José Alexis Baute Sanjosé is the new King of Tenerife Summer Carnival 2022. The applicant sponsored by the speakeasywith your fantasy Checkmate the King, by designer Borja Abreu, convinced the jury above the rest of the candidates to succeed Alexis Estrada, the king of 2021. The finalists were Jonay Méndez Martín, with a fantasy by Alfonso Baute entitled Dawon, representing Oroterapias; Jonathan Amaro Galindo Pérez, with Suárez Pesenti’s fantasy La Tentación, representing Alfa de Luna Shop; José Manuel Soriano Hechavarría, dressed by Creaciones de la Rosa with From among the reflections of Proteo, sponsored by Ballet Back to Dance, and Joao Sousa Da Cruz, with the design by Eduardo Martín Quintero entitled The Legend of the Amazon, on behalf of Cash & Carry Julian Hernandez.
The third gala for the election of the King of Carnival will go down in history as the final consolidation of this bet from Porto that began in 2019 with the election of David Mesa from among eight candidates; it continued in 2021 with the reign of Alexis Estrada, chosen from 15 candidates, and is confirmed in 2022 with 14 candidates for the men’s festive title and a growing interest from designers and sponsors. For the mayor of Porto, Marco González (PSOE), “when we started this election we were pioneers in the Canary Islands and every year the interest in presenting designs for the King of Carnival grows, even from other islands, so we guarantee that it is already a sign identity of this celebration. A Summer Carnival in Tenerife that is becoming more and more a Summer Carnival in the Canary Islands due to the interest it generates among groups from other islands who also want to participate. It is also the only true Summer Carnival, not because of Covid, but because here there is the intention to keep it over time.
an aquatic scene
The 2022 Tenerife Carnival King election gala was dedicated to the 90s of the 20th century and included the participation of Jadel, Naomi Reverón, Cristina Ramos, Nalaya Brown, Carlos Baute and various carnival groups. It took place in Lago Martiánez, one of the key places of this festival. Through its aquatic stage, Juan Pedro Ascanio paraded, representing the cultural, recreational and commercial association + Q Fiesta, Arte and Los Realejos City Council, with a fantasy by Joran Torres and his team entitled Alisios; Evelio González Marrero, representing Koala Pets, with a design by Jean Pierre Rosales entitled The Guardians of Chemuyil; Sergio Gutiérrez Quintero, representing Mabel Decorations, with a fantasy by Eduardo Martín entitled La Joya del Nilo; Piere Marco Zanga, representing Tecno-Zone with design by Frank Romero entitled La furia de Bael; Noé Perera Vera, representing the La Barca de Toscal Longuera Neighborhood Association and Elite Fashion Santa Cruz, with a fantasy by Creaciones de la Rosa entitled At the gates of Olympus; Samuel Anceaume Pérez, sponsored by Soul functional training, Organización Socas SL and Con&Pla Servicios SL, dressed by David Hernández with Memorias de Argos; Acaymo Martin Cerezo, representing Gran Hotel Taoro, with a fantasy by Juan Sousa da Cruz entitled The Emperor; Francisco José Sosa González, presented by the La Perdoma Commercial Zone, with a fantasy by David Hernández entitled Aire; Ivan Tanausú Cabrera Zamora, representing Kiosko La Constitución, with a fantasy by Suárez Pesenti entitled Mithra.
Sew and farewell party
The Summer Carnival of Tenerife, which is celebrated in Puerto de la Cruz, says goodbye today with its great bullring, which will begin in the Plaza del Charco at five in the afternoon and will run through the streets of La Marina, Santo Domingo, Zamora, Avenida Familia Betancourt y Molina, Obispo Pérez Cáceres and Avenida de Colón. In the entourage will participate the components of the Son Bahía troupe, the King of Carnival and his royal court, the Carabao Guayana troupe, the Baraberé batucada, Monana, the Children’s Throne float, the Tabajaras troupe, Wild Dance, the Abenaura troupe, the murga +QPotras, the float of the ambassador and her court, the Río Orinoco troupe, the Hespérides group, and the Bahía Bahitiare troupe. At the end of the tour, at 7:00 p.m., the end of the party dance will begin at Martiánez Beach, enlivened by the DJ Why Not. | RS