The Kings present the Medal to María Teresa Campos' daughter Terelu

Kings Felipe and Letizia traveled yesterday to Seville to preside over the awarding of the Gold Medals for Merit in Fine Arts granted by the Ministry of Culture, whose minister also attended the event. This is one of the most important cultural recognitions in our country, and this time it was awarded to well-known figures such as actresses Gemma Cuervo and Vicky Peña; dancer Antonio Najarro; designer Modesto Lomba; and brothers José and David Muñoz, Estopa. Posthumously, the medal was received by the journalist from Malaga María Teresa Campos, handed to her daughter Terelu Campos; screenwriter and film and television director Patricia Ferreira; professor, writer, and screenwriter Miguel Ángel López González, known as El Hematocrito; cartoonist and comic artist Carlos Pacheco; and actress Itziar Castro.

Minutes after the ceremony, María Teresa Campos's eldest daughter expressed her “tremendous pride” about the award: “I know what it would have meant for her to have been able to receive it herself.” In fact, when she learned that her mother was going to be awarded, the TV presenter did not hesitate to tell the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun: “I appreciate it very much, but I would have liked it if you had given it to her in life.”

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