{"id":19698,"date":"2023-12-20T09:36:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T09:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lpacarnaval.com\/they-did-it-again-baracoa-in-full-disco-mode-won-themselves-another-first-place-on-the-podium-with-their-performance-and-production-desde-lo-mas-profundo-from-the-very-depths\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T09:56:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T09:56:08","slug":"edition-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lpacarnaval.com\/en\/editions\/edition-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Edition 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-gyho&#8221; back_image=&#8221;196&#8243; back_image_auto=&#8221;yes&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;45&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;171345&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1703066708761{padding-top: 150px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;958025&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;207013&#8243;]Edition 2023[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-5&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;667739&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;101359&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;800&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;703448&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Studio 54[\/vc_custom_heading][uncode_share layout=&#8221;multiple&#8221; bigger=&#8221;yes&#8221; no_back=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;line-divider&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;169528&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1703065392887{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 100px !important;}&#8221; limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;158895&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1702457127144{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;139787&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]The Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival is now officially a Fiesta of International Tourist Interest. By a resolution of 8 February, the Secretary of State for Tourism granted the title for which the most important festivity in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria had applied: the order was published in the Official State Gazette on Thursday 16 February 2023. The Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, came to present the accreditation on 25 February. It was a great day for the Carnival, and the announcement was made on the actual stage in Santa Catalina, where the festival\u2019s main events take place.<\/p>\n<p>This distinction is a testimonial to the city and its residents, who see the Carnival as much more than just a festival: they see its effects on industry and how it creates wealth, jobs and enthusiasm.<\/p>\n<p>The new regulations, beyond a mere statement of the Carnival\u2019s track record , require the festival to take place within a setting properly equipped for the tourism sector, with a strong presence in the national and international media and communication duly tailored to visitors. They also demand an international promotion campaign designed not only to highlight the appeal of its programme of events but also to reinforce the prestige of the tourist destination where it is held and the values of its autonomous community and the Spain brand. In addition to all this, evidence of the economic and social impact of the Carnival must be provided.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THEME<\/strong><br \/>\nThe theme chosen by the Carnival organisers was Studio 54, a tribute to the legendary New York nightclub. In the year when we returned to normality after years of being on hold or faced with uncertain scenarios due to the pandemic, it had to emphasise the spirit of the festival. Studio 54 achieved just that: it turned the city into an exquisite dance floor that brought those amazing nights of the seventies back to life with music that kept thousands of people dancing for 21 days, just like the celebrities who answered the call of the glamorous nightclub every night.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;518&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;844179&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196584&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;198507&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]POSTER[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;121058&#8243;]Carlos Tav\u00edo[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;255351&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]In line with this theme, the poster picked up the batontook up the challenge and invited two exceptional special guests from &#8220;Studio 54&#8221;, Liza Minnelli and Andy Warhol, to translate convey the concept of the party fiesta to the world.<\/p>\n<p>The graphic designer Carlos Tav\u00edo showcased his evocative creativity, reflecting the aesthetics, fashion, excesses, luxury and transgressive spirit of the disco, but also of the Carnival.<\/p>\n<p>The poster, selected by the Carnival&#8217;s technical committee (representatives of the eight associations and federations) and by professionals from the world of communication, was praised for its faithful adherence to the theme of the festivities, for providing a design that all sectors of the Carnival can identify with, and for being an excellent image to represent the city both within and outside the islands.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;530&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;448167&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196584&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;114551&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Stage[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;195362&#8243;]Sergio Mac\u00edas[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;194224&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Santa Catalina had to be turned into the old theatre that housed the New York nightclub, a touchstone and a meeting point for celebrities from film, music, fashion and art. This was made possible by the magic of interior and stage designer Sergio Mac\u00edas, who managed to make the legendary club reopen its doors after being closed for four decades.