Like all the great capitals of the world, Madrid also has very specific areas, which due to their characteristics and relevance are usually compared to those that have made the neighborhoods of other large cities world famous, saving, of course, distances.
[Como todas las grandes capitales del mundo, también Madrid tiene unas zonas muy determinadas, que por sus características y relevancia suelen ser comparadas a las que han hecho mundialmente famosas las barriadas de otras grandes, salvando, por supuesto, las distancias].
Because it is an area of great showiness, where not only numerous buildings, palaces and hotels come together that were part of the glorious contributions of Madrid Modernism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but also the strategically chosen place where the entertainment culture set its sights, offering an audience always hungry for emotions and fantasies, an extraordinary world where they can keep up to date with the great world premieres.
[Por ser una zona de gran vistosidad, donde no sólo se dan cita numerosos edificios, palacetes y hoteles que fueron parte de las gloriosas aportaciones del Modernismo madrileño de finales del siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX, sino además, el lugar estratégicamente elegido donde la cultura del espectáculo puso sus miras, ofreciendo, a un público siempre ávido de emociones y fantasías, un mundo extraordinario donde estar al día de los grandes estrenos mundiales].
Due to this and although the different circumstances that have led to a crisis where many venues have had to close or reconvert, the cinemas, theaters and elegant restaurants that are located throughout the length and breadth of this vital artery of Madrid, the Gran Vía, make it the perfect comparison to Spanish Broadway.
[Debido a ello y aunque las distintas circunstancias que han derivado en una crisis donde muchos locales han tenido que cerrar o reconvertirse, los cines, teatros y elegantes lugares de restauración que se localizan a todo lo largo y ancho de esta arteria vital de Madrid, la Gran Vía, hacen de ella la perfecta comparación del Broadway español].
Also, as happens with its New York counterpart, the popular, as anyone who visits our city and takes the time to walk around can see, looks, like the Roman god Janus, two faces: that of those who can afford any kind luxury and the other, totally opposite, which is none other than those forgotten by the goddess Fortuna, whose luxury, sadly, consists of being able to eat every day.
[También, como ocurre con su homólogo neoyorquino, lo popular, como puede comprobar cualquiera que visite nuestra ciudad y se tome el tiempo necesario para pasear por aquí, luce, como el dios romano Jano, dos caras: la de aquellos que pueden permitirse cualquier tipo de lujo y la otra, totalmente opuesta, que no es otra que la de aquellos olvidados de la diosa Fortuna, cuyo lujo, tristemente, consiste en poder comer todos los días].
Between them, no matter how harsh it may seem, they make up a very particular picturesqueness, to which an authentic bombardment of subliminal messages is directed, which often makes us forget that it is the powerful multinationals, the great empires of communication, who in fact they seem to direct destinations, in which many times, our perverse habit of compulsive consumers becomes the smoke that blinds our eyes.
[Entre unos y otros, no obstante lo duro que pueda parecer, conforman un pintoresquismo muy particular, al que va dirigido un auténtico bombardeo de mensajes subliminales, que muchas veces nos hacen olvidar que son las poderosas multinacionales, los grandes imperios de la comunicación, quienes en realidad parecen dirigir unos destinos, en los que muchas veces, nuestro perverso hábito de consumidores compulsivos se convierte en el humo que ciega nuestros ojos].
But this Madrid Broadway, this Gran Vía, which on some occasions I have come to compare with that the Boulevard of the Broken Dreams, to which Joaquín Sabina and Chavela Vargas came to sing as a duet, is also one of the stages of cultural Madrid, mysterious and festive, which frequently captivates the attention of characters related to the entertainment world.
[Pero este Broadway madrileño, esta Gran Vía, que en algunas ocasiones he llegado a comparar con ese Bulevar de los Sueños Rotos, al que le llegaron a cantar a dúo Joaquín Sabina y Chavela Vargas, es también uno de los escenarios del Madrid cultural, misterioso y festivo, que cautiva frecuentemente la atención de personajes afines al mundo del espectáculo].
So it is not surprising that any day, walking through its wide avenues, one finds oneself in front of a section cut, where a crowd, surprised but happily curious, swirls in front of the large film crews, deployed in the most street corners. strategic, to observe the filming of a scene or, better still, to see, from a foggy distance, one or more of your favorite actors or actresses.
[Por lo que no resulta extraño que cualquier día, paseando por sus anchas avenidas, se encuentre uno frente a un corte de tramo, donde una multitud, sorprendida pero felizmente curiosa, se arremoline frente a los grandes equipos de filmación, desplegados en las esquinas más estratégicas, para observar el rodaje de alguna escena o, mejor todavía, para ver, a distancia de vaho, a alguno o alguna de sus actores o actrices favoritas].
In short, a walk along the Gran Vía, Madrid's Broadway, apart from never leaving anyone indifferent, can also be rewarded by that remarkable novelty that can be seeing your heroes on the screens a few inches from you.
[En definitiva, un paseo por la Gran Vía, el Broadway madrileño, aparte de no dejar nunca a nadie indiferente, puede verse también recompensado por esa notable novedad que puede ser ver a tus héroes de las pantallas a escasos centímetros de ti].
NOTICE: Both the text and the accompanying photographs are my exclusive intellectual property and therefore are subject to my Copyright.
AVISO: Tanto el texto, como las fotografías que lo acompañan, son de mi exclusiva propiedad intelectual y por lo tanto, están sujetos a mis Derechos de Autor.
Thanks for showing us the streets of Madrid!
I enjoy this walk with you, @juancar347.
Wellcome to my world, friend
Wow it's so weird to see people out on the streets enjoying themselves too.
Great walk and great shots too!
In reality, after these hard years that we have been enduring the Covid-19 pandemic, it must be recognized that people needed to go out, be distracted, recover their lives, as far as possible. The Center of Madrid is, right now, a hive of people: wherever you go, you find the places full and that, in part, also motivates us to hope that in the near future, everything will return to normal. Thank you very much for your comment and kind regards.
I have been many times to Broadway in NYC so it’s great to see the Broadway there
I think your right with the feeling of broken dreams fir so many
Thanks for joining Wednesday Walk
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que bonito paseo algún día algún día jajaja
feliz miércoles
Seguro que tendremos ocasión algún día de darnos un buen paseo por aquí. Feliz día
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