On the night of Saturday, January 14, after the stoppage due to the pandemic and at the Carnival Palace, the Churriego Pre-Carnival began at the hands of the Peña Los Cansaliebres and the Cádiz chirigota “The Mission, the gospel according to Santander”.

Some 500 people have witnessed the performance of this chirigota that last year was victorious at the COAC and in Miguelturra they have made the audience vibrate.

La chirigota is directed by Manuel Santander Grosso (Manolín), lyrics by Carlos Pérez Pérez, José Manuel Sánchez Reyes and Manuel Santander Grosso, corresponding to the music by Carlos Pérez Pérez and Manuel Santander Grosso.

During the ceremony, the Mayor of the Town, Laura Arriaga and the President of the Peña los Cansaliebres, Alberto Soria, delivered some souvenirs from the Miguelturra Carnival, the traditional ceramic mask and the book “Know me, Miguelturra Carnival”.

An important group of sponsors

The corresponding thanks were also made to the entities and companies that have sponsored and collaborated in the event, Miguelturra City Council, web portal carnavaldemiguelturra.es, Onda Cero Ciudad Real as official sponsor of the event, being collaborating companies, Gonavas Logístics, Bakery Pastries Fegopán, Hotel San Juan, Marcos Quite Rojas Veterinary Services, Alberto Soria Electrical Installations, Constructions and Reforms Afanes, Biluja Serigraphy, Dasego Advisors and Rodrigo Travel.

The end of the performance turned into a huge party. The members of the chirigota left the stage to sing with the audience two compositions by Manuel Santander Cahué: “Con la Maldición” (With the Curse) from the 2019 chirigota “La maldición de la lapa negra” (The Curse of the Black Macaw) and “Me han dije que el amarillo” (They Told Me That Yellow) from the 1998 chirigota “La familia Pepperoni” (The Pepperoni Family). The latter has become the popular anthem of Cádiz CF and was performed by members of the Peña los Cansaliebres.