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The Minister of Foreign Affairs sponsors the Minas Flamenco Tour (18/03/2014)

The headquarters of America has welcomed home in the capital of Spain, on Tuesday, the official presentation of Las Minas Flamenco Tour, internationalization project of the Festival del Cante de las Minas de La Unión.

The event, which was chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, José Manuel García-Margallo, has served to unveil the next destinations flamenco festival will visit throughout 2014 and 2015, in his capacity Spain official brand image.

Specifically be Japan, India and China Asian nations that host the tour and Portugal, Belgium, Italy and Germany, European countries will do the same.

America will be represented with Peru and Mexico as hosts evento.En his speech the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, José Manuel García-Margallo said that "have made it possible for the world to participate in one of our glories in an effort to spread and propagate the image of Spain abroad for investment, help our businesses and sell products themselves, conquering difficult markets. "

To which he added to, and made reference to Unamuno because "españolear the world" in art we have little to envy any other country in the world in that chapter that flamenco Outdoor appreciate even more than us hard "is a activity that honors a citizen of this country. "

Flamenco, he stressed, is the epitome of good and beautiful things that we push the hand of artists who have shown their support unionense contest, as Estrella Morente, Sara Baras, Carmen Linares, Miguel Poveda or Paco genius Lucia recently deceased, among others.

Finally recalled that the agreement signed with the Festival "It shows the government support for the dissemination unionense competition and internationalization of flamenco".

In the words of the Mayor of La Union and Executive Chairman of the Cante Foundation Mine, Francisco Bernabé, "we have the great cultural bet that will make Spain in the near future before the rest of the world, because we are going to bring the best art Flamenco hand of the most renowned artists, all those parts of the world who wish to host the Spanish musical manifestation par excellence. "

"Being ambassadors of our country - Bernabé-added is a huge responsibility but the seriousness and prestige that has won our contest over its 54 years of history make sure that we meet the challenge with greater guarantees of success ".

Similarly, the first unionense mayor, wanted to thank explicitly support to all public and private sponsors "whose efforts will enable this initiative to flourish."

Carmen Linares flamenco puts the finishing touch to the presentation tientos, solea, Taranta, Cartagena and cantiñas

The event began with welcoming remarks from Thomas Poveda, Director General of Casa América, hosted the event, which was followed by Almudena Muñoz, Director General of Casa Mediterráneo, who praised "the media and the great cultural meaning and social impact that enjoys the festival Cante de las Minas. "

He then spoke Francisco Bernabé, who explained the draft Las Minas Flamenco Tour and their next destinations, internationally, after which a promotional video on the presentation period iniciativa.Cerró Minister of Foreign Affairs and projected Cooperation, who confirmed "government support of Spain with this project, compromising their unconditional support to achieve the good end of it." The evening concluded with a flamenco recital by the great flamenco singer Carmen Linares, who masterfully in flamenco tone musicalizó poems of Federico García Lorca, accompanied on stage by Salvador Gutierrez guitar and piano by Pablo Suarez.

His lament, leaving the bottom of the mine where they drink the songs of The Union, wowed attendees and devoted audience.

The singer wanted to "congratulate the Union for making this great festival that takes many years and flamenco rises to the top, to the shares deserve and where ever, some sooner and some later, they have supported all artists" .

He began his acting interpreting "an extraordinary poem by García Lorca, in honor of Enrique Morente, and he did it so well ... because we have great poetry in Spain is closely linked to flamenco".

Tientos impressed with 'The Legend of Time "and solea and bambera with' Arbolé I albolé '. Then, step by mining songs" the deepest of flamenco, so beautiful for its musicality "to sing a Taranta, cartagena and a Cadiz cantiñas demonstrating once again his mastery as their land, Linares, is the matrix of land where they drink the songs of The Union.

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The presentation of Las Minas Flamenco Tour marked the meeting of a large number of personalities from the social, cultural and political life of our nation, among which we highlight the presence of the Secretaries of State for Trade and Tourism, Jaime Garcia and Isabel Legaz Borrego, respectively, of the ambassadors of Japan, UK, India, Italy, Mexico, Canada, Hungary, Algeria, Ecuador, Honduras, Chile and Palestine.

Eleven national deputies and two senators Courts of the Kingdom of Spain and the President of the Regional Assembly of Murcia and the Minister of Tourism of our region, together with all general managers and the Director General of the Union Relations Europea.Asimismo not want to miss the action Cofides President, the Director General of ICEX, the Director General of Spain and Brand Ambassador at the Dual Year Spain and / or Japan, as well as numerous representatives social life, as journalist Juan Ramón Lucas, livestock Victorino Martín and restaurateur Lucio Blázquez.

There were also at the meeting, in business, almost all patrons of the Foundation Cante de las Minas.

Locations and dates

In 2014 Brussels (already done in January), Tokyo (August) and New Delhi and Mumbai (September).

In 2015 Lisbon (January), Tokyo (February), Brussels (March), Lima (April), Beijing (May), Milan (June), Germany (July) and Mexico (November).

Source: Ayuntamiento de La Unión

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