Back in 1958, a significant amount of tourism began to arrive in the desert south of Gran Canaria in the heat of the Franco regime's opening to the international economy. Falangists begin to arrive from Las Palmas to take over the destiny of Maspalomas starting with San Agustin. The tirajaneros of Maspalomas have to make a living and opt for imagination because they had no money and even less financial coverage from the banks of a Spain of misery that fed its schoolchildren with powdered milk that was given away in the parishes.
But there was a couple who took the step with burned hands to work in the sun of agriculture and fishing. It was an exemplary couple that made the leap into the hospitality industry at a time that did not require so much permission or any bribery because they were workers and no one beat them to looking straight and telling the truth. They barely made any money because the kitchen had little margin and the expenses were many; But that marriage generated one thing that all Tirajaneros learned: not to wait for men with ties from Las Palmas and get to work.
That family was, and is, that of Serafín and Aurora, who took over a hut that was in the Meloneras area. And that part of destiny is not up to the people of Las Palmas or Agüimes. It was the Tirajaneros who started this area with food: local gastronomy that attracted tourists' attention not only because of the price but because it was very far from those modern concepts such as the uniformity of Castilian furniture and the background music with songs from Nino Bravo or Rocío Jurado, which was what the regime liked.
Serafín did what he could and more for his family and then for the business. Those paellas were made with fish that he caught himself. Today it would be impossible due to the presence of Canarian officials from Las Palmas bothering the people of the south with their rules. The dining room was ten meters from the sea and when the tide rose the tourists began to run. The truth is that the business was run by Serafin but it was his wife who discovered the place. Marisol Ayala relates that "the couple worked tirelessly and Aurora and Serafín's paellas and casseroles became very famous." Popular television stars, artists, writers also appeared there, "and even some monarchs whose photo Manuel keeps fondly because it has a curious dedication." Everyone ordered the same thing: Serafín's paella, which was actually from Aurora.