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Vicente Amigo, by his discography; Ildefonso Falcones, Literature, Francis Montesinos, in Fashion, or Daily Weekly Report and Truth in journalism, receiving these distinctions of the XIV International Cultural Festival Call
The International Festival del Cante de las Minas has delivered this afternoon Pencho Cros Awards, belonging to the XIV International Cultural call, which went to Discography, Vicente Amigo, Literature, Ildefonso Falcones, Fashion, Francis Montesinos, Gastronomy, to Pablo Gonzalez Conejero, Visual Arts, Paco Manzano Audiovisual Arts, Jorge Martinez.
In Journalism, ex a equo, the Weekly Report RTVE program and Diario La Verdad.
And Special Award for Patronage, ex a equo, Estrella de Levante and El Corte Ingles.
Vicente Amigo wanted to thank the Union "so that has given me much food the artist search in me for this award and keeps me on the journey tirelessly looking for ideas and looking for me inside."
The guitarist from Cordoba, who reaped a success last night unsurpassed for masterly performance, has said that "I wanted to look at the art face to face, but art is so great that it will hold your gaze longer than two seconds. Prizes like this I do namely, what should I keep looking at the face of the art, even a second. "
For its part, the couturier and designer Francis Montesinos Fashion Award Pencho Cros, said that "although the festival is 53 years old, is always young, because he is always questioning, researching and dazzling creative ways. Those who love art jondo hope each year the brightness of the light of our musicians beckoning us in finding the truth of our art, and we never let defraud and never give us candela ".
In literature, Ildefonso Falcones, for his work "The Barefoot Queen," has received the award in the category Literature.
The Catalan writer, to collect the prize, said that "I had heard mine, but so far had not really come to understand them. And I have to visit the mine. From there is when you understand the feeling and the depth of these songs ".
Besides feeling stressed "a participant in the Festival del Cante de las Minas is all unionenses".
Journalism Prizes were awarded to former equo in Weekly Report, which this year celebrates forty years of history, and the Journal Truth.
The Director Weekly Report, Genaro Castro, stressed that "the Festival del Cante de las Minas long festival of all, because it retains the essence of the values ​​without distinguishing between people and stages, and because its management is democratic, is an open square to the plurality of singing, both anonymous and established artists. "
It went on to say that "the Cante de las Minas, plus emotion is culture, and gives meaning to the Spanish through internationalization."
For his part, Mayor of La Union and Foundation Executive Chairman Cante de las Minas, Francisco Bernabé, has emphasized that by the winners "flamenco enjoys as good health, because your contributions are essential to have the strength today being seen in the world. "
The Mayor defended "get rid of prejudices, and forget complexes. Flamenco, so long reviled, is now the undisputed reference image of Spain abroad, so we are recognized in five continents, and artists like Vicente Amigo can take you all over the world. "
To Francisco Barnabas "the flamenco is wonderful, is feeling, passion, magic, and that's what we're recognizing today, each and every one of those who want to contribute and make bigger this form of musical expression."
Source: Festival del Cante de las Minas
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