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.

The historic photograph in which a young Lionel Messi appears alongside a baby Lamine Yamal has gone viral again. The image, taken in 2007 during a solidarity campaign by FC Barcelona and UNICEF, has resurfaced strongly in the days leading up to the 2026 World Cup final between Argentina and Spain. Its impact has even reached American television, where host Jimmy Fallon made it the focus of one of the monologues on The Tonight Show.

Living with a disability is not easy, and being young isn’t either. Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía visited a group of young people with disabilities this Friday, with whom they held a meeting aimed at listening to them and sharing what their daily lives are like and the challenges they have to face. The meeting is part of private activities of the daughters of the Kings who maintain contacts with different social groups to learn, firsthand and in a close setting, about their various issues.

The players and staff of the Spanish National Team experienced an unforgettable day this past Monday. After winning their second World Cup against Argentina, La Roja was received by the Kings and their daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, at the Palacio de la Zarzuela and, subsequently, moved to La Moncloa to meet with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez.