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Originally published on Friday, 06 February 2009

It's Live

This being the country that translates Sound of Music as "Sonrisas y lágrimas" (Smiles & Tears) and Home Alone as "Mi pobre angelito" (My Little Angel), it makes perfect sense that they'd keep the Saturday Night Live name, to then only air its Spanish version on a Thursday. And watching the premiere yesterday, I was quite thankful it hadn't been a weekend night laid to waste.

That's said with some regret, though, as I'm a big fan of the original show and we could use some snarky, intelligent comedy amidst all the meaningless roundtable chit-chat, personal confessions and dire talk shows that clutter Spanish programming.

Poor execution and a Thursday scheduling, however, doesn't mean that you'll have to forego live quality entertainment Saturday night. The spot that was once home to speakeasy bar and performance space, Abaixadors Deu, has been revived as lugAr.

It's all dolled up now and turned into a member's club but, in a similar vein to Mau Mau Lounge, the fee is modest (EUR 5-15) and drinks are dirt cheap once inside. And dedicated to emerging arts, there are regular workshops and live performances on weekends. So rather than channel Cuatro, let it be 'Live from El Born!'.

lugAr
Abaixadors 10, Born - Facebook for secret password
Wednesday-Saturday 18h-22h. EUR 5-15 membership

by AAl

 

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