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| The flags of the main buildings in Totana will shine one day at half-mast and with black crepe, as a sign of mourning for the death of the Adoptive Son, as stated in the Regulation of Honors and Distinctions | The mayor of Totana, Juan José Cánovas, has conveyed his most sincere condolences and a message of condolences to the family and friends of the former Adoptive Son of the City, the troubadour Juan Tudela Piernas, popularly known as “Uncle Juan Rita”, who He passed away this morning at the age of 108, being the oldest resident of this municipality.The councilor wants to express his support and solidarity to his family and friends, on behalf of the current Municipal Corporation, in these moments of deep pain for such an irreparable loss.Precisely, the mayor made a visit to Juan Tudela's home on February 14 on the occasion of his 108th birthday, having the last special gesture of affection and proximity with one of the neighbors who has most prestigious the name of Totana and has fought for maintain, through the trovo, the popular traditions and cultural customs of the municipality and the Region of Murcia.Juan José Cánovas has indicated his regret for the loss of the "universal totanero" and has affirmed that "his personal and artistic career in folklore and popular music has made him a legendary person outside of Totana".In this regard, the Totanero regidor has said that Uncle Juan Rita leaves a "very great mark and a great artistic legacy"; and he has reiterated, on behalf of the people of Totana, his affection for his family environment and the field of popular Murcian folklore and costumbrismo.The City of Totana already delivered the Title of Adoptive Child to Juan Tudela Piernas in February 2010, in an emotional event that took place at the Sociocultural Center "La Cárcel" in this town.Two years later, in February 2012, coinciding with his 100 years, Totana paid an institutional tribute to Uncle Juan Rita, by opening a square that bears his name in the area of ??Triptolemos, between Avenida de Mazarrón and Calle Cartagena.
from this city."Uncle Juan Rita", the long-lived member of the Aledo Squad, as he was known in the local and regional cultural sphere, was a man with an enviable artistic and human trajectory, closely linked to the municipality of Totana, where he had lived for many years.
years.He was born in Aledo on February 14, 1912, but the vicissitudes of life moved him, along with his mother and a brother, to Zúñiga, in the municipality of Lorca, where she was born and lived until she married.The regional government awarded him, precisely, two years ago the Community Gold Medal on June 9, on the occasion of the Day of the Region, to the Murcian troubadour, for representing "the living legacy of the traditions of the Region of Murcia ".Juan Tudela Piernas died after ten in the morning at his home on Ánimas Street, where he lived for a long time, accompanied by family, neighbors and friends, including the current mayor of Aledo, Javier Andreo, his inseparable guide in the gang .The body will be veiled at the Totana-José Antonio Funeral Parlor, located at 42 Rambla de La Santa avenue; and the funeral will be held tomorrow in the parish of the Three Hail Marys in this town, at a time that has yet to be specified.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana
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