Sold out. Tickets for the Gala del Rey del Carnaval, the “star dish” of the Puerto de la Cruz Summer Carnival, which is held tonight at the Costa Martiánez Tourist Complex, sold out in just half an hour after they went on sale and for the Coso, which will take place tomorrow on the same stage, there are only a few dozen left.
This was stated by the Party Councilor, Alberto Castilla, while acknowledging the expectation that this act has generated, which will feature Marta Sánchez and Pastora Soler as guest artists, which will be joined by the Abubukaka, Melómanas and las Knarias theater company.
However, the COVID-19 protocol requires strict measures that must be complied with to guarantee maximum security to the attending public, as the municipal government has done in all events held in the pandemic, Castilla remarked. Among them, the limitation of the capacity, which will be 580 people, a number that, in turn, is conditioned to the space in which the main stage will be mounted, at the back of Isla del Lago, near Raíces, one of the the sculptures of the Lanzarote artist César Manrique.
The event, directed by Enrique Camacho, will be hosted by presenters Elvis Sanfiel and Alexis Hernández, along with comedian, actress and presenter Yanely Hernández. It will begin at 10:15 p.m. and will last two hours, in which the artistic performances will be combined with the parade and subsequent election of the 15 candidates who hold the title of King of Carnival, who will show off the fantasies of the most prestigious names in this Tenerife party. And no more surprises are ruled out, since this summer edition of the carnestolendas, which have been held since 2016, marks a milestone this year with the broadcast of one of its events for the entire Archipelago on the regional channel.
The members of the jury is one of the mysteries that they do not want to reveal. And, although there was speculation that Boris Izaguirre could be there, Enrique Camacho denied it on the day of the presentation of the candidates.
Within the framework of this summer festival, yesterday the II Forum of Party councilors was held, in which the councilors of Santa Cruz, Candelaria, Los Realejos, Santiago del Teide, La Orotava, Garachico and Puerto de la Cruz participated, that, unanimously, showed their demand towards the Government of the Canary Islands to create a working table that has to be the appropriate tool for the municipalities to participate actively in the creation, development and application of the measures that are coming decreeing from the Canarian Executive that they directly affect the activity carried out from the festivities councils.
This was the main conclusion of this meeting, which, according to those present, will not be far from the last, since one of the decisions that were also made in this meeting is that this collaborative work will continue in the coming months. to continue sharing common problems, which, now more than ever, are essential to propose solutions and methods to get the job done.
