Yesterday the Publishers of Madrid presented the Antonio de Sancha 2025 Award, in its 29th edition, to Joan Manuel Serrat
for being an example of personal and intellectual honesty, and in recognition of his work as part of the sentimental education of several generations of Spaniards and Americans.
The ceremony, which was attended by a large representation of institutions and the publishing sector, was preceded by the delivery of the singer-songwriter's legacy to the Cervantes Institute's Caja de las Letras. In the box, number 1,276, Serrat deposited several personal objects very dear to him: a copy of his first album, which he recorded in 1965, a poetic anthology of Miguel Hernandez, a typewriter and the original score of the song “Mediterraneo.”
For the Catalan musician, the idea of depositing a legacy was something he did not conceive, because he “never” wrote or did “practically anything” thinking of leaving an inheritance. Even when my children were born I didn't foresee it either.
