Spain

French Open seeds: Sam Querrey is highest U.S. male at No. 18

2013-05-24 10:45:00

Looking for signs of a rebound for U.S. men's tennis? Don't look at the seedings for this year's French Open, which begins Sunday. The highest seeded American male is Sam Querrey of Thousand Oaks, who is seeded 18th. Novak Djokovic is seeded No. 1 for...

Judge clears way for fresh investigation of Spanish princess

2013-05-16 09:15:00

MADRID -- In another blow to Spain's scandal-plagued royal family, a judge Thursday cleared the way for a new investigation into King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter, rejecting her appeal to have her tax returns shielded from further scrutiny. The...

Revisiting Federico Garcia Lorca in a novel -- and in the writer's own voice

2013-05-10 13:00:00

The great poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca was already one of Spain's most popular writers when he was executed by right-wing militiamen in 1936 at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. His body has never been found. The shadowy circumstances...

Spanish princess cleared of suspicion in corruption probe

2013-05-07 09:14:00

MADRID -- A Spanish court Tuesday dropped a subpoena of King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter, citing insufficient evidence to tie her to alleged corruption by her husband. The 47-year-old princess, Infanta Cristina, last month became the first direct...

Letters: Who should build California's bullet train?

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Re "Bullet train bid rules altered," April 19 Thanks to The Times for letting us know that a troubled bid led by Sylmar-based Tutor Perini might win the contract to build the first phase of California's high-speed rail system against much more...

The epic life of Símon Bolívar

2013-04-11 13:00:00

Deep into Marie Arana's wonderful new biography of Sim�n Bol�var, "the George Washington of South America," there's a deliciously unexpected pause in the action. It's 1816, and Bol�var has set sail from Haiti. He's on his way back to Venezuela, with...

PASSINGS: Sara Montiel, Josep Joan Bigas Luna

2013-04-09 00:00:00

Sara Montiel Spanish actress was 1950s Hollywood star Sara Montiel, 85, a famed, sultry-voiced Spanish actress who achieved Hollywood stardom in the 1950s, died Monday in Madrid, according to her biographer, Peter Villora. The cause was undetermined....

Chris Keller on Spain, Albarino and Jelly Roll Syrah

2013-04-05 17:23:00

Wine consultant Chris Keller is responsible for the wine lists at Joe’s Restaurant�in Venice, and Bar Pintxo and Tar & Roses in Santa Monica. But he also makes his own wine near Santa Maria and sells that at the restaurants (and others) too. The...

Subpoena of Spanish princess suspended in surprise turnaround

2013-04-05 07:12:00

MADRID -- In a surprise turnaround, a judge Friday suspended a criminal summons of the king of Spain's youngest daughter, citing discrimination against the princess. The 47-year-old royal, known as Infanta Cristina, is accused of having knowledge of...

Spanish princess called to testify in corruption probe

2013-04-03 10:18:00

MADRID -- A Spanish court Wednesday called the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos to testify in a corruption case involving her husband, the first-ever legal summons for a direct descendant of the country's monarch. The 47-year-old princess, known as...

Review: 'Blancanieves' (Snow White) has a classic look and feel

2013-03-28 15:30:00

Following hard upon "The Artist," "Blancanieves" is the second silent black-and-white feature to emerge from Europe in little more than two years. A pair of films don't exactly make a trend, but "Blancanieves" has enough going for it to make you wish it...

Tiempo Libre's Cuban musical fusions at Broad Stage on Saturday

2013-03-21 07:53:00

Increasingly, the Cuban-emigre, Miami-based band Tiempo Libre's name is starting to sound like a serious misnomer. After all, when exactly is this workaholic septet supposed to have "free time," given its steady output of CDs spotlighting the group's...

Flags (Spain, U.S., Florida) fly above El Gale�n, a 170 foot, 495 ton, authentic wooden replica of a galleon that was part of Spain's fleet to Florida, docked in the Bahia Mar Marina in Fort Lauderdale, Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Catalonia region was Guifre el Pelos, aka Wilfred the Hairy, so named because he had hair on a part of the body where it shouldn't have been, according to legend. What part? No one knows, but some think it was the soles of his feet.

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Spanish Basque chef Andoni Luis Aduriz poses at his restaurant Mugaritz in the northern Basque village of Renteria.

2013-04-30 15:42:37