Program of La Charrada Festival

A regional touristic celebration held on Holy Saturday, featuring folk groups from the region and Portugal showcasing traditional costumes and music in the vibrant Plaza Mayor. A unique display of Salamanca's folk culture not to be missed.

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PROGRAM XLIII FESTIVAL OF LA CHARRADA, 2024

Festival of Regional Tourist Interest

Saturday, March 30, 2024

Poster, Ramón Sánchez Tello

10:00 a.m. Parades of traditional drummers and dulzaineros through all the neighborhoods of Ciudad Rodrigo

12:00 p.m. Exhibition of "charra cowboy dressage from Salamanca" in the pit of the Puerta del Sol Wall.

12:30 p.m. Parade of traditional drummers and dulzaineros, charros and charras from Salamanca on horseback from the Puerta del Sol moat to the Plaza Mayor.

1:00 p.m. Festival in the Plaza Mayor of the traditional dance groups of Ciudad Rodrigo:
- Charro Button
- To the Sound of the Drum
- Aires Charros

5:00 p.m. Charrada Festival where the traditional music, dances and costumes of the Salamanca regions will be shown by their most genuine performers and regions from other linked regions.
The following regions will be involved:
- Extremadura, Cáceres:
1. Casares de las Hurdes
- Charro Field:
2. Villavieja de Yeltes
- Sierra de Francia:
3. La Alberca, Mogarraz and Miranda del Castañar
4. El Maillo, Monsagro and Serradilla del Arroyo
- Land of Alba:
5. Alba de Tormes
- The Rebollar:
6. The Payo
7. Penaparda
- León, La Maragatería:
8. Rabanal del Camino
Presentation of the Encina Charra Award for her work in traditional Salamanca music, to the dancer from Peñaparda, Milagros Toribio Sánchez.

7:00 p.m. Popular dances in the Plaza Mayor among the public and participants.

A TRADITIONAL CHARRO MARKET will be held throughout the day with food and craft products from La Tierra, as well as folklore, with vendors dressed in charro costumes.

List of "ENCINAS CHARRAS" granted to date

• 1981 Antonio Freijóo Calderón, "Tío Frejón" Drummer, from Retortillo.
• 1982 José López. Drummer, from Vilvestre.
• 1983 Andrés Calles. Drummer, from Guadramiro.
• 1984 Andrés Carpio "Bishop of Rebollar". Singer of Sepulchre-Hilario and compiler and
• propeller
• of traditional music in Peñaparda.
• 1985 Pilar Magadan Chao. Researcher and performer of traditional Salamancan music.
• 1986 Sebastian Luis Luis "El Guinda". Drummer, from La Alberca and dance performer
• Highlander.
• 1987 Eusebio and Pilar Mayalde. Researchers and performers of traditional music and dance
• Salamanca.
• 1989 Angel Valverde. Dulzainero, by Alaraz
• 1990 Nicomedes de Castro "Medes". Drummer, from Villamayor.
• 1991 Angel Carril Ramos. Researcher and performer of traditional Salamanca music
• 1992 Arturo Regalado Carballlares. Charro dancer, from Ciudad Rodrigo
• 1993 Laudencio López Lobato. Drummer, from Ciudad Rodrigo.
• 1994 José Ramón Cid Cebrián. Drummer, from Ciudad Rodrigo.
• 1995 Santiago Pérez García, "Tio Piteo". Drummer, from Monsagro.
• 1996 Miguel Alonso Gomez. Musicologist from Vilavieja de Yeltes.
• 1997 Federico Lozano Andrés. Dancer from Villares de la Reina.
• 1998 Manuel Hernández Hernández. Drummer, from Aldeadávila de la Ribera.
• 1999 Manuel Pano de la Iglesia, Drummer, from San Martín del Castañar.
• 2000 Lorenzo Sánchez González "Titón". Drummer, from Mogarraz.
• 2001 Miguel Manzano Alonso. Musicologist, from Zamora.
• 2002 Miguel Garrudo Castro. Master of dance, from Cespedosa de Tormes.
• 2003 Ismael Álvarez Muñoz. Drummer, by Cilleros de la Bastida
• 2004 Ma José Calderero Mateos. Folklorist, from Villavieja de Yeltes.
• 2005 Isaías Hernández Marino. Drummer, from Almond.
• 2006 Ceferino Torres García. Folklorist, from Salamanca
• 2007 Feli Cañada Miguel. Researcher of Salamanca clothing, from Salamanca
• 2008 Pedro Rodríguez González. Drummer, from Valdecarros
• 2009 Alberto Jambrina Leal. Folklore and Ethnomusicology researcher. Zamora.
• 2010 Leopoldo Hernández Iglesia. Dancer and shoemaker craftsman, from La Alberca and Mogarraz
• 2011 Félix Sánchez Plaza, Félix Talao". Dulzainero, from Salmoral (Salamanca)
• 2012 Nino Sánchez. Salamanca folklorist
• 2013 Arcadio Vicente Hernández. Drummer, from Barreras (Salamanca)
• 2014 Joaquín Díaz González. Musician and Popular Culture Researcher. Zamora
• 2015 Afrodisio Hernández Herrero. Drummer and Dance Master, from Vilvestre (Salamanca)
• 2016 Isabel Ramos González. "Tocaera" from Peñaparda (Salamanca)
• 2017 Diego Vacas, Dancer from Vilvestre (Salamanca)
• 2018 Manuel Pérez González. Builder of Traditional Salamancan Instruments from Aldeatejada (Salamanca)
• 2019 "Ismael" Ismael Peña Poza. Folklorist and singer. Segovia.
• 2022 Ángel Rufino de Aro "El Mariquelo". Salamanca drummer.
• 2023 Carlos García Medina. Painter of charra music.
• 2024 Milagros Toribio Sánchez. Dancer from Peñaparda.