The actress received this afternoon the 'Castillete de Oro', the highest distinction of the International Film Festival. Cante of the Mines, thanking the defense "of this cante so ours that it is the culture of Spain and our identity”
The Union, August 2, 2024
The image was one of the most anticipated: actress Hiba Abouk arriving in La Unión as part of the International Festival of Cante de las Minas, an event she visited for the first time in 2004 to see the maestro Paco de Lucía. What the star of 'Eva & Nicole' did not imagine is that one day she would be awarded at this festival that she admires for its support "to the deepest part of the flamenco".
This afternoon, within the framework of the Cultural Agenda of the 63rd edition of the Festival, Abouk has received the 'Castillete de Oro', the highest distinction of the Cante of the Mines, for their support to the flamenco and her passion for this art. “I am very happy to be here and very proud, because for me it is an honour,” she said during the chat she had with journalist Juan Ramón Lucas, who defined her as “one of the most moving actresses on the screen today.” She confessed that she never imagined that she would receive this award, which has been received by great names that she admires.
His crush on him flamenco It started when he looked for who was the best singer and found Camarón“I started listening to it and then I went back even further, to Caracol, La Niña de los Peines, and I started investigating and it captivated me,” Abouk recalled. Now he says that there is not a day when he doesn't listen to it. flamenco, One flamenco which for her is “true” and which is reflected in the art of improvisation of the musicians of this genre, and which she enjoys in “every meeting where joy is needed”. “We get together with friends, because I have many musician friends, and there is always live music and it is usually bulerías”, she says.
But he is also accompanied by the flamenco to work, as it has helped him to reach feelings during the preparation of his characters, he said. “Music, being so abstract, is very good for generating sensations and for working. For me, a soleá or a fandango can help me concentrate,” he said.
The actress, who was at the Amor de Dios school in Madrid learning dance flamenco For a while, she set herself the task of resuming this “pending subject” and dancing again. This is what she promised in the Assembly Hall of the Casa del Piñón in La Unión.
Abouk wanted to highlight the Cante of the Mines for defending “a cante “so ours.” “Thank you because it is the culture of Spain and it is our identity,” he concluded.
