Portal de La Union
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The day prologue "Union Day" paid tribute to the town and its citizens.
The evening began with the Tribute to the Miner and Miner's Widow, awarded this year to Alfonso García Gutiérrez Caro and Leonarda Andreu, respectively.
The head of the International Festival of Cante de las Minas, Julio Garcia, was in charge of welcoming the attendees gathered at the Cathedral of Cante and congratulate the people of La Union to be the honoree at the golden jubilee of the festival all an event and the biggest show in the history of flamenco. "
And all, he added "Thanks to the confidence, determination and perseverance of its founders, Asensio Sáez, Manuel and Esteban Garnish Bernal, among others, to whom we owe what we are now. Without your trust, without their efforts, the Festival would have ended in the first two or three editions. Esteban Bernal had the bravery to gamble to recover the songs from the mines and the town of La Union must be very grateful. "
Then spoke Esteban Bernal who made a tour of "the tough beginnings of a contest that was born with little support and thanked all those who have worked for the permanence of the festival in a huge relay race."
Bernal recalled that October 13, 1961, the date on which initiated the Festival.
Fifty years later, the founder Mayor Cante de las Minas, again addressed the people of La Union on the occasion of the anniversary.
The first day was completed with the traditional homage to the Miner and Miner's widow, who on this occasion went to Alfonso García Caro, unionense, who worked for 30 years in the bowels of the Sierra Minera, and Leonardo Gutierrez Andreu, widow of Jose Caparros mining Diaz, who at 35 lost her husband by the evil at its worst mining graders who were "profoundly grateful for the distinction."
Completed the evening performances of the musical group 'Union City', with 'Coral Argentum' voice cast and music together in the interpretation of the anthem of the Union.
After them, it was the turn of the 'Rondalla and Chorus of the Elderly Home in La Union ", who in turn, will perform the anthem of the Festival.
The association 'Arte Dance' took over, performing a flamenco Joys and giving way, finally, the annual meeting of the Evening Trovera, by the Association Trovera José María Marín, who closed the day prologue.
Today, August 4, President of the Region of Murcia, D.
Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, carry out the Proclamation of the opening day of the L edition of the Festival, free event for everyone.
An evening to be completed with performances by the winners of last edition: Rafael Carlos Espejo, Mining Lamp 09; the 'Desplante' Ana Morales guitar 'Bordon de Oro', José Antonio Cortés, and the 'Reef' , first awarded last year, the piano Borja Évora.
Source: Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas
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