“The Crystal Ball” first prize in Murgas and Chirigotas
The Comparsa “The Crystal Ball” wins the first prize in the XL Murgas and Chirigotas Contest
Once the Carnival Museum Costumes contest ended, the Murgas and Chirigotas Contest of the Miguelturra Carnival 2020 began in its curantava edition.
The picaresque and the mockery about local and national politics, technology, the Satisfyer, men and women, no one escaped the stanzas of the participating chirigotas, played with great humor.
The jury composed of José Vicente Romero, Javier Vallejo, Antonio Vallejo, Víctor López and Inmaculada Martín de Lucía, awarded the following awards:
1st Prize 600 euros, Crystal Ball of Puertollano
2nd Premio 450 euros, The Flamingos of the Ravine of Torralba de Calatrava
3rd Prize 400 euros, Remiro the Cautious of Córdoba
4th Prize 250 euros, Peña Los Cansaliebres of Miguelturra
5th Prize 200 euros, Grand Reserve of Pedro Muñoz
All awards have been sponsored by the Miguelturra City Council
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Double the Goat in the Carnival Museum Costumes contest
Peña La Cabra in the suit of men and women, David Méndez first individual prize
The Carnival Palace is once again filled to witness the XL Carnival Museum Costume Competition. At 9:30 p.m., the local rocks presented their costumes with which they will participate in the Piñata Sunday parade. The winning costumes in the modality of men and women will remain for the next five years in the Carnival Museum ‘MOMO’.
The awards were as follows:
Individual Suit
Prize 200 euros sponsored by Certrade Azulejos y Pavimentos, David Méndez Mendoza theme “Fantasia, India is looking for a cowboy to light his pipe”
Woman Suit
Prize 400 euros sponsored by the Miguelturra City Council, Peña La Cabra, theme “The Guardians of Time”
Men’s Suit
Prize 400 euros sponsored by the Miguelturra City Council, Peña La Cabra, theme “The Guardians of Time”
Once this contest ended and while the jury was deliberating, the prizes of the IV Carnival Showcase Contest were awarded, this event has led the local shops to show off the festive and carnival atmosphere that Miguelturra breathes on these dates.
The event has been organized by the Small Business Association and the Miguelturra City Council. The jury composed of Diego Rodríguez, Councilor for Celebrations of the Miguelturra City Council, Valentín Muñoz Rivero, decorator and restorer and Jesús Muñoz Palmero, Secretary of the Miguelturra Carnival Association, awarded the following awards:
Best Composition and Design Award, gift voucher sponsored by Viajes Rodrigo and Rodrigo’s Inmobiliaria, for Óptica Lara.
Originality and Innovation Award, gift voucher sponsored by Distribuciones Sacra, for Peke’s.
Special Audience Award, gift voucher of a trip sponsored by the Miguelturra City Council, for Disfrutería de Alba.
All the winners received the corresponding diploma, carnival mask, 30 advertising spots on Radio Miguelturra and an 8 by 11 announcement at the BIM in April.
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Peñas meals, children’s games, leaving their mark, Onda Cero and the street mask, continue to give joy to Carnival
During the morning the Peñas de Los Segadores and the Ham in the Plaza de la Constitución, Los Fregquísimos and Herederos de Loquilandia in the Doctor Fleming Park, made the meals, in the afternoon as promised, the children’s Peña Herederos de Loquilandia, they offered us a snack of delicious sandwiches and recover from the effort made in the different traditional games they organized for children and the occasional adult who dared to participate, remembering his childhood.
At the Carnival Museum, Onda Cero broadcast its live program in which authorities, major masks, carnival king and local Peñas participated.
While in the Carnival Palace (CERE), the contest ‘Leaving Footprint’ was held where pets are protagonists. An event organized by Peña Kapikúa and sponsored by the Miguelturra Town Hall, Didi Hairdresser and Symbiosis.
At night, the society dances continued at the Centro Obrero and Palacio del Carnaval.
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The Frying Pan Fruit contest and the street mask, the most important events of Carnival Monday
At 12:30 h. The XXXVII Frying Pan Fruit Contest was started at the CERE facilities, with the presence of the Mayor of Miguelturra, Laura Arriaga, Councilor of Celebrations, Diego Rodríguez, members of the Municipal Corporation, major masks 2019, Antonio Rodrigo and Mª Paz del Hierro and the major masks 2020, Manuel González and Mª Carmen Céspedes.
Peña los Rocheros, have been the organizers of the event and Octavio Martín has made the lemon, which as always is exquisite. The SER network broadcast live during the event.
Awards of the XXXVII Contest in Frying Pan Fruit:
Barquillos Modality
1st Prize, Rita Gómez Ramírez
2nd Prize, Francisco Angulo Sánchez
Borrachuelas Modality
1st Prize, Santiago Fernández Pérez
2nd Prize, Gonzalo Hidalgo Mansilla
Flores Modality
1st Prize, Francisca Ramírez Rodrigo
2nd Prize, Mª Mercedes Lozano López
Roscapiña Modality
1st Prize, Rita Gómez Ramírez
2nd Prize, Julia Montarroso Torres
Rosquillas Modality
1st Prize, Francisca Ramírez Rodrigo
2nd Prize, Manuel Yébenes González
The first prizes have been sponsored by the Miguelturra City Council consisting of 60 euros each, the second prizes 40 euros sponsored by Ingerein, SLU. All the winners have received a liquor kit sponsored by La Gaditana and the traditional Carnival Ceramics.
The evening began with the concentration of Street Masks near the Plaza de España, from 7:30 p.m. they filled the carnival street with joy and color, joking the naive walkers to the shout that you don’t know me?
New Major Masks for the Miguelturra Carnival and 50th Anniversary of Peña el Jamón
As of today, Manolo and Mª Carmen are also from the Peña Major Masks, a large family of illustrious carnivals and carnivals.
At 6:00 p.m., the concentration of the entourage began in the Plaza de España, to accompany and tour the streets of the town next to Mª Carmen and Manolo. A large group of street masks, members of the local clubs, Antonio and Mª Paz, major masks older than 2019 and other years, Serafín Delgado, King of the Carnival, Raúl Domínguez, President of the Miguelturra Carnival Peñas Association, Diego Rodríguez, Councilor of Celebrations, members of the Municipal Corporation and the Mayor of Miguelturra, Laura Arriega, composed the entourage to accompany the new Major Masks of the Carnival 2020.
The spontaneity that characterizes the Churriego carnival also had its place on this great day, an improvised monument to the street mask delighted the crowded crowd and served as a photoocol to immortalize the event.
The entourage, paraded to the meeting point of collection of Manolo and Mª Carmen, the Peña los Cansaliebres were in charge of the organization. At the meeting point, family and friends accompanied Mª Carmen and Manolo, who were excited to receive the affection of the participants.
The next stopping point was the headquarters of the Peña los Cansaliebres, which prepared a great appetizer, which served as a snack for a long afternoon-night of emotions.
About 9:00 p.m., the entourage arrived at CERE and a Carnival Palace to overflow received Mª Carmen Céspedes Pastor and Manuel González Beldad, in their proclamation as Major Masks of the Miguelturra Carnival.
After the intervention of the mayor of the town, Laura Arriaga, the new major masks took the stage for the imposition of bands that accredit them as Major Masks of the Miguelturra Carnival and the corresponding diplomas, as well as the traditional bouquet of flowers, case of wine and the ceramic mask commemorating the Carnival. The new couple of older masks, very excited, thanked Eli and Manoli for the tremendous support they have had during these days and gave them a nice memory, also Peña los Rocheros, a peña to which Mª Carmen belongs, delivered a plaque commemorating the act to the new pair of major masks. The family of Manolo and Mª Carmen also took the stage of the Carnival Palace to present them with a detail of their passage through their first act as representatives of the Miguelturra Carnival, the dinner of peñas held last Saturday.
This year our masks older than 1987 and 1989, Celedonio González and Teresa Díaz, Manuel Casas and Visitación Heredia, renewed their bands that accredit them as Major Masks of the Miguelturra Carnival.
Antonio de Toro and Estrella Yébenes, masks older than 2003, were in charge of giving them the traditional hat and apron of the Peña de Mascaras Mayor that they will use on Monday in the fruit contest in a pan.
A night of emotions that ended with the tribute to Peña el Jamón for its 50th Anniversary, receiving the Alhiguí de Honor and diploma, issuing a projection with photographs of the walk of the rock by the Miguelturra Carnival.
Manolo, Mª Carmen, congratulations, you are already Major Masks of the Miguelturra Carnival.
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Jesús Álvarez Cervantes, preacher of the Miguelturra Carnival 2020.
The sports journalist and head of the sports area of the news of TVE, Jesús Álvarez Cervantes, kicks off the Carnivals of Miguelturra 2020, a very sporty proclamation for our carnivals.
The Peña Los Segadores with its charanga, as is usual in our carnival, was responsible for organizing the event and from eight in the afternoon, local, provincial and regional authorities, along with members of the Association of Peñas, Rey Carnival, Peñas of the town and Mascaras Mayores, gathered at the gates of the City Hall in the Plaza de España to receive Jesús Álvarez Cervantes.
After the reception, the delegation went to CERE and made the traditional visit to the ‘MOMO’ Carnival Museum. At 9:30 p.m. the long-awaited proclamation began, with a Carnival Palace overflowing and under the baton of our great presenter Tere Rodado. First, I take the floor the mayor of the town, Laura Arriaga and thanked the presence of authorities, clubs, street masks and the preacher Jesús Álvarez.
Jesus took the stage of the Carnival Palace to the rhythm of the music of the charanga, he joined the audience in a proclamation that toured different topics such as sport, tradition, poetry and music, adapting and incorporating them into what is a Carnival proclamation. He had references to Lope de Vega to explain how his coming has been as a preacher of the Miguelturra Carnival by Francisco Javier Martín del Burgo. He also cheered up and sang a little bit of ‘Fiesta’ by Joan Manuel Serrat.
As a good sports commentator, he gave us the alignment of our carnival clubs between cheers and applause from the audience. The proclamation ended with the traditional Long live the Carnival!! – Long live Miguelturra!!
Once the proclamation was completed, Álvarez received the typical carnival pottery, which this year starts a new format and Charanga sang an unexpected Happy Birthday, since he was born on February 22, 1958.
Juan David Ortiz also took the stage to receive his prize as the winner of the Poster Carnival Poster 2020 contest, whose title is ‘Carnival Masks’.
Once the proclamation was finished, the entourage went to Peña los Reapers’ silk and during the tour Jesus kindly attended to the people who came to take pictures with him.
The party is already underway, thank you very much Jesus.
