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Up to 15 cantaores are competing in the preliminary phase that is being held during 3 weekends in La Paca, Marchena and the headquarters of the Peña Flamenca Ciudad del Sol. The Festival will have as pregonero the Mayor of Lorca, Fulgencio Gil, and will pay homage to Juan Chuecos Re "El Pelos"

The Councilor for Culture of the City of Lorca, Agustín Llamas, along with Francisco López, president of the Peña Cultural Flamenca Ciudad del Sol, have presented the XXVII International Festival of Flamenco Cante Ciudad del Sol, to be held on 3 and 4 November, from 9.30 pm, at the Teatro Guerra de Lorca.

Agustín Llamas emphasized that "15 singers from all over Spain (Almería, Córdoba, Cádiz, Málaga, Sevilla, Jaén, ...) will compete to win the prestigious Sol de Oro, a prize of this Festival, together with the amount of 3,000 euros. The participants will also be able to win the Silver Sun and 2,000 euros and the Bronze plus 1,000 euros. "

The Councilor for Culture said that "the selection phase began on October 14 with the participation of 15 singers. During 3 different Saturdays will be realized the selection galas in the social premises of La Paca, the headquarters of the Peña Flamenca City del Sol and Marchena to choose the 5 finalists that will compete in the semifinal on Friday, November 3. The three best will face in the final of Saturday that promises very good level and all the passion that radiates this centennial cultural make that so much welcome has It is important to note that the guitarist of the Festival will be Antonio Fernández, "El Torero", and will collaborate the ballet of Nuria Guevara and Laura Dieps Traten.

Llamas has indicated that "before the celebration of the semifinal on Friday afternoon, the traditional proclamation will be carried out this year by the Mayor of Lorca, Fulgencio Gil, who will welcome the final phase of the contest and will commend the value of a cultural event as important as flamenco singing. During the celebration of the final on Saturday night will be a well-deserved tribute to Juan Chuecos Re "El Pelos", as it will be given to his family of a plaque in its memory The tickets to attend this twenty-seventh edition of the Festival can be purchased at Teatro Guerra at a price of 8 euros, for this amount you can access the two sessions: semifinal and final.

The Edil de Cultura has wanted to "congratulate the Peña Cultural Flamenca Ciudad del Sol for the celebration of this outstanding Festival that returns so that the many flamenco lovers in the town can enjoy one of the most consolidated contests in the national scene."

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca