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Laia (given Name)
Laia (pronounced Lah-yah) is a shortened version of the Catalan feminine given name Eulàlia. Saint Eulalia is the patron saint of Barcelona, so her name and its derivatives (the most popular being Laia) are popular in Spain. Laia means "fair of speech" or "well spoken" in Greek. It may refer to: * Laia Abril (born 1986), Catalan artist * Laia Aleixandri (born 2000), Spanish footballer * Laia Cañigueral (born 1981), Spanish sociologist and politician * Laia Codina (born 2000), Spanish footballer * Laia Costa (born 1985), Spanish actress * Laia Forcadell (born 1982), Spanish sprinter and hurdler * Laia Tutzó (born 1980), Spanish former sailor * Laia Martínez i López (born 1984), Catalan writer and musician * Laia Marull (born 1973), Spanish actress * Laia Palau (born 1979), Spanish basketball player * Laia Pons (born 1993), Spanish synchronized swimmer * Laia Sanz Laia Sanz Pla-Giribert (born 11 December 1985), also known as Laia Sanz, is a Spanish sportswoman. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range. Catalonia is administratively divided into four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. The capital and largest city, Barcelona is the second-most populated municipality in Spain and the fifth-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas – Demographia, April 2018 Current day Catalonia comprises most of the medieval and early modern Principality o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eulalia Of Barcelona
Eulalia (c. 290 – February 12, 303), co-patron saint of Barcelona, was a 13-year-old Roman Christian virgin who was martyred in Barcelona during the persecution of Christians in the reign of emperor Diocletian (although the Sequence of Saint Eulalia mentions the "pagan king" Maximian). There is some dispute as to whether she is the same person as Eulalia of Mérida, whose story is similar. History Eulalia, age thirteen, was the daughter of a noble family that lived near the city of Barcelona. Amid the persecutions under Diocletian, governor Dacian arrived in the city intent on enforcing the decrees. Sometime later, Eulalia left her home, entered the city and confronted the governor for his merciless persecution of Christians. Unable to dismiss the eloquent arguments of a young girl, Dacian soon had Eulalia stripped nearly naked and flagellated, which was followed by bloodier tortures that were not to cease unless she admitted the error of her ways. Resisting to the end, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laia Abril
Laia Abril (born 1986) is a Catalan artist whose work relates to bio-politics, grief and women rights. Her books include ''The Epilogue'' (2014), which documents the indirect victims of eating disorders; and a long-term project ''A History of Misogyny'' which includes ''On Abortion'' (2018), about the repercussions of abortion controls in many cultures; and ''On Rape'' (2022) about gender-based stereotypes and myths, as well as the failing structures of law and order, that perpetuate rape culture. ''On Abortion'' won the Photobook of the Year award at the Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards. In 2018 she was awarded the Tim Hetherington Trust's Visionary Award to work on ''On Rape.'' For ''a History Of Misogyny,'' in 2019 she was awarded the Royal Photographic Society's Hood Medal and in 2020 she was awarded the Paul Huf Award from Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam. Life and work Abril was born in 1986 in Barcelona, Spain. She gained a degree in journalism in Barcelona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laia Aleixandri
Laia Aleixandri López (born 25 August 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as defender for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Spain national team. In January 2020, she was named by UEFA as one of the 10 most promising young players in Europe. International career Aleixandri represented Spain at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She made her senior debut on 17 May 2019 in a friendly against Cameroon. She scored her first international goal in that match. In 2023, she was part of '' Las 15'', a group of 15 players that withdrew themselves from the national team in a rift with the national team coach Jorge Vilda Jorge Vilda Rodríguez (born 7 July 1981) is a Spanish Association football, football coach and UEFA Pro Licence holder, who is the current head coach of the Spain women's national football team - a position he has held since 2015. Vilda is also .... Career statistics Club Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laia Cañigueral
Laia Cañigueral i Olivé (born 11 March 1981) is a Spanish sociologist and politician from Catalonia who served as Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. Early life Cañigueral was born on 11 March 1981 in Cassà de la Selva, Catalonia. She has a bachelor's degree in sociology and a post-graduate degree in citizen participation and sustainable development from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Career Cañigueral is a sociologist, specialising in citizen participation, sustainable development and local government. She has worked at the Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation, the Catalan Youth Agency (Agència Catalana de la Joventut) and the Catalan Women's Institute (Institut Català de la Dona). Cañigueral joined the Young Republican Left of Catalonia (Joventuts d'Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya) in 1999. She was the JERC's national secretary for International Relations. Cañigueral was one of the reserve candidates for the Republican Left of Catalonia- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laia Codina
Laia Codina Panedas (; born 22 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga F club FC Barcelona and the Spain women's national team. She has represented Spain in multiple youth national teams. Early life and education Born in Campllong, Province of Girona, Catalonia, Codina began playing football when she was four years old. As a child, she was a player in the lower categories of the Unió Deportiva Cassà, a team from the Girona municipality of Cassá de la Selva. Until the age of 14, she played on boys' teams. In 2014, she signed for Barça. Codina studies journalism at the Universidad de Vic. Club career Barcelona In 2014, Codina signed for Barcelona to play in the lower categories. In 2017, at the age of 16, she made the leap to Barcelona B. Codina was one of the leaders of the reserve team, becoming the captain the same season they were promoted to the Segunda División Pro. In the summer of 2019, the club announced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laia Costa
