Cuando éramos los mejores

Synopsis of Cuando éramos los mejores

In this autobiographical novel, J.J. Armas Marcelo relives the 50s and 60s in Spain, where football was much more than a sport. The story follows young people from the Canary Islands who dream of playing in the first division, starting with the Unión Deportiva Las Palmas and aspiring to Real Madrid. With warm and evocative prose, the author transports us to an era where the love of football was intertwined with the aspirations and metaphors of a nation in transformation.