The festival Flamenco de la Mistela celebrates its 52nd edition with an excellent lineup and a firm commitment to innovation
This year's program brings together prominent figures from the music scene flamenco current:
Los Palacios and Villafranca, September 10, 2025
The Andalusian Institute of Flamenco hosted the official presentation of the 52nd edition of the Festival Flamenco of the Mistela, which will be held in Los Palacios y Villafranca during the weekends of October 10, 11, 17 and 18, at the Pedro Pérez Fernández Municipal Theater.
Organised jointly by the Town Council of Los Palacios y Villafranca and the Tertulia Cultural Flamenca El Pozo de las Penas, the festival is sponsored by the Culture Department of the Town Council, the Provincial Council of Seville, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport through the Andalusian Agency of Cultural Institutions, and the Andalusian Institute of Flamenco.
A consolidated festival
The presentation ceremony was presided over by the mayor of Los Palacios y Villafranca, Juan Manuel Valle, along with Enrique Duque, president of the cultural gathering El Pozo de las Penas and Cristóbal Ortega, director of the Andalusian Institute of FlamencoAlso in attendance were participating artists, including Jorge Manuel López Ruiz, creator of the official poster, and sculptor Jesús Gavira, creator of the Venencia Flamenca statuette.
Mayor Juan Manuel Valle highlighted that "the Mistela is one of the great festivals flamencos of Andalusia and Spain", highlighting the excellent harmony between the City Council and the peña flamenca, key to the event's sustained success. He also thanked the various public administrations and sponsors for their involvement.
Enrique Duque reported that "the festival is on the verge of the 75th anniversary of our Tertulia, having consolidated a new stage format that has transformed some of the most traditional and veteran summer festivals into a stage program adapted to a new artistic reality of the flamenco already a new social environment of the populations that promoted them.”
For his part, Cristóbal Ortega, director of the Andalusian Institute of Flamenco, noted that "this year's lineup is a clear example of the evolution of the flamenco contemporary and the commitment of this festival to the creation and generation of new audiences."
Art and symbolism in posters and exhibitions
The official poster for the 52nd edition, designed by Jorge Manuel López Ruiz, offers a contemporary vision of the flamenco, linked to the local identity of Los Palacios and Villafranca.
In addition, the festival will include the photography exhibition Flamenco. Open Source de Javier Caró, open to the public one hour before each show.
An essential appointment with the flamenco
La Mistela remains a benchmark of flamenco Authentic, with the ability to combine tradition and innovation, established artists and new talents. A festival that transcends the local level to establish itself as one of the major events on the calendar. flamenco national. Tickets for all four shows are on sale online through giglon.com
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