<\/p>\n<p>Gran Canaria\u2019s Studio 54, like the original, had to be a place where anything was possible&#8230; And so it was, thanks to the overwhelming presence of innovation and technology. Because this stage, the most technologically sophisticated in the festival\u2019s history, displayed numerous references to the famous venue through an aesthetic reinterpretation of the mecca of nightlife and achieved the most important objective that Mac\u00edas had set himself: to turn the temple of the Carnival into a huge nightclub.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;536&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;204609&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196584&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;156355&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Proclaimer[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;167636&#8243;]Los Salvapantallas[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;904226&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]The choice of who would kick off the Carnival festivities was also carefully thought out to fit the time and the theme. The responsibility of opening the doors of Studio 54 fell to the members of the band Los Salvapantallas. Nacho Rivas, Alex Labao, David Campodarve and Daniel Delgado, stars of the Carnival, put on their wigs, and in Bee Gees mode they got 6,500 people dancing while sharing memories and unforgettable numbers from the disco music of the seventies. It was definitely the only possible way to start this Carnival. As they say on their website, \u201cthey are the disco of our lives played live\u201d: a wonderful reopening for Studio 54.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;540&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;796069&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196584&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;901561&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Carnival Queen[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;210788&#8243;]Lola Ortiz[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;301046&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]The influencer Lola Ortiz combines her professional career with a degree in psychology and is also writing about her life experience. Until 2024, she will also take on the task of acting as ambassador of the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival, because on 24 February she ascended the Carnival throne as the undisputed queen of the festival. Her extraordinary costume \u201cPerfidia de amor\u201d (The Perfidy of Love), created by Sergio Le\u00f3n and Josep L\u00f3pez Mart\u00ed for Tapicer\u00eda Pe\u00f1ate, won over the jury, who awarded her the crown and sceptre of the first Carnival of International Tourist Interest.<\/p>\n<p>For the new Carnival Queen, life is not measured by the number of her followers on social media, but by the challenges she sets herself, which include finishing her degree in psychology and publishing an autobiography exploring her personal experience as a victim of gender-based violence. All this combined with her passion, freediving, and her profession as an influencer.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;544&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;784315&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196584&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;212142&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Drag Queen[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;167365&#8243;]Sh\u00edky[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;213007&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]David Batista is a professional opera singer, countertenor and member of the Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra, a young man who has persevered and who has been smiling since the night of 3 March from the summit of his ambition as the Drag Queen on the 25th anniversary of the most distinctive Gala of the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival.<\/p>\n<p>Sh\u00edky is an original drag artist who supplements his shows with his amazing live singing voice. He incorporates novel elements and rethinks his acts for the sake of innovation. His winning piece, \u201cLa pesada de la voz en directo este a\u00f1o no canta sola, viene bien acompa\u00f1ada\u201d (That annoying girl with the live vocals is not singing alone this year, she has company), was a fun Olympic Games-based number that began with the live voice of a highly original Montserrat Caball\u00e9, who appeared at the gala alongside Freddie Mercury to open the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival Olympics. Afterwards, she took great pains to perform a range of disciplines, including synchro, karate and break dancing, all to end up at the top of the podium of the Olympics&#8230; and of the Carnival.     Sh\u00edky won in the year of the 25th anniversary of the Drag Queen Gala, celebrated in great style. The first one was held in 1998, before David was born, but he was already on the way, singing and dancing and hoping that one day his turn would come.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;548&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;110800&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196584&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;128099&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Grand Dame[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;198036&#8243;]Manuela Tena Nevado[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;191167&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]The flamenco touch in her \u201cSinfon\u00eda espa\u00f1ola\u201d (Spanish Symphony) costume led Manuela Tena Nevado to become the Grand Dame of Carnival. If the design, by Alberto Santana Jim\u00e9nez and Universo GC for the City Council of G\u00e1ldar, was spectacular, no less so was the stage performance of the candidate, who added art and panache as she paraded to the rhythm of the classics of the rock band Queen.