Gregorio Manzano

Known as “Goyo”, “The Teacher” or “The Manchego”, he wasn’t always involved with the soccer industry, rather, he spent 16 years of his career focused on teaching. He was a teacher in the I.E.S El Valle de Jaén where, as an anecdote, the bullfighter Enrique Ponce was once one of his students. Big soccer lover, […]

Paquita Torres

Born in Bailén, with only 18 years of age she was chosen as Miss Spain in 1966. The fifth of six siblings, she would move to Málaga to start working at the Parador de Málaga Golf. On occasion, she had already been advised to participate on beauty pageants, due to the potential they could see […]

Manolo Gómez Bur

The actor was very connected to our locality, where his spouse was from and where they lived after retiring from the stage. Since very young, he was linked to the show business through his father, the actor from Zarzuela, Vicente Gómez Bur. His first debut on stage happened at a very young age. In 1934 […]

Felipe de Neve

Soldier. Brigadier. Governor of California. Commanding General of the Inner Provinces. He was born in Bailén in the year 1724, although some authors mark his birth-year as 1727. The exact date is unknown, due to the archives of the Parish Church of the Incarnation being destroyed during our last Civil War. He was son to […]