Spanish media are marking the 90th anniversary of the assassination of poet and playwright Federico García Lorca, with outlets publishing retrospectives, rare photographs, and new programming dedicated to his life and death, according to reports from RTVE.es, El País, El Mundo, and Diario AS.
The state broadcaster RTVE.es published a piece on Tuesday reflecting on the poet's enduring legacy, noting that his work continues to fascinate audiences well beyond the myth surrounding his death. El País focused on Lorca's final days, including a reported note in which he instructed his father to pay a courier 2,000 pesetas. El Mundo examined the intertwined tragedies of Lorca, painter Alfonso Ponce de León, and artist Margarita Manso, all of whom died around the same period.
Diario AS compiled a gallery of ten photographs of Lorca that readers may not have seen before, offering a more personal look at the writer. The anniversary coverage comes as RTVE prepares to release a new documentary titled Lorca, las horas perdidas (Lorca, the Lost Hours), which the broadcaster describes as a "true crime"-style investigation into the circumstances of the poet's killing, according to elDiario.es.
Lorca, one of Spain's most significant literary figures of the 20th century, was executed in August 1936 during the early months of the Spanish Civil War. His body has never been found, and the exact details of his death remain a subject of historical inquiry and public fascination.
The first trailer for the RTVE documentary has been released, signaling a continued public appetite for new perspectives on the poet's final days. The documentary is expected to add to the ongoing conversation about Lorca's life, work, and the unresolved questions surrounding his death.
