Amparo and Neus end their year of major falleras with an emotional farewell

The major falleras of Dénia 2019, Amparo Petrie and Neus Suárez, have completed the last page of their reign. This Sunday they officially said goodbye to a year full of excitement and new experiences with the farewell ceremony that brought together the representatives of the failures of 2019 and 2020.

The event began with a video starring the major falleras and their courts of honor that took place Les Rotes y the castle Dénia, in which Amparo and Neus found a treasure full of memories.

The presenter of the act, Anna Sobrecases, gave the floor to José Vicente Benavente, who also said goodbye to the presidency of the Local Board Fallera of Dénia after two years of mandate. Benavente made a review of the achievements of its executive in these two years, highlighting the open path to the Fester Museum, the improvement of relations with the rest of the municipalities, or the great success of this year's Exhibition of Ninot in the fish market. Dénia

The outgoing president especially appreciated the support of his family in a difficult time on a personal level. Benavente also remembered the major falleras and thanked the support of the Provincial Council of Alicante and the City of Dénia.

Next, the courts of honor of Amparo and Neus took the stage to receive the major falleras, which accompanied by the mayor of Dénia, Vicent Grimalt, they received a warm welcome from the public that congregated there.

Grimalt took the floor to thank Amparo and Neus and the work they have done during this year as the maximum representatives of Dénia's faults, and he wished them to continue to be linked to the festival whose history they are already part of.

The charges of the eleven Dénia commissions of the year 2019 were going up on stage to pay homage to the major falleras. All of them contributed balloons of the colors of each commission and photographs that they placed in separate frames.

The representatives of the faults Diana and Port Rotes, commissions of Neus and Amparo respectively, addressed a few words of affection to their falleras, who return home after an intense year.

As every year, the farewell gala had a place to honor the artists who this year have won the first prizes, in large and children, of the two sections of the failures of Dénia. Sergio Fandos, who won the first prize in the first child section for Campaments; Rafa Ibáñez, first prize in the First section with Port Rotes; José Gallego, first prize Special section with the fails Center; and Pere Baena, first prize Special Section for the Center failure.

Next, the prize for the best parade of the last offering of flowers was awarded, which went to the Port Rotes fails.

The culminating moment of the act arrived with the parliaments directed to the major falleras. Sabrina Carrió and Diana Suárez, aunt and sister of Neus, spoke some emotional words to Dénia's infantile senior faller, while Carla Petrie, sister of Amparo, moved with the speech that she dedicated to her sister.

Neus took the floor first, remembering the friendships he has made throughout this year, both in Dénia and beyond its borders. De Amparo said that it is "the example of what a major fallera should be," and thanked the work of the Fallera Local Board, especially delegate Elena Sepúlveda. Little Neus also had words of love for the president, Benavente, and for his court of honor.

Amparo, meanwhile, acknowledged having discovered new facets of the party during this year. Companions from other municipalities, members of the Local Fallera Board, charges of Dénia's failures ... all received words of affection from the major faller 2019, making special mention of both Neus and the components of the court of honor, His great traveling companions. Amparo also asked for applause for his family, and saying goodbye with a "Fins Semper" from the Dénia fallero collective.