Today at the Santo Domingo Convent, the fifteen Damas Goyesca and their President were introduced to the media and proud family and friends in a short ceremony hosted by the mayor of Ronda Antonio Marín Lara.
Ronda’s famed Damas Goyesca are chosen for their comportment and elegance, and represent the city through most of the lead up and duration of the Pedro Romero festival, as well as accompanying the bullfighters into the Plaza de Toros during the Corrida Goyesca.
This year the President of the Damas Goyesca is Lola Riaza, and her charges are Alejandra Tornay, Ana Perez-Urruti, Chistina Lopez, Ava Guerrero, Fafi Clara, M Carmen Guerrero, María Dolores Molina, Maria de Lope-Diaz, María Elena Morales, Martina Serratosa, Marta Peroigones, Marta San Roman, Rosalia Galache, Victoria Martinez, and Violeta Sanchez.
During the Pedro Romero Fair the ladies will be seen around Ronda wearing exquisite gowns made to resemble those of ladies painted by Francisco Goya, one of Spain’s top romantic painters of the 18 and 19th centuries, and often considered the father of the modern art movement.
Aside from welcoming dignatories to Ronda, the ladies will also visit aged care facilities, children’s centres, and pose for photos at most of the major events of August and early September.
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