Ernest Urtasun anuncia el Premio Cervantes, en directo

Ernest Urtasun will announce the winner of the Cervantes Prize, the highest literary award in Spanish-speaking literature, at 7 PM. Established in 1975, the award recognizes an author for their entire body of work and is worth €125,000. The ceremony takes place annually on April 23 in Alcalá de Henares, attended by the Spanish royal family. Previous winners include notable figures like Jorge Luis Borges and Mario Vargas Llosa. This year, speculation suggests a female author may win, with candidates such as Piedad Bonett and María Negroni. The jury includes recent winners and representatives from various literary institutions.