. El Callejón de Loco and NERJA. Hotel Plaza Cavana, C/Gra-
Ausentes. Until 5 June. Photographer June. A collection of paintings byLuis Montero, Anne-Barbara Lenzin and Ziryab. nada.
José Manuel Ballester will be exhibit- Feito. Lieuwke Loth. There is also a corner Tickets: www.lacocheraentra- 7 April, 7pm. Jorge Castañeda Trío.
ing an extensive collection of his Fervor de Buenos Aires. Fotografías with interior decoration, cushions, das.com/ 21 April, 7pm. Eneko Alberdi and La
works which reflects the absence of de Horacio Coppola en la Colección
Russian art works in galleries in Telefónica. Fotomontajes de Grete
Malaga as a result of Russia’s war
with Ukraine.
Stern. Until 10 September. The new
exhibition consists of the works of
two of the most cutting-edge Argen-
Benalmádena to host first large-
We Are Here 3
MALAGA. Until 27 April. Sociedad
tinian photographers of the 30s and
40s, Horacio Coppola and Grete
scale St George’s Day party
Económica de Amigos del País. Stern.
Artists Alberto Cajigal, Natalia Car- www.carmenthyssenmalaga.org An event to honour the
patron saint of England
Museo Revello de Toro will be held in Plaza de
MALAGA. C/Fligidos, 29015.
Revello de Toro paintings in Funda- la Mezquita on 23 April
ción Unicaja’s collection . Until 30
April. The Museo Revello de Toro is TONY BRYANT
displaying nine portraits currently
held in Fundación Unicaja’s art collec- BENALMÁDENA. Benalmádena
tion. will host the first large-scale
event to be held in the prov-
Museo Jorge Rando ince to mark the feast of St
MALAGA. Until 26 September. C/ George on Sunday 23 April, a
Cruz del Molinillo. www.museojorger- day that will see the English
ando.org honour one of the most vener-
The new exhibitions at the Jorge ated saints in Christianity.
Rando are Años Jóvenes de un Viejo Organised in a similar format
Maestro (1st part) and Encuentro en to the recent St David’s and St There will be a tribute band to The Spice Girls. SUR
Luz de la Vida, Cómpeta la Arena in which Jorge Rando Patrick’s Day celebrations, the
festivities will take place in movement, a name for the though some believe that the
Plaza de la Mezquita in Arroyo period of increased pride in saint should be ousted as
de la Miel from 2pm. the culture of the UK through- England’s patron and replaced
Presented by the popular out the mid and second half of by St Alban, a notion that has
Costa singer, Tony White- the 1990s. been backed by several promi-
house, the event will offer a The afternoon will offer nent clergy of the Church of
variety of live music, including plenty of English-style food England.
tributes to iconic British bands and drink, and also attractions St George is not only the
and artists like Take That, to keep children occupied. patron saint of England, but
Queen, Ed Sheeran and the Although the day of the patron also of Aragon and Catalonia,
Spice Girls. of England was once cele- among other places, so the
Other groups to perform will brated in a similar manner to organisers of the event in
be the Rock and Roll Brothers the patron of the Emerald Isle, Benalmádena are hoping to
and Rock of the Ages, although his popularity waned towards attract more than just the
organisers are expecting to the end of the 18th century. patriotic English.
add more acts to the schedule. St George is identified with They also hope to make it a
The music is intended to English ideals of honour, regular event on the town’s
represent the Cool Britannia bravery and gallantry, al- cultural agenda.
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No Solo Blues Band. Museum concerts Encuentro de Polifonía Sacra de Evening of opera
www.ventana-abierta.es Call: MALAGA. Benalmádena NERJA. 14, 28 April, 7pm. Nerja
690073871 Museo Picasso Málaga. BENALMÁDENA. 12 April, 8.30pm. Museum, Plaza de España.
11 April, 8pm. Miguel Borrego and Inmaculada Concepción Church. The recitals we will take a journey
Coro Voces para el Recuerdo Carlos Apellaniz piano and violin con- The Coral Ciudad de Benalmádena, through the best-known operas per-
TORREMOLINOS. 13 April, 8pm. cert. organiser of the event, and the Coral formed by singers of great artistic
Centro Cultural Pablo Ruiz Picasso. 18 April, 8pm. Austri Musici. Malaga Santa María la Mayor from Padul, quality such as soprano Lucía Millán.
A concert by the Voces para el Recu- Philharmonic Orchestra concert. Granada, will perform the XIX edition Tickets: 690 07 38 71; email: ven-
erdo choir. Tickets 12€: www.tick- of the Encuentro de Polifonía Sacra tana.abierta.acp@gmail.com, web-
ets.museopicassomalaga.org de Benalmádena. The concert is site:www.ventana-abierta.es
La Posada Museo de Málaga. sponsored by the Cultural Depart-
MALAGA. Vincci Posada del Patio, 16 April, 11am. Harp and flute duet ment of Benalmádena town hall. Theatrical tour of the English
Pasillo de Sta Isabel. 8.30pm Every playing pieces by Bizet and Debussy. Cemetery
Friday. Ángel Moya MALAGA. 22 April, 7 and 9pm. Eng-
14 April. Daphne & Nicky. Louie Louie Bar ESTEPONA. 14 April, 8pm, Centro lish Cemetery, Avda de Pries 1.
21 April. Flower Power. ESTEPONA. Estepona port. Cultural Padre Manuel. Flower Power, Hotel Vincci Malaga The tour will trace the history of the
28 April. Black Soul. 7 April, 11pm. La Tarambana. The pianist Ángel moya will be giving Thursdays piano music with Nikki cemetery and also the stories of
www.tallerblues.es 7 April, 1am. We Are Not DJs. a free piano recital, playing some of and Sundays Sax and piano with some of its main characters: William
8 April, 9.30pm. KP Band his own compositions as well as Diarío and Nikki. Mark, the founder of the cemetery;
The Malaga Philharmonic 8 April, 11.30pm. Ten Shots & KO. DJ those by Haydn, Brahms and Erkki- 12 April, 8.30pm. Elvis tribute. the heroic Robert Boyd and Mary
Orchestra LeFox. Sven Tüür. 14 April, 8.30pm. Francis Posé Trío & Ann, the owner of the ‘Angel’ (the
MALAGA. www.louielouierockbar.com/ Jorge Pardo jazz night. most popular grave of the cemetery).
13, 14 April, 8pm. Teatro Cervantes. Salon Varietés concerts To book a table call 95290 3318 or Bookings by Whatsapp: 607 285 570
Music by composers Stravinski and Tribute Jazz Quartet FUENGIROLA. 7.30pm daily, 7pm make a reservation online:
Falla. VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA. 19 April, 7pm. Cen- Sunday. C/Emancipation www.dabruno.com/es-sul-mare CHARITY
http://orquestafilarmonicade- tro de Arte Contempóraneo. Country Portraits. 13, 14 April.
malaga.com A concert by the Tribute Jazz Quar- Johnny G and Melissa Carver, with FLAMENCO TOPS charity concert
tet. special guests Violet Wetherall and ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE. 21 April,
Brian Piccolo, sing the greatest Entre Dos Orillas: A Tribute to 8pm. Venta La Recta. 12€
