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Madrid, Mar 31 (Prensa Latina) The Spanish government, pressed by a 9,8% increase of inflation in March, defended the "forceful measures" adopted to shore up national economy.

In a new film that blends his signature melodrama with a bold and moving look at a dark chapter of Spain's past, Pedro Almodóvar gives Penélope Cruz another career best role.

In a new film that blends his signature melodrama with a bold and moving look at a dark chapter of Spain's past, Pedro Almodóvar gives Penélope Cruz another career best role.

The Spanish royal, 49, has recycled a vey elegant look with a Massimo Dutti skirt and a Sandro blouse for her last engagement of the year before Christmas in San Sebastian today.

He built his reputation with raunchy farces. But in his new film, “Parallel Mothers,” the 72-year-old dredges up his country’s most painful history.

Carnations in hand, 94-year-old Julio López del Campo has come decade after decade to mark the spot where he believes the body of his brother, Mariano, was tossed into a pit along with other victims of the brutal regime of Francisco Franco in Spain. “They took him to the prison in Guadalajara and in 1940…

GUADALAJARA, Spain — Carnations in hand, 94-year-old Julio López del Campo has come decade after decade to mark the spot where he believes the body of his brother, Mariano, was tossed into a pit along with other victims of the brutal regime of Francisco Franco in Spain.

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The theme of freedom underpins much of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s work, but in "Parallel Mothers", a drama about "imperfect motherhood", the filmmaker doubles down on his political engagement . Almodovar: ‘Spain has a bad relationship with its past’ | Outstanding | English edition | Agencia EFE

The theme of freedom underpins much of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s work, but in "Parallel Mothers", a drama about "imperfect motherhood", the filmmaker doubles down on his political engagement . Almodovar: ‘Spain has a bad relationship with its past’ | Main | English edition | Agencia EFE