My blogs

Blogs I follow

Gender	Male
Industry	Communications or Media
Occupation	Journalist
Location	Spain
Introduction	"Hack" may be a perjorative slang term for a journalist used by those outside the business, but is how we insiders address each other. We're hacks and we're proud! I am an experienced foreign correspondent and Hispanophile based in Madrid, and have also translated six books from Spanish into English.
Interests	Cooking, reading, films, football, cycling, travel.
Favorite movies	La Grande Bouffe, The Tin Drum,Underground, Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol,Pasqualino Settebellezze, La Melgio Gioventù, ¿Qué he hecho para merecer esto?, Bladerunner, If, Funeral in Berlin, Una Giornata Particolare, Casablanca, Angel, Yol
Favorite music	Joy Division, Cachao, Chico Buarque, Tía Anica "La Piriñaca", Falla, Echo and the Bunnymen, Deaf School, Magazine, Goran Bregovic, Zabranjeno Pušenje
Favorite books	Las Recetas de Carvalho, The Good Soldier Svejk, El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, La Bicicleta de Leonardo, La Región Más Transparente, Casa de Campo, Homage to Catalonia, At Swim-Two-Birds, Ensaio Sobre A Cegueira.