Meet the winners of the 2023-24 National Culture Award and honorable mentions

Published at: 13/01/2025 09:32 PM

The head of state Nicolás Maduro granted recognition to outstanding national artists with the objective of promoting recognition by the Venezuelan State and society of those who are part of cultural experiences.

Below are the winners of the awards in their different categories:

Popular Culture

Rafael Enrique Salazar Romero: For his long career as a researcher, musicologist, composer and cultural promoter.

Literature

Antonio Trujillo: For his works, which connect with the feelings and values of the Venezuelan people and serve as a beacon for current and future generations.

Humanities

Alí Enrique López Bohórquez: For his contribution and contribution for more than 50 years in teaching, teaching, research and historical dissemination.

Music

José Antonio “Toñito” Naranjo: For his long career as an interpreter and his task in training generations of Venezuelan flutists, and his great contribution to Venezuelan culture.

Circus Arts

Darwin “Nicky” García: For his career and contribution to Venezuelan culture, in addition to training different generations of circus artists for Venezuela and the world.

Traditional knowledge

Giancarla Brancaleón: For their contribution and conservation, in favor of the tradition of the little horses of San Juan, in Ciudad Bolívar.

Julieta Hernández (post-mortem): For the immortal planting of smiles and awareness, through circus arts, poetry and love.

Craftsmanship

Fidelina Manzo: For her extraordinary career in the artisanal world, in addition to her contribution to the process of research, curation, organization and training of new generations of artisans.

Olga Reyes (post-mortem): For her career and representation of indigenous women potters.

Dance

Flor Auristela “Poy” Márquez Ugueto: For her national and international career as a performer, creator, teacher and manager of contemporary dance.

Fanny Montiel (post-mortem): For her long career as an interpreter and teacher of classical dance.

Theater

Guillermo José Díaz Mejías (Yuma): For his long career, commitment and ethics in the theatrical profession.

Plastic arts

Joel Pacheco

For a long career in which he has demonstrated sustained and remarkable development in his artistic work.

Architecture

Domingo Acosta González

For his trajectory and vision of sustainable and environmentally responsible architecture.

Photograph

Joel Alberto Ochoa

For her work of dissemination and artistic expression in the photographic fact about the cultural and ethnic diversity of the Venezuelan people, emphasizing the value of women and indigenous peoples.

Cinema

Jorge Jacko: For his long career leading the laboratory and post-production services of Venezuelan cinema for more than six decades.

Nancy de Miranda (post-mortem): For her invaluable service as a historian and popularizer of Venezuelan cinema.

Honorable Mention Artists

He asked for Bullón (leader of the Burriquitas of Venezuela, post-mortem)

Pedro GUARAÑA Riera (popular culture, post-mortem)

Nohelí POCATERRA (reference for indigenous cultures in Venezuela)

José Marcial Ramos Guédez (historian)

Cristóbal Jimenez (musician)

Daniel Enrique Gil Rosado (musician)

Henry Martinez (musician)

Hernán Marín (musician)

Eduardo Martínez (musician, Los Guaraguao)

Jesús Cordero (musician, Los Guaraguao)

José “CHACHATA” Guerra (musician, Los Guaraguao)

Eleazar Molina Molina (poet “Gonzalo Fragui”)

Enrique Hernández D'Jesús (poet)

José Miguel Méndez Crespo (young visually impaired poet)

Pedro Durán (theater, film and TV actor)

María Yolanda Medina (craftswoman)

Edgar Álvarez Estrada (painter)

Alexis Mujica (master circus player)

Carlos Bolivar (filmmaker)

Blanca Sanchez (theatrical director)

Artistic Glories:

As for the Artistic Glories Award, created through the Law for the Protection of Workers and Cultural Workers, there are the following personalities who, with their contribution, have contributed to the formation, cultural, identity and social development of the nation:

Mario Díaz (musician, Joropo Mirandino)

Omaira Gutierrez (artisan from Zulia)

Ivo Augusto Díaz Barroso

Carlos Piñero (sauce)

Jose Cheo Linares (sauce)

Biella da Costa (national rock)

Oscar Jesús Colina (pop)

Dilia Waikarán (actress)

Zoraya Sanz (actress)

Jesús Sevillano (musician)

Cecilia Todd (music)

Lilia Vera (music)

Zhandra Rodriguez (dancer)

José Montecano (musician)

José Antonio Dávila (painter)

Antonia Azuaje (wristband, painter)

Jorge Arteaga (painter)

Perucho Aguirre (musician)

Black Theatre of Barlovento

Simón Bolívar youth and children's choirs and orchestras system.

The Three Sad Tigers

Los Cañoneros

Parranda Group “La Flor de Cojedes”.

It is important to mention that the National Culture Award is the highest recognition given to each of the Venezuelan artists who have years of experience in the cultural area.

Mazo News Team