For years presenter and journalist Angel Sopena has shared his memories of the band on his radio show "Musica de Contrabando".
Durante años el presentador y periodista Angel Sopena ha compartido sus recuerdos de la banda en su programa de radio "Música de Contrabando".
Angel & "Musica de Contrabando" recently celebrated their 30th anniversary.
Even though Angel was celebrating the continued success of his show he still found time to mention the band in his interviews with the newspapers, tv & radio.
Repeatedly saying his favourite memory was that of the band and in particular the memory of seeing Allan for the last time.
For years presenter and journalist Angel Sopena had shared his memories of the band on his radio show "Musica de Contrabando".
The band has been fortunate to have benefited from support since the early days from friends. Angel Sopena is an example, he had no idea what had happened to the band but for thirty years he always remembered Berlin90 and during the 30th anniversary of his show said in various interviews that his favourite memory of all was that of the band.
In several interviews Angel Quotes Mario Benedetti a Uruguayan poet & journalist to describe the look on Allan´s face when he was leaving the radio station. Neither knew it would be more than thirty years till they met again.
Traducción Española
Angel & "Musica de Contrabando" celebrated their 30th anniversary.on the 05th December 2020.
Even though Angel was celebrating the continued success of his show he still found time to mention the band in his interviews with the newspapers, tv & radio.
Repeatedly saying his favourite memory was that of the band.
In several interviews Angel Quotes Mario Benedetti a Uruguayan poet & journalist to describe the look on Allan´s face the last time they met when he was leaving the radio station.
Neither man knew that shortly after the band's visit to the radio station without warning Allan would be transferred to Carabanchel Madrid's infamous maximum security prison ending that chapter in the story of Berlin90.
Tati García de TV 7 le pregunta a Ángel Sopena cuál es su recuerdo favorito.
Ángel responde: "Conseguir de algún modo que el Allan McCarthy de Berlín de los 90 saliera de prisión para grabar una entrevista en la emisora de radio y después tocar en directo en Murcia es su momento más memorable en 30 años como presentador.
Cómo DJ Angel Sopena organizó un "jailbreak" para los miembros de la banda Berlin90
En el trigésimo aniversario de su programa "Música de Contrabando" Ángel Sopena dice que su recuerdo favorito es cómo la banda Berlin`90 obtuvo el permiso de salida de prisión para una entrevista en los Estudios de la "Onda Regional de Murcia" e incluso tocó en directo en un recinto de Murcia.
In several interviews Angel Quotes Mario Benedetti a Uruguayan poet & journalist to describe the look on Allan´s face as he was leaving the radio station
Neither man knew that shortly after the band's visit to the radio station, without warning Allan would be transferred to Carabanchel, Madrid's infamous maximum security prison ending that chapter in the story of Berlin90.
On Monday 7th November 2022 Allan McCarthy was invited to Onda Regional's studios in Murcia to meet with "Musica de Contrabando"'s presenter Angel Sopena.
This was the first time the friends had seen each other in more than thirty years.
The main difference from their last meeting was this time they were BOTH free men.
The forty minute interview was broadcast in Its entirety that evening accompanied by Berlin90's songs·
"Stormy waters" & "It´s you girl".
Unsurprisingly the show opened with "Jailhouse rock"
Allan & Angel were saying their goodbyes when they were asked to appear on Marta Ferraro's lunchtime programme "El Mirador".
"Stormy waters" & "It's you girl" were played during the interview, it was the first time Allan had heard his songs on the radio for over thirty years.
A few weeks after the radio interview this double page feature written by Angel Sopena appeared in more than twenty Sunday newspapers published by the "Prensa Iberica" group reaching an audience of over 23 MILLION.
The feature can still be seen online on most of the newspapers websites.
The newspapers was the subject of various on social media by the newspapers.
The feature was picked-up by numerous other media outlets who reprinted the full article or used it as the basis for a new feature.
By the following afternoon Allan had already been interviewed by a number of UK and Spanish newspapers and appeared on Julia Otero´s afternoon radio show.
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