A rebel with a cause: Antonio Álvarez

This June 8 will be honored to Antonio Alvarez-Solis in Bilbao. The act will take part, among others, the lehendakari Juan José Ibarretxe, the writer Bernardo Atxaga, as well as different politicians and relatives of this well-known journalist and great communicator. I join the event by presenting a lesser-known profile of this “rebel with a … Read more

Rosario Murillo threatens Monsignor Álvarez with jail, accuses him of “crime against spirituality”

Rosario Murillo accused Monsignor Rolando Álvarez of committing “crimes against spirituality” Rosario Murillo Zambrana, who usurps the vice presidency of Nicaragua, threatened Monsignor Rolando Álvarez with jail, who remains detained inside the episcopal house of the Diocese of Matagalpa. Since Wednesday morning, a strong deployment of agents of the Sanctioned Sandinista Police have kept the … Read more

[Ensayo] Rafael Álvarez “El Brujo”: The mastery of a yogic minstrel

The Spanish actor travels through the Iberian territory while representing the different works that he has in his repertoire, and this year he has landed with two of them in Barcelona, ​​with “Lazarillo de Tormes” and “Autobiografía de un yogi”, in a rather peculiar setting: the Teatro Apolo on the Catalan avenue Paral·lel. By Jordi … Read more

‘Religion for dummies’: the new guide to learn about different aspects of faith published by Chema Álvarez

It is now available ‘Religion for Dummies’, the collection of ten books that aims to provide training on Christianity for adults. The author of the publications, of the San Pablo Publisheris the Valladolid Chema Álvarez, Missionary of the Sacred Heart and priest. As Álvarez himself explained in ECCLESIA, ‘Religion for dummies’ offers simple guides on … Read more

La escultura de Manel Álvarez, constante vocación pública

LA ESCULTURA de Manel Álvarez tiene una definida vocación pública y capacidad para el diálogo exterior; sea cual fuere el contorno, urbano o los espacios naturales que rodean sus obras, estas parecen haber nacido para cobrar vida en esos medios. En las cuatro últimas décadas, se han integrado en diferentes ciudades, paisajes, en otras culturas, … Read more

“Clara Sola” by Nathalie Alvarez Mesén

How does a woman, isolated in a remote village in Costa Rica, prisoner of an archaic social straitjacket and religious beliefs from another time, find the path, extraordinary, of insubordination? For her first film (covered with prizes since its presentation at numerous festivals), Nathalie Alvarez Mesén, a young Swedish director, returns to the country of … Read more

Nathalie Álvarez Messen, director of ‘Clara Sola’: “The Virgin Mary is a macho idol”

Related news A 40-year-old woman from deep Costa Rica, in an almost jungle landscape, is seen by her community as a “healer.” The problem is that Clara (Wendy Chinchilla Araya) enjoys an intense spirituality and a special relationship with nature but feels uncomfortable in that position. Not only because she does not perceive herself as … Read more