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Pablo Hasél didn’t want to go to prison. But by 2018, the Catalan rapper had ruffled the coiffed feathers of the Spanish monarchy with unapologetic, rebellious music denouncing perceived injustice — so much so that he’d been handed a two-year prison sentence by Spain’s National Court. Although an appeals judge reduced the term to nine months, Hasél still didn’t think it was right. Neither did a lot of people in Spain.

The sentence — for a song, music video, and 64 tweets — was partially for “injurias a la Corona,” or insulting and slandering the monarchy.

In the early stages of Spain’s democracy, a risky bank robbery would become a turning point to test the country’s new political order. “Bank Under Siege” brings back to life the amazing events of May 23, 1981, when eleven men in masks broke into Barcelona’s Central Bank and turned what seemed like a heist into a powerful political statement.

Three months after a failed military coup to remove Spain’s new democratic government, these thieves took more than 200 hostages. They demanded that Colonel Antonio Tejero and the other people who were involved in the coup be freed. What at first looked like a simple criminal operation turned out to be a complicated political move meant to throw off the country’s delicate shift to democracy.

The show is set in Spain after Franco’s death and shows a country still dealing with its authoritarian past. King Juan Carlos and...

So, the truth is, no one really knows if the secret document featured in Bank Under Siege is real or not. The entire narrative is based on the accounts of the real-life Jose Juan Martinez Gomez, the mastermind of the 1981 Central Bank robbery, who claimed that the former director of Cesid, Emilio Alonso Manglano, had hired him to steal a briefcase from bank safe deposit box number 156. But hold on, what was really inside these documents, and why was it so important for the director of the secret service that he funded a heist just to retrieve the documents?

According to Martinez, these documents had some confidential details about the infamous Operation Armada. Now what was that? Without going much deeper into the political history of Spain, you might just want to know that the country was going through a transition phase during the early 1980s. And even though former...

Played by the charismatic Miguel Herran, the character of Jose Juan Martinez Gomez, also known as “Number One” and “El Rubio” (the blonde), is based on a real-life person of the same name. According to the reports, he was just 25 years old when he pulled off the Central Bank robbery on May 23, 1981, in Barcelona, Spain. As per the series and real-life accounts, Martinez and his friends had previously been arrested for various armed robberies, though not much is known (or has been reported) about Gomez’s past life. It could be possible that the makers of Netflix’s Bank Under Siege added a few fictional elements to Gomez’s backstory to make his character appear much more realistic.

The fourth episode focused primarily on Martinez’s past, where we found out that he was raised on the streets of Almeria, where he used to rob local jewelry stores and banks from a very young age.

British royal family news reveals that Prince Harry has had his share of sour headlines, both before and after his marriage to Z-lister Meghan Markle.

There was the time he was photographed romping naked in Las Vegas, the time he thought it would be fun to dress as Hitler for Halloween, and more recently, has engaged in atrocious behavior toward the family who cared for him after the death of his mother Diana in 1997.

Harry is not the only UK royal to be dragged through the media—his mother, his father King Charles, his grandfather Prince Philip, and his first wife have all been crucified in the press for one reason or another.

But the UK monarchy is not the only one to be beset by bad PR. Here are some of the other European royals who have been roasted for their bad behavior.

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Exclusive: When Emmy-nominated EP Christian Beetz set out to explore the story of disgraced former Spanish King Juan Carlos I, he could never have imagined the “nightmare trip” that followed.

As Sky and NBCUniversal Global Distribution prepare to unveil Juan Carlos: Downfall of the King at Mip TV, Beetz revealed to Deadline that he believed he and his production team were being followed and their conversations listened to during the making of the four-parter last year.

“After doing our first round of interviews with journalists we got an anonymous call saying ‘Be careful what you’re doing here’,” he told us. “This was the start of a nightmare trip.”

Beetz believes his emails were being read and phone was being tapped, and his team started taking precautions, including placing their phones in the fridge – a move made famous by Nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden.

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Peter Rawley, a longtime talent agent for ICM Partners and former MGM executive, has died at the age of 85, according to his wife.

Rawley died Tuesday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, his wife Betty Kaplan said Thursday.

Rawley was born in London in 1938 and earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Oxford University. After a career producing theater, he joined ICM predecessor CMA in 1966, where he would serve as managing director of the London office and head of European operations.

In 1972, Rawley became head of production for MGM Europe, where he produced “Ransom,” the first film about an airline hijacking starring Sean Connery. The film would later be released as “The Terrorist” by 20th Century Fox.

In 1978, he returned to ICM as executive vice president and head of international operations.

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Peter Rawley, a longtime talent agent and independent producer, died on Jan. 3, his wife and filmmaker Betty Kaplan announced. He was 85.

At ICM, where he worked for 21 years in Los Angeles and London, Rawley played a key role in expanding the company’s operations worldwide, building businesses directly or through affiliates in China, Latin America, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and elsewhere in Europe. In his global efforts and outreach, he helped establish new sources of talent and financing for the company. As a talent agent, he represented stars including Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Gere and Faye Dunaway.

Rawley was known for his innovative financing, packaging and distribution of films internationally. In the 1970s, he was one of the first in the industry to tap independent money largely from Europe, Southeast Asia and Japan for both Hollywood majors and independent companies. Concurrently, he began to finance and produce movies and television,...

Peter Rawley, a longtime ICM agent in Los Angeles and London who served as head of European production for MGM and produced independent films, has died. He was 85.

Rawley died Tuesday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, his wife of 33 years, filmmaker Betty Kaplan, announced.

Most recently, Rawley produced and Kaplan directed and co-wrote the 2021 romantic thriller Simone, also known as Art of Love. Based on a book by Puerto Rican writer Eduardo Lalo, it stars Esai Morales and Caterina Murino and is being distributed by the Samuel Goldwyn Co.

In creating new sources of talent and financing, Rawley played a vital role in expanding ICM’s operations worldwide as he helped build businesses directly or through affiliates in China, Latin America, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and elsewhere in Europe, often for the first time.

At the same time, he represented actors including Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Gere and Faye Dunaway.

Peter Rawley, a longtime ICM talent agent who repped Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Gere and Faye Dunaway and also was head of European production for MGM and a successful indie producer, died January 3. He was 85.

His passing was confirmed by his wife of 33 years, filmmaker Betty Kaplan, who did not give a cause of death.

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Working in Los Angeles and London, Rawley played a key role in expanding ICM’s operations worldwide, building businesses directly or through affiliates in China, Latin America, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and elsewhere in Europe.

Rawley was known for his innovative financing, packaging and distribution of motion pictures internationally.

Corinna zu-Sayn Wittengenstein shares first-hand account of her experience with King Juan Carlos I of Spain amidst a corruption scandal that stretched to countries around the world, before his abdication of the throne in 2014 Podcast will be released simultaneously in English with narration by actress Mishel Prada and in Spanish featuring actress Laura Gómez

Innovative content studio Project Brazen and award-winning public media organization Prx announced a new investigative narrative podcast, Corinna and The King. The eight-part series will debut on Monday, November 7.

In Corinna And The King, Corinna zu-Sayn Wittengenstein shares a powerful first-hand account of the abdication that shook the Spanish throne in 2014 during the reign of King Juan Carlos I as well as the corruption investigation and public scandal that continues to unfold today. Executive produced by Project Brazen Co-Founders, bestselling authors, and Pulitzer finalists Tom Wright and Bradley Hope, new episodes will be released weekly on Mondays.

Queen Sofía and her husband, King Juan Carlos I, ruled over Spain for 39 years, which is why it might shock you to find out their marriage didn't actually start in the country. The royal couple married in Athens on May 14, 1962, but there's a good reason for why the nuptials didn't take place at the cathedral in Madrid, like the wedding of the current king, their son, Felipe VI. The now queen consort was then known as Princess Sophia Margarita Victoria Frederica of Greece, the oldest daughter of King Paul and Queen Frederica. She met Prince Juan Carlos on a cruise through the Greek Islands in 1954, and she reconnected with him at a wedding just a year before they married. The third cousins (they are both descendants of Queen Victoria of England) might have wanted their wedding to take place in Spain, but in 1962, Juan Carlos and his family were officially in exile in Rome,...

Want to keep your finger on the pulse of the independent films coming out of one of the fastest growing markets in the U.S.? The 12th annual Latino Short Film Festival of New York, Corto Circuito, is kicking off Oct. 8 and will run through Oct. 10. Over 45 films from all over the U.S., Spain, and Latin America will be screened at Nyu’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center over the three days. “Our main purpose over the years has been to present short films, in addition to surprise the viewer and the narrative techniques used, open spaces for dialogue where you can see the concerns, obsessions, opposite poles and platitudes that make,” said Diana Vargas, director and co-founder of the festival, in a statement. This event includes U.S. and world premieres from 14 different countries, including fictional, animated, and documentary films, and is free and open to the public.

King Juan Carlos I of Spain announced that he would abdicate, making his son, Prince Felipe, and daughter-in-law, Princess Letizia, the new king and queen of Spain! After King Juan Carlos I made his announcement last month, King Felipe VI was passed the crown in a coronation ceremony on Thursday. The 45-year-old king is already a popular figure in Spain, thanks to his sweet relationship with the gorgeous and accomplished Princess Letizia and their two daughters, Princesses Leonor and Sofía. While they may not get as much international attention as the British royal family, Letizia and Felipe are stars in their own right - Letizia was an award-winning journalist before she took on royal life, while the prince is a former Olympic athlete and philanthropist. To celebrate Felipe's new role, we're looking back at a few of the family's most adorable moments.

With King Juan Carlos I of Spain's abdication, 46-year-old Crown Prince Felipe's coronation will take place on Thursday alongside his soon-to-be queen, Crown Princess Letizia. The 41-year-old princess has been part of the Spanish royal family for just over a decade, and as she prepares to be queen, we're taking a look back at her pre-princess days. Like England's Kate Middleton - who's drawn more than a few comparisons to Princess Letizia - the Spanish princess was born without royal ties. Her father, a journalist, and her mother, a nurse, divorced in 1999. She's the oldest of their three daughters, and her youngest sister sadly passed away in 2007. Before she wore a crown, Princess Letizia built up quite the impressive résumé. After attending a public high school in Madrid, she earned a bachelor's degree and a licentiate's degree in sciences of the information, a form of journalism, at the Complutense University of Madrid.

Madrid -- Spain's King Juan Carlos I abdicated on Monday after 39 years on the throne, after steering the country from a dictatorship after General Francisco Franco's death to a vibrant democracy. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced the king's intention to leave his role in an urgent "institutional declaration," saying the 76-year-old monarch would detail his reasons in a speech later. Photos: Grace Kelly's 20 Most Glamorous Style Moments of All Time The king, who has suffered waning health and a dip in popularity following a series of corruption scandals involving his son-in-law, plans to hand

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Princess Cristina of Spain attends 2011 Hispanidad Day Military Parade at Neptuno Square in Madrid. Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. Princess Cristina and husband Inaki Urdangarin attend 2011 Hispanidad Day Military Parade at Neptuno Square in Madrid. Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. Princess Cristina and husband Inaki Urdangarin attend 2011 Hispanidad Day Military Parade at Neptuno Square in Madrid. Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia attend 2011 Hispanidad Day Military Parade at Neptuno Square in Madrid. Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. King Juan Carlos I, Queen Sofia, Princess Elena, Princess Cristina and husband Inaki Urdangarin attend 2011 Hispanidad Day Military Parade at Neptuno Square in Madrid.

(L-r) Spanish Crown Princess Letizia, First Lady of Chile Cecilia Morel, Spanish King Juan Carlos I, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, Spanish Queen Sofia and Spanish Crown Prince Felipe, are seen prior the state banquet at the Palacio Real in Madrid, Spain, 07 March 2011, held in Chilean President Sebastian Pinera's honour. Epa/Alberto Martin Chilean President Sebastian Pinera delivers a speech during the state banquet at the Palacio Real in Madrid, Spain, 07 March 2011, held in his honour. Epa/Alberto Martin Chilean President Sebastian Pinera (2-l), together with Spanish Crown Princess Letizia (L), Spanish Queen Sofia (2-r) and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (R), delivers a speech during the state banquet at the Palacio Real in Madrid, Spain, 07...

Principal photography began on 23-f - the latest feature by Sud Express director Chema de la Peña. Produced by the production company Lazona (Concursante), the film will be the first cinematographic reinterpretation of the coup d´état that took place in Madrid February 23rd 1981. Paco Tous (Alatriste) will play famous Lieutenant Coronel Antonio Tejero, the mastermind behind the event, Juan Diego (Lope) will play General Armada and the quite busy Fernando Cayo (The Orphanage and Pedro Almodóvar's The Skin I Live In) will play Spain's King Juan Carlos I. The film will be the chronological re-telling of the seventeen hours of the vent that marked history. The film will premiere in Spain February 23rd 2011, coinciding with the 30º anniversary of such historical moment. From Wiki: 23-f is the name given to an attempted coup d'état in Spain that began on 23 February 1981 and ended on the following day. It is also...

Before leaving Spain, Michelle Obama and her eight-year-old daughter, Sasha, joined King Juan Carlos I of Spain and his wife, Queen Sofia of Spain at their Majorca summer palace for lunch. And, as we hoped, the Flotus had a Fashion Face-Off with Best-Dressed Letizia, Princess of Asturias. Letizia looked sleek in a white dress, while Michelle looked summery in a Nantucket-red skirt and a tied-back shirt. The winner of the face-off, however, was young ingénue Sasha, who rocked a bright-yellow tutu like a real little princess. Assess for yourself:...

Spanish actor Paul Naschy was a leading star in horror films for forty years from the late 1960s. He was best known for his role as the tragic werewolf, Waldemar Daninsky, which he originated in the 1968 film La Marca del Hombre Lobo (Mark of the Wolfman) from his own script. Though the film pitted Daninsky against a pair of vampires, the movie was oddly retitled Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror when it was released in the United States. He went on to play the werewolf in nearly a dozen subsequent films, many that he also co-scripted under his real name, Jacinto Molina.

Naschy was born Jacinto Alvarez Molina in Madrid on September 6, 1934. He began working in films as an extra in the 1961 biblical feature King of Kings. He appeared in small roles in a handful of films in the 1960s before creating the role of the werewolf Daninsky.

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Spain's Queen Sofia has been teaching her family about her native country. The royal is in Greece - where she was born - for the baptism of Greece's Prince Aristides, son of Prince Paul Pavlos and Princess Marie Chantal. During her visit, the queen went to the Hellenic Cosmos - a cultural centre and museum which is located between Athens and Piraeus - to show her family the history of Greece. The 70-year-old royal - the wife of Spain's King Juan Carlos I - was accompanied by her two grown-up daughters, Hrh Infanta Elena and Hrh Infanta Cristina. Both Elena and Cristina also took their children along to the museum. Sofia's sister Princess Irene was also present. The museum's director...