Country hits. Miguel de Mollina TOPS, the amateur dramatics group,
MALAGA. 11, 12 April, Teatro Cervan- are holding a fundraising concert.
Born to Surprise Concerts tes. Singer Helen Rush will be performing
CÍVITAS PUERTO BANÚS. Muelle The flamenco company Antonio de 60s and Motown hits and there will
de Honor. Verónica y Sara Cortés will be per- be a surprise guest singer joining her.
7 April, 7pm. Dry Martina. forming a special tribute to the life of This year, TOPS’ chosen charities are
8 April, 1pm. Fran Terrén. Malaga singer Miguel de Mollina. ARCH (The Andalusian Rescue Centre
8 April, 7pm. Soleá Morente. Tickets: www.unientradas.es or for Horses) and Alhmer (Support &
www.teatrocervantes.com Care for Alzheimer/Dementia
Da Bruno patients). Tickets: Papeleria Cristina
MARBELLA. Da Bruno Sul Mare. THEATRE AND OPERA in Alhaurín el Grande. For table book-
OFM, Malaga Paseo Marítimo. ings call Cath: 627293609
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CHARITY Prayer meeting. 13 April, 6pm,Swed- Super Mario Bros: 20.00 (Tues). A Fistful of Dollars: 20.00 (Thurs).
ish Church, Avda Alcalde Clemente ROH Ballet: Cinderella: 19.30 (Wed).
La Cala Lions Boogie Wonderland Diaz-Ruiz. Yelmo Cines, Vialia
MIJAS. 14 April, 7pm. The Village Inn, Coach trip to Alpujarras. 26 April. MALAGA. Centro Comercial Vialia. Red Dog
Riviera del Sol. Visit Capileira, Pórtugos, Pampaneira Tel: 902220922 PUERTO BANÚS. Avda Julio Iglesias.
A two course meal and entertainment. and Órgiva. Tickets: 25€ or 22€ with Air: 12.40 (Sun); 19.35 (Tues). https://reddogcinemas.com
Tickets 20€: 637185533, the Lions a Friend of Lux Mundi card. Call: 952 Everything, Everywhere, All At Air: 15.15, 19.30 (Sat, Sun); 17.00,
charity shop or www.lacalalions.org 474 840 or email:luxmun- Once: 12.50 (Tues). 19.10 (Mon-Thurs).
dif@gmail.com The Pope’s Exorcist: 20.10 (Tues). Shazam! Fury Of The Gods: 17.20
John Wick 4: 12.35 (Sun); 20.20 (Sat, Sun); 17.00 (Mon-Thurs).
Great Gatsby charity event O. V. FILMS (Tues). Puss In Boots, The Last Wish: 12.30
ESTEPONA. 22 April, 7pm. Tikitano SUR in English advises calling cine- Dungeons and dragons: Honour (Sat, Sun).
by Besaya. mas to check for any last-minute Among Thieves: 12.45 (Sun), 17.00 The Pope’s Exorcist:15.30, 19.45 (Sat,
Step back in time to the glamour of time changes. Lunchtime and late (Tues). Sun); 17.00, 19.30 (Mon-Thurs).
the Roaring 20s at the Great Gatsby English cementery, Malaga night screenings weekends only. Empire of Light: 22.45 (Tues). Super Mario Bros 3D: 12.30, 19.30
Charity Gala event organised by the Super Mario Bros: 13.30 (Sun); 17.30 (Sat, Sun), 19.00 (Mon, Tues, Thurs).
Rotary Club Marbella-Guadalmina. Family English Cemetery Days Yelmo Cines, Plaza Mayor (Fri-Sun, Wed); 20.00 (Tues). Super Mario Bros: 12.00, 15.00,
Food, entertainment and dancing. MALAGA. Centro de Ocio, Plaza ROH Ballet: Cinderella: 20.15 (Wed). 17.00,19.00, 20.50 (Sat, Sun); 17.30,
Dress up in period costume and dance MALAGA. Saturdays, 10am-2pm. Mayor, Avda Alfonso Ponce León. Tel: 19.20, 21.15 (Mon-Thurs).
the night away with guest performers, Avda de Pries, 1. 902902103. www.yelmocines.es. Cinesur Miramar Dungeons and dragons: Honour
Vintage Experience. Tickets: 125 euros Book a family visit to the English The Pope’s Exorcist: 22.25 (Tues). FUENGIROLA. Avda de la Among Thieves: 15.00, 17.00 (Sat,
(includes a donation to the Dental Cemetery and they will provide a Dungeons and dragons: Honour Encarnación. Tel: 952198600. Sun); 17.00 (Mon-Thurs).
Mavericks charity which makes dental route to follow to discover some fas- Among Thieves: 13.15 (Sun), 17.00 John Wick 4: 20.45 (Fri-Sun); 21.00 John Wick 4: 18.20, 21.20 (Sat, Sun);
care accessible to vulnerable popula- cinating Malaga history, and games (Tues). (Mon-Thurs) . 118.40, 20.45 ( Mon-Thurs).
tions) online: www.marbella-gua- to play along the way - all in both John Wick 4: 13.10 (Sun); 20.30 Super Mario Bros: 12.15, 16.15, 18.15, Cocaine Bear: 15.30 (Sat, Sun); 22.10
dalmina-rotary.club/meetings- English and Spanish. Reserve a time (Tues). 20.15 (Fri-Sun); 17.30, 19.30 (Mon- (Mon-Thurs).
events/great-gatsby. slot at https://cementerioingles- Air: 19.35 (Tues). Thurs).
malaga.org/en under the “visits” tab. Everything, Everywhere, All At Dungeons and dragons: Honour
FIESTAS AND FERIAS Language, history and art teachers Once: 12.05 (Sun). Among Thieves: 12.15, 16.00, 18.45
are also welcome. Super Mario Bros: 16.30 (Fri-Sun); (Fri-Sun); 17.30 (Mon-Thurs).
Día del Pipeo 20.00 (Tues). Air: 16.30 (Fri-Sun); 17.30 (Mon-
CASARABONELA. 22 April. Lux Mundi Thurs).
Pipeo is a traditional dish, suitable for TORRE DEL MAR. Lux Mundi Ecu- Yelmo Cines, Rincón A Fistful of Dollars: 20.00 (Thurs).
vegetarians, which will be on offer to menical Centre, Avda Moscatel. 952 RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA. C/
visitors as well as desserts and cof- 543 334, email: luxmundi@lux- Arroyo Totalán. Tel: 902220922. Cinesur Ingenio
fee. There will also be live music and mundi.org. www.yelmocines.es VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA. Avda Juan Carlos,
dancing. Taizé Prayer. 28 April, after mass at ROH Ballet: Cinderella: 20.15 (Wed). 1. Tel: 667773187.
San Andrés church. Send an email to Air: 20.35 (Tues). Super Mario Bros: 12.20, 16.30
MORE IDEAS be included in prayers: lux- Dungeons and dragons: Honour (Wed-Sun).
mundi@lux-mundi.org Among Thieves: 17.00 (Tues). Air: 17.45 (Mon-Thurs).
Walking Routes Trip to Quaryat Dillar olive oil mill The Pope’s Exorcist: 20.10 (Tues). The Great Dictator (Chaplin): 20.00
ALMUÑÉCAR. During 2023. and Granada. 27 April. A guided tour John Wick 4: 21.05 (Tues). (Tues). Walking routes, Almuñécar
The Almuñécar Town Hall has pre- of the olive mill followed by free
sented a programme of walks for 2023 time. Various departure points. 38€
in Malaga, Granada and Almeria. For
more information and to register:
www.almunecar.es or pop in to the
with Friends of Lux Mundi card or
40€.
Excursion to Northern Spain. 29 May
Japan meets the Axarquía
Área Municipal de Deportes (AMD)
office in the town’s sports centre.
until 3 June. Visit Segovia, Burgos,
Vitoria, Bilbao and Aranjuez. For full
details contact Lux Mundi.
for cherry blossom festival
Family Fun Day
BENALMÁDENA. 15 April, 10am- Lux Mundi
3pm. Centro Elim, Avd de Bonanza. FUENGIROLA. Lux Mundi Ecumeni- The Sakura festival
A family fun day with games, hair cal Centre, C/Nueva 3. includes workshops on
braiding, cakes, teas , jewellery, Taizé Prayer. 21 April, 6pm at San
clothes and face painting etc. José church. Send an email to be
Japanese dancing,
info@elimfamilyfellowship.com Tel: included in prayers: luxmun- kimonos, paper flower
692287726 dif@gmail.com. making and music
JENNIE RHODES

