Talent rewarded

VIOLINIST María Dueñas to take place the following month in Madrid’s Las Ventas ring was cancelled due to low ticket sales.

(above) has won the 2023 Princess of Girona Arts and Letters Award.

Back in 2021, however, when the Social Rights Ministry’s plans first came to light, there was an angry reaction from the bullfighters themselves.

Respect

“It shows a complete lack of respect and freedom,” Daniel Calderon, a bullfighter and the manager of the Diversiones en el Ruedo troupe said at the time.

“We are skilled professionals who work hard and we entertain like other performers,” he added.

The talented musician from Granada was presented with the prize from the Princess of Girona Foundation at a ceremony in Cordoba attended by Queen Letizia.

Winner

She received €20,000 as well as a copy of a work by Juan Zamora, winner of the 2017 award.

The award was established in 2009 and is open to young Spanish nationals between the ages of 16 and 35 working in artistic disciplines.

Born in Granada, 20-yearold Dueñas has been studying with professor Boris Kuschnir at the Music and Arts University of Vienna since 2016.

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