Barcelona’s Raval is at the centre of a new HBO Max series, Ravalejar, which dramatises the eviction of Can Lluís, a historic restaurant in the neighbourhood.
The series uses that case to highlight the pressure of property speculation, turning a local dispute into a wider story about how the city is changing.
Can Lluís has long been part of the Raval’s identity, and its eviction has now become the basis for a scripted production on a major streaming platform.
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More background on the series is available from HBO Max. For context on the neighbourhood, see the Barcelona City Council website.
