A prueba de fuego

New York 1881: in one of the most popular neighborhoods, little Rafaelito and his father, Rafael, a renowned Valencian master builder who struggles to demonstrate his talent in the great city, live poorly. Absolute ruin lies in wait for him. But thanks to his indefatigable genius, this man will achieve fame and fortune by building the iconic buildings that have given New York its profile. Javier Moro introduces us to the unique Rafael Guastavino, a true construction genius who dazzled the great North American magnates, conquered by the techniques he used in his works to prevent fires, the greatest evil of the nineteenth century megalopolises. He had a life marked by successes: from his studio came constructions as "New York" as Central Station, the great hall on Ellis Island, part of the subway, Carnegie Hall or the American Museum of Natural History.