Last night eight contestants participated, and today, Friday, is the last day of classification before the grand finale is scheduled to take place.
The last semifinals of the singing, dance, guitar and flamenco instrumentalist of the Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas de La Unión is at hand.
Last night the following contestants performed before the panel of judges, in this order:
instrumentalist Antonio Moreno Sáenz, from Seville, who played the marimba, taranta and soleá; singer Amalia Andujar Gallego, from Madrid, who played cartagenera, soleá and bulerías; dancer Beatriz Romero Morales, from Cadiz, who interpreted taranto and bulerías; singer Sebastian Cruz Márquez, from Huelva, with mineras, cartageneras, taranta, siguiriya and soleá; singer Tamara Aguilera Garamendi, from Seville, with mineras, malagueñas, siguiriya, caña and cantiñas; guitarist José Marco Serrato Gómez, also from Seville, with taranta and bulería; dancer María Moreno Pérez, from Cadiz, who danced taranto and romance; and singer María Cristina Soler Gago, «Cristina Soler» from Huelva, with mineras, taranta, murciana-levantica, granaína and media granaína and guajira.
Performing tonight at the Cathedral of Cante, the last ten semifinalists, among whom are two instrumentalists (piano and saxophone), 5 singers, 1 guitarist and 2 dancers. Following is the
order of contestants and forms they will interpret:
FRIDAY,15th of August, 2014 | FROM / INTERPRETATION | ||
Instrumentista | ANTONIO ROMERO BÁEZ | Málaga | Piano – Taranta y Bulerías |
Instrumentista | GAUTAMA DEL CAMPO PEÑALVER | Sevilla | Saxofón – Taranta y Soleá Apolá |
Cante | BEATRIZ ROMERO GONZÁLEZ | Huelva | Cartagenera, Taranto,Levantica, Siguiriya |
Cante | NAZARET CALA LUQUE | Cádiz | Cartagenera, Soleá, Alegrías |
Baile | JUAN ANTONIO FERNÁNDEZ MONTOYA “BARULLO” | Sevilla | Taranto |
Cante | DAVID LAGOS AGUILAR | Cádiz | Mineras. Cartagenera, Malagueñas, Siguiriya, Alegrías |
Baile | JUAN ANTONIO FERNÁNDEZ MONTOYA “BARULLO” | Sevilla | Soleá por Bulerías |
Cante | MARÍA JOSÉ PÉREZ RODRÍGUEZ | Almería | Mineras, Cartagenera, Taranta, Granaína y Media Granaína, Soleá, Guajira |
Baile | YOLANDA OSUNA LINARES | Córdoba | Taranto |
Guitarra | FRANCISCO LEÓN GALLARDO | Cádiz | Taranta, Soleá |
Cante | ROSARIO CAMPOS JAIME “ROSI CAMPOS” | Málaga | Malagueñas, Granaína y Media Granaína |
Baile | YOLANDA OSUNA LINARES | Córdoba | Cantiñas |
After this last semifinal, and well into the night, the names of the finalists will be announced. These are the people who will compete tomorrow Saturday to be worthy of one of the trophies of the most prestigious Flamenco Festival in the world.