Coso Apoteosis - Carnival Main Parade in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on
Shrove Tuesday, 5 March 2019. And this is still only a small selection.
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| Floats heralding the approaching parade on Tuesday 5 March 2019 |
Founded in 1994, in Candelaria, Comparsa Tropicana, this year, celebrate their 25th Anniversary. They made their first appearance on stage, in Candelaria, in 1995 and the following year participated in Santa Cruz Carnival.
In 2018, the city of Santa Cruz paid homage to the
Comparsa Los Rumberos, the oldest troupe in the Canary Islands, and gave its name to a street. Founded by
Manuel Monzón and a group of friends from the
Nuestra Señora de África Market on 14 December 1965, the following year, the group presented its costume, repertoire and flag.
Los Rumberos was the first
comparsa to go abroad, visiting Cádiz, Madrid, Paris, Viareggio (Italy) and Havana (Cuba) and in its prize list is the privilege of being the first to have won four first consecutive prizes in Presentation. In September 2012
Monzón received, posthumously, the recognition as Son of the City of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
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| Las Celias de Tenerife |
'Las Celias de Tenerife' have been part of carnival in Santa Cruz since 1996 and began as a group of friends who decided to dress alike paying tribute to the singer Celia Cruz, known as 'Queen of Salsa'. Since then, they have not missed a single year, standing out as much for the grace and joy of the members of the group, as for their striking attire. These "clones of Celia Cruz" have been dressed by the best designers of the carnival, from Santi Castro to Juan Carlos Armas. The collective has, at times, been composed of more than a dozen members. The 'Celias de Tenerife' have been accorded the category of Carnival characters since 2013: characters that have become an indispensable part of the event.
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| First Junior Maid of Honour at Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival 2019, Aroa García Abreu |
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