Overview
- The Council of Ministers approved the 2025 list of 35 Medallas de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes on 16 December following the ministerial proposal.
- The cohort spans music, film, theatre, literature, visual arts, heritage, videogames and community culture, signaling a broad definition of cultural merit.
- Notable recipients include Estrella Morente, Los Chichos, Luis Tosar, Christina Rosenvinge, María del Monte, Primavera Sound, Irene Vallejo, Manuel Vicent, Suso33 and the Librería Rafael Alberti.
- Posthumous awards will honor Verónica Echegui, Roberta Marrero, Andrés Vázquez de Sola and festival director José Luis Cienfuegos.
- The medals will be formally presented on 20 January 2026 at Toledo’s Teatro de Rojas in a ceremony presided over by the Kings, a date confirmed by the city’s mayor.