On Saturday, March 25, 2017, the 2016 ASSITEJ-Spain Awards ceremony took place in the press room of the Germán Sánchez Ruiperez Foundation. In this edition of the awards the 19th ASSITEJ – Spain Award for Theatre for Children and Youth has been awarded to Rocío Bello and Javier Hernando Herráez for the work Stars and black holes (among other things), and the ASSITEJ National Award 2016, which has been awarded to the La Tartana theatre company.