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The Avenida del Flamenco has today with the "Light Antonio Piñana", which along with the great looks of this genre
The International Festival del Cante de las Minas has returned to his roots by paying tribute to one of its founders, Antonio Piñana Segado.
Antonio Piñana was one of the promoters of the festival, along with other prominent figures as Asensio Sáez, Pedro Pedroza and Esteban Bernal, and defender of mining songs and lift.
He was also the winner of the first lamp Minera this Festival in 1961.
When the hundredth anniversary of the birth of singer Cartagena, the Mina Group Vicenta has been the scene of Flamenco Recital shooting her eldest grandson, Pepe Piñana, who accompanied the singer Cordoba Guitar Antonio Mejias.
Together they have played a repertoire of songs and lift miners, the style of the master heir of the songs from "The Red the Alpargatero" plus fandango, solea, bulerías and joys.
During the ceremony, the Deputy Mayor of Culture of La Union and Festival Director, Julio Garcia, has returned to the family of Piñana a commemorative plaque to mark the centenary of the birth of the singer, and thanked "all the family Piñana has done for the Festival, as it was, with others, who sowed the seeds of this event. And just acknowledge it. He more than anyone deserves. "
Just before the start of the second semifinal of the contests Singing, Guitar, Flamenco Dance and instrumentalist, has discovered the "Lamp Antonio Piñana" on Avenida del Flamenco.
The grandson of singer, Pepe Piñana has been excited to discover the name of his grandfather carved in stone, and it already looks alongside great names of flamenco, like Miguel Poveda, Vicente Amigo, Peppermint or Pencho Cros, who have also found their lights this year.
Piñana Pepe thanked the municipality of La Union and the Festival del Cante de las Minas this recognition to the figure of his grandfather.
Source: Festival del Cante de las Minas
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