Have you ever gone up to the headquarters of the Peña Flamenca The Kestrels Jerez, the one on Sancho Vizcaíno Street? Those stairs welcomed the public and when we reached the hall, on the second floor, many of us stuck our tongues out to breathe. Even so, hundreds of fans from both the city and outside of it have paraded there to enjoy the many artists who have performed on the stage of the peñaIt was founded in 1969, and much of its history has taken place within those walls until they had to close their doors in November 2023 due to the expiration and non-renewal of the lease.
Last Monday, October 13, dreams opened again in their newly opened premises, a warehouse shell in the Plaza Silos, 16, with the charm of a quarter of cabal of the 21st centuryGeographically speaking, it's located on the edge of the San Miguel neighborhood, in the network of streets like Guarnidos, Vicario, Santa Clara, and Esteleros... right on Plaza del Carbón. "It was very important to be in our neighborhood," he acknowledged. Jesus Atienza, the entity's president, who acknowledged on such an emotional day that "we are going to forget about the bad times of these last few months and highlight the good with this grand opening."
«The wrought iron bars have also been maintained. Long live Uncle Juane's forge, at Estancia Barrera, where the peña A time in its origins! And Manuel Torre, presiding over the stage with his bust. With that guidance, that of "orthodoxy," they will never fall. Congratulations, and continue to soar. jondos »
Many of the founders who have been taking flight to the sky of gold fans, like himself, were missed. Antonio Benitez, who died in that temporal transition with the greatest wish that his peña had their "nest." Memories are the best motivation for these members, "the most important thing for us," the president insisted. The event was attended by prominent figures from the flamenco as the delegate of Culture, Paco Zurita, the delegate for Commerce and Education, Nela García, the territorial delegate for Education of the Provincial Council of Cádiz, Jose Angel Aparicio, the president of the Local Federation of Peñas from Jerez, Jesús López, the vice president of the Provincial Federation of Peñas from Cadiz, Manolo MorenoThe president of the Peña The Buleria, José Manuel Rodríguez, board members of the Peña Uncle José de Paula… among other Jerez club members.
Artists like Luis Moneo, Maria Jose Santiago, Ana Maria Lopez, Juan Manuel Moneo, María José Franco, Zarzuelita, Alfonso Mijita, Domingo Rubichi, José El Pañero, Juan Diego Mateos, Pedro and Manuel de la Fragua…if my memory serves me right, they were not absent from the opening ceremony. Actually, two days earlier, on Saturday evening, the real opening took place with only members, a day in which mode petit committee the dancer Joaquin Grilo next to his sister Carmen and Manuel Moneo Carrasco, cante, Francis Gomez, to the guitar. It corresponded, even though only members could access due to the indicated reopening, to the 35th Nights of the PlazaThey tell me, specifically he told me Pedro Narváez, good fan and husband of Anna Maria Lopez, that Grilo's was absolutely crazy and of course it should have been like that. He did attend this event. Fulgencio Meseguer, owner of the Cayetano del Pino wineries, who has been key to the reopening, especially because of the premises located right in front of the winery.
A new venue has thus been inaugurated, with only one step to access the stage. Aesthetically, the essence that distinguished the previous venue, that of the "tobacco”, where fans can feel at ease, with the bar nearby (the same as the one on Sancho Vizcaíno Street) and some historical photographs that adorn the walls and remind us of that time of flamenco It was something else. The wrought iron bars have also been kept. Long live Uncle Juane's forge, at Estancia Barrera, where the peña a time in its origins! And Manuel Torre, his bust presiding over the stage. With that guidance, that of "orthodoxy," they will never fall. Congratulations, and continue to soar. jondos. ♦
