Imprescindibles: Concha Piquer

Enrique Morente's three sons tell the story of their father: the most revolutionary flamenco in history. Despite criticism from purists, he opened cante jondo to cultured poetry, brought it closer to young university students, explored its Arab roots and paired it with rock and other contemporary sounds. Much of the Spanish music of the last decades is heir to his findings.

The life and work of the legendary Francisco Ibáñez, brilliant cartoonist, creator of Clever & Smart and many other characters through whom he has portrayed Spanish society for over seven decades, with wild humor, subtle cruelty and much tenderness.

Javier Reverte’s name is inseparable from travel writing and literature itself. Visiting the places where the writers he admires were born or lived inspired his work. For this reason, the documentary *Javier Reverte, Ulysses’ Friend* unfolds as a journey. Filmed in Madrid, Valsaín—where he spent his childhood summers—and Greece, the film follows Reverte to Athens, Missolonghi, where Lord Byron lived and died, Lepanto, associated with Cervantes, and finally Patras, where he sets sail for Ithaca. The journey frames his reflections on literature and the craft of writing, alongside memories of his career as a journalist and foreign correspondent, from Bloody Sunday in Ireland to the Balkan wars. These experiences paved the way for his full-time dedication to writing and the success of his book *The Dream of Africa*.

Winner of the Golden Dolphin for Best Docudrama at the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards, this documentary follows photographer Gervasio Sánchez on a journey to Sarajevo to meet Adis Smajic, who was injured by an anti-personnel mine at the age of thirteen. For three decades, Sánchez has travelled through conflict zones, documenting the suffering of victims through his lens. An independent journalist, he has consistently exposed the political and economic interests that draw states into war. His photographs reveal the vulnerability, helplessness and brutality endured by civilians caught in armed conflicts. Since beginning his career in 1984, Sánchez has covered wars across the Gulf, the Balkans, Africa, Asia and Latin America. His first book, *The Siege of Sarajevo* (1994), portrays the harsh realities of civilian life in the besieged city. In 1995, he launched *Landmines*, a project documenting the lives of landmine victims over nearly two decades.