La Muñeca de la Calenda is being raised as Cultural Heritage in Trujillo

Published at: 08/10/2026 10:00 PM

With more than 100 years of history, the Muñeca de la Calenda and the traditional Dance of the Dwarves were officially declared as Cultural and Intangible Heritage of the Trujillo municipality, at an event held by the town of San Lázaro in the Andrés Linares parish.

Yustin Sarmiento, president of the Trujillo Municipal Council, was accompanied by the director of Culture and Tourism, Josefina Pernía, councilors, cultors and organized popular power, on a day that overflowed joy and fervor for Trujillo's roots and the strengthening of local identity.

“With our signatures in the ordinance, this cultural manifestation is enacted as a historical heritage of the Trujillo municipality. May this ordinance further strengthen cultural manifestation and enrich it even more. Thank you all for participating in the consolidation of this ordinance,” Sarmiento emphasized in a press release.

The declaration is part of the policies of rescue and cultural projection with the objective of safeguarding the historical legacy and ancient traditions for the new generations.

During the event, attendees enjoyed live samples of this unique dance expression that is still alive in the region.

Centennial tradition

Historical reviews recall that it was the Trujillo historian and cultor Alberto Aranguren who shaped this manifestation by creating the print, lyrics and music of the Dance of the Doll of the Calenda and the Dwarves, inspired by the literary work of Mario Briceño Iragorry and merging it with polka rhythms.

This traditional staging has a unique allegorical richness, made up of characters such as the Spanish one, the indigenous one, four Indians, six dwarves, the calenda doll, the lamp holder and five musicians accompanied by singers, who perform pieces with violin or mandolin, four, guitar and drum.

Mazo News Team