ALFARNATE. At 900 metres

above sea level, the mountain
village of Alfarnate is the
highest in the Axarquía and
has the long-held claim to
producing the best cherries in
the area, if not in Spain.
Local cherry producers Last year’s Sakura festival in Alfarnate. SUR
argue that thanks to its eleva-
tion and cooler temperatures, verted into a mini Japan on Saturday evening is the op-
the Alfarnate fruit is larger 15 and 16 April, with work- portunity to try on kimonos
and, of course, tastier. shops on kimonos and the at 7pm.
While other parts of the opportunity to try one on, The main event starts at
province enjoy the almond Japanese dancing, martial 10am on Sunday 16 April,
blossom in winter, in the so- arts, processions and more. when a market and food
called ‘Alps of the Axarquía’ Ahead of the festival, local trucks are available all day
cherry blossom is the pro- groups have been busy mak- and Japanese dancing and a
tagonist. ing paper blossoms to adorn street procession are pro-
As such, for the second year the village streets and at 4pm grammed for 10.30am, 11am
running, Alfarnate is holding on Saturday 15 April, the and 1pm respectively.
a Sakura festival; sakura Sakura flower arch is to be For further information
meaning cherry blossom in erected, signalling the start visit: www.alfarnate.es /
Japanese. of the event. Facebook: Ayuntamiento de
The village is being con- The other highlight of Alfarnate.
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FOOD&DRINK 37

Can fish feel pain?

