This afternoon will be named Honorary Citizen of this town and discover its lamp on Avenida del Flamenco, along with that of his mentor Pencho Cros
Miguel Poveda this morning attended a screening of Bigas Luna's film "The Tit and the Moon", which starred in 1994 in what was his first venture into filmmaking, which came a year after winning the Mining Lamp Festival del Cante de las Minas, made his artistic life changed forever, professionalizing definitely his calling as a child.
Poveda, who wanted to support this projection within the series "Mornings film" has encouraged the audience "who enjoy the poetry of this film, of these three very different forms of love: the little boy is a way of loving fanciful, the teenager, who is more passionate and wild, and love husband mature. And in between all this, I sing in a different voice, which had for twenty years. "
Miguel Poveda recalled the cinematic experience of participating in a film of Bigas Luna's hand, Golden Castillete last year, as "something extraordinary off stage because I have never thought filmmaking".
The Catalan singer and from today Adoptive Son of The Union said that from the moment he steps on people "everything is special and activated many memories.'m Still going nerves because responsibility is increasing with the people who follow me. Come with intend to get carried away with all that I have prepared and I have a stomach full of butterflies. "
Poveda recalled the importance of the Festival Contests for "the songs of the earth are not forgotten and continue digging into them."
This is the first act of his Homage of La Union, which will be staged this evening with the appointment of Honorary Citizen of this town, whose record was announced on August 8 last year.
A moving ceremony in this 53 edition dedicated to the singer who achieved 20 years ago the Mining Lamp and has always carried sing The Union and its flag.
The pre-conference Institutional Act payable by the writer and journalist Antonio Parra, under the title "Son of charnego".
This morning was also the start of the courses "The farruca dance" and "Dance for joy" given by dancer and choreographer Javier Latorre (National Dance Award and First Prize at the International Festival Desplante Cante de las Minas 1994).
At the opening of the courses, Javier Latorre has acknowledged that "in La Union revived my career when I won my first Desplante, I am the lover who returns to the scene of the first encounter. I feel at home here."
Latorre highlighted on the courses that "the level of students is rising every year and their desire to work is contagious, I hope next year will become something more, so here we will continue with this project for a long time."
Cultural Agenda Monday also leaves us the opening, at 21 am, in the exhibitions "singers and Mines", "Miguel Poveda, Genius Sing" and "Flamenco Passion", Avenida del Flamenco.
At this same site, at 22:45 hours, the lamps discover Miguel Poveda and his mentor Pencho Cros, and after the performance of Argentina and Israel Galván, will be the discovery of their lamps on Avenida del Flamenco.
Source: Festival del Cante de las Minas