People of Mallorca

Meet the people whose lives tell us something about Mallorca, from artists and performers to the islanders whose stories are woven into its towns and villages.

Rossy de Palma at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival
Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rossy de Palma

From a band in Madrid to Almodóvar’s films, the Gaultier runway and the Cannes jury.

Catalina Homar
Unknown photographer, Public domain.

Catalina Homar

The woman who ran S’Estaca.

View of Manacor, Mallorca
Manacor, where Guillem grew up. Manacor, Mallorca. Photo by JoanSMF, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Guillem d’Efak

The voice that came out of Manacor.

Miquel Barceló
Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), CC BY 4.0.

Miquel Barceló

The artist who brought the sea into Palma Cathedral.

Illustrated portrait of Aurora Picornell
Illustration of Aurora Picornell. Noelia Martín, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aurora Picornell

The dressmaker who organised for working women.

Maria del Mar Bonet
Martin E. Beranguer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maria del Mar Bonet

The Palma singer to put on your playlist.

Historic portrait of Pilar Montaner
Unknown photographer, Public domain.

Pilar Montaner

The painter who looked twice at Mallorca’s olive trees.

The vaulted ceiling of La Llotja in Palma
The vaulted ceiling of La Llotja. Vicenç Salvador Torres Guerola, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Guillem Sagrera

The man behind Palma’s Gothic merchants’ hall.

Maria Antònia Salvà
Blau-Barcelona, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Maria Antònia Salvà

The poet who paid attention to rural Mallorca.

Ramon Llull
Engraved portrait of Ramon Llull. Rijksmuseum, CC0.

Ramon Llull

The medieval Mallorcan who thought in three languages.

A plaque commemorating Santa Catalina Tomàs in Valldemossa
Plaque in Valldemossa. Antonio De Lorenzo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Santa Catalina Tomàs

The woman behind Valldemossa’s painted tiles.

Miquel Costa i Llobera
Montanyes Regalades, Public domain.

Miquel Costa i Llobera

The Pollença poet and his pine at Formentor.

View of Port d’Alcúdia
Port d’Alcúdia. KingKurt22, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maca de Castro

A Mallorcan chef with roots in Port d’Alcúdia.

Rafa Nadal
skyejaden, CC BY 2.0.

Rafa Nadal

The tennis champion who kept coming back to Manacor.