On April 23, Carmen Cervera turned 81 years old. An anniversary that Baroness Thyssen did not want to miss, so the Thyssen Museum in Madrid organized a party to celebrate it. Thus, last Monday, May 20, the best-known faces on the national scene gathered at the capital’s prestigious art gallery, giving Tita Cervera her best gift: a party where she prioritized art, luxury and elegance. .
Among the most famous guests, Eugenia Martínez de Irujo with Narcís Rebollo, Carmen Lomana, Nieves Álvarez, Ester Cañadas, Nuria March, Mario Vaquerizo and Alaska, Boris Izaguirre, Luz Casal, the president of the Council of State Carmen Calvo… Endless of well-known faces who put on their best clothes to congratulate and honor the birthday girl.
The baroness also received the Bazaar Women in Art Award at the museum itself, an initiative by Harper’s Bazaar magazine to recognize the “immense legacy of the woman who brought to Spain the most important private art collection in the world” and “her vital and professional career in support of art.”
The baroness came accompanied by one of her daughters, Carmen, who at 17 years old appeared radiant in a bottle-green knee-length dress. The teenager is already emerging as her mother’s successor in the business world – the young woman will study Business Administration and International Relations, as her mother confirmed in an interview with Hello!, and will apparently be the “visible” face. of her legacy.
Those who did not accompany the baroness on this occasion were her eldest son, Borja; and her daughter-in-law, Blanca Cuesta, who left at the last minute. They were scheduled to attend the tribute and celebration of her mother’s birthday, but in the end they were one of the most talked about absences. “I’m very sorry, because they would have loved it,” commented the baroness, who assured that everything was “fine” between her and her eldest son.
Her firstborn was missing, but not hundreds of friends who did not want to miss this event with the art world that celebrated the woman who brought to Spain the most important private art collection in the world. The models Nieves Álvarez, with an impressive white model by Elie Saab; Esther Cañadas -arriving on an express trip from Venice-, and Inés Sastre, with an Alberta Ferretti model that she already wore almost two decades ago at the Venice Film Festival -and that shows that the years do not pass by her; They dazzled with their solo outfits on the red carpet.
The couples also showed off, like the one formed by Eugenia Martínez de Irujo, with a showy white skirt with black polka dots and her usual platforms, this time in red; she accompanied by her inseparable husband, the music producer Narcís Rebollo.
Mario Vaquerizo and Alaska, for their part, appeared in rigorous and impeccable black on the night of recognition of the most powerful woman in the art world in Spain. The leader of the Blonde Nancys also took the opportunity to compliment the honoree. “Carmen is a woman who is where she is on her own merits.”
Solo, Carmen Lomana, who wore a spectacular red dress by Alejandro de Miguel; or the singer Ruth Lorenzo, who enlivened the evening with her powerful voice.
Hundreds of friends who gather to honor one of the most important women in our country, but also to give prominence to her artistic legacy. “Collecting is not easy. There are many sacrifices, but it is wonderful when you ensure that these painters are not forgotten and are in a museum,” the baroness told Harper’s Bazaar. “I feel very proud to have cooperated as much as possible.”