Repsol recommends
nine places to eat
ANDREW J. LINN
out over Easter
Some of the best
W
hile it is becoming trawl, and the catch usually without releasing stress chemic
increasingly nor- spends hours on deck slowly als which can alter their taste. restaurants, hidden away
mal to reject meat suffocating or gutted alive. However, the Chinese are a
on humanitarian grounds, we Farmed fish, like cattle in hard case, and animal welfare in the depths of Malaga
could also be turning our at- beef yards, spend their entire groups will have a tough time province, are highlighted
tention to how fish are treated. lives in overcrowded and un- convincing them that eating live by the guide for foodies
All livestock in the Western hygienic environments rid- fish with their hearts still beat-
world is slaughtered accord- dled with waste and antibiot- ing does not cause suffering. MARINA MARTÍNEZ
ing to legal procedures aimed ics, many dying of disease.
at reducing suffering, al- Fortunately matters are MALAGA. With the arrival of Easter,
though it is best not to think improving, albeit slowly. On the Repsol restaurant guide has Dessert at Bandolero Júzcar. SUR
about how pigs, for example, the F/V Blue North its har- WINE OF THE WEEK produced a new batch of recom-
meet their Waterloo in coun- vest of cod from the Bering mendations of places to eat out
tries like Vietnam. But fish Sea is stunned individually Fagus de Coto de Hayas during the holidays. The guide, tion. While in Yunquera, Quini,
welfare is ignored. before being killed. selección especial 2020 ‘Soletes para perderse’, lists a to- “village bar at its best” is recom-
Most people believe that The Japanese have gone This wine is one of the best tal of 300 bars and restaurants to mended. Fonda Casa Pepa (Carra-
the lack of facial expression further with their ike-jime Garnachas made in Spain, discover in all corners of Spain. traca), once a house, offers tradi-
or ability to scream, coupled procedure, adapted from a tra- using grapes from 50-year- In Malaga province, it invites you tional cuisine such as chorizo a la
with their cold blood, makes ditional slaughtering method. old vines to stop off at nine places. The list canela (sausage with cinnamon).
them immune from pain. Fish have their brains pierced, and very is as diverse as it is interesting. Close to the Caminito del Rey,
Nevertheless, experiments causing them to die instantly limited There is La Bodega del Bandolero La Garganta (Álora) is recom-
have demonstrated that produc- (Júzcar), “a restaurant far from the mended. Here you can try local
fish will avoid underwater tion. Silky tourist circuit of the Costa del Sol” recipes such as sopa perota, porra
areas where they have pre- and full- where the guide highlights the or roast kid. In Coín, visit Casa Paco,
viously been electrically
All livestock in the bodied, “good work” of Iván Sastre, who while in Gaucín, the guide suggests
shocked. Western world is worth uses chestnuts as his favourite in- Azulete, where you can enjoy “sea-
Globally around 2.3 tril- slaughtered according every gredient. It also includes Nómada sonal vegetables and local pro-
lion fish are killed for food to legal procedures but cent of del Genal (Faraján), “a ray of sun- duce”. The oriental touch is pro-
annually. Factory ships can fish welfare is ignored the 18 shine for the Genal Valley”. An- vided by Nakara Sushi Bar, in
scoop up hundreds of euro other novelty is Bodegón Juan which Jesús López creates a Japa-
thousands of fish in one price. María (Canillas de Aceituno), with nese oasis in the heart of the Gua-
roasted goat kid as its main attrac- dalhorce valley.
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‘Everything is
spinning round’ C
armen recalls perfectly
the first time she had ver-
tigo, 15 years ago now.
“It affected me so much that
later the same thing happened
again, only worse than the first
time, and it scared her.
“Everything started going
I can even remember what I was round, and it didn’t stop.
wearing. I was sitting on the bed, “Lying down didn’t help, nor
reading some papers, and when did being in a dark room... it was
I stood up I felt like the floor was one of the worst feelings I had
beginning to slide away, like ever had,” she says, having now
Dizzyness. Vertigo is just a someone had suddenly pulled
the rug from under my feet.
recovered from what she de-
scribes as those “awful sensa-
symptom; what is important is “It was like being on a boat
which was out of control.
tions”.
“Vertigo isn’t just dizziness.
to find the cause “It only lasted for a few sec-
onds, but I felt dizzy for the rest
It is a disorder that affects bal-
ance and can be described as an
CARMEN
of the afternoon,” she says. illusion of movement, a type of
BARREIRO That time she didn’t think it hallucination.
was important, but a few months “In other words, the patient
feels that he or his surroundings
are moving, although that isn’t
so. People often say it felt like
the walls were moving, the bed
was spinning round or the floor
was sinking,” says Dr Jesús
Porta, the vice-president of the
Spanish Neurology Society
(SEN).

Symptom
He stresses that vertigo is not
an illness but a symptom, so
when it occurs it is important to
ascertain what triggered it.
This could be anything from
a sudden change of position to
a vertebral problem or an altera-
tion in the hearing, but it could
also be due to illnesses which
are important from a neurologi-
cal point of view, such as a brain
tumour, stroke or some type of
head injury.
The cause of vertigo is what
is important about it.
“When someone suffers an
episode of this type, especially
if the feeling of being unbal-
anced and that things around
them are spinning, and it lasts
for more than half an hour they
should see their doctor to rule
out the possibility that a neuro-
logical problem is the cause,” Dr
Porta says.