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;552&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;206043&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196584&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;162432&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Junior Carnival Queen[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;166451&#8243;]Aaliyah M\u00e9ndez P\u00e9rez[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;236816&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Love of the island and references to Canarian culture, all in an appealing design, captivated the jury and won Aaliyah M\u00e9ndez P\u00e9rez the children\u2019s Carnival title. Kevin Rodr\u00edguez and Enrique Gonz\u00e1lez created the costume \u201cTe llevo en el coraz\u00f3n\u201d (I carry you in my heart), which was showcased at the Children\u2019s Gala and later in the Children&#8217;s Cavalcade, thanks to the support and sponsorship of Holidayworld Maspalomas.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;556&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;132184&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196584&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;179138&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Murga[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;548823&#8243;]Los Chancletas, First Prize for Performance. Las Despistadas, First Prize for Costumes[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;324240&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Many prizes are awarded during the Murgas Contest, but one of the most coveted is the one for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Performance<\/strong><\/span>. In celebration of the return to normality and to the Carnival, Los Chancletas, the group from La Isleta, won its ninth prize after twelve years, with an outstanding performance in the 2023 final with their song \u201cVoy caminando por la vida\u201d. Directed by Antonio Brito, who took over in 2023, the group has notched up numerous awards throughout its career, including the Gold Medal of the City in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Las Despistadas took<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong> first prize for costume<\/strong><\/span>, reinforcing their dominance in this category since the group\u2019s foundation in 2011. They have notched up 8 prizes for the best design in the contest.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;561&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;365421&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196584&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;291560&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Comparsa[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;561787&#8243;]Baracoa[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;339628&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]They did it again. Baracoa, in full disco mode, won themselves another first place on the podium. With their performance and production \u201cDesde lo m\u00e1s profundo\u201d (From the very depths), the group from the Lomo Apolinario district of the capital pulled off a double, with first prizes for Performance and also for Costumes. Their impeccable staging and carefully designed costumes took them to the summit of prizewinners in the Studio 54 Carnival. With choreography by Neftal\u00ed Betancor, the 35 members of the group celebrated a title that confirmed their place among the immortal comparsas.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;566&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;659213&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196584&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;960089&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Body Painting Contest[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;641113&#8243;]Yurena del Cano Ram\u00edrez &#8211; Aythami Vega Trujillo &#8211; Francesca Cavicchio[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;137416&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]The international contest will once again take its stars to Austria, where the world body painting event is being held. This opportunity has come to the team made up of Yurena del Cano Ram\u00edrez, Aythami Vega Trujillo and Francesca Cavicchio for their makeup design \u201cLl\u00e9vame al \u00e9xtasis\u201d (Bring me to ecstasy). Their work, done entirely by hand on the body of the model Jaime Santana Medina and sponsored by Danceit Canarias and Mehron Makeup, was highly appreciated by the public as well as the jury, and according to them it was \u201crisky because they opted for a monochrome look and a grey colour palette\u201d.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;570&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;223829&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196584&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;166170&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Costume Contest[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;153724&#8243;]Individual: Vanessa Artiles. Group: Danza Las Palmas[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;104840&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]The Studio 54 disco in Santa Catalina Park held its first competitive event on the night of 11 February, a day on which dozens of participants showed off their sparkle and style. Out of all of them, the exquisite Vanessa Artiles and the 41 members of the Danza Las Palmas group stood out the most. Vanessa came first in the individual category with Iv\u00e1n Artiles\u2019s costume \u201cEspejo, espejo m\u00e1gico\u201d (Mirror, mirror on the wall), and the group won with \u201cI Love NYC, la ciudad que nunca para de bailar\u201d (I Love NYC, the city that never stops dancing), designed by Mingo Ruano.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;575&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;935501&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196584&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;152785&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Dog Carnival[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;531021&#8243;]Platinitum[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;148522&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]By his own merits, or those of his owner Felicia Svensson, the giant poodle Channel is by now a celebrity of the Canine Carnival. 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