Culture Ministry Awards Carnival 2009 Winners

The Ministry of Culture handed out awards and certificates to this year’s winners of the “National Carnival Parade of 2009” at an event presided over by the Deputy Administrative Minister, Alexander Santana. The event was held in the lobby of the ministry.

A total of 190 troupes from 3 provinces around the country, Santo Domingo East, Santo Domingo North, Santo Domingo West and the District Capital, participated in the event.

A total of 190 troupes from 3 provinces around the country, Santo Domingo East, Santo Domingo North, Santo Domingo West and the District Capital, participated in the event. The winning troupe for Carnival 2009 is “Los Zanganos,” from San Juan de la Maguana, receiving prize money of 250,000 pesos.

The key address was given by Alexander Santana while the artistic presentation was under the direction of the Grand Prize winning troupes corresponding to “Los Zánganos” and the first prize of the Ali Baba category corresponding to “Sigh in Venice from the National District.”

Prizes were awarded by Deputy Administrative Minister, Alexander Santana; Deputy Minister of Institutional Development Mateo Morrison; Director General of Folklore, Xiomarita Pérez; National Director of the Provinces, Domingo Guerrero; Director of Management and Carnival, Ramón Lachapelle; Director of Neighborhood Culture, José Cuello; Director of Culture of Santo Domingo East, Guillermo Martínez; and the deputy director of Popular Participation, Tony Estrella. Categories

Fantasy

• First Place: Steal a Chicken from Bani
  
• Second Place: Rumba Fantasy from Santo Domingo East
  
• Third Place: Flowers in the Wind from Santo Domingo North.

Alí Babá

• First Place: Sigh of Venice from the National District.
  
• Second Place: The Harlequins and Something More from Santo Domingo North.
  
• Third Place: The Monarchs in Fantasy from the National District.

Historical

• First Place: The Indians from la Ceiba de Santiago de los Caballeros.
  
• Second Place: Peace Treaty from the National District.
  
• Third Place: Jatatana Tanama of Puerto Plata.

Devils

• First Place: The Cachúas from Cabral, Barahona.
  
• Second Place: The Macaraos from Salcedo.
  
• Third Place: The Taimáscaros from Puerto Plata.

Popular Creativity

• First Place: Cacao Mask of San Francisco de Macorís.
  
• Second Place: The Super Bull of La Romana.
  
• Third Place: Rice with Coconut from SantoDomingo North.

Tradicional

• First Place: The Chicken Keepers of Santo Domingo East.
  
• Second Place: 100% Jewelers from Santiago de los Caballeros.
  
• Third Place: The Dark Ones from Santo Domingo North.

Individual Characters

• First Place: The Ocean Pearl – Puerto Plata.
  
• Second Place: The Bat – Puerto Plata.
  
• Third Place: The Chicken Thief from Villa Consuelo- National District.

Fantasy Mask

• First Place: Angelo Leonardo Cabrera-Santiago de los Caballeros.
  
• Second Place: The Crocodiles from Nagua.
  
• Third Place: ElvisVizcaíno – Santo Domingo East.

Traditional Mask

• First Place: Cocorícamo – San Juan de la Maguana.
  
• Second Place Los Jurones – Santo Domingo East.
  
• Third Place: Devil´s Mask – Elías Piña.

Alexander Santana, Administrative Deputy Secretary and Xiomarita Pérez of the Folklore Office giving a plaque of recognition to the representatives of the Grand Prize winning troupe for Carnival 2009, Los Zánganos from San Juan de la Maguana.

Rica and Coconut Troupe.

Mateo Morrison, Deputy Minister of Institutional Development and Milán Suero giving a prize to a representative of the troupe, “Sigh of Venice from the National District,” who are number one in the Ali Baba classification.