The San Pedro Alcántara Fair kicked off yesterday, Tuesday 16th October, with the official opening ceremonies led by the reading of the opening speech, which this year was given by the artist Mayte Martínez, better known in the world of music as “La Negra Mayté”.
A journey through her fondest memories of childhood in the Barrio de la Divina Pastora and later of her youth, when she discovered her artistic vocation in the 80’s, were the common thread of a proclamation full of musical winks in which Mayte Martínez delighted the audience at the Caseta Municipal.
‘With this proclamation I would like to pay tribute to all those who, without knowing it, did their bit, helping me to become what I am today as a person and an artist’, said an emotional pregonera who did not want to miss the opportunity to highlight the great pool of musicians currently existing in San Pedro Alcántara: “There is a new batch of very young musicians, with a desire for a lot of war and a good one. We have to thank all these academies and workshops of dance, theatre, cinema, singing classes and rock schools that do this essential work for culture, instilling great values, including keeping children away from those activities that discourage social interaction, in these times when music, in particular, is not going through its best creative or rhythmic moment”…