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    <title><![CDATA[Ara in English - Balaña Group]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Balañá family, the discreet family of theaters, cinemas, and bullfighting that now has a foothold in Telefónica]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/8c37d01a-f11b-4617-992a-7072d2708d0a_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x2175y1057.jpg" /></p><p>For years, a brown-haired girl would ask moviegoers to be quiet when they were about to see a film in one of the theaters that had a navy blue B as their seal. It was a B for Grup Balañá, and the girl who ordered the audience to be quiet through a brief pre-film announcement was closely linked: she was Anna Martínez Balañá (Barcelona, 1992). Now, she is part of the fourth generation of one of the most influential families in the Catalan business world, the Balañá family. <a href="https://en.ara.cat/economy/the-director-of-the-balana-family-group-s-theater-business-is-appointed-as-director-at-telefonica_25_5458453.html" >has just set foot in Telefónica</a>. The <em>telecom</em> The Catalan bank, chaired by Marc Murtra, has appointed her as a member of the board of directors, and since last week she has held the position of independent director, making her one of the youngest directors on the Ibex35.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Núria Rius]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 09 Aug 2025 12:13:32 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Palau Balaña Cinema in the Sants neighborhood]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Anna Martínez Balañá, who as a child had been one of the images of the family group's cinemas, is now a director at the telecom company.]]></subtitle>
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