David Catá · New album · 20.11.2026 · 16 tracks
Queridos todos:
The letters of a twelve-year-old girl trying to get back home, turned into music.
or take both albums for €30Pre-save the album on your platform
Now playing in cinemas“El día de ayer”in “Arriba Tutto”, by José Mota
The story
My grandmother Lolina was twelve when the Spanish Civil War broke out. Her family lived in Oviedo, but she was in Madrid with her grandparents. What was meant to be a short stay ended up separating her from her parents and siblings for years.
Madrid, Barcelona, Pedralbes, Montignac… Her childhood went by in trying to get back home. During that time she wrote letters to her family. Many of them began the same way: “Queridos todos:” — Dear everyone.
I learned her story as a teenager. Years later, when Alzheimer’s was beginning to take her memories, I tried to piece it back together with her. I recorded her talking about her childhood, the war, her family.
Queridos todos: is not an album about the Civil War. It is an album about a twelve-year-old girl trying to get back home. About fear, distance and loss, but also about what manages to outlast time.
— David Catá, in the album booklet
First single · music video · 16.10.2026
Queridos todos:
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The album, in your hands
- ✦Signed and dedicated by David, to whoever you choose.
- ✦Includes “El día de ayer”, his piece for José Mota’s film “Arriba Tutto”.
- ✦A booklet with Lolina’s story, the voices of her family and the credits for every track.
- ✦Ships in November, as soon as the physical edition arrives.
Not yet? Pre-save it on your platform or we’ll let you know on 20 November.
In the press (in Spanish)
- «David Catá compone un tema original para el filme «Arriba Tutto», de José Mota»El Progreso · 25 sep 2026 ↗
- «David Catá, en el preestreno en Madrid de «Arriba Tutto» con José Mota y Karra Elejalde»La Voz de Galicia · 6 oct 2026 ↗
- «La incursión musical del viveirense David Catá en la última película de José Mota: «No os imagináis la ilusión que me hace»»La Voz de Galicia · 24 sep 2026 ↗
A gift · Christmas
Give it signed and dedicated
A gift with a story: David signs it and dedicates it to whoever you choose. It ships in November, in time for Christmas.
Queridos todos:
The new album, signed
Both albums
“Queridos todos:” and “Origen” · save €10
Listen
Sixteen tracks
Press play and the lights go down. The first track is out now; the rest, on 20 November.
- 1Lolina I20.11
- 2En la ciudad20.11
- 3A medianocheVocals20.11
- 4Adiós20.11
- 5193620.11
- 6Plañideras20.11
- 7Carta20.11
- Queridos todos:Single1:00
- 9Lolina II20.11
- 10El día de ayerArriba Tutto20.11
- 11Cenizas20.11
- 12Bágoa do arVocals20.11
- 13Frente a frente20.11
- 14Lolina III20.11
- 15Sus historias20.11
- 16El faro20.11
The album arrives on 20 November: pre-save it now on your platform.
Credits
To my grandmother Lolina. And to everyone who, in one way or another, lives with Alzheimer’s.
- A production by
- David Catá
- Composition, piano and programming
- David Catá
- Strings and winds recorded at
- Estudios Mans (A Coruña)
- Recording, sound and mixing
- David Fernández
- Violins
- Roger Beroy · Teresa Barcelona
- Cello
- Ana Represas
- Flute
- Silvia Rozas
- Clarinet
- Sara Otero
- Trombone
- Adan Gómez
- Guitar (“1936”)
- David Fernández
- Guitar (“El día de ayer”)
- Felipe Sánchez
- Accordion
- David Catá
- Vocals (“A medianoche”)
- Alba González Casas
- Backing vocals (“A medianoche”)
- Clara Vázquez Cayón · Rebeca Macía
- Vocals (“Bágoa do ar”)
- Rebeca Macía
- Letter reading
- Alba González Casas
- Family archive recordings
- Lolina Laviada Secades
- Art direction, design and photography
- David Catá
The letters
The original letters Lolina wrote to her family, the starting point of the album.
Write to him
Let’s talk
A “Queridos todos:” concert, an idea, a question… Tell him about it and he’ll reply himself.
Like Lolina’s letters, but the other way round: this time, you write to him.
Updates
Hear about concerts and new music
And on 20 November, when “Queridos todos:” comes out. Few emails, only about music.
