Elsa Pataky's 50 years: a life in film and a ‘wild’ family

Elsa Pataky’s 50 years: a life in film and a ‘wild’ family

Elsa Pataky (Madrid, 1976) was not content with being the pretty face of Al salir de clase. Daughter of a Spanish biochemist and a Romanian advertiser, she experienced the fortune of a childhood with two cultures and the sorrow of her parents’ separation at four years old. The surname she uses was taken from her maternal grandmother, and the vocation of her life, from her grandfather, the Romanian actor Mircea Medianu. She combined her ambition as an actress with a plan B and studied Journalism at CEU San Pablo University while training in Dramatic Arts.

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Statistics indicate that the presence of the King at a Spain match brings good luck

Statistics indicate that the presence of the King at a Spain match brings good luck

Felipe de Borbón has witnessed the two great triumphs of the Spanish national football team. Still Prince of Asturias, he attended at the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg (South Africa) where on July 19, 2010, Spain was crowned world champion, and on July 14, 2024, at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, already King, he celebrated La Roja’s victory in the Eurocup. This Saturday, together with Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor, and Infanta Sofía, the King travels to New York, with the desire to share, once again, a triumph of Spain that, this Sunday, faces Argentina in the final of the World Cup 26.

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Twelve municipalities evacuated due to the Mierla fire in Guadalajara

Twelve municipalities evacuated due to the Mierla fire in Guadalajara

The Emergency Directorate of Civil Protection has also ordered the evacuation of the small town of Monasterio, with barely twenty inhabitants, who are urged to immediately leave their homes following the established routes and the instructions of the emergency services, taking only essential documentation, documents, and objects. The evacuation is a consequence of the fire declared this Thursday in La Mierla (Guadalajara), which has already burned 5,400 hectares, evacuated 600 people, emptied 12 municipalities, and is “still far” from being controlled, as confirmed by the Minister of Sustainable Development, Mercedes Gómez.

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Football polyamory

Football polyamory

Desire is an animal impossible to defeat with the weapons of logic. Chance, mocking and deceitful, it is skillful at baiting traps. One of its favorite games is the paradox of loyalties. Wanting one thing and the opposite. These cases have poor resolution. Winning is losing and losing…

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The handheld fan is hot on the heels of the fan: "I don't go out without it anymore"

The handheld fan is hot on the heels of the fan: “I don’t go out without it anymore”

It is 11 in the morning on a working day in mid-July in Barcelona and the humidity and heat are starting to be difficult to manage. Stephany Hijar, a 25-year-old student, walks with both hands occupied: in one, the mobile phone; in the other, a handheld fan. Her sister-in-law gave it to her this year and she admits that it is now a must-have for going out on the street. Until last summer, it was the fan that helped her to mitigate the heat, but she has grown tired of fanning herself.

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Powering live music with renewable energy: Endesa electrifies the Cruïlla Festival

Powering live music with renewable energy: Endesa electrifies the Cruïlla Festival

Since its beginnings in 2005 in Mataró, the Cruïlla Festival has always done things differently, a spirit that has been amplified since it moved to the Parc del Fòrum venue. The motto of the 2026 edition, “Cruïlla is home,” reflected its intention from several perspectives: welcoming an audience that feels comfortable with the social and environmental values promoted by the often-called most Barcelonan festival.

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