{"id":22843,"date":"2025-03-14T09:29:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T09:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lpacarnaval.com\/editions\/edition-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T17:30:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:30:56","slug":"edition-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lpacarnaval.com\/en\/editions\/edition-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Edition 2025"},"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;20037&#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;114328&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1715760861861{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;169752&#8243;]Edition 2025[\/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;200374&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]An Olympic Carnival[\/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 limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;22753&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;173832&#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;989754&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]THEME[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;124867&#8243;]An Olympic Carnival[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;999399&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]The \u2018Olympic Games Carnival\u2019 revolved around an event that is as universal as the Carnival itself, an allegory perfectly in tune with the open, cosmopolitan nature of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.<br \/>\nThe Games were, in effect, the perfect \u2018arena\u2019 for costumes and galas, with an infinite array of possibilities for the typically imaginative carnival masks. What better than an Olympic Carnival for celebrations with an international flavour, which have always been up there with the best, never having been lacking in sporting allusions.<br \/>\n[\/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;22764&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;576999&#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;198528&#8243;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isaac Alberto Guerrero Medina<\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;130369&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The carnivals dedicated to \u2018The Olympic Games\u2019 were promoted with the work of Isaac Alberto Guerrero Medina. His entry was chosen from among five other finalists by viewers of a televised Carnival special, broadcast on 8 August. Voting was held via SMS. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The poster, as he explained, is an \u2018invitation to festivities whose guiding principles will be unity in diversity and peace in entertainment\u2019. Its centrepiece, an Olympic torch held aloft by two cartoon gods, Poseidon and Nike, is surrounded by sports such as surfing and athletics, and the city\u2019s iconic spaces. <\/span>[\/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;22759&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;210122&#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;188640&#8243;]Carlos Santos[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;208497&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architect Carlos Santos was engaged to bring his excellence in stage design to the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival. He is a scenic designer with a diverse and extensive career in the opera, scenic arts, and carnival circuit, with over a hundred productions to his name. He created one of the most emblematic carnival sets, in Rio, after winning the contest of ideas organized in 2019, and in 2021 he worked on the set design of the televised gala \u2018El Carnaval Vive en Tu Coraz\u00f3n\u2019 alongside XhOXb. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the set of \u2018The Olympic Games\u2019 Carnival, his idea was to study the Greek roots of the Olympic Games, tracing them back to the sacred site of Olympia and the connection between the different peoples. Taking this retrospective viewpoint, Santos focused on certain elements that connected it to the modern Games: the great cauldron, the ribbons and olive leaves, and an extraordinary athletics track surrounded by the stalls for spectators. All of this would be integrated with cutting-edge technology, plus 350 square metres of LED display panel and more than a mile of LED units. <\/span>[\/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;22761&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;144638&#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;186598&#8243;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orlando Jim\u00e9nez<\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;160913&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The opening ceremony was officiated by the president of the theatrical troupe known as Afilarm\u00f3nica Los Nietos de Kika, Orlando Jim\u00e9nez. This veteran murguero \u2014 the name given to musical-theatre performers such as these \u2014 lit the Olympic flame of the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the Carnival greats, dressed up in the first costume used by his murga troupe when the festivity was brought back in 1976, and flanked by a major assortment of Carnival groups, he took the floor to confess how much he loved carnival festivities and how passionate he was about the murga. He recalled the history and the efforts of all those who forged the identity of his Nietos de Kika over the years. <\/span>[\/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;22766&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;631559&#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;167115&#8243;]Coral Guti\u00e9rrez[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;380730&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest Olympian gala of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria closed on Friday, 28 February, with the coronation of its long-awaited Queen. Representing the El Centro de Guayadeque Restaurant, the elected monarch was Coral Guti\u00e9rrez, whose own light shone through with a costume entitled \u2018Bohemia\u2019, designed by Kilian Betancor Falc\u00f3n. When it came time to express sentiments, she confessed to be living out her own \u2018Disney tale\u2019. For his part, Betancor expressed his immense satisfaction in obtaining a repeat triumph, having already had a taste of it some years back in the Drag Queen Gala. <\/span>[\/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;22769&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;137328&#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;178329&#8243;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00c1rmek <\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;375327&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00c1rmek is the Drag Queen of the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival 2025. The Olympic Carnival saw Jared Pascual Beauty Salon\u2019s candidate, Pedro Llomar Miranda, claim top spot on the podium, with his show \u2018La belleza de lo oculto\u2019 (Hidden Beauty) and costume design by Nancy Henr\u00edquez Gonz\u00e1lez. