Carlos Ruiz Zafón, best-selling author of Barcelona historical fiction novels, dies at 55
The Shadow of the Wind sold millions of copies and established him as Catalonia’s most popular novelist worldwide
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'La hija de un ladrón' and 'Els dies que vindran' are Gaudí Awards' biggest winners
Maria Rodríguez wins Best Female Lead while Karra Elejalde is Best Male Lead
Catalan socialist Carme Chacón dies at 46
One of the most charismatic faces of the Catalan Socialist Party and once contender to Spanish President, Mariano Rajoy, ahead of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) has died at 46. The news reported his death this Sunday night due to a heart disease she suffered since her childhood. hacón was Spain’s first female ministers during Zapatero’s term of office in 2008, after shortly being Spanish Parliament’s VP and Spanish Minister for Housing. In 2016 she stepped down from PSOE’s Secretary for International Relations. “She left nobody indifferent”, said Catalan Socialist Party leader, Miquel Iceta. “Today we feel more orphan, more lonely and sadder”, he added. Many representatives from the Catalan executive, the PSOE and the Spanish Government have expressed their condolences on Twitter and admitted to be by “devastated” by the news.
The Academy of Catalan Cinema pays homage to prized films
The 2nd summer festival for Catalan cinema has just wrapped. The festival is organised by the Academy of Catalan Cinema with the aim of paying homage to the Catalan films that have won awards in international film festivals.