Overview

• King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia presided over the gala at Vocento’s Madrid headquarters on July 8, 2025.
• Jorge Fernández Díaz won the Mariano de Cavia for his La Nación article on right-wing populism, Carlos Alsina received the Luca de Tena for his radio innovations at Onda Cero and Txema Rodríguez earned the Mingote prize for his Dana photo in Sedaví.
• The king urged journalists to resist noise and acceleration and to practice truthfulness and responsibility in order to strengthen democracies.
• The jury was chaired by Royal Spanish Academy director Santiago Muñoz Machado and included prominent figures such as Pedro García Cuartango and Andrés Trapiello.
• The ceremony drew leading political and cultural figures including Óscar López, Isabel Díaz-Ayuso and José María Aznar alongside business and media leaders.