The Local Spain 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 VIDEO: Madrid metro station renamed 'Han Solo' in Star Wars tribute Don’t be alarmed when travelling on Madrid’s metro this weekend if you hear an unusual announcement over the tannoy: “The next station is Han Solo. Change here for lines 2 and 3” https://www.thelocal.es/20180518/video-madrid-metro-station-renamed-hans-solo-in-star-wars-tribute Fri, 18 May 2018 17:08:35 +0200 video-madrid-metro-station-renamed-hans-solo-in-star-wars-tribute Star Wars spin off starts filming on a Spanish island in a galaxy far far away Cast and crew working on a new Star Wars spin-off are filming on location in the Canary Islands. https://www.thelocal.es/20170518/star-wars-spin-off-starts-filming-on-a-spanish-island-in-a-galaxy-far-far-away Thu, 18 May 2017 14:14:59 +0200 star-wars-spin-off-starts-filming-on-a-spanish-island-in-a-galaxy-far-far-away Star Wars hero was asked to 'say something' in Spanish. So he did Mark Hamill who reprises his role of Luke Skywalker in the latest Star Wars epic thrilled a fan with his sardonic reply. https://www.thelocal.es/20151228/star-wars-hero-mark-hamill-fan-something-spanish Mon, 28 Dec 2015 11:06:16 +0100 star-wars-hero-mark-hamill-fan-something-spanish Star Wars or Titanic? Film choices could determine how Spain votes A new survey sheds light on how Spaniards’ favourite flicks might just determine how they vote in Sunday’s general election. https://www.thelocal.es/20151216/star-wars-titanic-film-choices-determine-how-spain-vote-election Wed, 16 Dec 2015 16:30:22 +0100 star-wars-titanic-film-choices-determine-how-spain-vote-election Darth Vader leaves the Dark Side to join Spanish election campaign An ad for left-wing party Podemos features an unlikely cameo from one of cinema's greatest baddies. https://www.thelocal.es/20151210/star-wars-darth-vader-leaves-dark-side-in-spains-election-campaign Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:53:46 +0100 star-wars-darth-vader-leaves-dark-side-in-spains-election-campaign Star Wars: The Force Awakens as fans take to the streets in Barcelona Stormtroopers took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday alongside Jedi kights, ewoks, wookies and Darth Vaders during Barcelona's ninth Star Wars parade. https://www.thelocal.es/20151130/star-wars-the-force-awakens-in-barcelona Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:52:48 +0100 star-wars-the-force-awakens-in-barcelona Spanish reporter apologizes after Star Wars symbol used for al-Qaeda A Spanish reporter showed that he didn't know his Jedi from his jihad when he mixed up two quite unrelated symbols. https://www.thelocal.es/20151117/spanish-tv-reporter-apologizes-for-using-star-wars-symbol-for-al-qaeda Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:31:19 +0100 spanish-tv-reporter-apologizes-for-using-star-wars-symbol-for-al-qaeda Giant Darth Vader head falls victim to dark forces on streets of Madrid The Dark Lord is apparently not so powerful in Spain - a larger-than-life replica of his head in Madrid has been the target of vandalism. https://www.thelocal.es/20151116/darth-vader-suffer-repeated-vandalism-in-madrid Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:22:30 +0100 darth-vader-suffer-repeated-vandalism-in-madrid