Trujillo Marinera Festival
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| Trujillo Marinera Festival | |
|---|---|
 Marinera dancers | |
| Genre | Costumbrist Festival |
| Begins | January |
| Ends | January |
| Frequency | annual |
| Locations | Trujillo city, Perú |
| Years active | 1960 - present |
| Most recent | 64th edition (2024) |
| Attendance | 20,000 (estimated) |
Trujillo Marinera Festival[1] is a Peruvian cultural event held annually in Trujillo city in January. The event focuses on a dance contest called the marinera, a typical dance of the city and of the country. The festival also presents parades, presentations and competitions of Peruvian paso horses. Both the marinera dance and the Peruvian paso horse have been declared to be part of the cultural heritage of the nation by the Peruvian government.[2][3] This festival is one of the most important cultural events and representative of the country and Trujillo city has been recognized by the Peruvian government as the National Capital Marinera by Law Number 24447, of January 24, 1986.[4]
Trujillo is home to the marinera national competition each year. It is a typical dance of the city, organized by the Trujillo Club Libertad and it is performed in the last week of January. Many dance partners from different parts of the country and foreign guests come to the contest every year to compete in the categories of the competition. The festival draws thousands of tourists from around the world. It also highlights the corso through the main streets of the Historic Centre[5] that ends in main Square of Trujillo and the presentation of the typical Peruvian paso in the city.[6] The festival begins with the presentation of the Queen that represents the Marinera Festival. There are then several cultural events for those attending the festival.[citation needed]
Events
Marinera contest
The National Marinera Contest is held every year during the month of January, in the city of Trujillo. Presented pairs of dancers from around the country compete in different categories. Dances are accompanied by bands of musicians in the city. The Marinera is a traditional Peruvian dance named in honor of the country's navy ("marinero" is Spanish for "sailor" or "seaman"). One of the most specialized forms of the Marinera involves dancing alongside the Peruvian Paso horse.[7]
Parade
It takes place in the streets of the Historic Centre of Trujillo. The dancers and queens participate in this parade with cars decorated for the festival. The parade ends in the Plaza de Armas of Trujillo with dances of marinera.
Characters of the festival
The principal characters are:
- Queen of Marinera is the queen of the festival.
- Dance Champions are the best dancers of the before edition and some invited dancers.
- Dancers compete for categories.
- Bands of musicians animate the dances for the competitions.
Peruvian paso in festival
During Trujillo marinera festival in January of every year there is also peruvian paso contest.[8] Trujillo is known and considered as the Cradle of the typical Peruvian Paso Horse[9] as well as the Capital of Culture of Peru[10] so as the Capital of the Marinera dance, which is one of the most important cultural events in the country.
Peruvian paso dancing marinera.
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Gallery
Queens of Marinera festival
Winners of marinera dance
Some of the winners of Marinera Festival are the following:
| Year | Dancers | Edition | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Gino Morales Lizet Castañeda [13] | 51st | Champions |
