El abrazo — Jota López, Madrid
Jota López (Jotalo) · Mural for Muraltalaz, November 2024 · Centro de Mayores Isaac Rabin, Avenida de Moratalaz 134 · Madrid, Spain
Photo from the Street Art Utopia archive; photographer and capture date unrecorded. Artwork: Jota López (Jotalo). Full photograph shown; resized for display.
An older woman’s face and a young woman’s overlap up the side wall of the Isaac Rabin centre for older people in Moratalaz, Madrid. Jota López, who signs as Jotalo, painted it for the district’s Muraltalaz project. Diario de Madrid, 17 Jan 2025 · El País, 27 Mar 2025 · esMadrid Checked Madrid’s tourism board says El abrazo (The Hug) reminds us of the care we receive from our elders in childhood. esMadrid Checked
5 things to know
- Part of MuraltalazThe city’s Muraltalaz project set out to make murals a cultural landmark of the Moratalaz district; El abrazo was painted in its second round, in November 2024. Diario de Madrid, 17 Jan 2025 · El País, 27 Mar 2025 Checked
- A painter from MurciaMadrid’s city news calls him “el murciano Jotalo”, the artist from Murcia. Diario de Madrid, 17 Jan 2025 Checked
- Colour in 3DThe city describes the mural as one of his colourful 3D proposals. Diario de Madrid, 17 Jan 2025 Checked
- On a route for everyoneEl País reported that the Moratalaz mural route comes with artist interviews, process photos and a map, and is accessible to visually impaired people through markers and a sound system. El País, 27 Mar 2025 Checked
- About familyStreet Art Cities describes it as a mural “full of feelings and non-verbalized emotions, that talks about the family.” Street Art Cities Reported
Check-in guide
- 📍
- Avenida de Moratalaz 134, Madrid. esMadrid · Street Art Cities Checked
- 🏢
- It covers a side wall of the Centro de Mayores Isaac Rabin, a centre for older people. Diario de Madrid, 17 Jan 2025 · El País, 27 Mar 2025 Checked
Sightings
- 202517 Jan
Reported · Madrid city news
- 20259 Feb
Mapped · Street Art Cities
- 202527 Mar
Photo · El País
Every stamp links to its source. Green stamps carry photographs: the Street Art Cities marker created 9 February 2025 with hunter MRC’s photos, and the El País photo published 27 March 2025, the newest dated photo we found. The amber stamp is the city’s report of 17 January 2025, which places the mural in the November 2024 round.
On the record
What the hug means
“que nos recuerda el cuidado que recibimos de nuestros mayores en nuestra infancia”
which reminds us of the care we receive from our elders in our childhood.
How the city describes it
“una de sus propuestas coloridas en 3D denominada El abrazo”
one of his colourful 3D proposals, called El abrazo.
The facts
- Title
- El abrazo (The Hug). Diario de Madrid, 17 Jan 2025 · esMadrid · Street Art Cities Checked
- Artist
- Jota López (Jose Javier López), who signs as Jotalo, from Murcia. esMadrid · Diario de Madrid, 17 Jan 2025 · El País, 27 Mar 2025 · Street Art Cities, artist page Checked
- Date
- November 2024, in the second round of Muraltalaz, according to the city’s report of 17 January 2025. Diario de Madrid, 17 Jan 2025 Checked
- Project
- Muraltalaz, Moratalaz district. Diario de Madrid, 17 Jan 2025 · El País, 27 Mar 2025 Checked
- Location
- Centro de Mayores Isaac Rabin, Avenida de Moratalaz 134, Madrid. Diario de Madrid, 17 Jan 2025 · esMadrid · Street Art Cities Checked
- Status
- Photographed by El País, published 27 March 2025. El País, 27 Mar 2025 Checked
- Our photo
- Matches the mural in the El País photo; photographer and capture date unrecorded. Street Art Utopia, 18 Oct 2026 · El País, 27 Mar 2025 Unconfirmed
Related
- Street Art About Kindness (10 Photos): the SAU collection with El abrazo
All sources (6)
Official
- Diario de Madrid: “Muraltalaz, o cómo convertir el mural en un referente cultural en el distrito”, 17 January 2025. Jotalo, El abrazo, the Isaac Rabin centre.
- esMadrid: Arte urbano en Carabanchel y Moratalaz. El abrazo by Jota López at Avenida de Moratalaz 134, and its meaning.
Press
- El País: “Moratalaz y Carabanchel entran en el mapa cultural de Madrid gracias al arte urbano”, 27 March 2025. Photo of El abrazo; the accessible route.
Street art records and photos
- Street Art Cities: JOTALO, El abrazo. Marker created 9 February 2025; hunter MRC.
- Street Art Cities: artist JOTALO. Jose Javier López, aka Jota López, from Murcia, born 1995.
- Street Art Utopia: Street Art About Kindness (10 Photos), 18 October 2026. The hero and share image.
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