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Pilar Lopez: CFO-designate at Vodafone

  • Posted by membership
  • On June 19, 2025
Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) has announced the appointment of Spaniard Pilar López as Chief Financial Officer Designate effective 1 October 2025.  Pilar joins Vodafone from Microsoft, where she has served for 10 years in a range of senior leadership positions including COO for Western Europe, Country General Manager for Spain and more recently leading Microsoft’s […]
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Scientific Panel – June 2025

  • Posted by membership
  • On June 12, 2025
On Tuesday 10 June the British Spanish Society welcomed eminent Spanish Scientists Irene Miguel-Aliaga, Oscar Marín and Carola García Vinuesa to an event hosted by the Spanish Ambassador at his residence in London. Members of the scientific community, trustees and former BritishSpanish Society scholarship winners gathered to celebrate the contributions of Professors Miguel-Aliaga, Marín and […]
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Emilio de la Morena exhibition

  • Posted by membership
  • On June 10, 2025
Spanish born fashion designer Emilio de la Morena has seen his work worn by Kylie Minogue, walked down the London Fashion Week runway, and featured in Vogue and GQ magazines.  Emilio has lived in the UK since graduating from Central St Martins in the 90s, but his Spanish roots are often credited as inspiring his […]
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Sara Baras at the Sadler’s Wells Flamenco Festival 2025

  • Posted by membership
  • On June 5, 2025
The release of the Sadler’s Wells Flamenco Festival programme always creates much excitement at the BritishSpanish Society. We know we’ll take a group of members to see a show, but which one? This year’s choice was difficult but there was one name being excitedly whispered across the team with much vigour, Sara Baras.  The show […]
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Joaquín Sabina

  • Posted by membership
  • On June 3, 2025
Members and friends enjoyed a fabulous evening of music from Spanish legend Joaquín Sabina as he celebrated his ‘hola and adiós’ tour. With fantastic views of the stage from one the Royal Albert Hall’s boxes we experienced a memorable show of favourite songs and toe-tapping music.
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Monty Don’s tour of Spanish Gardens

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On June 1, 2025
BSS associate editor Roger Golland reviews the celebrity British gardener Monty Don’s latest book and BBC documentary I once spent a short summer holiday in a walled Spanish garden. I was a guest of a wealthy banker who had bought a new villa, el Quinto Pino, in a new development in the scrabbly slopes above […]
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London’s Spanish Film celebration

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On June 1, 2025
This year’s London Spanish Film Festival is taking place on September 18-25. Our arts editor Laura Obiols met Joana Granero, the founder of the festival, ahead of last year’s festival in autumn.  The London Spanish Film Festival that happens every autumn, for 8-10 days, and brings Spanish films to London, with screenings taking place at […]
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Latina, un tributo a las voces femeninas del siglo XX

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On June 1, 2025
Casa de América en Madrid recorre la historia de la música afro- latinamericana a través de más de 500 piezas de la Colección Gladys Palmera, en una muestra que destaca el legado de los ritmos caribeños y las divas latinas. Por Cristina Jaramillo. Una atmósfera de resonancias musicales y recuerdos compartidos invitan a explorar estos […]
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Pistols from the private collection of the First Duke of Sussex up for auction

  • Posted by membership
  • On May 22, 2025
Update 3 June 2025 – the pistols sold at auction on 3 June for £22,680. Ned Cowell, Arms & Armour specialist at Woolley & Wallis auctioneers, said: “ This unique pair of pistols have a fascinating history and represent the pinnacle of the gunmaker’s art. We are pleased to have seen them into the care of […]
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