Adolfo Suárez González, 1st Duke of Suárez was a Spanish lawyer and politician. Suárez was Spain's first democratically elected prime minister since the Second Spanish Republic and a key figure in the country's transition to democracy after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco.
José Luis López Vázquez de la TorreMML was a Spanish actor. He began his career in the 1940s, initially playing comic roles, but around the 1960s he began acting in dramatic roles and went on to appear in over 200 feature films in a career spanning nearly seven decades.
Víctor Ullate is a dancer, choreographer, ballet director and ballet teacher.
Guillermo "Willy" Toledo Monsalve is a Spanish actor and producer. Besides his stage career he is also noted as polemicist and for his political activism.
Ángel Antonio Mingote Barrachina, 1st Marquess of Daroca, also simply known as Mingote, was a Spanish cartoonist, writer and journalist. He drew a daily cartoon in ABC since 1953 until his death in 2012.
The Spanish National Dance Company was founded in 1979 under the name Ballet Nacional de España Clásico. Its first director was dancer Victor Ullate, followed by Maria de Avila, Ray Barra, Maya Plisetskaya, Nacho Duato, Hervé Palito, José Carlos Martínez, and Joaquín de Luz.
The National Music Award is one of Spain's annual National Awards by the Ministry of Culture.
The Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas or National Prize for Spanish Literature is one of several National Prizes awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. First awarded in 1984, it recognises an author's literary career. The prize is 40,000 euros.
Óscar Esplá y Triay was a Spanish composer. The Conservatorio Superior de Música (conservatory) of the city of Alicante is dedicated to him. The Premio internacional de composición Óscar Esplá was created in 1955 and is awarded by the city of Alicante.
José María Álvarez-Pallete López is a Spanish economist and chief executive officer of Telefónica S.A. since 8 April 2016.
Goyo Montero Morell is a Spanish ballet dancer, a ballet director and a choreographer.
The National Environmental Award was an annual honor given by Spain's Ministry of Environment from 1986 to 2009. Several prizes were awarded, some of them bearing the names of distinguished naturalists such as Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente and Lucas Mallada. In 2009, its last year, each of the two awardees was endowed with 22,000 euros.
Sol Picó Monllor is a Spanish dancer and choreographer. She has studied Spanish dance, ballet, and contemporary dance, and combines different techniques and languages in her productions in a groundbreaking way. In 1993 she created the Sol Picó Company, with which she has become one of the most heterodox choreographers and dancers of the Spanish contemporary scene. She has received numerous awards, including 10 Premios Max, the National Dance Award of Catalonia (2004), the City of Barcelona Dance Award (2015) and the National Dance Award of Spain (2016).
The National Architecture Award of Spain is an honor granted annually by the Government of Spain. It was first given in 1932, had a hiatus during the Civil War, and resumed in 1944, although it is not convened every year.
María del Carmen Laffón de la Escosura was a Spanish figurative painter and sculptor. She was a member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando from 1998 until her death, and received numerous awards and honours, such as the Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise in 2017.
The National Award for Plastic Arts is one of Spain's National Culture Awards for Fine Arts, along with the National Award for Photography and Velázquez Award for Plastic Arts. Established in 1980, it is granted annually by the Ministry of Culture and Sport to recognize the meritorious work of contemporary plastic artists. It is given for works or actions published in the prior year which contribute to the enrichment of Spain's cultural heritage. Despite being developed by an administrative body, the selection of the award's winners is intended to be a true reflection of the values and feelings of society. It is endowed with a prize of 30,000 euros.
The Forqué Awards or José María Forqué Awards are film and television awards presented by the association of audiovisual producers EGEDA, honoring the best of Spanish cinema and television.
Santiago Ramos is a Spanish actor. He won the Goya Award for Best Actor for his performance in Como un relámpago (1996).
The National Award for Literature in the Poetry Category has been presented annually by the Ministry of Culture of Spain since 1977.