Laia Costa Bertrán () (born February 18, 1985) is a Spanish actress who has worked in Spain, Russia, Germany, Argentina, Italy, United Kingdom and the United States. Life and career Costa was born in Barcelona, Spain. Costa obtained a degree in advertising, public relations, and marketing at the Blanquerna-Ramon Llull University's School of Communication and International Relations. She speaks fluent Catalan, Spanish, French, and English. She starred in the critically acclaimed 2015 film '' Victoria'', which was almost entirely improvised by the actors; the 134-minute film was shot in a single take. Costa won the Lola for Best Actress and was nominated for a European Film Awards for Best European Actress. Her performance also garnered her a nomination for the prestigious BAFTA EE Rising Star Award. Prior to her big international breakthrough, she also starred in ''Cites'', the Catalan remake of the British TV series '' Dates'', and ''Polseres Vermelles'', winner of the Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laia Forcadell
Laia Forcadell Arenas (born June 6, 1982 in Tortosa, Tarragona, Catalonia) is a female Spanish sprinter and hurdler. She won the gold medal for the 400 m hurdles at the 2006 Ibero-American Championships in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and bronze at the 2010 Ibero-American Championships in San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain. Forcadell represented Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 400 m hurdles. She ran in the fourth heat against six other athletes, including Poland's Anna Jesień and Czech Republic's Zuzana Hejnová, who were both considered top medal contenders in this event. She finished the race in last place by eighty-eight hundredths of a second (0.88) behind Trinidad and Tobago's Josanne Lucas, with a time of 58.64 seconds. Forcadell failed to advance into the semi-finals, as she placed twenty-sixth overall, and was ranked farther below three mandatory slots for the next round. Forcadell is a member of ISS L'Hospitalet Track Club in Barcelon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laia Tutzó
Laia Lluisa Tutzó Moreno (born 9 October 1980) is a Spanish former sailor, who specialized in the two-person dinghy (470) and Yngling classes. Together with her partner Natalia Vía Dufresne, a four-time Olympian and a double silver medalist, she was named one of the country's top sailors in the double-handed dinghy for the 2008 Summer Olympics, rounding out the top-ten crews in the final race. Outside her Olympic career, Tutzó helped the Azón sisters Monica and Sandra solidify a golden finish at the inaugural Yngling Worlds in 2002, before switching her yachting duty to pair up with Vía Dufresne and then Marina Gallego in the 470. A member of Port d'Aro Nautical Club in the outskirts of Barcelona, Tutzó trained most of her sporting career under the tutelage of Eneko Fernández, one of the federation's coaches in the double-handed dinghy. Tutzó competed for the Spanish sailing squad, as a crew member in the women's 470 class, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laia Martínez I López
Laia Martínez i López (born 1984), also known as Laia MaLo, is a Catalan writer and musician. Life Malo was born in Berga, Catalonia, Spain in 1984. In 2007, she graduated from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Translation and Interpreting. Career Since 2012 she is part of the electronic duo Jansky, which has published, with the record label Primeros Pasitos, the albums ''Un big bang a la gibrella'' and ''ÈÉ'' in 2013 and 2015, respectively. Their latest LP, ''This is electroverse'' was published in 2018 with Hidden Track Records. Since 2014 she has been vocal for Mallorca of the Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana (AELC). In 2015 she finished her third work ''Cançó amb esgarrip i dos poemes''. Her collection ''Afollada'', published in 2016, addresses the issue of motherhood and presents itself as a song to freedom. Her latest collection is ''Venus volta'' (Lleonard Muntaner, 2018). Awards In 2011 she won the Art Jove poetry prize of 2010 for her book ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laia Marull
Laia Marull Quintana (born 4 January 1973) is a Spanish actress. She has won three Goya Awards — Best New Actress for ''Fugitives'' (2000), Best Actress for ''Take My Eyes'' (2003), and Best Supporting Actress for ''Black Bread'' (2010). She was also nominated for European Film Award for Best Actress for ''Take My Eyes''. Marull is known for her work on film, television and stage, and has performed in Spanish, Catalan and French. Biography Laia Marull Quintana was born on 4 January 1973 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She began her career in an amateurish theatre. Marull studied acting at the Nancy Tuñón Theater School in Barcelona. She made her acting debut in 1994 on the Catalan television channel TV3 series "Estació d'enllaç", which made her popular in Catalonia. Two years later, in 1996, she began her film career with "Razones sentimentales". Marull has won three Goya Awards and a Donostia Zinemaldia Silver Shell. She is fluent in Spanish, Catalan Catalan m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laia Palau
Laia Palau Altés (born 10 September 1979) is a Spanish professional basketball player, currently playing for Spanish team Spar CityLift Girona. At 314, she is the most capped player in the Spain women's national basketball team, after being in the senior team for two decades (2002-2021). With 12 medals in final tournaments, she is also the top medallist. Club career Palau began her professional career with Universitari de Barcelona in 1997, and continued to play with CBF Universitari de Barcelona through 2004, winning one league title. In 2004, she joined Bourges Basket, and played with them through 2006, winning 1 league and 2 French cups. Back in Spain, she played for Ros Casares Valencia between 2006 and 2012, winning 5 league titles, 4 cups and the 2011–12 EuroLeague Women. After the club's decision not to play in top tier any more, in PLKK season 2012/13, she joined CCC Polkowice and won Championship's title and Polish Cup as well. With CCC she participated in EuroL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
