It was night and the Town Hall was packed.
Cartageneros Thousands have gathered in front of the Palace Hall in person to see and hear the comedian Juan Muñoz, a preacher of the XXIII edition of the festival of Carthaginians and Romans, best known as the voice of the ogre Shrek and former Cruz y Raya .
To break the ice, Juan Muñoz turned to the news before knowing the identity of the preacher circulating Internet: I'm Juan Muñoz,'m Belén Esteban, what happens is that I've been growing a little beard, said, laughing.
Moreover, in case your not liked discruso said he had left the car running to go as soon as possible.
Dressed in civilian clothes, the comedian and actor shot from the balcony of City Hall brochures about their numbers and recalled the shooting of his former teammate, Jose Mota, at the Teatro Romano: I asked him if he wanted to come, and gave me advice, to enter in bars because the value for money was very good, but that was not the Roman Theatre nailed because you left. This phrase, which provoked the laughter of many revelers, the said, referring to the plot of the movie The Spark of Life filmed in Cartagena.
The speech focused largely on Cartagena, its people, its history and its festivals, but also spent tiptoeing around political issues.
To illustrate some of these issues, Muñoz turned to one of the characters I used to imitate, the gypsy, with that said the swords of the Carthaginians falcata not called, but they are junk.
Not forgetting the Romans or the Roman, by confessing to have some sympathy for them, just made ​​them a warning: If you go to the beach do not bañéis squid and there are many, you know, that squid are a Roman.
During his speech, which lasted about 25 minutes, Muñoz, greeted troops and legions, while making jokes about the names of each.
Thanked invited him to preach the holidays and recalled that it had come to Cartagena not altruistically, but FREE OF CHARGE.
In the last minutes of the speech, Juan Muñoz promised promote parties Carthaginians and Romans in every city you visit and wished the festive health and luck.
The event involved the President of the Federation troops and legions, Antonio Madrid and the chairman Suffete Carthaginés Ramon Jerez, Senate President Romano, Julio Guillamón.
The festive Festero given the honorary appointment of the director of ARQUA, Xavier Nieto, of the lectures given at conferences and go for the holidays.
Before the proclamation ceremony took place on the sacred fire lit in the courtyard of Pier.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena