A memorable party that, with the sponsorship of Samsung, has brought together prominent personalities from fashion, music, sports and gastronomy, to celebrate innovation, diversity and cultureThe Samsung Award recognizes both the professional facet and the bond with technology, which is why this year they wanted to reward the work of the actor Maxi IglesiasArón Piper, Saúl Craviotto, Marcelo and David Muñoz were among the winners

Madrid, November 12, 2021 – Last night the GQ Men of the Year Awards were held in Madrid, one of the most anticipated social events in recent months and which, in addition, celebrated its 20th anniversary in this edition. In its two decades of history in Spain, these awards have recognized the most relevant personalities in fashion, culture, sports and technology, from Giorgio Armani to Claudia Schiffer, through Antonio Banderas, Marc Márquez, Adrien Brody, Xabi Alonso, Leo Messi, and Pablo Alborán, among many others.

On Thursday night, with actor Quim Gutiérrez as master of ceremonies, and after the obligatory interruption of the event in 2020, GQ was able to reunite international stars such as Freddie Highmore at the Palace Hotel, which featured a musical performance by Ed Sheeran .

This year Samsung has awarded its award to the actor Maxi Iglesias, thus rewarding not only his successful career, but also his link with technology, having long been one of the firm's most prominent prescribers. As confirmed by Alfonso Fernández, Director of Marketing and Digital Transformation at Samsung for Spain and Portugal, “Maxi is not only an exceptional actor with a great career, but he is also a true lover of our technology. In addition, we know that he uses it to improve and facilitate his day to day, which is what we seek at Samsung with each product and each innovation. In addition, it is undoubtedly a pleasure to be able to present this award to him from the hand of the Condenast Group and in these awards of recognized prestige”.

Maxi Iglesias is currently one of the interpreters with a more promising career, having starred in successful series that marked an entire generation, such as 'Física o Química', and international projects on Netflix, such as 'La cocinera de Castamar' or 'Valeria '.

“It is a pleasure to receive this recognition, even more so if it comes from Samsung. I always like to say that my first Smartphone was a Samsung. I consider myself a great lover of technology because for me it is synonymous with innovation, with wanting to continue growing, reinventing oneself and seeking new goals”, commented the actor.

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List of Awardees

GQ MUSIC ICON AWARD – Ed SheeranGQ PORTIVA CAREER AWARD – MarceloGQ WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD – Milena SmitGQ BEST NATIONAL ACTOR AWARD – Pedro AlonsoGQ BEST NATIONAL ARTIST AWARD – Arón PiperGQ BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTOR AWARD – Freddie HighmoreGQ WORLD MOST INNOVATIVE CHEF AWARD – David MuñozGQ AWARD FOR BEST MODEL – Malick BodianGQ AWARD FOR BEST ATHLETE – David ÁlabaGQ AWARD FOR OLYMPIC MERIT – Teresa Perales and Sául CraviottoSAMSUNG AWARD – Maxi Iglesias

GQ today draws the future of fashion, music, art, technology and culture by proposing a redefinition and questioning of stereotypes, in which matters related to sexual and gender diversity, parenthood, innovation, mental health and a totally new and diverse perspective on male beauty. Today, the rule is that there are no rules.

For its part, Samsung is again linked to this very special event, as it has been doing for several years, reinforcing the firm's union with some of the most important lifestyle headers in the world.

Among those attending the awards were Ed Sheeran, Marcelo, Aron Pipe, Alejo Sauras, Eduardo Casanova or Mario Suárez, among others.

About 20 years of GQ awards

In its twenty years of history, Alejandro Amenábar, Lapo Elkann, Paolo Vasile, James Rodríguez, Giorgio Armani, David Gandy, Jonathan Anderson, Carles Pujol, Juan Antonio Bayona, Adrien Brody, José Manuel Lara, Stephen Dorff, Xabi Alonso, Joaquín Sabina, Andrés Velencoso, Clive Owen, Marc Márquez, Claudia Schiffer, Eduard Punset, Ferrán Adriá, Leo Messi, DSquared2, Paulina Rubio, Iker Casillas, Antonio Banderas, Tommy Hilfiger, Alejandro Sanz, Charlie XCX, Javier Cercas, Elsa Pataki, Javier Marías, Ronaldo, Enrique Vila-Matas, Fernando Torres, Florentino Pérez, Pedro Almodóvar, Juan José Millás, Nacho Duato, Raúl González, Antonio de la Torre, Justin O´Shea, Philippe Stark, Luka Modric, Eduard Fernández, Alexandre Mattiussi , Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Pablo Alborán, Álvaro Morata, among others.