

His father, Josep Serrat, was a Catalan anarchist affiliated with the CNT and his mother, Ángeles Teresa, a housewife, was from Belchite, Zaragoza in the region of Aragon. Joan Manuel Serrat i Teresa was born 27 December 1943 in the Poble-sec neighbourhood of Barcelona, to members of a working family. Joan Manuel Serrat is also known by the names "El noi del Poble-sec" and "El Nano". Serrat was one of the pioneers of what is known in Catalan as " Nova Cançó" ( Nueva Canción). He has also recorded songs by Violeta Parra and Víctor Jara. Serrat's lyrical style has been influenced by other poets such as Mario Benedetti, Antonio Machado, Miguel Hernández, Rafael Alberti, Federico García Lorca, Pablo Neruda, and León Felipe.

He is considered one of the most important figures of modern, popular music in both the Spanish and Catalan languages. Joan Manuel Serrat i Teresa ( Catalan pronunciation: born 27 December 1943) is a Spanish musician, singer and composer.

IAG, which also owns British Airways, in February agreed to buy the remaining 80% of Air Europa it did not already own for 400 million euros. MADRID, May 4 (Reuters) - International Airlines Group's (ICAG.L) Spanish airline Iberia named Fernando Candela as its new acting president and chief executive officer, replacing Javier Sanchez-Prieto.Ĭandela will take over from Sanchez-Prieto in July and lead the company until the end of the year, IAG said in a statement on Thursday.Ĭandela, who has been CEO since 2019 of IAG-owned, low-cost airline brand LEVEL and was previously CEO of the budget Iberia Express brand, will be tasked with leading negotiations to complete the purchase of Air Europa and addressing the repayment of debt accumulated during the pandemic, IAG said.
