La Sonora de Tommy Rey, Javiera Parra Trío, Inti-Illimani, Musical Víctor sin Víctor Jara, Ricardo Silva and the Ecole Qua (former republicans of the cueca), Murga La Lucha, Los Cadillacs Pirata and Pascuala Ilabaca, will be at Parque O’ Higgins next Saturday and Sunday. It is the 35th version of this popular and family festival called by the Communist Party. Like every year, since 1988, it promises a complete experience of national and international gastronomy, crafts, relevant political forums, literature and a great central show with live music.
Santiago. 9/1/2024. Once again the mythical Hugs Festival is coming with everything. This January 13 and 14, in the capital’s Parque O’Higgins, the traditional activity will be held in its 35th version.
A popular, family festival of great importance for the culture and identity of the communist, left-wing and progressive world in our country.
The cast of artists is strong and good. La Sonora de Tommy Rey, Javiera Parra Trío, Inti-Illimani, Musical Víctor sin Víctor Jara, Ricardo Silva and the Ecole Qua (former republicans of the cueca), Murga La Lucha, Los Cadillacs Pirata and Pascuala Ilabaca, among others, who will be in charge to light both days.
The Hugs Festival (FDA) runs from 11:00 a.m. next Saturday and Sunday.
Like every year, since 1988, it promises a complete experience of national and international gastronomy, crafts, relevant political forums, literature and a great central show with live music.
This year the reissue of the book “Carrizal or the decisive year” will be launched, by the remembered former president of the community, Guillermo Teillier del Valle, considered the strategist of the alliance policy of the Communist Party and who during this version of the FDA will be remembered in different instances.
The president of the PC, Lautaro Carmona, assured that the Hugs Festival “is part of popular culture, it is a heritage of the left and will be a space to talk about unity with many sectors.”
Leo Soto, a well-known communist militant, percussionist and founding member of La Sonora de Tommy Rey, made a call to assist the FDA. He commented: “It is the first event that Sonora works on in the year and we found a warm audience, an audience that loves the orchestra, because it is our town, they are our colleagues and that for us makes us feel something very special being there.” year after year”.
The legendary percussionist recalled that in one of the previous versions, the current president of the PC, gave him his communist militant card on stage in the middle of the presentation, a moment that caused great general applause at the 2015 party.
Tickets are purchased at the door and cost 7 thousand pesos for each day; At the Festival there will be four tents with different forums at the beginning of each day. The Gladys Marín Central Tent, the Guillermo Teillier Tent, the Luis Emilio Recabarren Tent and that of the Alejandro Lipschütz Institute of Sciences (ICAL).
2024-02-13 08:44:43
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