When Giorgio Armani filmed 5 seconds of a commercial in Marchena
A few years ago, and with hardly anyone noticing due to the required confidentiality, an entire filming set was installed right on the esplanade of the Church of Santa María de la Mota in Marchena. It was November 18, 2019, when Giorgio Armani had chosen Marchena as the ideal location to film part of the campaign for his new perfume “My Way.” The actress Adria Arjona, known for series such as Andor (from the Star Wars universe), True Detective, Person of Interest and Blood Omen, among others, stars in this advertisement in which she travels the world through countries that represent the essence of the perfume. And one of the ingredients is, in fact, orange blossom.
Slow motion:
The report by RTV Marchena, where many images from the moment of filming can be seen:
Translation of the Divine Shepherdess to Santa Isabel school – Marchena 2026
This Friday, May 8, 2026, the Divina Pastora de las Almas (Divine Shepherdess of Souls) was carried on a litter from her seat in the Parroquia Matriz de San Juan Bautista (Mother Parish of Saint John the Baptist) to the Real Colegio de Santa Isabel, where she will remain for 3 weeks for her worship.
The event began after the evening Mass. At around 20:45, the procession passed through the doors of the church and entered the heart of the historic centre. The procession went through Padre Marchena Street, San Francisco Street, Carreras Street, stopped at the convent of San Andrés (Saint Andrew), and Compañía Street. The choir formed by male and female students of Santa Isabel recited songs dedicated to the Virgin.
The Divina Pastora (Divine Shepherdess) will remain at the school throughout the month of May, the “month of Mary,” making her the focus of commemorative events with the students.
425th anniversary of the first rules of the brotherhood of the Sweet Name of Jesus of Marchena
On October 26, 2024, an extraordinary departure was held celebrating the 425th anniversary of the first preserved book of rules, dated 1599, of the Dulce Nombre de Jesús brotherhood of Marchena. An outing that was spoiled by the rain, but that did not prevent us from enjoying the sweet child through the streets of Marchena.
The day before, a Ministriles concert was held in the parish, recreating what processional music was like at the time when the brotherhood was founded.
There was also a parade organised by the Dulce Nombre de Jesús Musical Band, which was also celebrating its anniversary. This impressive parade brought together more than 200 musicians from the Dulce Nombre band – including former members of the band – as well as other bands from the town such as the Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, and from other towns in the province such as Arahal, Morón de la Frontera, la Lantejuela, Áznalcollar…
I don’t have any photos or video of the extraordinary departure of the Dulce Nombre (because of the rain), but RTV Marchena together with Libetel TV made a fantastic live report:
The Dulce Nombre is a much loved figure in its village and well known in the rest of Spain for being very unique and characteristic. It represents a child Jesus already carrying the cross, as an allegory that since childhood he was predestined to die on the cross. It also represents the dreams that Jesus had as a child in which he dreamed of everything that would happen to him. The brotherhood, in fact, was founded by some children, who went out in procession with a cross, in the 16th century.