Josep Maria Cadena

Josep Maria Cadena Catalán (6 September 1935 – 2 June 2026) was a Spanish journalist and art critic.

Depiction of Josep M. Cadena by the cartoonist Gin

Life and career

Cadena graduated from the Official School of Journalism in Madrid in 1958, and appeared on both radio, and television.[1][2]He earned the Mañé Flaquer prize for journalism for his five-volume work in the Diario de Barcelona on Barcelona humorous journalism in the nineteenth century.[3]

He specialised in satirical drawings in Catalonia, collaborating in the books of Editorial Taber (1969–1979) on drawings by Juan Gris, Nonell, Apa, Humbert and others in the weekly Papitu, and also wrote pieces for the Great Catalan Encyclopaedia.[4]

Cadena died on 2 June 2026, at the age of 90.[5]

Awards

  • St. George's Cross (1995)
  • City of Barcelona Award (1995)
  • National Culture Award of Catalonia (2015)
  • Gat Perich Award (2016)[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Confidències - Entrevista Josep Maria Cadena". RTVE.es (in Catalan). Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  2. ↑ "Jo què sé!: JOSEP MARIA CADENA | BTV.cat". www.btv.cat (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  3. ↑ "Josep Maria Cadena, a reference in Catalan journalism, dies at 90 - Bonart". bonart.cat. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  4. ↑ Espinàs, Josep Maria (2013-04-17). "Un gran moment d'Opisso". elperiodico (in Catalan). Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  5. ↑ "Muere el histórico crítico de arte Josep Maria Cadena". La Razón (in Spanish). 2026-06-02. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  6. ↑ "2016. Josep Mª Cadena". www.gatperich.org. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
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