Rincón de la Victoria will celebrate the Puppet Festival from August 20 to 23.

The town of Rincón de la Victoria will celebrate the 13th edition of the Puppet Festival, which will take place from August 20 to 23, featuring outdoor performances in the streets and squares of the four cores of the municipality with "companies of nationally recognized prestige."

The Councilor for Culture, Paz Couto, highlighted the "high level of programming, with free shows by local companies such as Miguel Pino’s Puppets and Manolo Supertramp, and other renowned ones like Teatro Arbolé (Zaragoza) and Tropos Teatro (Madrid), who will perform great classics from the children's repertoire."

Meanwhile, the mayor of Rincón de la Victoria, Francisco Salado, emphasized "the great excitement this festival sparks each year among the young audience, thanks to its street-level format, which allows the little ones to interact with the stories and characters that come to life. The Puppet Festival is already established as a must-attend cultural event of the summer in our municipality."

In this vein, Couto pointed out that "the festival maintains its traditional format with outdoor performances, carefully selected according to the environment, to further enrich the audience's experience."

Likewise, the artistic directors of the festival and members of the company Producciones Infantiles Miguel Pino, Antonio Pino, Miguel Pino, and Isabel Hurtado, expressed their enthusiasm for "offering another year of high-quality shows, keeping alive the puppeteering tradition that has been passed from generation to generation."

The Puppet Festival will kick off on August 20 at Las Flores de Benagalbón square with the play 'The Great Dancer' by Cía Manolo Supertramp. For 50 minutes, attendees can enjoy this character as he prepares to compete in the state talent contest with his great tap dancing act.

"It's a luxury to have Manolo, a local resident, with us, who has over 15 years of theatrical experience as an actor, writer, and director in various projects and works in the musicals Billy Elliot, Young Frankenstein, and as the master of ceremonies in 'Imaginé'," said the councilor.

Miguel Pino's puppets return with "more adventures" in 'Peneque the Magic Curtain', on August 21 at the old Railway Station of Torre de Benagalbón. This time, Miguelito comes to this world in the second month of the year, his first days of life nourished by what will become his most powerful tool, imagination.

On August 22, the acclaimed children's and family play 'The Three Little Pigs' will arrive at Pepe El Boticario square in Rincón de la Victoria. After more than 15 years in the repertoire, and countless performances, Cía Arbolé will tell this story with the humor and playful interaction that characterize them.

The festival will conclude on August 23 at Gloria Fuertes square with the fun version of the well-known traditional tale 'The Vain Little Mouse' by the company Tropos Teatro de Títeres from Madrid. Finally, the City Council reminded that all performances will be free and will start at 10:00 PM.