Boutique Carrera y Carrera Calle Serrano Madrid

Carrera y Carrera is a Spanish

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. Headquartered in

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, its origins date back to 1885 when Saturio Esteban Carrera opened a small jewelry workshop in the Barrio de las Letras. During the 1970s, his great-grandsons Manuel Carrera and

Juan José Carrera ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish language, Spanish and Manx language, Manx versions of ''John (given name), John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-spea ...

created the brand, after which the company has had several owners. Currently the company has subsidiaries in

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, and

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. In 2000, Manuel Carrera received a Medal from the

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. Currently, the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences grants a Carrera y Carrera ring for its Maja de los Goya award during its

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ceremony. Also the

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grants with the

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History

In 1885 Saturio Esteban Carrera moved from

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and opened a small

workshop in the area known as

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. His son, José Esteban Carrera, after completing his lapidary studies in

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in 1920, continued the jewelry tradition in Madrid, which in turn was carried on by his 4 nephews: José, Saturio, Pedro, and Andrés. In the 1970s, Saturio’s great-grandsons Manuel Carrera and Juan José Carrera created the brand; the company has had several owners since then. In 1960, the company received the commission to make the wedding

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for her royal wedding with King

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; after this achievement, the brand was positioned as one of the most recognizable luxury brands internationally. In 1979, Carrera y Carrera expanded to the

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, in 1994 to

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, and in 2013 it opened its first boutique in

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. In 1989,

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was patroness of the presentation in the

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of the sculptural piece “The Ark of Discovery of the Fifth Centennial” that later was exhibited in Madrid’s City Hall. In 1992, the company’s new facilities opened in

. In 2000,

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, joined the design team. Between 2002 and 2006

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took over control of the company. Manuel Carrera, founder of the brand, once again created collections. In 2019 the company went into judicial liquidation and closed. Models

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have been the face of the jewelry house. Celebrities such as

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, and

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also regularly wear the brand’s designs.

Maja de Goya Award

In 2010, the Spanish Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences began to grant the "Maja de Goya Award" for which a Carrera y Carrera ring is given to the most elegant actress at the Goya Awards ceremony. The award winners since then have been:

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Lydia Bosch Lydia Boquera de Buen (born 26 November 1963 in Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous mu ...

Blanca Suárez Blanca Martínez Suárez (born 21 October 1988) is a Spanish actress. She gained notoriety for her performance in Globomedia teen drama series '' The Boarding School'' (2007–10), which was followed by '' The Boat'' (2011–13). Her television ...

and

Maribel Verdú María Isabel Verdú Rollán (born 2 October 1970), better known as Maribel Verdú (), is a Spanish actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades throughout her career spanning nearly four decades, including two Goya Awards for Best Act ...

Awards

* Medal from the

, 2000

Bibliography

* Joan Lluis Montané, 2004. ''Manuel Carrera, 50 años de creaciones y momentos inolvidables (Manuel Carrera, 50 years of creation and unforgettable moments)'', Publicaciones Joyeras, S.A.

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