President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso we met this week Antonio Banderas at the Royal Post Office, the seat of regional government, Approach different projects with cultural content.
At the meeting, which was attended by the actor’s brother Javier Banderas and the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sports Marta Rivera de la Cruz, “Community good times and ability to attract major international projects“, as reported in a statement by the Madrid Executive. Likewise, it deepened “the potential of the region to be a major cultural node in Spanish.”
Ayuso detailed to the player his plans to make the area “a major epicenter for Spanish musicians, with special emphasis on emerging talent”. Antonio Banderas announced to the president his deal with composer Andrew Lloyd Weber (author of major musicals such as “Cats”, “Evita”, “Jesus Christ Superstar”, “The Phantom of the Opera” or “Sunset Boulevard”). ‘ ) to produce Spanish musicals.
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They stressed from the Government of Madrid: musicals are one of the foundations of the Madrid Community’s cultural sector and Gran Via is a great reference. European of this species in Spanish. By 2020, 110 of the 160 million Euro annual bill of different theater disciplines came from musicals and “became the economic engine of the industry”.
In this sense, they noted that “at this time and after the pandemic, musicals in Madrid have once again become a cultural reference and one of the most important tourist attractions for visitors both nationally and internationally”.
During the hour-and-a-half meeting, Banderas also shared with the president his urgent projects, some of which will take place in Madrid. Both agreed to keep in touch to closely monitor mutual initiatives, with the intention of cooperating to develop them.