Undiagnosed
More than half of cases of ver-
tigo (54%) are caused by altera-
tions in the ear and some bouts
can last for hours or even days.

Vertigo isn’t just dizziness,

it’s a disorder that affects
balance and can be
described as an illusion
of movement

More than half of cases of

vertigo are caused by
alterations in the ear and
some bouts can last for
hours or even days
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HEALTH&BEAUTY 39

Why do we get travel sickness?

The vice-president of the conductor, always looking for something else.

Spanish Neurology Society harmony between different “And so I am looking be-
(SEN), Jesús Porta, explains parts of our body. hind me more, but my hear-
that one of the reasons we “The eyes, the nerves in ing tells me I am accelerating
may feel dizzy when travel- the legs and the vestibular forwards, my eyes register
ling is that “we were not system (hearing) always have movement in things around
made to move around in a to have harmonious informa- me but the nerves in my legs
car, or a boat, or to get on a tion. In other words, every- tell me I am sitting down.
plane”. thing needs to be telling me “When that dissonance oc-
“Evolution didn’t take into the same thing, but when I curs between all the systems
account that we would be do- get into a car, for example, my it produces a sensation of
ing that in the future. The eyes are telling me one thing dizziness (motion sickness),”
brain is like a great orchestra and my ears are telling me he explains.

In fact, this sensation of being origin, and this is more common

unbalanced is almost always re- between people aged 35 to 55,
lated to a malfunction in the ves- Ménière’s disease while the positional vertigo or
tibular system, which is situated symptoms include the type that signals a stroke is
within the inner ear and respon- recurring episodes more typical in the elderly.
sible for maintaining balance
of vertigo, nausea Treatment
and posture, coordinating the
movements of the body and the and vomiting With regard to treatment, there
head and fixing the gaze on a are two types. One focuses on
point in space. the symptoms (dizziness, nau-
“The most common type is sea) and the other ‘attacks’ the
called benign paroxysmal posi- the inner ear which affects bal- illness that lies behind the epi-
tional vertigo, and it causes brief ance and also hearing. sodes of vertigo.
episodes of vertigo in response “The symptoms include re-
to changes in the position of the curring episodes of vertigo, Disabling
head,” says Dr Nicolás Pérez, co- maybe happening several times “It is a very disabling symptom
director of the Otorhinolaryn- a month, nausea and vomiting, and it is unfortunate that many
gology department at the Clínica noise in the ear (tinnitus) and patients take years to be diag-
Universidad de Navarra (CUN). loss of hearing,” the specialists nosed because the majority can
Also very common is so-called say. be treated successfully,” says Dr
Ménière’s disease, a disorder of Vertigo can also have a viral Porta.
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A LOOK AT LA LIGA
ROB PALMER
Commentator, ESPN

The safest seat

When his motivational powers were
being questioned, Diego
Simeone came out fighting

T
he Man in Black is back;
although, truthfully, he
was never likely to be
going anywhere!
It’s remarkable to think that
Malaga keeper Rubén Yáñez, disappointed after conceding what turned out to be the winning goal. AGENCIA LOF some experts were predicting
that Diego Simeone’s days as
the Atlético Madrid coach were

Time running out for Malaga numbered.

In the bleak midwinter his
team crashed out of Europe;

who suffer another defeat bottom place in their Champi-

ons League group they didn’t
even earn a place in the secon-
dary competition. The pressure
intensified when up-town ri-
With just eight games of continuing with the same shape vals Real Madrid knocked them
the season remaining,
Sunday’s 0-1 defeat in
Andorra feels like a fatal
1-0
ANDORRA-MALAGA
(a back three with two wing-
backs) that had seen the Blue
and Whites go three games un-
beaten.
out of the Spanish Cup.
For the first time in his ten-
ure, his motivational powers
were being questioned and
blow for the club’s And overall in the first half, it speculation was rife about a Simeone during Sunday’s game. EP
nullified Andorra, who showed successor. A team renowned
chances of avoiding MALAGA. Just as doubters had little threat or fluidity. But like- for punching above its weight roam at will.
relegation started to turn into believers, wise, it also limited the visitors was wobbling. Griezmann is the star turn
Malaga CF came crashing back who had very little to show for The Argentinian didn’t but it’s a total team effort. Take
down to earth on Sunday night their efforts in the opening 45 buckle, he went back to doing Ángel Correa, a long-time fa-
DARYL FINCH as they suffered their sixteenth minutes, barring Ramón’s effort what he does best, he came out vourite of the manager; he’s not
defeat of the season - this time a that he drilled into the side net- fighting. an automatic choice, but gives
0-1 loss away at Andorra. ting after robbing the defender The trademark black suit, everything for the cause when
Sergio Pellicer’s team started of possession just before half- shirt, and tie combination got a called upon. His late winner
the game well in the Principality, time whistle. fresh pressing. The piercing against Real Betis was de-
eyes assessed his underper- scribed as a “street goal” by
Four at the back forming squad and he took big Simeone.
The Malaga coach, realising that decisions. Saúl Ñíguez was another lost
a point would be worth very lit- Troubled João Félix became soul whose career has been re-
tle, decided to make a change in Chelsea’s problem for the sec- juvenated at the Metropolitano.
pursuit of victory, reverting to ond half of the season. The un- No longer a starter, he accepts
a 4-4-2 after the break with the der-performing Matheus that he’ll be trusted to enter the
introduction of top scorer Rubén Cunha was sent to Wolves and arena in almost every game to
Castro up front. Felipe was sold to Nottingham carry the team over the line.
However, the change back- Forest. The only major signing Even the fans don’t escape
fired completely. Suddenly the was Memphis Depay from Bar- the attention of Simeone! At
game was much more open and celona. one point last Sunday night,
the Blue and Whites became Without the distraction of when he felt the atmosphere
much easier to play against. mid-week European excur- had fallen flat inside the sta-
The chances started to flow sions, he could get to work on dium, he started lurching his
for Andorra and, eventually, in the training ground and realign arms above his head like an or-
the 71st minute, they found the his players. Atlético’s success chestra conductor reaching the
breakthrough goal. Mustapha has always been built on de- crescendo of a symphony. The
Bundu beat Cristian in the one- fence and so he welded José crowd reacted by pumping up
on-one before firing the ball into Giménez, Stefan Savić, and the volume which raised the
the far, bottom corner past a Mario Hermoso together. Be- game of the home side and rat-
helpless Rubén Yáñez to seal the hind them, they have Jan Oblak tled the visitors. In a raucous
win. who now holds the record for atmosphere, the winning goal
the most appearances for a for- was scored with just four min-
Only eight games left to go eign-born player. Together, utes remaining.
Although the gap to safety is still they have recorded seven clean Now Atlético are unbeaten in
eight points (Racing Santander sheets in 10 matches. eleven games, virtually assured
lost this weekend too), with just Antoine Griezmann is clos- of third place, and they have
eight games remaining, the feel- ing in on the club’s all-time their sights set on catching ri-
ing now is that this loss could goalscoring record and he’s vals Real Madrid who are just
be the fatal blow with time rolling back the years in a non- five points above them.
quickly running out to avoid defined position. His role is No longer is Simeone being
relegation to the third tier. similar to Lionel Messi’s at Bar- scrutinised, he sits in the safest
Next up, Malaga are on the celona; he has the freedom to managerial seat in European
road again and face Villarreal B read the game from within and football.
on Good Friday (9pm kick-off ).
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Image showing how La Rosaleda stadium in Malaga city and its surroundings could look after the proposed plans are carried out. DANI MALDONADO

