The Junta de Andalucía held on Wednesday on the Palace of San Telmo in Seville the second version of the Andalusian Awards of the Bullfighting 2024, an act chaired by the president of the Regional Government, Juanma Moreno, and by which the protection of the bullfighting world has claimed, in line with Europa Press. “In Andalusia, bullfighting is at home; here it is understood, dear and respected, here, in our land, the world of bull has all the support, the stimulus and impulse of the Andalusian government,” mentioned Moreno in his speech.
The president has additionally affected that bullfighting is economic system, employment, tradition, custom and surroundings, and has been proud, “from plurality and freedom, of being able to recognize in this day people who give everything so that this great cultural sector, and that this creative world continues to improve, grow and exist.”
In the occasion, as well as, tribute has been given to the determine of Manuel Benítez The Cordoba, To which the Costillares Award has been given, the very best distinction of this version, in recognition of its trajectory and contribution to the cultural heritage of Andalusian and Spanish bullfighting. In his speech, the instructor has come out in protection of the bullfighting custom and the sector, along with calling for unity so as to promote support for this space: “This party cannot be touched because it is ours.” “We have to defend ours; this is our bread and we live many people, families, ranchers, bullfighters who play life and the public itself,” he mentioned.
In addition to granting an improvised Walk To the general public, the Cordoba has emphasised throughout their speech within the relevance of selling the mixing of younger folks into the world of bullfighting, particularly in those that would not have the mandatory assets. “I have not met my parents, I have raised an orphan and I had to live fighting; when I was a young lady, I had no child, nor have I gone to school and now I am here,” the instructor recalled.
Another of the excellent moments of the occasion has been the supply of the Hemingway Award to the inventive dissemination to the bullfighter Roca Rey and the filmmaker Albert Serra, after the premiere of his documentary movie Soledad afternoons. Roca Rey has made an allegation in favor of the bull and the accountability of representing the sector. “I have the responsibility of representing a tradition that is not only mine, but of millions of people who feel bullfighting as part of their identity, their culture and life,” he mentioned. Along these traces, the Peruvian has additionally assured in his speech that bullfighting “is part of the soul of our culture and is more alive than ever.” Finally, he has launched a message in protection of the followers for the world of bull, asserting that “as long as there are those who live it, there will be a future.” “Bullfighting is not imposed, chosen, and I speak for all those who get up at dawn to take care of the Bravo bull, for those who train in silence, for which they are excited, and for those who dream of being bullfighters; who pretend that the bullfighting disappears, I repeat that we are here and we are not going,” King has concluded.
Likewise, the Junta de Andalucía has granted a particular point out to the Royal Union of Bull Builders of Lidia on the event of its 120 anniversary and in recognition of its impulse within the elevating of the bull courageous. The prize has been collected by the president of the group, Antonio Bañuelos, who has affirmed that “it is a hard work, very ungrateful, with an aggravating aggravation from the COVID and that the situation has not yet been overcome.” He additionally harassed that Andalusia “is the largest exporter of livestocks in the world”, with a complete of 130 corporations.
The livestock of Juan Pedro Domecq has collected the Veragua Award in recognition of its function within the safety of Toro Bravo. In his speech, Domecq harassed that the ranchers of Bravo “are the true holders of the pasture, of regional Spain, of emptied Spain.”
Another winner of this second version of the Andalusian Awards of Bullfighting has been the journalist and author Juan del Val, who has acquired the Puerta Grande award to the promotion, dissemination, evaluation and protection of the bullfighting social gathering within the media. The journalist has expressed his gratitude to obtain this recognition, though, as he has identified “he has a lot of merit to put in front of a bull, raise a bull, even place a camera in a site to tell what happens in a bullring; but I think, he has no merit to defend a thing you love as much as I love it.”
To finish the act, the Cordoba has sweetened the awards gala, stunning the attendees by dances, walks and songs per couplet that, as he mentioned, had composed the identical. Thus, the bullfighting instructor has proven his flashes as a composer with out complexes after deciphering “in first”, verses of his tune entitled I bear in mind when it was a brush, the place he remembers the good moments he had lived contained in the bulls.
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