Curious, creative, innovator and challenge lover, I have been driving and leading the change in the agri-food sector for 20 years from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
 
I am currently the Director General of Food, promoting and defending Spanish food in and out of our country and actively fighting food waste.
 
One of my current challenges is bringing together Spanish food and Culture, and I think cinema and gastronomy form a perfect pairing.
 

Madrid 1970. He is a designer and plastic artist. He has developed an extensive work in close relationship with gastronomy for three decades. His work is, in practice, the real materialization of a link that seems more than obvious for many: art and gastronomy. He has worked for countless firms in the gastronomic sector, from wineries to restaurants, chefs, specialized publications and congresses he has given a face to through design, illustration or interior design.
 
He is responsible for the graphic image of Teatro del Barrio, in Madrid. He has received numerous commissions for documentary film posters designs.
Plastic Artist. He is a renowned professional. His pictorial work has been exhibited in numerous art galleries, both in individual and collective national and abroad exhibitions. He has participated in contemporary art fairs such as the International Contemporary Art Fair (ARCO) or Estampa.
 
He is a member of the Andalusisan Academy of Grastronomy. National Theatre Award 2024 / Teatro del Barrio Team. He has been selected for the Malaga Film Festival in the Cinema Cocina section with is short documentary Tentempié. Gusto y memoria, co-directed with Luis Mengs.
 

Leonor García-Agua, lawyer and director of the promotional brand Sabor a Málaga, is passionate about the aromas, colours and flavours of her homeland. She grew up with strong values ​​of respect for produce, recognising the work and effort of the families who, with masterful craftsmanship, provide us with delicacies that strive for excellence every day. For more than a decade, she has been at the head of the brand created by the Provincial Council, planning and promoting activities that foster and publicise its culinary and gastronomic wealth. In her day to day work, she develops strategies and collaborations with various sectors, including the audiovisual sector, to continue building opportunities in the 104 areas of the province, opening windows to the world, and where each of those that play a role, that is, producers, chefs, restaurateurs, small traders, self-employed workers, distributors, schools and associations linked to the agri-food, livestock and hospitality sector, tell the brilliant portrait of Sabor a Málaga, worthy of being spread from the big screen to the most modest of homes. It recognises that cinema, and its ability to tell and transmit the gastronomic essence of our province, becomes an essential tool to capture experiences and sensations that bring us closer to the soul of Sabor a Málaga.
 
 

He is the President of the Spanish Royal Gastronomy Academy, and he is passionate about diverse, accessible, sustainable and quality cuisine. He is fascinated about Spanish products, and he has a close relationship with chefs, producers, markets and companies related to Spanish cuisine. His agenda includes over 250 visits to restaurants per year, both in Spain and abroad.
 
For him, cuisine is a key component of our society that has a cultural impact: dishes, culinary traditions and products reflect the history and values of a community, connecting people to their cultural roots and their heritage. It is a window that shows us our legacy and builds bridges between its past, present and future.