New-look La Rosaleda stadium pushing to

be a host venue for the 2030 World Cup
The three institutions MALAGA. The three institutions that from just short of 30,000 to around stadium overall. the owners of the ground have now
which own the stadium own La Rosaleda stadium in Malaga 45,000, in accordance with FIFA The initiative also includes plans taken the first public step of an-
city - Malaga city hall, the Diputa- requirements for hosting a World to revitalise the Martíricos area nouncing the project, which must
have presented initial, ción provincial authority and Cup group-stage game. where La Rosaleda is located. still be fine-tuned, but will still go
bold plans for a 45,000- Málaga CF - have presented the re- This would be achieved by add- ahead even if Spain’s bid to host
capacity ground with a sults of a study commissioned for ing an extra tier above the current A firm commitment the World Cup - or indeed Malaga’s
the stadium’s expansion. structure. The roof would also be The presentation of the plans was bid to be one of the 10 to 12 host
hotel and shopping area The idea is that the ground expanded to cover the entirety of held last Friday in the Salón de los cities - is unsuccessful.
could be a host venue should the stadium. Espejos of the Malaga City Hall. It This shows a firm commitment
Spain, Portugal and Morocco’s bid was attended by city mayor Fran- to the project which, according to
ANTONIO to host the FIFA World Cup in 2030 Hotel and shopping area cisco de la Torre, Diputación chief the architect in charge of the plan,
GÓNGORA
be successful. The new design includes a hotel Francisco Salado and Malaga CF César Frías, would not affect the
The designs maintain a large and a shopping complex, as well executive advisor Francisco Martín activities of Malaga CF and would
part of the current structure, but as a new car park on the northern Aguilar. cost around 120 million euros to
the capacity would be increased side and improved access to the After several months of work, complete.
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IN BRIEF

TENNIS / PADEL

Malaga set to get its

own Rafa Nadal Club
B. GUTIÉRREZ. Malaga city could
soon have a Rafa Nadal Club – the
first sports complex linked to the
Mallorcan tennis star outside of
the Balearic Islands.
Marbella developer Sierra
Blanca announced last Friday An existing club at Manacor. SUR
that, following approval, they
would develop a state-of-the-art would also incorporate a central
facility with tennis and padel court with stands to host sport-
courts, among other facilities, on ing events, an outdoor swimming
a 33,000 square-metre plot lo- pool and a multi-purpose build-
cated next to the Palacio de los ing with facilities such as a fit-
Deportes on the western side of ness and crossfit area, sports
the city. shop, restaurant, spa and a mu-
The future Rafa Nadal Club seum dedicated to the tennis star.

