25 Oct 2023
Paco Roca: dibujando la vida
A portrait of Spanish comic book author Paco Plaza.
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Jordi Bonet i Armengol himself, architect
Juan Bassegoda Nonell himself, architect
Jean-Yves Chilot Antonio Gaudi, voice
Antoni Gaudi himself, archive
Daniel Giralt-Miracle himself, historien et critique d'art
Luis Gueilburt himself, sculpteur et directeur académique de l'atelier Gaudi
Josep C. Laplana himself, directeur du musée de Montserrat
Jaume Masso Carballido himself, directeur du musée Salvador Viseca
Manuel Medarde himself, ingénieur archéologue
Etsuro Sotoo himself, sculpteur de la Sagrada Familia
Josep Talada himself, chef de l'atelier maquettes
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