From "are you a doorman?" to "are you a model?": the story of Cheikh, from a patería to the walkways

The Senegalese model, in co-authorship with the journalist María Albarral, publishes the memories A house for my mother (Plaza y Janés), a testimony without ambages about the disturbance that every immigrant suffers in the search for a dignified life

Published on RocksNews: 26 Sept 2026, 04:18 UTC
Updated: 26 Sept 2026, 04:23 UTC
Language: English (Original language: Spanish)

From "are you a doorman?" to "are you a model?": the story of Cheikh, from a patería to the walkways — From "are you a doorman?" to "are you a model?": the story of Cheikh, from a patería to the walkways — Image credit: Cesión de Cheikh Kane y María Albarral (EL PAÍS)

The Senegalese model, in co-authorship with the journalist María Albarral, publishes the memories A house for my mother (Plaza y Janés), a testimony without ambages about the disturbance that every immigrant suffers in the search for a dignified life

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