Momentos

Manuel Fernández Álvarez narra la vida de Cristóbal Colón desde su infancia en Génova hasta su muerte en Valladolid, pasando por las cuatro travesías transatlánticas que realizó y el descubrimiento de un nuevo continente. Un relato ameno pero no exento de rigor de un misterioso hombre de origen humilde que supo ganarse el favor de Isabel la Católica, contado con el inconfundible estilo de Fernández Álvarez.

Great men were once children, and perhaps, they even desired to have everything we now have at arm's reach. Some were born into poverty; others were orphaned and cared for by relatives or institutions. Extreme scarcity or social turmoil was often a part of their daily lives. However, these greats allowed themselves to envision a better future and follow their dreams. They worked incessantly to make their visions a reality. As a result, they've gifted humanity with proof that dreams do come true.

La vida de Victor Hugo, figura clave del siglo XIX en Francia y líder del movimiento de los románticos, no fue sencilla: la muerte de cuatro de sus cinco hijos, su exilio y las transformaciones políticas y sociales de la época lo convierten en un hombre capaz de entender los desafíos de su siglo. Victor Hugo, encarnación del escritor absoluto, es poeta, dramaturgo y novelista, además de gran político y orador que se levanta en defensa de los más desfavorecidos en obras maestras como Los miserables, Nuestra Señora de París o Hernani. En tan solo 50 minutos te invitamos a descubrir:...

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of Cristóbal Balenciaga’s life and career is a textual and visual wonder, with an abundance of documents and unpublished images of his hometown, his childhood, and even his personal notes.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...