Ramon Garcia Perez, press photographer, was elected unanimously this afternoon Cartagenero the Year 2007, in consideration of his long professional life always linked to the media in the city.
91-year-old Ramon Garcia, portrayed and portraying still today, the most important events that have happened in Cartagena, as evidenced by the museum graphic that has turned her house at Pallas.
The jury met for six in the afternoon, chaired by the Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, and has been integrated by Council of Tourism and Culture, Javier Herrera and Rosario Montero, representatives of the Centre for Initiatives and Tourism of Cartagena, Antonio Garcia, Magdalena Vázquez and Juan Jesús Bernal has acted as secretary, "the official chronicler, José Monerri, former Cartagenero of the Year, José Juan Aniorte, and representatives of the media, Francisco Minguez (Cope Cartagena), Francisco Escudero (TELECARTAGENA), and Gregory Marble (La Verdad).
This thirty-seventh edition of the Year Award Cartagenero has been convened by the City of Cartagena and the CIT.
It will be recalled this award is given to those who have excelled during the year or throughout its life, his love and work towards Cartagena, regardless of their place of birth or residence in this county or region.
The award ceremony will take place within a few weeks in a formal ceremony at the Palace Hall.
GARCIA RAMON PEREZ
Ramón García Pérez was born in Cartagena in 1917, within a family related to cinematography: his father and uncles: The Brothers Garcia were the first to bring the cinema to Cartagena in 1897, showing films in a shack in Paseo del Muelle, which alternated with film projection varieties.
Although professionally trained as a silversmith goldsmith was in alley Street San Francisco, was stronger than his love of photography which began at age 15.
As a professional photographer began in the daily line, in 1960, collaborating with Carlos Valcárcel and Pascual García Mateos.
Later he became partner of Truth and correspondent for the news agency Europa Press.
To his credit has three national photojournalism awards: among them one for the story that drew on refinery fire in the late sixties of last century and one on a boat that crashed into the port of Cartagena.
He also collaborated with the now defunct newspaper El Noticiero de Cartagena.
His camera has captured all the celebrities who have visited our city and it is still unusual to see him with his camera in the first line of official acts.
Considered the dean of photojournalists in the magazine continues to work with Cartagena 7 days, since its inception 12 years ago.
Has been the main driver of those tributes have been paid to the teacher in Cartagena Álvarez, creator of Sighs pasodoble of Spain, which feels a special attraction.
He was appointed official photographer of the Federation troops and legions of Romans and Carthaginians and has received many honors for this long life and enthusiasm for the things of Cartagena.
Cartagena in the year since its inception
AĂ‘O1971 - D.
RAFAEL DE LA CERDA AND BARCENAS.
Ingeniero de Caminos Canales y Puertos and Commonwealth Director of Channels Taibilla.
AĂ‘O1972 - D.
OLIVA JUAN CERVANTES.
Provincial Delegate of Social Marine Institute.
AĂ‘O1973 - D.
Ginés MARTINEZ GARCIA.
Doctor of Philosophy specializing in Romance, Inspector of Primary and Official Chronicler of Cartagena.
AĂ‘O1974 - D.
Mario Arnaldo Carreńo.
Quartermaster and Bachelor of Computer Companies.
Municipal official.
Prolam cofounder and ananda.
AĂ‘O1975 - D.
MASTER TOMAS AZNAR.
Lawyer and businessman-promoter resort of La Manga.
AĂ‘O1976 - D.
OLIVER FRANCISCO Narbonne.
Director General of the Caja de Ahorros de Alicante and Murcia.
AĂ‘O1977 - D.
Rosique JUAN JIMÉNEZ.
Professor and Director of the National University of Distance Education (UNED) in Cartagena.
AĂ‘O1978 - D.
ENRIQUE PÉREZ-GUZMÁN SQUARE.
Physician and Director of the Naval Hospital in the Mediterranean.
AĂ‘O1979 - D.
ANTONIO GĂ“MEZ Nicomedes.
Illustrator and painter.
AĂ‘O1980 - D.
RODRIGUEZ ANTONIO ROBLES.
Poet.
AĂ‘O1981 - D.
JUAN CARLOS MUĂ‘OZ-DELGADO AND PINTO.
Admiral of the Mediterranean Sea Area.
AĂ‘O1982 - D.
ANTONIO NIETO LLOVET.
Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos and Commonwealth Director of Channels Taibilla.
AĂ‘O1983 - D.
JOSE MENDEZ Motilla.
President of the Hospital Santa Teresa.
Year1984 - D.
MARIANO Carlos Egea.
Director of the Port of Cartagena.
Director of Caja de Ahorros de Murcia.
AĂ‘O1985 - D.
Joaquin Navarro-Valls.
Vatican spokesman.
AĂ‘O1986 - D.
JOSE ORTEGA CANO.
Torero.
AĂ‘O1987 - D.
MAS JULIO GARCIA.
Archaeologist.
AĂ‘O1988 - D.
LARA ANTONIO MUĂ‘OZ-DELGADO.
Medical and advocate the use of the hyperbaric chamber for treatment of blood circulation.
AĂ‘O1989 - D.
GUTIERREZ Arturo Perez-Reverte.
TVE correspondent, journalist and writer.
AĂ‘O1990 - D.
FRANCISCO LOPEZ PABLO ALVARO.
Brother of the Brotherhood California.
AĂ‘O1991 - D.
SALVADOR HERNANDEZ CONESA.
Doctor.
AĂ‘O1992 - D.
MANUEL PEREZ DE LEMA Y GĂ“MEZ.
President of the COEC.
AĂ‘O1993 - D.
JOAQUIN RUIZ DE pf.
Area Director of Caja Murcia.
Year 1994 - D.
BONMATI CASIMIRO LIMORTE.
Physician and writer.
AĂ‘O1995 - D.
JOAQUIN BARBERÁ BLESA.
Director of Astus.
Year 1996 - D.
JUAN MELENDEZ SANDEEL.
Director of Mass Coral "Tomás Luis de Victoria."
Year 1997 - D.
THOMAS MARTINEZ PAGÁN.
Ex-President of the Federation troops and legions of Carthaginians and Romans.
AĂ‘O1998 - GORGEOUS AND HE.
SR.
D.
Justo Nieto Nieto.
Rector of the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
YEAR 1999 - MR.
D.
ARABOLAZA JOSE DEL PINO.
Chairperson of the Social Participation of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena.
Director of Engine Factory Bazán, President of the Red Cross Regional Assembly.
Year2000 - EXCMO.SR.D.
BEAUTIFUL MEDINA JUAN RAMON, Rector of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena.
AĂ‘O2001 - MRS.
MRS.
FLORENTINE MORENO SANCHEZ, President of the Folk Group "Cartagena City of La Palma.
AĂ‘O2002 SR.
D.
GARCIA JUAN MIGUEL ENGLISH (Juanmi).
Goalkeeper Soccer First Division.
Year2003 - SR.
D.
JOSE JAVIER GOMEZ-VIZCAĂŤNO CASTELLĂ“.
Entrepreneur and President of the Association of Industrial Estate Phase II Cabezo Beaza Ăż.
AĂ‘O2004 - SR.
D.
FRANCISCO PEREZ-CHIRINOS Montesinos.
Priest, Adopted Son of Cartagena, Head of the Coordinating Center Caritas-Cartagena and Rector of the Church of Charity.
AĂ‘O2005 - SR.
D.
CARRION JUAN WIN.
English teacher.
YEAR 2006 - MR.
D.
JUAN JOSE GARCIA Aniorte.
President of the Local Board of the Spanish Association against Cancer and manager of the School of Tourism.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena