Is Spain the land of passion?

‘Madrid seems to be in a hurry to say everything.’ (Javier Marias) Spain is a land of wine, cheese, Jamon, bullfighting, flamenco, and passion. This is said about this Iberian country among people who have visited it and those who still look at it only on tourist pamphlets. But apart from the excellent food, is it really possible to see the passion in the eyes ...