Paterna pays tribute to José Mercé and Arcángel in its Paseo del Flamenco

On Saturday, November 14, Paterna de Rivera pays tribute to two figures of flamenco singing: José Soto Soto, «José Mercé», and Francisco José Arcángel Ramos, «Arcángel». The main event will be the unveiling of the tiles bearing their names on the Paseo del Flamenco, at 12:00. In the afternoon, at 16:00, the local singer Cati Sevillano performs in the Plaza de la Petenera, on the same Paseo del Flamenco. Sevillano won the XLIV edition of the Concurso Internacional de Cante por Peteneras in 2019, as recalled by the Ayuntamiento de Paterna de Rivera. The performance is part of the Programa de Cooperación Cultural between the Ayuntamiento de Paterna de Rivera and the Fundación Provincial de Cultura de la Diputación de Cádiz, within the Planeamos Cultura plan.

Paterna de Rivera is a municipality in the comarca of La Janda, in the province of Cádiz, known for breeding fighting bulls. One theory places the origin of the flamenco form of the petenera in this town, as recorded by the encyclopedia Wikipedia. The peteneras competition that Cati Sevillano won in 2019 is held in the town. The tribute adds to other cultural events in the municipality. On November 7, the XXIII Concurso de Coreografía was held at the Caseta Municipal del Recinto Ferial, with modern dance and flamenco categories, organised by the Ayuntamiento through the Concejalía de Cultura and with the collaboration of the Diputación de Cádiz, as reported by the Consistorio on October 23. The event on November 14 is free to attend and requires no prior registration, according to the data provided by the Ayuntamiento.