Trujillo Marinera Festival[1] is a Peruvian cultural event held annually in Trujillo city in January. The event focuses on a dance contest called the marinera, a typical dance of the city and of the country. The festival also presents parades, presentations and competitions of Peruvian paso horses. Both the marinera dance and the Peruvian paso horse have been declared to be part of the cultural heritage of the nation by the Peruvian government.[2][3] This festival is one of the most important cultural events and representative of the country and Trujillo city has been recognized by the Peruvian government as the National Capital Marinera by Law Number 24447, of January 24, 1986.[4]
| Trujillo Marinera Festival | |
|---|---|
 Marinera dancers | |
| Genre | Costumbrist Festival |
| Begins | January |
| Ends | January |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | Trujillo city, Perú |
| Years active | 1960 - present |
| Most recent | 64th edition (2024) |
| Attendance | 20,000 (estimated) |
Description
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Trujillo is home to the marinera national competition each year. It is a typical dance of the city, organized by the Trujillo Club Libertad and it is performed in the last week of January. Many dance partners from different parts of the country and foreign guests come to the contest every year to compete in the categories of the competition. The festival draws thousands of tourists from around the world. It also highlights the corso through the main streets of the Historic Centre[5] that ends in main Square of Trujillo and the presentation of the typical Peruvian paso in the city.[6] The festival begins with the presentation of the Queen that represents the Marinera Festival. There are then several cultural events for the those attending the festival.[citation needed]
Events
editMarinera contest
editThe National Marinera Contest is held every year during the month of January, in the city of Trujillo. Presented pairs of dancers from around the country compete in different categories. Dances are accompanied by bands of musicians in the city.[citation needed]
Parade
editIt takes place in the streets of the Historic Centre of Trujillo. The dancers and queens participate in this parade with cars decorated for the festival. The parade ends in the Plaza de Armas of Trujillo with dances of marinera.
Characters of the festival
editThe principal characters are:
- Queen of Marinera is the queen of the festival.
- Dance Champions are the best dancers of the before edition and some invited dancers.
- Dancers compete for categories.
- Bands of musicians animate the dances for the competitions.
Peruvian paso in festival
editDuring Trujillo marinera festival in January of every year there is also peruvian paso contest.[7] Trujillo is known and considered as the Cradle of the typical Peruvian Paso Horse[8] as well as the Capital of Culture of Peru[9] so as the Capital of the Marinera dance, which is one of the most important cultural events in the country.
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Peruvian paso dancing marinera.
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Gallery
editQueens of Marinera festival
editSome of the queens of Marinera Festival are the following:
| Year | Queen of festival | Edition |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Stephanie Jones Monteverde[10] | 53rd |
| 2012 | Gabriela Airaldi Doig[11] | 52nd |
Winners of marinera dance
editSome of the winners of Marinera Festival are the following:
| Year | Dancers | Edition | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Gino Morales Lizet Castañeda [12] |
51st | Champions |
See also
edit- Trujillo Spring Festival
- San Jose Festival
- Trujillo Book Festival
- International Festival of Lyric Singing
- Trujillo
- Santiago de Huamán
- Victor Larco Herrera District
- Guillermo Ganoza Vargas
Media
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish)"La fiesta de la marinera". Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ (in Spanish)"Resolución Suprema N°022-86-ED" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ (in Spanish)"Caballo de Paso Peruano - Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación - INC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ (in Spanish)"Trujillo Capital de la Marinera". Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ (in Spanish)"Festival de la Marinera". Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ (in Spanish)"alegóricos y grupos artísticos participaron en Gran Corso de la Marinera en Trujillo". Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ "Caballos de Paso-Festival de la Primavera". Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ Tourist Climate Guide - Perú, Page 115 http://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=0702
- ^ Fiscalía de la Nación, Ministerio Público – Fiscalía de la Nación: Información del distrito judicial La Libertad Archived 2012-05-14 at the Wayback Machine. Consultado el 15 de abril de 2012.
- ^ "Conozca a la nueva reina de la Marinera". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Coronarán a reina del 52° Concurso Nacional de la marinera en Trujillo".
- ^ "Gino Morales y Lizet Castañeda, campeón de campeones del 51 Concurso Mundial de Marinera 2011".
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