Overview
- Madrid installed the initial eight commemorative plaques in El Retiro’s Salón del Estanque, presented by culture delegate Marta Rivera de la Cruz with relatives in attendance.
- The first honorees are Manolo Zarzo, José María Guelbenzu, Verónica Echegui, Eusebio Poncela, Manuel de la Calva, Felipe Campuzano, Gustavo Torner and Alfonso Ussía.
- The city describes the tribute as a gesture of collective gratitude intended to fold cultural memory into everyday park life.
- Each plaque measures 20 by 10 centimeters, is made of brass with a leather‑patina finish and is recessed flush into the bench wood for durability and discretion.
- Tuesday’s 13:00 event on the Paseo de Colombia will inaugurate plaques for Mayra Gómez Kemp, Marisa Paredes, Julia Uceda, Helga de Alvear, Francisco Rico, Mariano Ozores, La Chunga, Jaime de Armiñán, Antonio Fernández Alba and Victoria Prego.