It is given every year by the Ministry of Culture to people or companies and institutions that have produced theatrical plays.
It is worth 30,000 euros and it recognises the work carried out during the previous year in theatre, preferably with a play or performance. Several criteria are into account: the quality of the play or the performance, the contribution to the Spanish theatre scene or its innovation. Amongst the winners of this award we have actors such as Jose María Pou and Núria Espert; companies such as La Fura dels Baus and Els Joglars; or centres such as La Abadía Theatre and Lliure Theatre.