Last night began the semifinal contests sing, dance, and Flamenco guitar instrumentalist of the 54th International Festival del Cante de las Minas de La Unión.
In total 10 artists acted: 6 singers, 2 dancers, 1 1 guitarist and instrumentalist.
First acted Cordoba Aroca Ildefonso Moreno, "Alfonso Aroca," competing in the form of instrumentalist on piano, and played and bulerías Taranta.
Miguel Montero followed Martin "Miguel de la Tolea" singer of Barcelona, ​​Malaga, siguiriya and solea.
Then also the singing, acted Malaga Rocío López Cuenca "The Boterita" with Malaga, solea and cantiñas.
Then came the turn of the dance, with Inés Alonso Rubio, Tarragona, who first danced Taranto.
The fifth performance was the Madrid Auñón Proj Filomena, who sang mining, Taranta and Malaga.
Back on stage, the dancer Inés Alonso Rubio closed his speech with siguiriya.
A guitar then came José Tomás Jiménez Villalta, Ciudad Real, with Taranta and joys.
Seventh acted Seville singer Jesús Manuel García Hurtado "Ginés Child", who played levantica-Taranto, and Malaga.
The second night was dancer Rocío Garrido Joya, Almeria, who first danced Taranto, and closed the show with joy.
In between performances, the singer also Almeria María del Mar Canet Paris "Maria Canet," interpreted mining, Cartagena, and Taranto-levantica, and also Seville singer Maria Portillo Fatty, who played Murcia-levantica, solea and tangos.
We recall the Jury at this year's Festival:
Blanca Avila Molina, "White King".
Dancer and choreographer Cordoba, who has taken his art around the world.
It is a flamenco show "National Award for Flamenco" by Flamencology University of Jerez, and owner of the legendary "The Moorish corral" of Madrid.
José Manuel Gamboa.
Writer, lecturer and flamingo stirrer.
Ramón Díaz Soler.
Malaga and mathematics teacher, has devoted many years of his life to the Flemish research.
He is the author of several books on the subject.
Antonio Parra Pujante.
Writer, journalist and flamenco.
BA in Philosophy and a PhD in Communication Sciences, holds today as a professor at the University of Murcia.
He combines his teaching with writing, delving into his role as expert in flamenco.
Are regular collaborations with the International Festival del Cante de las Minas.
Joseph Cros Zaplana.
Popularly known as Pepe Cros La Union, is the son of the great Pencho Cros, three times winner of the Mining Lamp this festival, and reference and master of all lovers of these songs.
Joseph Cros has inherited the artistic legacy of his father, and his extensive knowledge of mining songs.
The secretary of the Jury will be Antonio Gómez Pérez, Professor of Literature in Secondary Education, which exerts teaching at a school in La Union, and is also a great lover of flamenco.
As for the second semifinal, on Thursday, the following artists will perform:
THURSDAY
ORIGIN / INTERPRETATION
Instrumentalist
ANTONIO MORENO SÁENZ
Sevilla
Marimba Taranta and Solea
Sing
AMALIA ANDÚJAR GALLEGO
Madrid
Cartagenera, Solea, Bulerías
Dance
BEATRIZ ROMERO MORALES
Cádiz
Taranto
Sing
SEBASTIAN CRUZ MARQUEZ
Huelva
Mining, Cartagenera, Taranta, Siguiriya, Solea
Dance
BEATRIZ ROMERO MORALES
Cádiz
Bulerías
Sing
TAMARA AGUILERA GARAMENDI
Sevilla
Mining, Malagueñas, Siguiriya, Cane, Cantiñas
Guitar
MARCO GOMEZ JOSE SERRATO
Sevilla
Taranta, Bulerías
Dance
MORENO MARIA PEREZ
Cádiz
Taranto
Sing
CRISTINA MARIA SOLER GAGO "CRISTINA SOLER"
Huelva
Mining, Taranta, Murcia, Levantica, Granaína and Media Granaína, Guajira
Dance
MORENO MARIA PEREZ
Cádiz
Romance
All the proceedings of the International Festival contests Cante de las Minas de La Unión begin in the Old Public Market of La Union, at 22.00 hours.
Source: Agencias