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During the official ceremony, also presented the magazine of the Festival "Mining Lamp" in its online edition, which is dedicated to Francisco Sanchez Celdran, 'Paco Icarus'
Cultural Agenda of the International Festival del Cante de las Minas, which continues with its many activities and events has honored this evening at one of the greatest pioneers of flamenco in the municipality, Manuel Jose Navarro, who has been granted by Gold Castillete 25 years dedicated entirely to the promotion and expansion of unionense prestigious event.
The tribute, which has received the Castillete from the mayor of La Union and Chairman of the Board of the Foundation Cante de las Minas, Francisco Barnabas is currently coordinator of the Foundation's technical culture and technical unionense the Consistory of the Festival flamenco, which this year celebrates its 52 th edition.
'Manolo' Navarro thanked thrilled with the award and said he was "overwhelmed", especially by those who have been before him, since "it is great in its kind, as the bullfighter Jose Maria Manzanares or the dancer Sara Baras, among many others, perfect ambassadors for their area and, of course, flamenco. "
Finally, Navarro has dedicated the Castillete Gold, the highest honor of the festival out of competition, "the Union miners working in mines, whose contribution would not exist without his songs and thus, the festival itself, and who taught me all the respect, admiration and fondness to our roots, my grandfather Manuel, who was also mine. "
Just before the presentation of this award, has designed a visual artist Steve Bernal unionense entitled "The Union Mining", a tribute to the landscapes of the Sierra Minera, their colors, textures and forgotten corners Bernal himself has considered as "an educational tool to understand the full exhibition of the same name that looks inside the Pinion House."
Both the visual and the pictorial exhibition, the artist has dedicated to his father, who was mayor founder of the Festival del Cante de las Minas-mining headframe have the protagonist, then shines among a cast of copper color, shades of dark green and magenta, a spectacular set, according to Bernal, "has done with the heart."
Also during the official ceremony this afternoon at the House Pinion took place the presentation of the magazine's Festival "Mining Lamp" in its digital format, a publication coordinated by journalist Noelia Arroyo this year is dedicated posthumously , Francisco Sanchez Celdrán 'Paco Icarus' for his extraordinary efforts to disseminate the Festival, and in which the reader can enjoy articles on various topics, such as that involving the singer Juan Valderrama and his father, the legendary Juanito Valderrama, interviews famous people like the writer Maria Dueñas, historical reports, and special mentions to the awards of the Festival.
Source: Agencias
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