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El Celler de Can Roca brings Spanish twist to Oscars night

cristobal.baeza — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 17:17:47 +0000

Joan Roca was the master behind the special menu that the Elton John AIDS Foundation served during its traditional charitable Oscars viewing gala. Nearly one thousand guests enjoyed the creations of El Celler de Can Roca, which combined some of their traditional family dishes and others incorporating local California produce. “This is an opportunity to showcase our work at the restaurant, but also to shine the spotlight on Spanish cuisine,” said Joan Roca. The involvement of BBVA's brand ambassadors in one of the year’s top events in Los Angeles was possible thanks to the partnership between BBVA Compass, the U.S. franchise of the Spanish bank, and the Elton John Foundation.

The stars - and the food - shine in L.A. during Oscars weekend

Christina Anderson — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 22:09:33 +0000

Some of the brightest stars from the worlds of entertainment, sports and more came together last night to raise funds for the Elton John Aids Foundation (EJAF) at the nonprofit’s annual Oscars watch party and dinner in West Hollywood. Now in its 26th year, the Academy Awards Viewing Party was hosted by Sir Elton John and David Furnish. As one of the co-sponsors, BBVA Compass was honored to bring its brand ambassadors, the Roca Brothers of the Michelin three-star restaurant El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain, to design and prepare dinner for the event’s more than 900 guests, all in support of EJAF’s important fundraising initiatives addressing the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the United States, Canada and Latin America.

The Roca brothers prepare a menu for Elton John’s Oscar night dinner

cristobal.baeza — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 00:30:46 +0000

On Sunday March 4, the global capital of the film industry will once again don formal dress to announce its highest honors. During the ceremony, celebrities will attend a number of parties but without a doubt, one of the most popular and long-awaited will be the charity dinner hosted by Elton John each year to collect funds for his foundation. This year, the Roca brothers, the celebrated restaurateurs of Girona, will be in charge of the preparing a special menu for the occasion - a menu not just for the stars, but for a good cause.

Dictators, androids and natural disasters: the world of today, as seen in futuristic films

Marta Torres Briegas — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:00:20 +0000

The Italian director Ettore Scola once said that movies are a painted mirror. Dramas, comedies and adventures of all kinds have been presented on the big screen for decades. But the imagination of film directors when creating science fiction has taken them even further, to a once-distant future that we’ve finally reached. Many screenplays were written about the present we now live in, but how accurate were their predictions?

BBVA presents “A Holiday Story”

Blanca González del Fresno — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 08:12:02 +0000

Christmas and New Year’s are coming and with them, new resolutions and new dreams. BBVA wants to celebrate these holidays by recalling that opportunities are within everyone’s reach, in line with the company’s corporate purpose: “To bring the age of opportunity to everyone. "

When fiction predicts technology’s future

XE68411 — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 16:22:43 +0000

For a while after science-fiction was first coined as a term, it seemed like the only thing the genre would be capable of producing would be just that: purely fictional works with no connection to reality. Today, we can already enjoy some of the futuristic innovations featured in some movies a while back, such as virtual reality or artificial intelligence. Which sci-fi movies predicted the future digital era and got it right?

Six 'millennial' recommendations to get off to a good start this October

XE68411 — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 07:58:06 +0000

The tenth month of the year is the most 'summertumn’ of all. Check iWeather on a smartphone to see if it’s too cold to wakeboard. Use a laptop to find the best less-mainstream brunch spot in the Malasaña neighborhood. Having a hard time understanding? Maybe some millennial tips are needed to learn the slang.

BBVA Compass recognizes army veteran Ariel Bell at Simply Shakespeare benefit event

al.ortiz — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 19:08:08 +0000

Actors Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks recently hosted The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles' (SCLA) 27th Annual Simply Shakespeare benefit on Sept. 18, where BBVA Compass gave its inaugural Bright Futures Award to an army veteran who is bringing opportunities to those in need.

Bosch, Louise Bourgeois, chess and the avant-gardes shone in 2016

fernando.martin.perez — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 03:22:48 +0000

In 2016, the BBVA Foundation sponsored a number of extraordinary exhibitions in collaboration with some of the top museums in Spain, including the Prado, the Guggenheim or the Miró Foundation, which drew both fervent praise and huge crowds. In a year marked by the 500th anniversary of Hieronymus Bosch’s death, Louise Bourgeois’ works and the history of avant-gardes told through chess also won over audiences.

Next time you go to the movies, think of big data

irene.cruz — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 00:12:18 +0000

The television and film industries are using big data to make sure that their shows and movies are a hit with audiences and, more importantly, to prevent million-dollar losses from poor decisions.