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Celia Romero, Mining Lamp International Festival of Cante de las Minas 2011 (14/08/2011)

The Minister of Culture, Pedro Alberto Cruz, highlights the ability of the Festival del Cante de las Minas "to be a myth-making machine and one of the most important cultural markers of Spain"

The singer of Badajoz, Celia Romero, 16, has won at three and ten in the morning with the Mining Lamp 2011 International Festival of Cante de las Minas de La Unión.

The singer, originally from Herrera del Duque, Badajoz province, has achieved the coveted award in an intense and hard-fought final in which they have competed 13 artists spread over 8 singers, 2 female dancers, two guitarists and an instrumentalist.

Celia Romero has achieved Mining Lamp, worth 15,000 euros, and therefore the first Mining Award, worth 6,000 euros, and also has won the first prize for Tarantas, worth 4,500 euros.

In the form of singing, the second prize for mining (4,500 euros) went to the singer from Seville Evaristo Cuevas.

Moreover, the dancer from Cadiz Lucía Álvarez "La Piñon" has won the trophy Desplante valued at 10,000 euros, remaining in second place American dancer Lakshmi Basile's "La Chimi" (6,000 euros).

Also, the guitarist from Granada, Juan Torres Fajardo "Nieto Bean," has become the trophy Bordon miners, and 6,000 euros, only 22 years.

Juan Torres, the grandson of the iconic guitarist Juan Carmona Bean, spent a few notes in his taranta gone to the figure of Enrique Morente reminding viewers often verses sung by the Granada "Although it is night ...."

But it was not the only homage, "Nieto Habichela" was the scene of the Cathedral of Cante wearing a vest printed with the image of the singer from Granada.

Meanwhile, Alberto López Martínez has been the runner-guitar, with a prize of 4,000 euros.

The first prize in the flamenco instrument, endowed with 7,000 euros, went to the pianist of San Fernando de Cádiz, Sergio Monroy.

Finally, the prize was awarded to Ana Cartagena Mochón, that of Malaga was awarded to Jose Antonio Nieto, other songs of Malaga, Granada, Cordoba and Huelva Beatriz González Romero, the group of songs under Andalusian Award siguiriyas Rafael Usero for "Rafael de Utrera" and the award for Rosa Maria Navarro soleás for "The Division" and the award for bulería Antonio Flores Cortés, "Rubio de Pruna."

After the Gala and after learning the names of the winners, the new Mining Lamp, Celia Romero, was very surprised after clinching the top prize, and said he was "very comfortable on stage with guitarist Antonio Muñoz unionense, expert on these songs, "and announced that" I will celebrate the award with my family, present this evening so magical, and I will do in the show of my people. "

Thus closes the fifty-first International Festival of Cante de las Minas, which has returned to reference within the world of flamenco.

The Minister of Tourism and Culture of the Region of Murcia, Pedro Alberto Cruz, noted in his speech prior to the awards that "we have witnessed one of the best end of this festival, and become a cultural brand important in Spain, able to create myths in flamenco. "

The Director concluded saying that "this event is one of the few with the ability to give a definitive boost to the career of flamenco artists."

Source: Festival del Cante de las Minas. Fotos: Rafa

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