“To my country and my mother from afar.” That was the motto of the Artistic Festival Artistic that the Paraguayan community resident in Spain held on last Sunday May 25th throughout Spain, and especially in Madrid, to celebrate the National Independence Day and the Mothers Day. The Embassy of the Republic of Paraguay and the Consulate General of Paraguay in Madrid collaborated at the event. The Festival was attended by a number of authorities such as Felipe Robertti Ambassador, General Consul of Paraguay in Madrid; Gustavo Gómez Comas, Minister of the Embassy of the Republic of Paraguay; Luis Alberto Bogado Poison, Executive Secretary for the Ministry of Development for Returnees and Refugees nationals of the Republic of Paraguay; Margarita Morselli, Director General of the Cultural Center of the Republic (El Cabildo) and Pedro Zulim, Consul General of the Republic of Paraguay in Málaga, among others.
Text and pictures: Juan David Latorre.
Ambassador Philip Roberti, Consul General of the Republic of Paraguay in Madrid; Luis Alberto Bogado Poison, Executive Secretary for the Secretariat of Development for Returnees and Refugees nationals of the Republic of Paraguay; Minister Gustavo Gómez Comas, Charge d’Affaires, a.i. Embassy of the Republic of Paraguay; Margarita Morselli, Director General of the Cultural Center of the Republic (El Cabildo), and Pedro Zulim, Consul General of the Republic of Paraguay in Málaga, among others.
On this occasion, the artists both musical genre as folk dancing, delighted an audience devoted to their art and to the memory of the distant land with a varied repertoire, specially designed to honor the Heroes of May and the mothers, in a space intended to share with fellow compatriots the remembrance of the most momentous anniversary for Paraguay.
Beautiful Paraguayan women, components of one of the groups that performed at the folklore festival, dressed in the traditional garments of the country. Curiously, the skirt is made of gossamer, ñanduti in Guarani language.
The performances were full of feelings of love to Paraguay, far away but never forgotten, and of gratitude to Spain, who received and welcomed its nationals with open arms.
All public, led by the diplomatic representation, vibrated with dances, songs and, in general, everything that reminded them of their land, Paraguay.
María del Carmen González, singer of the musical group Glare, who stood out by her voice and covered herself with the Paraguayan flag.
