https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spanish DJ Jose Padilla, who became famous for pairing relaxed music with sunset views on the holiday island of Ibiza, has died of cancer. He was 64. https://www.thelocal.es/20201021/spain-mourns-death-of-dj-padilla-icon-of-chillout-music Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:11:39 +0200 spain-mourns-death-of-dj-padilla-icon-of-chillout-music Liverpool's former Republic of Ireland striker Michael Robinson, who became a well-known commentator in Spain, has died aged 61, his family announced on Tuesday, prompting an outpouring of tributes. https://www.thelocal.es/20200428/tributes-pour-in-for-micheal-robinson-hero-of-football-commentry-in-spain Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:54:40 +0200 tributes-pour-in-for-micheal-robinson-hero-of-football-commentry-in-spain Margarita Salas Falgueras, Spain's leading female scientist whose work shaped the study of DNA, has died just before her 81st birthday. https://www.thelocal.es/20191107/margarita-salas-spains-leading-female-scientist-dies-aged-80 Thu, 07 Nov 2019 13:35:44 +0100 margarita-salas-spains-leading-female-scientist-dies-aged-80 Former Spanish Socialist leader Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, who as interior minister cracked down on armed Basque separatist group ETA, died on Friday aged 67 after suffering a stroke, his family said. https://www.thelocal.es/20190510/alfredo-perez-rubalcaba-former-socialist-leader-of-spain-dies-after-massive-stroke Fri, 10 May 2019 19:37:54 +0200 alfredo-perez-rubalcaba-former-socialist-leader-of-spain-dies-after-massive-stroke Martin Chirino, considered one of the most important Spanish sculptors of the past decades, died on Monday, aged 94, his foundation said. https://www.thelocal.es/20190312/adios-martin-chirino-spains-most-renowned-sculptor-dies-aged-94 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 10:59:29 +0100 adios-martin-chirino-spains-most-renowned-sculptor-dies-aged-94 Jerry Gonzalez, a US Latin jazz trumpeter and percussionist who played with The Beach Boys and Dizzy Gillespie among others, has died after a reported fire in his Madrid home. https://www.thelocal.es/20181002/latin-jazz-great-jerry-gonzalez-dies-in-madrid Tue, 02 Oct 2018 11:08:09 +0200 latin-jazz-great-jerry-gonzalez-dies-in-madrid Top Spanish conductor Jesus Lopez Cobos, who wielded the baton at a clutch of top ensembles including the Spanish National Orchestra and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO), has died of cancer aged 78, his entourage said Friday in Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20180302/obit-top-spanish-conductor-jesus-lopez-cobos-dies Fri, 02 Mar 2018 17:53:33 +0100 obit-top-spanish-conductor-jesus-lopez-cobos-dies Spanish politician Manuel Marín, a longtime member of the European Commission seen as the 'father' of the EU's popular Erasmus student exchange scheme, has died at the age of 68. https://www.thelocal.es/20171205/obit-manuel-marin-father-of-erasmus-scheme Tue, 05 Dec 2017 11:08:21 +0100 obit-manuel-marin-father-of-erasmus-scheme