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A performance by singer Antonio Ayala "The Ramp", Mining Lamp in 1989, accompanied on guitar by Rosendo Fernández, was the surprise of the homage to the patriarch saga Fernandez.
The performances of the musical group La Union, Argentum, the Rondalla and Chorus Home for the Elderly Coral, dance students of the School of Flamenco Art trovera UCAM and the public market filled evening music and art
Foreword Conference paves the way for the start of the LV edition of the International Festival of Cante de las Minas with the Day of the Union.
The Today has been a day full of tributes, performances and openings where the mining town and its neighbors have enjoyed an open day.
Thus, this morning took place the inauguration of the so-called 'windows Flamencos' at 11:30, showing in their windows every award prizes to award the Festival.
In the afternoon, at 19:00, in the Auditorium it has been opened will be the scenic background of the Cultural Agenda during the Festival days, based on one of the murals of the Rock Silverware of Granada, the most oldest in Spain, which has been adapted for the occasion including images of Cabezo Rajao and the Public Market and symbolizing the twinning between Andalusia and La Union, one of the temples of flamenco with the land that gave birth to this universal art.
In addition to the mural, this scenic background will consist of the original founder dish the rock, a picture of Enrique Morente and all the awards it has awarded the Festival and have had its point of origin the Granada rock, including Mining 2007 lamp Juan Pinilla.
And after this presentation, it was started the emotional Tribute to Mining and Mining Widow, a dedication to the mining history of the Union and the respect they show the city to those people whose suffering and effort have forged over the years the character of the people of La Union.
So, this year has been honored miner Miguel Martin Ballester, 77, a native of Portman, who left won with 13 years to apply for a job in the laundry Andrés Mercader.
So Miguel Martin remembers that time: "This, as he saw me, he hesitated for my thinness, but as it was decided to give me work high snuggling terreras land of the laundry."
On return from military service he continued to work in laundries.
The Treasury was the last mine in which he worked.
Eight brothers also shared the hardships of mine, one disappeared after exile in France for his political ideology.
And the widow of honored miner is Francesca Grima Mata, 81, a native of Peñarroya-Pueblo Nuevo (Cordoba) but portmanera adoption, in fact it was in this hamlet where she married Thomas Vazquez, also its Cordovan people, driller, who died at 41, leaving Francisca care of her three children.
Then we proceeded to the inauguration of the bust tribute to Antonio Fernández Fernández, unionense piece sculpted by artist Galo Conesa.
Galo is a self-taught sculptor linked to religious imagery, with works spread especially in Murcia (Cartagena, Murcia, Aguilas, Los Alcázares, Alhama de Murcia) but also in the rest of Spain (Almeria, Albacete, Alicante, Toledo and the Basque Country) .
The surprise of this tribute was the intervention of Antonio Ayala "The Ramp", Mining Lamp in 1989, accompanying his singing with guitarist, Rosendo Fernandez, son of the patriarch saga Fernandez.
In the lobby of the Hall has also opened a photo exhibition dedicated to the great Paco de Lucia, work Madrid photographer Paco Manzano's, a collection of images that show the guitarist not only concerts but also in various meetings with friends and artists as Vicente Amigo, Enrique Morente, Carmen Linares or even Victoria Abril.
All a compilation since back in 1986 Manzano coincide with him in the Flamenco Summit and his sextet.
At 20:00 was held the traditional Mass Mining which featured a performance of Extremadura singer Miguel de Tena, 2006 Mining Lamp, accompanied on guitar by Rosendo Fernandez in the Church Nuestra. Señora del Rosario.
And prior to the performances of the night, we proceeded to the opening of the Regional Tourism Fair in Plaza Joaquín Costa, a sample of places and most characteristic of the region of Murcia products.
More than twenty municipalities will attend this fair open every night of the Festival.
Already in the Cathedral of Cante, at 23:00 pm in a crowded public market the first performance of the evening was provided by the musical group The Union and the Coral Argentum who played the anthem of the Union took place.
A performance that filled with music and color the scene of the public market with about 50 young musicians of the group led by Bernardo Carrasco and the voices of the Coral Argentum, directed by Bernardo Saez.
Subsequently, the Rondalla and Chorus Home for the Elderly of the Union presented the anthem of the Festival del Cante de las Minas.
That gave way to the performance of students in the School of Flamenco Art Flamencology of the Catholic University San Antonio Murcia and the Festival del Cante de las Minas, after a year of intense work presented tientos-tangos bulerías and tangos.
And finally, the evening trovera by Trovo School of La Union, which closed the day with the debut of Francisco José Paredes students and Irene Vicente Rubio.
Besides acting director of the school `The Palmesano' Joaquin Sanchez and Pedro Jesus Lopez, secretary of the same, all accompanied by Pablo Barrionuevo guitar.
It embroidered evening all forms, individually and in pairs, and the novelty, its own manner of La Union who had already lost: the ballads recited.
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