He has saved countless lives with mosquito nets
-A Barcelona native born in Valencia. I was born in Valencia 47 years ago, surrounded by orange trees—and, as it happens, on the very day of the Fallas festival. But when I was very young, my mother and I moved to Barcelona. -You also wanted to be a biologist since you were very young. My […]
We should ask ourselves “Why not?”more often
Marcel Cano Soler, PhD in Ethics He was born twice, he says—once in Narbonne, the geographical location, and once in La Barceloneta, where he came to understand who he is, who his people are, and what his neighborhood is all about (though he still loves the Languedoc a little, too!). With dysorthography and dyscalculia, and […]
Toni Albiol “Maireta”
“I was a fisherman before Saint Peter” Toni Albiol, Maireta, is the patriarch of a long line of fishermen. They have one of the few trawlers currently remaining in the Port of Barcelona. Every day his son David goes out fishing, as he did, as his son Simó did, as his grandfather, his great-grandfather and […]
Barbara Martinez is Barbara Bogatell
She could have been the author of the famous phrase “A healthy mind in a healthy body« We wanted to feature Barbara in these pages. Because people like her are unfortunately few and far between. And yet they are so necessary! She is an example to us all, but especially to many of the people […]
Josep Lluís Pelegrí
Ocean expert At school, we were told that 70% of the Earth’s surface was ocean. On Wikipedia, you can discover that this 70% is roughly 361,132,999 km², equivalent to a volume of 1,332,000,000 km² of liquid. Now, Josep Lluís Pelegrí makes it very clear that, behind these impressive figures, we owe our lives to the […]
Laura Vicente, “ Vici ”
Our world champion How could we not have a world champion in the neighborhood? What happens is that Laura and Lise’s daughter prefers to boast about her friends and family, especially her grandmother, rather than her titles. That’s why everyone who knows her agrees that Vicio is a crack on, but above all, off the […]
Raül Gallego
War video reporter When his classmates wanted to be footballers, successful businessmen or, some more daring, firemen, the little Gallego wrote ‘Hello, I am Raül Gallego and I have come back from war to explain what is happening in the world’. Almost 40 years later, Raül has returned from many, many wars to explain what […]
Jaume Raventós, manager of the Hospital del Mar
Jaume Raventós not only provided us with specific data on how the Hospital del Mar – always our Hospital – will be improved, but he also explained in a very didactic way what care for the elderly is like and where it is heading. We heard him say that one of the great problems of […]
Vicens Forner
Being more from the neighborhood than you are, is impossible. Five generations of my family on my mother’s side – with the exception of my great-grandparents – who came from Peniscola In the mid-1800s, were born, lived and worked in this neighborhood, always dedicating ourselves to fishing. Like a good kid from the neighborhood, a […]
Carmen Tomás
President of the «Associació de Geganters de la Barceloneta». There are cultural manifestations that, although we are aware that they make up our identity as a collective, will possibly disappear -and sometimes unfortunately disappear- if they do not find someone passionate and above all committed to maintaining them. In the case of the «Gegants de […]
Alex García Borau
Former player and coordinator of RCD Espanyol’s grassroots soccer. Initially the reason for the interview was because of him being the only player in the neighbourhood who has reached the 1st division, but then the sporting part has ended up being just the excuse to learn a little more about José «son, Aleix» father, or the coordinator […]
Antoni Miguel Cerveró, or Leslie, or Anxoveta.
If I had a broom, how many things would I sweep? Let’s start with the son of Anchovy. This magazine is read by the people from the Barrio. How do you remember your childhood? I am privileged. I am the youngest of 5 brothers and I have 8 years with the fourth. The best thing […]
Anna Castillo Ferré, actress
People who are worthwhile, like Anna who, as the song by Los Secretos said, «I become normal once I get off every stage». She’s a sweetheart. This has been the case in all the interviews that have been done in this section. Initially we look for the character because of their recognised professional prestige and […]
David Martín Lozano
I had already written the introduction when I asked Felipe Perrone to define David. Perrone is the captain of the Spanish national team, more than twenty years in the elite and considered one of the best water polo players in the world. He has been a teammate, now a pupil and, since always, one of […]
Eva Estébanez-Perpiñá
“We are working to fight prostate cancer” She does not boast of having two degrees which she did at the same time, nor of being an internationally recognized scientist, nor of leading a research group to, among other projects, fight that damned prostate cancer that worries those of us who are already 50 years old […]
Lázaro Rivademar
From Barceloneta to Dubai, passing through half of the world Husband, father, son, brother and friend of his friends. Citizen of the world. Senior executive leading business projects in several countries. Tireless traveller who tries to enjoy every stage of the journey, living every moment with passion. Passion, Preparation and Effort is his recipe to […]
Doctor Robert Güerri
Dr. Güerri, section chief of the HIV Unit in the Infectious Diseases Service, researcher in the Infectious Pathology and Antimicrobials research group at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), is a graduate of the University of Barcelona and has been specialising in internal medicine since 2009. He also holds a Master’s degree in the […]