FORMULA 1 tin driver who was involved in a Momo Gónzalez and Mike Yanguas celebrate their victory on Sunday. WORLD PADEL TOUR
crash with compatriot Carlos
Another controversial
podium for Alonso
Sainz (Ferrari) during the lap 57
race restart.
Several incidents triggered a
Happy ending to a turbulent few
D. S. C. Spain’s Fernando Alonso
made it three, third-placed fin-
ishes from three with another
red flag period, one of which in-
volved Sainz colliding with Alonso,
sending him into a spin into the
weeks for local padel players
solid performance at the Austra- barrier. This cost Sainz a five-sec-
lian Grand Prix on Sunday. ond penalty.
The 41-year-old finished be- Alonso, however, was able to Momo González won his off the Pincho-Diestro pairing 6- the world, just behind Gemma
hind only Max Verstappen (Red recover and seemingly reignited first tournament since his 3 7-6 to give them confidence go- Triay and Ale Salazar (first) and
Bull) and Lewis Hamilton (Mer- his old rivalry with Hamilton as ing forward as they tackle the more Ari Sánchez and Paula Josemaría
cedes) but the result could have they eventually shared the po- split from Álex Ruiz, days challenging categories (Masters (second).
been different for the Aston Mar- dium again. after Bea González and Open 1000). In two phases as a pair, they
announced the breakup González was in need of a new managed to win three Open titles.
partner after Malaga’s Álex Ruiz The first was during their first
of her partnership with decided to accept an offer to join phase, just after the pandemic; the
Marta Ortega the Argentinian Juan Tello in a other two came last season, when
new team. they decided to give it another shot.
MARINA RIVAS However, this wasn’t the only After a strong end to 2022, they
doubles pairing to break down.Af- have managed to reach a semi-fi-
MALAGA. It has been a tumultuous ter an inconsistent start to their nal and a final in 2023 so far but
few weeks for Malaga padel play- World Padel Tour campaign, Bea struggled to find consistency over-
ers. But there was a silver lining González and Marta Ortega an- all.
for Antequera’s Momo González, nounced the end of their collabo- The announcement, made via
who came out on top at the Open ration last week. social media, caught many by sur-
500 in Reus on Sunday with his González, currently the best prise given not only their success
new partner Mike Yanguas, from player from Malaga, and Ortega, so far together, but also because
Motril. the former world number one, they share the number five spot
The new doubles partners saw were the number three pairing in in the individual rankings.

Carlos Alcaraz loses number one

spot after defeat at Miami Masters
The 19-year-old to Russian Daniil Medvédev in the
Spaniard couldn’t retain final on Sunday.
his title and will also Injury problems
miss to the Monte-Carlo Following the tournament, Alcaraz
Masters through injury announced that he would be pull-
ing out of the Monte-Carlo Masters
DARYL FINCH which starts on Sunday.
He cited an injury in his left hand
MALAGA. Defeat to Jannik Sinner and problems with his back - both
in the Miami Masters not only cost a consequence of an intense sched-
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz the chance ule these last two months.
to retain his title and win the so- Also absent will be Rafael Na-
called Sunshine Double, it also Alcaraz after defeat. AFP dal, who has been out for the last
meant ceding his number-one spot three months and continues his
in the world rankings to Novak dian Wells two weeks previously, rehabilitation. The Monte Carlo
Djokovic once more. in what appears to be a growing tournament has come a bit too
The 19-year-old Spaniard lost rivalry which could define this new soon for the Mallorcan who
6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2 to the Italian, who generation of tennis stars. would prefer to return in peak
got his revenge for his defeat at In- That said, Sinner eventually lost condition.
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THE STARS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Nº 11563

Across Down
Aquarius
January 21st - February 19th
No matter how much you have on,
make time for socializing and
connecting with others who lift your
spirits as much as you lift theirs.

Pisces
February 20th – March 20th
Venus’s angle with Pluto suggests this is
a good time for releasing emotional
baggage, especially if you’re worrying
about an issue.

Aries
March 21st - April 20th
It’s time to think positive, no matter
how many obstacles you face or how
impossible your task seems. Your
courage and determination will pave
the way to success.

Taurus
April 21st – May 21st
Issues you’re keen to resolve could
unravel with ease, and you’ll be
delighted with the creative ideas that
show up.
SUDOKU BY HANZO THE WORDPUZZLER
DIFÍCIL
Gemini Instructions
May 22nd – June 21st
Complete the
square making sure
1 7
Venus moves into your sign and aligns
with Pluto in Aquarius. Your appetite
that every row of
nine numbers
6 4
for new adventures might be stronger,
and if romance is involved you’ll be
includes all digits
from 1 to 9, every
7 4 5 8 2
even happier. column includes all
digits from 1 to 9 5 7
Cancer
June 22nd – July 23rd
and every 3 by 3
subsection includes 7 2 3 4 5
The decisions you make could affect all digits from 1 to
9 2 8
your career plans in a big way. If there’s
an opportunity that calls out to you, 9 3
this is the time to go for it.
8 9 1
Leo
July 24th – August 23rd 2 6 5
It’s a week of fresh experiences, if
you’re open to them. There’s also the
possibility of forging a tie with
someone who is fascinating.
THE SEVEN DIFFERENCES
Virgo
August 24th – September 23rd
You’ll have more than a passing
interest in an opportunity. However,
dont attempt to manipulate the
situation as you’ll appear desperate,
which isn’t a good look.

Libra
September 24th – October 23rd
You’ll be keen to look beneath the
surface to understand people’s motives.
One person may seem to put up a brick
wall. Could it be they have something
they’re keen to hide?

Scorpio
October 24th – November 22nd
A fortunate twist of fate suggests you BATTLESHIPS CIRCLEGRAM
could be in the right place at the right
time to get what you want. And while it Instructions Find where
might not be earth-shattering, it can Instructions
the fleet of ships (1
make your life easier. Replace the
battleship, 2 cruisers, 3
question mark with
destroyers, 4 submarines)
a letter so that the
Sagittarius are hidden in the grid. The
letters in each circle
November 23rd – December 21st numbers to the right of
can be arranged to
You and another may hit it off because and below the grid indicate
form words, names
you’re both passionate about the same how many of the squares in
or terms on a
that row are filled in with
things. And this could lead to a bond common theme.
ships or parts of ships. The
that gets stronger as time goes by. You What are the three
ships do not touch each
might also have something to celebrate. words, and the
other, even diagonally.
letter represented
Some have been filled in to
Capricorn by the question
start you off.
mark?
December 22nd – January 20th
Battleship
While someone may be trying to give
you constructive criticism, you could Cruiser
still take it to heart. See this as an
Destroyers
opportunity to up your game, and try
not to take it personally. Submarines
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QUIZ THE SUR IN ENGLISH ANSWERS