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Carnival devotee, grateful to his parents for their support, Llomar is polite, earnest, and very professional, the champion of an edition in which he shone with a number that was as enjoyable as it was thought-provoking. His alter ego, \u00c1rmek, triumphed in Santa Catalina with an exercise in self-help: \u2018At the end of the day, you have to take off the mask and be yourself\u2019 <\/span>[\/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;22771&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;711310&#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;145814&#8243;]Conchi Rivero[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;154278&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conchi Rivero Barrera was proclaimed Grand Dame of the Carnival of \u2018The Olympic Games\u2019. The candidate from the Ciudad Alta District triumphed in the gala with a design by Isidro Javier P\u00e9rez Mateo and Daniel Rivero Su\u00e1rez called \u2018Crisol de oro\u2019 (Crucible of Gold). The Carnival\u2019s senior crown once again attracted a large audience to the stage in Santa Catalina Park. <\/span>[\/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;22774&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;444623&#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;139291&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Children\u2019s Throne[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;123735&#8243;]Ainhoa Zurita Ortega[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;174739&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ainhoa Zurita Ortega, the candidate from Zurita Pools, was crowned in the first of this year\u2019s grand galas with a costume called \u2018Truly Pompous\u2019, designed by Santi Castro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The festivities\u2019 \u2018mini-gala\u2019 took place in a lively atmosphere around a Santa Catalina stage that was filled to capacity.<\/span>[\/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;22777&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;184585&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;22779&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;166678&#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;110870&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Murgas[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;152189&#8243;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Lega\u00f1osos<\/span>, First Prize for Performance. Las Despistadas, First Prize for Costumes. Los Chachitos, First Prize for Children&#8217;s contest.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;793988&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<strong>Performance<br \/>\n<\/strong>Los Lega\u00f1osos, a murga troupe from El Carrizal took to the Olympic murguero podium with first prize for their performance in the Carnaval dedicated to the Olympic Games. The group also won the Premio Critic\u00f3n given out by the press.<br \/>\nLos Chancletas took the second prize in the category home to the La Isleta District, and Chacho T\u00fa took third.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Costumes<br \/>\n<\/strong>Despistadas once again won first prize for costumes, followed by Los Lega\u00f1osos and Los Nietos de Sarym\u00e1nchez.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Children\u2019s Contest<br \/>\n<\/strong>The festivity dedicated to \u2018The Olympic Games\u2019 brought back the children\u2019s competition with the conviction that its junior entrants will ensure the groups\u2019 future. Up to five groups participated in the contest won by Los Chachitos. The group\u2019s diminutive contestants won first prize for performance and costume.[\/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;22782&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;170945&#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;213915&#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;379957&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The comparsa Baracoa claimed victory in an Olympian contest, with first prize for performance and costume.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baracoa were a stand-out with the show \u2018Beating Stronger Than Ever\u2019 and their costume \u2018Shall We Go All In?\u2019. So, with choreography by Neftal\u00ed Betancor, the group\u2019s president and director, and design by Omar Cejudo, Sebasti\u00e1n Betancor as well as Neftal\u00ed himself, they took the top prizes in each category back to the city neighbourhood where the group was formed, Lomo Apolinario. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yoruba and Sur Caliente, who took second and third prizes, respectively, in both categories, also stood out in the Carnival\u2019s most rhythm-fuelled contest.<\/span>[\/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;22786&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;170771&#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;136026&#8243;]Individual: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isidro Javier P\u00e9rez Mateo<\/span>. Group: Uniks[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;126086&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uniks retained the title they earned in 2024 in the group category, and Isidro Javier P\u00e9rez Mateo took first place in the individual category of the Costume Contest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uniks\u2019 22 members achieved the highest award both for choreography and for their costume \u2018Glitzing Back to Santa Catalina\u2019, and in the individual category P\u00e9rez Mateo won over the judges with his costume \u2018Bread Means Bread. And Wine Means&#8230; Party at Mine!\u2019 <\/span>[\/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;22784&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;688775&#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;321954&#8243;]Sombra and Nono[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;889834&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sombra and Nono were Santa Catalina\u2019s top Olympian pets. These veteran pooches, aged 15 and 9, took first prize in a Dog Carnival that has celebrated its 15th anniversary in a big way, with 26 pup participants and, once again, a crowd that had the venue filled to capacity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pug and the French Bulldog were paraded in their \u2018May the Carnival Force Be With You\u2019 costume accompanied by owners \u00c1ngel Somarriba and Cristina Rodr\u00edguez. Dressed variously as Yoda, Darth Vader, Han Solo and Chewbacca, this was yet another edition in which pet and owner were able to enjoy the parade together. 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