00:00Moving to Venezuela, as part of the celebration of the 155th anniversary of the Baile de la
00:05Maca, regional and municipal authorities from the state of Carabobo presented awards to
00:10the popular artists who keep the art alive.
00:13The artistic expression, which consists of a symbolic burial of a deceased person with
00:17music, drums and dances, who died because of the creed of the woman of the town, was
00:23declared in 2018 as part of the National Cultural Heritage.
00:26For this 2026 edition, the President of the Festival Foundation, Hermann Otero, together
00:31with the sole tourism authority, Alba Alianza, and Mayor Juan Carlos Betancur, unveiled a
00:37plaque honoring Hermann Villanueva, leader of the Tambores de San Millán Group, and highlighted
00:43the weight of those who have ensured the continuity of this cultural expression for more than
00:47a century and a half.
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