COLUMN
Quiz answers Wordpuzzler solution Battleships
Which chocolatier
produced the first hollow Different lands, cake to represent Jesus.
have a ball in the middle of the
chocolate Easter egg? similar sounds Judas. Some cakes will even
1. Cadbury 2. Fry’s to depict Jesus’ disciples minus
3. Rowntree 4. Hershey marzipan on the cake are meant
When you’re constantly working Of interest: The eleven balls of
with texts in two languages as we Answer: Eleven
are here at SUR in English, you deliver their Easter eggs.
build up a list in your subconscious Osterfuchs, the Easter fox, to
of pitfalls and false friends to be children would wait for der
aware of. And whenever a word or Germany (and Switzerland),
phrase on that list comes up, a lit- Of interest: In some areas of Language Crossword Sudoku solution
tle alarm bell rings, warning of dan- Answer: Fox.
ger ahead. This stops any tempta- 1873.
tion to think of a library when ‘li- produced by his company in
brería’ appears, for example. chocolate Easter eggs were
This system is not flawless, first hollowed-out, moulded
however. In the article on page health-giving properties. The
six of last week’s SUR in English shop in 1759, emphasising its
sold cocoa in his apothecary
about cities with direct flights
apothecary in Bristol, UK. He
from Malaga Airport, the table
Of interest: Joseph Fry was an
stated that Gothenburg and Vaxjo
Answer: Fry’s
What animal brings were in Switzerland. It wasn’t
children eggs in Germany? that our reporter doesn’t know
where they are, as she wrote the Circlegram
1. cat 2. donkey 3. bunny 4. fox country, Sweden, correctly in
provinces of Spain. The seven differences
m n. 4827

Zaragoza, Granada, all

Spanish. It was a question of the question mark is A. Alicante,
Suiza/Suecia translation alarm The letter represented by the
bell not ringing loud enough.
How many marzipan balls So, please excuse this slip. If
are usually on a simnel anything it proves that we are
cake? humans and not machines, Cryptic
1. thirteen 2. eleven something that is essential to Crossword
3. nine 4. seven cling onto in today’s world.
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An ancient
Easter custom
in the Sierra de
las Nieves
El Burgo. On Easter Sunday this
village near Ronda stages an
unusual event -
the Burning of Judas

JAVIER
ALMELLONES

I
t is a most original conclu- end while the townspeople cele-
sion to the events of Holy brate the resurrection and the
Week, at least in the province victory of good over evil. This
of Malaga, since the custom of traditional event has been de- El Burgo is in the Turón river valley and surrounded by mountains and forest. J. A.
making giant models to mock clared a National Festival of
and then burn is an unusual oc- Tourist Interest in Andalucía.
currence in the south of Spain. As the clock strikes twelve this or one that goes to Puerto de la
The event known as the Burn- Easter Sunday, hundreds of resi- Mujer from Fuente Platero,
ing of Judas, therefore, is one of dents will gather in the vicinity among others.
many reasons that make the vil- of Plaza de Abajo to see and lis- Thanks to these itineraries,
lage of El Burgo, in the Sierra de ten to the crowd in uproar over visitors get to know some of the
las Nieves National Park, an Judas. For safety reasons, bar- natural water features around
ideal place to visit this Easter riers are in place around the El Burgo, such as the source for
Sunday. square and the surrounding its spring water, the dam and the
It seems that this tradition streets. Turón waterfall.
was established more than 70 This rather unusual tradition There are several, spectacu-
years ago in the village thanks in El Burgo is a good excuse to lar viewpoints, the best being
to a priest from the Basque set aside some time for a week- Guarda Forestal, located next to
Country who took advantage of end getaway, or even longer, and the road from El Burgo to Ronda.
his time there to import this un- get to know one of the most im- This viewpoint, which has been
usual way of ending Holy Week. portant villages in the Sierra de declared a natural monument
On this day, while there is also las Nieves National Park. of Andalucía, overlooks the town
a procession, the main attrac- The village is surrounded by a centre and its surrounding
tion is to see how this huge fig- unique, ancient ecology, includ- mountains.
ure, packed with rockets and ing rare pinsapo fir trees, and Within the village, the most
sawdust, burns and explodes. It beautiful landscapes wherever Each year a giant model of Judas is burnt in the Plaza de Abajo. DIP. MÁLAGA important historical buildings
is around noon when this enor- you look. are in the upper part, where you
mous Judas, a symbol of all To enjoy all this nature, visi- can visit the church of Nuestra
things bad, is burned in the tors just have to walk out of town the Gran Senda of Malaga Señora de la Encarnación.
Plaza de Abajo. along some of the many marked province. Nearby, some remains of the
Each year the Judas bears a trails that run close by. Among This walk takes you through The village is surrounded old Miraflores fortress can still
resemblance to some nefarious them is the path that leads to the Turón valley, then on to the by a unique, ancient be seen.
character or other. The figure is the neighbouring village of Yun- Lifa valley, passing by beautiful ecology including rare As a historic building, it is also
usually around six metres tall, quera via the recreational area riverbanks and forests and even pinsapo fir trees worth mentioning the old con-
which gives an idea of the im- of Los Sauces with its protected a ruined castle (Lys). vent of the Virgen de las Nieves,
portance assigned to this cus- pinsapo trees. In addition to these longer built in the mid-16th century
tom by the village. El Burgo also links to the town routes, there are several shorter, and located near the aforemen-
With the firecrackers and the of Ronda via one of the key trails easier walks, such as those along tioned Los Sauces recreational
bonfire, the effigy will meet its on the series of footpaths called the Turón river, Los Megellines area.