A descent into the cellar of fear, where certainties crack and truth throbs beneath the damp wood. By Nuria Ruiz Fdez HoyLunes – The house breathed in silence. The wind from the Strait scratched the shutters with a long howl. Margarita had gone to bed a while ago, although Youssef sensed she would not sleep. He wouldn’t either. He…
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Discover the true origin of Black Friday, why it is called that, how it emerged in the United States, and how it became one of the most important commercial events in the world. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – This coming Friday, November 28, a new Black Friday will be celebrated, and therefore it is a great opportunity to…
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There are books you read and books that stay with you. And then there are those that do something more: they accompany you, breathe with you, touch your shoulder when you close the last page. By Ehab Soltan HoyLunes – “A Hug Can Do Everything”, the new work by José Antonio López Rastoll, belongs to that rare lineage of…
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The Academy Awards are introducing a new category for the first time in nearly two decades: Best Casting. The award, which will debut at the next ceremony in 2026, aims to highlight the work of the professionals responsible for shaping the ensembles that bring stories to life. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – Although audiences usually identify a film…
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In 1915, while Europe burned in the Great War, the Valencian writer Elías Cerdá imagined a Spain rising against chaos. His novel, *Don Quixote at War*, blends fantasy, history, and social conscience in a narrative that today echoes as a mirror of time: the dream of a country that preferred reason over violence. Fantasy That Could Have Been History …
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Discovering your characters is like falling in love with someone you didn’t expect: first you invent them, then they change you. By Lidia Roselló HoyLunes – When I began writing “Thief of Oranges“, I naïvely thought that the hardest part would be inventing the plot. I had scenes in my head, half-written dialogues on loose sheets of paper, and…
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The Biscayan by birth and Valencian by adoption, Rafael Blasco López (1968), has won the “4th edition of the ‘Jorge Alonso Curiel’ International Micro-Story Contest 2025” with his micro-story titled *“Dreaming of Promotion”. HoyLunes (Valladolid) — After the submission period ended on September 20 and 1,897 entries were received since July 1, the “25 finalists” competing for the seven…
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A choice that shook the history of cinema: the silent and radical work of Chantal Akerman dethrones Hitchcock and redefines what we understand as cinematic art. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – The long-awaited list published by “Sight & Sound” magazine, under the British Film Institute, stirred controversy three years ago when, in its once-a-decade survey of critics and…
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From “Annie Hall” to her final days, Diane Keaton didn’t play characters — she lived them. Her trembling voice, her nervous laughter, and her singular gaze made cinema a more human, imperfect, and real place. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – American actress Diane Keaton, Academy Award winner for “Annie Hall” and one of the most respected and beloved…
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A mother, a stranger, and a soup tureen: the invisible border between fear and hope. By Nuria Ruiz Fdez. HoyLunes – The young man stopped at the doorway, shoulders hunched, as if crossing that threshold might hurl him into an unknown abyss. Are you Lucía’s mother? he asked softly from the doorway. Margarita eyed him with suspicion: that exotic, youthful…
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