ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thank you to Getafe City Council for the opportunity; to Enric Toral for everything it means to make a first step possible; to Ángel Lucas and Pilar Jerez for their hospitality, kindness and care; to Khadija Cisse for her discerning eye, nourishment and support; to Rubén Marín Vaya for his boundless ingenuity and generosity; to Aitor Casero for the law of forces and his support; to Elizabeth Villaman for knowing how to tell a story and for being someone we can count on; to James Stephenson for putting up with the soundtrack on a loop and for his good advice; to Teresa Serigó for seeing us so beautifully; to the Farmacia 13 Orchestra and to María Prado for looking after it. And, above all else, to Chefa Alonso for lending us her music and teaching us to listen to almost everyone.