Marta Sánchez and Sebastián Yatra lead Hispanidad 2026

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Marta Sánchez and Sebastián Yatra lead Hispanidad 2026

Marta Sánchez and Sebastián Yatra are the first big names of Hispanidad 2026. The Community of Madrid has presented the programming for the next edition, which will be held from October 2 to 12 and will once again fill Madrid with Hispanic music and culture.

Yatra will perform on October 10 in the Plaza de España, while Marta Sánchez will do the same on October 11, on the anniversary of her 40-year career, reviewing successes from her time at Olé Olé to the present.

With the United States as the guest country, the now classic Cabalgata de la Hispanidad will once again travel along Gran Vía on the afternoon of October 4. There are also more than 150 confirmed activities, with the presence of artists such as Arturo Sandoval, Nat Simons, La Chica, Aymée Nuviola, Lin Cortés or the Corral de la Morería show, in addition to cinema, theater, gastronomy and folklore proposals spread throughout different spaces in Madrid. Among the musical programming there will also be room for jazz, flamenco, cumbia, tropical rock and Latin folk proposals.

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