During the ceremony, the company performed the piece “Algo se muere en el
alma”, which deals with flamenco pain, a topic he was very fond of.

Gades’ widow, Eugenia Eiriz, dedicated a few words to her husband and
affirmed that they were all touched by returning to the place he shares
with those who died for the independence of this noble people, though he
didn’t joined them in battle, but fought against injustice throughout his
life and that’s why he lays with them.

While addressing visitors and inhabitants of that municipality, the Cuban
Culture deputy minister, Rafael Bernal, noted that Gades was an
exceptional dancer and choreographer, and a symbol of universal art whose
loyalty and courage made him worthy of resting in this mausoleum.

The members of the company also paid tribute to the heroes and martyrs of
Segundo Frente, and Gades’ widow and his daughter, Maria Esteve, laid a
flower wreath by the rock that guards the mortal remains of heroine Vilma
Esppin Guillois.

On that occasion, the central museum of the Segundo Frente Historic
Complex, inaugurated a place of honor for Gades, with personal objects,
pictures from his numerous trips to Cuba, and the Jose Marti distinction
imposed on him by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro in 2004.

On Wednesday, the Antonio Gades Company performed at the Heredia Theatre
in the province and was very well received by the audience.