The Cellar House, in Aronawill host until the next day 31 an exhibition on the canary wrestling. Its singularity is that it is formed unpublished objects belonging to the private collection by Dámaso Rodríguez Linares (Tunisia, Arona, 1956), member of the Manager of the Insular Federation of Canarian Wrestling, former president of the Chijafe and Chimbesque clubs, communicator specialized in this discipline and former coordinator of the Culture area of the Arona City Council.
Canarian wrestling: art and love is the title of this mOur meeting throughout his life for his vocation and attachment to the world of this sporting discipline. Dámaso Rodríguez shows a compilation of references of great significant value, such as the book original where it collects the first written rules of this sport, Chronicles of the festivities of La Candelaria (February 1872. Matanzas-Cuba); or monographic magazines dating from the beginning of the 20th century, with the issue Canarias Turista (1911) to those of Juan Jerónimo Pérez, published in the 1960s.
In addition, Canarian wrestling: art and love brings curious business promotion elements, such as key chains, medals, piggy banks, coasters, collectible stickers, pocket calendars and stickers. There is no lack of clothing from the southern fighting clubs Chijafe, Chimbesque and I’gara.
The visitor also finds in this special meeting with Dámaso Rodríguez and the canary wrestling paintings and sculptures that reflect the values and emotions of this sport from the perspective of authors such as José Peraza, Leandra Estévez, Juan Martín, Heriberto Tapia, Mine Gorrín, José Manuel Encinoso, Juan Manuel Pérez Meme, Carlo Forte, Manolo Sánchez, Celestino Mesa, Pepe Monzón, Julio Padrón, Lola del Castillo, Francisco Armas Padrón, Ariam Pérez Barrios, Fernando Mena and Sergio Linares Velasco.
