And the final details are being finalized for 2016. Families and children will enjoy the first date of the holiday with the choice of infant queen and her bridesmaids morning everything is ready on the big gala carnival Five troupes will present their candidates.: Ipanema, gnomes, Fantasy Color, Ipanema Baby and Salgueiro. All enlivened by the performances of the Gang of Drilo and choreographic groups and Mardance Renacer, dance winners of the previous edition.
The choice of infant Queen will begin at 17:00 in the Central Pavilion Sports and entry is free.
Then, from 22:00, parades, dances and jokes will be the highlight of the great Carnival Gala. The proclamation of this year will kick off the festivities this year will be the responsibility of the mayor Cartagena, Jose Lopez.
The mayor encouraged citizens to enjoy the festivities and participate in all the activities that have jointly developed the council of Celebration and the Federation of Carnival.
Here are three mythical troupes; Salgueiro, Ipanema and Aradia, will be responsible to present their candidates for queen.
Participants dance and showcase their spectacular fantasies materialized in suits weighing about a hundred kilos for 4 minutes before the jury and the audience.
The designs that look the queen candidates are the best kept troupes during the gala will see the fruit of the efforts of a starting job, in many cases, since May last year secret.
While the jury deliberates during the gala, Don Carnal and Doña Cuaresma perform its traditional dialogue.
This year, Juan Sanchez Cervantes, will be responsible for playing Don Carnal and Stephanie Gomez Vera construed, in turn, Doña Lent.
Both are components of Harmony troupe.
In addition, the joke's Singuangos encourage the audience with their songs and scathing dialogues, they proclaim that made ​​them winners last contest jokes.
The dance performances will be borne by the Renacer and Mardance groups that were winning and finalist in the 2015 edition.
After the performances will take place the long-awaited announcement of the Carnival Queen and her two bridesmaids, and finally, the three finalists candidates who are not among the winners will be named ladies carnival. Putting the finale of the gala company Lover Margarita ballet choreography interpreted.
The proclamation and l choice of the Queen will take place at the Sports Pavilion Central Wssell Guimbarda from 22:00 hours and admission will cost 3 euros.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena