On Monday, July 21, 2025, the 45th edition of the Lo Ferro Festival with the word of Patricio Peñaup, writer and journalist specializing in flamenco, in a gala where the bases of the dance of pacheco tower will have the opportunity to tread the stage at one of the most important festivals in the world.
The first appointment of the opening day, framed in the Cultural agenda, will be held in the Sebastián Escudero de Roldán Theater at 12 noon with the opening of the photography exhibition AflamenKaos from the documentary photographer and photojournalist José Miguel Cerezo Sáez (Murcia, 1971). The photographer has published articles for major media outlets such as Reuters, El País, ABC, XL Semanal, EP Semanal, Vice, and Planeta Futuro. He is a member of AIG-PRESS - Association of Graphic Informers of the Region of Murcia - and the IFJ - International Federation of Journalists.
José Miguel Cerezo is in love with flamenco, the one he has captured thousands of times with his camera. In AflamenKaos offers a documentary work on the national scene of flamenco A current exhibition that has been taking place since 2014, with photographs by Israel Fernández, José Mercé, Jorge Pardo, Rocío Molina, Tomatito and Michel Camilo, Miguel Poveda, Alba Heredia, and Rocío Márquez. Visiting hours are Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 14 p.m., and 18 p.m. to 21 p.m., with flamenco guitar lessons at 19 p.m. with the following players:
Tuesday: Antonio Fernández "The Bullfighter".
Wednesday: Antonio Carrión.
Thursday: Bullfighter "Chico".
Friday: Manuel del Torero.
At 20 pm, the courtyard of the Peña Flamenca Golden Melon welcomes the presentation of Melon. A magazine from Ferrovia dedicated to flamenco dissemination and experimentation. by its founders and editors, Pablo Rosillo, Tian Escudero and Gabriel Maldonado. A project that has been in the making for several months with the aim of becoming a benchmark for flamenco culture.
From the patio of the peña to Plaza del Flamenco from Lo Ferro where the experience is inaugurated at 21 p.m. Gastroflamenco with flamenco activities and foodtrucks.
«On Monday, July 21, 2025, the 45th edition of the Lo Ferro Festival kicks off with the words of Patricio Peñalver, writer and journalist specializing in flamenco, in a gala where the Torre Pacheco dance leaders will have the opportunity to tread the stage at one of the world's most important festivals.
La Flamenco Schools Gala, for the benefit of Prometheus and Aidemar, is celebrated from 22 pm in the Ferreño summer area with the participation of the Municipal Dance School of Torre Pacheco directed by Lola Sornichero and the also pothead Kimbara Ballet.
Children from both schools will have the opportunity to shine in front of their families, their audiences, and their loved ones at the festival. A festival that is committed to giving space to young talents, hoping that many of them will join the project. flamenco of Lo Ferro in the future.
During the night the word of Patrick will arrive Peñalver (Espinardo, 1953), announcer of the 45th edition of the International Festival of Cante Flamenco de Lo Ferro, writer and journalist. PeñaLver has a long career attached to literature. His work as a journalist in important media outlets such as Diario 16, The Truth of Murcia, The Opinion of Murcia, ABC, EFE Agency u Regional Wave of Murcia, among others, is joined by an intense literary activity with novels such as A novel without a name (2000) The murmur of the seasons (2002) and Transition time (2013) The death of the Minotaur (2017) Aim! Fire! Long live the Republic! (2023) and Although it may seem like my autobiography, perhaps it is yours. (2024)
La Eagle Patrol will also be the protagonist on the opening day with the presentation of the Gold Medal of Lo Ferro on its fortieth anniversary for its social and military work, and for its importance in the culture of our land.
At 1:00 a.m. the opening day will conclude with the newly created project. To the tablao, which will be held in the courtyard of the Peña Flamenca Golden Melon and in which the flamenco from the root will become master of the night. Blanca Hereros, Paloma Martínez, Candela Molina and Antonio Muñoz with the cante by Rocío Martínez and the touch of Juan Antonio Mateos will star in a dawn that will go down in the history of Lo Ferro.
The 45th edition of the International Festival of Cante Flamenco Lo Ferro has tickets on sale through the website www.loferroflamenco.com and the Vivaticket.es platform.
