Certeza de lo imborrable

Unique for its focus on the early, formative years of the world-renowned Basque designer, this thorough examination of Cristóbal Balenciaga’s life and career is a textual and visual wonder, with an abundance of documents and unpublished images of his hometown, his childhood, and even his personal notes. From his birth in Getaria, a small fishing village on Spain’s northern coast, to his move to Paris following the Spanish Civil War, this exploration of the designer’s origins examines in detail the events and experiences that influenced Balenciaga’s designs and turned him into a...

"Presents an extraordinary and supportive biography about the memorable Flora Tristán and her untiring battle against social injustices, furnishing a critical celebration of female courage, intelligence and determination."

Meet Cristina the superstar. The granddaughter of the foremost publishing czar in Cuba, she fled as an adolescent to the United States after the revolution. A young woman working her way up through the ranks of the North American-based Spanish-language media, she eventually assumed the reins of Cosmopolitan en Espanol. After ten years with Cosmopolitan, Cristina made the boldest move of her career - creating and hosting El Show de Cristina, the talk show she has developed into the phenomenon seen by 100 million worldwide. Friend and confidante to celebrities both inside and outside the...

La humildad del campeón. El título de este libro casi venía unido al personaje. No puede haber dos palabras que definan mejor a Iker Casillas. Humildad, porque es la virtud más significativa de su personalidad, de su forma de ser y comportarse. Y campeón porque a sus treinta años ha ganado todo lo que puede ganar un futbolista. Tanto con su club, el Real Madrid, el único al que ha pertenecido durante toda su carrera, como con la selección española, con la que acaba de igualar el record de internacionalidades que ostentaba Zubizarreta, 126. Campeón del mundo, campeón de la Eurocopa, ...