Benalmádena celebrates the 14th Flamenco Week from November 13 to 20 with shows and film

The XIV Semana Flamenca de Benalmádena will be held from November 13 to 20 with a programme organised by the Peña Flamenca La Repompa. The event will combine artists of recognised standing with young performers and will cover singing, dance and guitar, as well as poetry, film and gastronomy. Most of the shows will take place at the Casa de la Cultura.

The programme will be preceded by the presentation of the poster, scheduled for Friday, October 23 at 20.00 hours at the Casa de la Cultura. The event will include the show «El Recital», by the dancer Rafael Ramírez, accompanied by Carlos Haro on guitar, José Manuel Fernández and Eduardo López on vocals and Sergio Fargas on percussion.

The activities will begin on Friday, November 13 at 20.00 hours at the Casa de la Cultura with the singer Marina Badía, who will present «La poesía en el cante flamenco» alongside Andrés Cansino on guitar, Nelson Doblas on violin and David Galiano on percussion. On Saturday, November 14, the XIX Cuchara Flamenca will be held at the Centro Cultural Museo Taurino. The meal will begin at 14.30 hours and, from 17.00 hours, Luis Perdiguero on vocals and Nono Reyes on guitar will perform, as part of the «De Peña en Peña» circuit of the Federación de Peñas Flamencas de Málaga. On Monday, November 16, at 20.00 hours at the Casa de la Cultura, «Jóvenes Flamencos» will take place, with students from the Escuela Antonio de Canillas of the Federación de Peñas Flamencas de Málaga. Nayara Andrades «La Serranita», Toñi Fernández «La Niña de la Venta» and Rubén Guerrero will take part in dance, Carmen López on vocals and Marcos Martín on guitar. On Tuesday, November 17, also at 20.00 hours at the Casa de la Cultura, the IX Benalmádena Flamenco Guitar Fest will be held, with a concert by the guitarist Jesús Guerrero. On Wednesday, November 18, «Nuevas Voces Flamencas» will arrive, with the singer from Alicante Iván Chaskío accompanied on guitar by Javier de Ana María, at 20.00 hours at the Casa de la Cultura. On Thursday, November 19, at 20.00 hours, the Casa de la Cultura will host «Cine y Flamenco», organised with the Cineclub Más Madera, with the screening of the documentary «Acuérdate de mí», directed by Remedios Malvárez and dedicated to La Niña de la Puebla. The week will close on Friday, November 20 at 20.00 hours with «Evocando el mar», by the dancer from Málaga Carmen Camacho, with Carlos Haro on guitar, Fabiola Santiago and Rosa Linero on vocals and David Galiano on percussion.

The programme also includes educational concerts for pupils at the municipality's schools, in order to bring flamenco closer to new generations. They will be given by the teacher and singer Raquel García Vega and the guitarist and teacher Andrés Cansino Pozo. The Semana Flamenca has been held since 2012, coinciding with the commemoration of the declaration of flamenco as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO on November 16, 2010. The municipality's history also includes the first Festival de Arte Flamenco de Benalmádena, held in 1968 at the Hotel Alay. The presentation of the poster was attended by the councillor for Culture, Jésica Trujillo.