He moved to Madrid more than 20 years ago, but Jorge Ponceactor of the new TVE program ‘The Revolt’ Led by David Broncano, he spent his early years in the Malaga neighborhood Saint Andrewwhich over the years has retained its essence as a working-class neighborhood.
Many neighbors still remember the history of a neighborhood that, although remote, has always had a story linked to the seaIts origin is a reflection of the urban transformation that the city experienced at the end of the 20th century.
Originally, San Andrés was a fishing district located next to the coast of Malaga, a community where families lived in close relationship with the sea. However, the massive arrival of workers attracted by the growth industries Huelin and El Perchel have led to an increase in the construction of precarious housing, some so close to the sea that waves would break into the houses during storm surges.
The lack of infrastructure and the difficult post-war years worsened the situation of the inhabitants until, faced with the decline of Malaga’s industry and the deterioration of living conditions in San Andrés, the local authorities decided to intervene.
At the end of the 60sA plan was approved to dismantle the area’s substandard housing, which resulted in the relocation of its residents. This is how the Jorge Ponce neighborhood was born, located further inland, around the Camino de San Rafael. Although officially called New San AndresThe neighbors simply call it San Andrés, keeping alive the link with the old fishing neighborhood.
Jorge Ponce, actor from La Revuelta
Both also have a link with rail transport, since in the old San Andrés was the historic Estación del Perro, and in its successor is the modern station of Victoria Kentbelonging to the Cercanías network and where trains run to Fuengirola (C-1) and Álora (C-2).
Built in the 1970s, Nuevo San Andrés is a group of apartment buildings that, over time, have acquired a significant population density. It was in March 1972, when the then princes of Spain, Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofiavisited the construction sites, an event that marked an important moment in the history of the neighborhood.
One of the worst episodes experienced by the inhabitants of San Andrés occurred in February 2009, when a tornado The EF2 category hit the neighborhood causing considerable material damage and injuring around twenty people. With winds reaching 220 kilometers per hourThe tornado was one of the most devastating recorded in a city in the last 150 years.
