The most prestigious parade of floats in northern Spain, “Batalla De Flores De Laredo” means ‘The battle of the flowers’ of Laredo, will this year with a jury of national experts, including Jesus Ruiz Valderrama is ‘Thumbtack’ body-builders representing mirandese. A decision by the Consistory after the last tournament the prize-giving was very controversial. Participants complained that there were no technical criteria when evaluating the works and rebelled demanding professionalism.
Precisely because of this, being part of the jury is a matter of pride for this Mirandese he has seen, helped and even participated in this parade for 51 years.
“It is an honour for me because I have known bodybuilders were their own which I have proposed and I on behalf of an entire city. I think the fact that I have chosen is certainly one of the biggest dreams of my life, “he admits.
The event, which has already served more than one hundred years of life, will be held from 17:30 this afternoon and its completion is estimated at around 20:00. In this time interval Ruiz Valderrama must assess body-builders to twenty groups. “It will not be easy because they are awesome coaches, but we will do everything possible to avoid the controversy of previous years’ he says.
The floats are made with flowers and some of them have more than 90,000, so their cost is very high. “They have nothing to do with Miranda because you simply round a flower and the euro. 20 years ago we could compete with Laredo, but long ago is no longer possible, “he says.
Because, in his opinion, the parade of Miranda, there is a sufficient number of carriages, there is no competition and the organization is not adequate. “Once I even made him sign the minutes before the parade started. The next year I refused because it is a mistake to share the prize without having seen the parade. This may not even know if I’ll see
Batalla De Flores De Laredo
Batalla De Flores De Laredo
Batalla De Flores De Laredo
Batalla De Flores De Laredo
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