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XLIX tore the International Festival of Cante de las Minas de La Union as a prologue day dedicated to La Union with a night full of performances and awards that have opened the doors of the imposing Cathedral of Cante for lovers of flamenco.
As will happen until Saturday 15 August, the legendary scene back to life unionense kicking off the evening with the words of Festival Director, Julio Garcia, who said the reason for this new appointment with the flamenco in its nearly half a century of experience as "one of the most important cultural events in the region."
Also stressed "the extensive, varied and innovative Cultural Agenda, full of activities in conjunction with the formidable big galas and competitions, shows, once again, the high level of Festival", despite "the crisis we get hit and that we have not, "concluded the Director of the Festival.
The excitement came to the public, who filled the Cathedral of Cante, when Jose Morales Peñalver, unionense 78-year-old miner honored at this year's Festival, took the stage to receive from the Mayor of La Union and Chairman of Festival, Francisco Bernabé, the remarkable distinction with which he has distinguished unionense event.
Morales began his 17 years working in the mine, extending for over twenty years.
After his retirement, ill first-degree silicosis, Joseph learned to make a living to support her family because her pension was totally inadequate.
Jose Morales has expressed some harsh words to remember "how rare was the day that nobody died in the mines of the area," he expressed.
The emotion he filled the enclosure to receive the honor as the widow of miner custom this year Francisca Martinez Valero, widow of Alfonso Tomás Sánchez Carreño, her husband, retired from the activity at the mine for 30 years, having worked more than half his life in the Sierra Minera unionense.
"It was very good and hardworking," expressed an emotional Francisca.
After presenting the Director of the Festival and deserved tribute, the musical group 'City of Union' and 'Coral Argentum' took the stage and performed in unison and in perfect harmony anthem of La Union.
Behind them, the directors of the Choir Rondalla and home of the Elderly ', Francisco Bernal and Francisco Martinez, sounded this time the anthem of the Festival, leading over a dozen musicians and twelve singers of the municipality.
Dance Art Association, formed by young people in this mining town, performed in turn a joy that fills with color and life stage flamenco.
The Evening Trovera who closed the night at the hands of the "José María Marín Association, with the presentation of the minstrels of great prestige and popularity, as are Jose Martinez, known as" Taxi Driver ", Antonio Sánchez Marín, Juan Santos" Baranda "and, finally, Joaquin Santos," The Palmisano. "
The eight-syllable verses gave way to improvised rhymes in the form of dialogue, celebrating life and landscape of our land mining around the world flamenco.
Source: Festival del Cante de Las Minas
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