The Fairgrounds will host tomorrow, Tuesday 11, from 20:30 pm, the second phase of the contest of Adult Murgas of the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, which will feature the participation of eight groups and will begin with the performance of Redoblones, children’s murga awarded the second prize for Interpretation in the contest held last week in the same stage of the Fairgrounds.
A total of 23 groups participate this year in the contest that will end this Friday, the 14th, with the celebration of the final of the contest.
This second appointment with the murgas of the Carnival of Chicharrero will be starred by the formations Irónicos, Desatadas, Tiralenguas, Zeta Zetas, Trabachones, Jocicudas, Trapaseros and Triqui Traques.
The Interpretation jury is made up of Andrés Fulgencio Estévez, musician, composer and former member of renowned Tenerife orchestras, as well as member of the General Society of Authors of Spain (SGAE); Manoly Triviño Alonso, teacher and director of children’s choirs in Santa Cruz de Tenerife; Rocío González Romero, music teacher and percussionist; Marlene Meneses Mendoza, journalist, broadcaster and presenter of carnival events; Ivo López García, musician, composer, artist manager and member of the Latin Grammy’s Academy; Jéssika Rojano, music teacher and percussionist; Marlene Meneses Mendoza, journalist, broadcaster and presenter of carnival events; Sergio Branic, musician, composer, artist manager and member of the Latin Grammy’s Academy; Ivo López García, announcer for CD Tenerife and presenter of sporting events; Sergio Branic, musician, composer, artist manager and member of the Latin Grammy’s Academy; Jéssika Rojano, humorist; José Antonio González ‘El Flaco’, director of the murga Los Singuangos and the rondalla Peña del Lunes; and Mike Mosegué, music producer and show creator.
The Presentation jury is made up of Patricia Hodgson González, a graduate in Fine Arts and a teacher, with extensive experience in these events. She is accompanied by Claudia Rebeca Skog Linares, also a Fine Arts graduate, visual artist and finalist in the Carnival 2024 poster contest, and Laura Sánchez Vico, a professional costume designer in film and entertainment, with experience as a pattern maker and dressmaker.
The presentation of the three phases will be in charge of Daniel Álvarez and Emilia González, and Manoj Daswani in the social networks. Televisión Canaria will broadcast live both the three phases and the final of the Concurso de Murgas del Carnaval 2025, scheduled for Friday 14 at 8:30 pm. The eight murgas with the best scores by the jury in the previous phases will compete in the Interpretation section.