At the table of Saturday, the winning poster of the contest carried out by the Federation of Peñas Festeras and Culturales de Alcantarilla was presented at the premises of the Estrella de Levante brewery, announcing its "Witch Feast".
The Mayor of Alcantarilla, Joaquín Buendía, the director of the Institute of Tourism of the Region of Murcia, Manuel Fernández-Delgado, the President of the Federation of Peñas, Juan Sornichero and the head of Estrella de Levante's factory, Carlos Gómez.
The author of the winning poster, Abe Hernández, from Espinardo, along with the authorities discovered both the painting he made for the contest, and one of the posters that have already been published and that could take away the large number of guests and peñistas, along with Their ladies, who gathered at the event, which also included the future Brujo of the Fiestas 2017, Cristóbal García Morata, as well as the Councilor for Culture, Tourism and Festivities, María Luisa Martínez León, along with other members of The Municipal Corporation.
The representatives of the 17 Peñas Festeras participating this year were able to contemplate the work of Abe Hernández and at all times of the morning to be able to give explanations of the reasons that are in the same one, like main axis the Witch, the Wheel of Sewer, the Children and toys.
The jury met last February 22, to choose the poster announcing the Witch Festival 2017, a meeting that took place at the headquarters of the Federation of Peñas de Alcantarilla.
The jury was composed of: María Luisa Martínez, Councilor for Culture, Tourism and Celebrations of the Alcantarilla City Council, Juan Sornichero, president of the Federation of Peñas Festeras and Culturales de Alcantarilla, together with its Secretary of the Federation, Diego Guzmán, the painters of The locality, Miguel Ángel Luque and Miguel Pujante, next to Manuel Almira, photographer of the Photographic Association Point of Approach of Alcantarilla.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alcantarilla