Spain - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

Belen Aguado Viguer is a protocol, diplomacy, and tourism expert. She graduated in Tourism at the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, continued with an MBA in Protocol, Event Management, and Institutional Relations at the Universidad Camilo Jose Cela (Madrid), and completed an MA in International Business and Diplomacy at the London Academy of Diplomacy, University of East Anglia. At present she works as a coordinator of international mobility and development at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya.

Marian Meaney is a teacher, a translator, and an interpreter who lived and worked in Spain for twenty years. After graduating with honors in English and Spanish from University College, Galway, she completed a higher diploma in education and was awarded a scholarship to study Spanish culture at the University of Salamanca. She subsequently ran English-language academies in Malaga and Barcelona and has advised both Spanish businesses and government organizations on international exchange programs.

Charles Armstrong trained at the Drama Studio. His theatre work includes Stop Messing About (Leicester Square Theatre) and Round the Horne Revisited (West End and Tour). He has also worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company, National, and many repertory theaters. His work on film and TV includes Scoop, EastEnders, Poirot, Head Over Heels, and The Navigators. He has recorded numerous voiceovers, documentaries, radio dramas, and audiobooks.