The public will have a voice and a vote this year at the Gala for the Election of the Carnival Queen of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, sources from the City Council report.
The jury of experts, among whom is the designer Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada, will select the eight finalists from among all the candidates, but in the proclamation of the winner, the vote of the spectators will be taken into account, both those who come to the Venue Fair like those who follow the gala from their homes.
The jury will be divided into two tables, the first, of experts and experts, in which will be Agatha Ruíz de la Prada, fashion designer; Elvira Piedra Vera, illustrator and promoter of culture and art history; Carlos Santos, set designer for Carnival 2022; María Eizaguirre, director of communication and participation of TVE; Sofía Nieto and Arantxa Rodrigalvarez, creators of the Carmen17 brand; and Patricia Hodgson, a fine arts graduate, painter, and curator.
The second table, of guests, will be made up of Marta González de Vega, screenwriter and actress; Emma Lira, author of ‘Look for me where dragon trees are born’ and journalist for National Geographic; Emilia González, presenter of Canarian Television; Yoné Rivero, senior manager of BMG Iberia; Conchita, singer and songwriter, and Pablo Cebrián, music producer and songwriter.
She will act as secretary of the María Vidal Conesa Autonomous Party Organism and as notary, Beatriz Cabello Mestres. Representing the Carnival designers, with voice but no vote, will be Fran Romero and Antonio Santos.
