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Drag Ona was named Drag Queen of 2025 in Torrevieja

This past Saturday, the sixteenth National Drag Queen Competition took place at the Torrevieja International Auditorium. This is one of the most-anticipated events of the Torrevieja Carnival, which has been named an Autonomous Tourist Interest. The tickets to this gala had been sold out for days because everyone didn’t want to miss it. A show with lots of fun, colour, and freedom that made everyone happy, including the people who were performing. DJ Richi Underground livened up the photocall set up at the entrance to the Auditorium before the competition even started. This was where the public and competitors could share their thoughts and worries before the big moment.

There were many important people there, like Rosario Martínez, who is the Councillor for Festivals; Mireya Ferrández, Pablo Hernández, and Lucia Martínez, who are the Kings of Carnival 2025; the Corte Salinera; and María José Ruiz, who is the Councillor for Urban Cleaning and Waste Management. Diego Pizana, who is the head of the Cultural Association Carnival of Torrevieja, also made it to the event.

At the Gala, the six performers gave it their all on stage and put on shows that people will remember. “La Plexy” stood out because, as she always does, she actually won over the audience with her sometimes sassy and sometimes “tactical” humour, which made everyone feel like they were a part of a reality show as intense as this competition. Following the acts, the winner of this event was declared. A high-level jury made up of Violette Carson, Iván Carrocha, Adrián Ballester, and Paca “La Piraña,” who was president, was in charge of this.

Bella Vampi gave a great show.
There is a trained actress named La Bella Vampi who has directed a number of plays. But recently, she’s become more well-known after being a finalist on the last season of Drag Race Spain. This gave her the chance to dance around Spain singing her cuplés. Since she was five years old, she has been a drag queen at different venues, parties, and events all over Spain. Her main goal is to bring drag to the stage so that people don’t think of it as something silly, fun, or light-hearted. It’s what La Bella Vampi calls herself: a cupletista, vedette, and revue act.

The winners of the 16th National Drag Queen Competition, called “Carnival of Torrevieja,”
Drag Queen at the Torrevieja Carnival in 2025 (given €1,500 and a trophy) You have to drag “Ona” from Yecla with her dream, “Mamá, no hay que chimenea para que os calientes esta noche.” She also won a special prize from “Ballester Seguros” for having the best dance group.
The first bridesmaid won €900 and a trophy. She was from Santa Cruz de Tenerife and her dream was called “Oshún la diosa del Caribe.”
The second bridesmaid, Drag “Umbra” from Gran Canaria, was given €750 and told the story “Chacha, sit down and I’ll tell you now.”
The 4th Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Drag Prize, named “Akírax,” came with €250 and a metope that said, “There will always be clowns as long as there are people who cheer them on.”
5th Prize: a metope for the Spanish drag queen “Xema Lacrim” worth €200

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Consum announces the opening of new stores in Aldaia, Alaquàs, Sueca, Xàtiva, Massanassa and Torrevieja

Consum expands its operations in the Valencian Community and announces the opening of additional stores in six towns throughout Valencia. The Valencian cooperative’s comprehensive network of supermarkets in the region is further enhanced by these new openings.

New Consum stores are scheduled to open in Valencia in 2025

The following are the new stores that Consum will establish in the towns of Valencia:

Alaquàs

Aldaia

Massanassa

Sueca

Xàtiva

Torrevieja (Alicante)

Three of the stores that were acquired from Kuups last year have enabled the establishment of some of these new supermarkets. These have already been assigned an estimated opening date:

Massanassa (C/ Medi Ambient), which is scheduled to commence operations at the conclusion of May.
Alaquàs (Av. Blasco Ibáñez) and Aldaia (Av. Miguel Hernández) will launch under the Consum brand in the middle of the year.
Consum intends to maintain its pace of establishing 53 new supermarkets in 2025, including 18 of its own stores and 35 Charter stores, as well as to execute 31 renovations and expansions.

In 2024, Consum achieved revenues of €4,707.03 million, a 7.3% increase, and profits of €108.7 million, a 7.5% increase from the previous year. These figures substantiate the business model advocated by the Valencian cooperative, which is founded on price competitiveness, a diverse selection of leading brands without sacrificing the quality of its own brand, and a steadfast dedication to ensuring customer savings through discounts and gift vouchers. More than €62.2 million has been allocated to this initiative.

Antonio Rodríguez Lázaro, the CEO of Consum, stated that “these results are indicative of the dedication of our entire team, the confidence of our customers, and our capacity to adjust to change while maintaining our commitment to sustainability and innovation.”

It maintained its sixth position in the national classification of distribution companies by surface area throughout the year, increasing its market share by 0.1% to 4.7% of the national market. Nielsen reports that its market share by sales in its area of influence is 13.45%.

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The El Raso, Guardamar celebrates with a Tapas Route and concerts between May 15th and 17th

The programme for the third edition of the Guardamar del Segura City Council’s festivities has been unveiled in collaboration with the residents’ association of the El Raso Urbanisation, an area that is home to a significant number of international residents.

Between May 15th and 17th, the El Raso Urbanisation will commemorate its festivities with a Tapas Route and concerts. The festivities will take place on Thursday, May 15th and Friday, May 16th, and will feature an International Tapas Route featuring twelve establishments, which is two more than the previous year. María Venerdi, the Councillor for Festivals, has announced that participants will be able to experience tapas and a drink for 3.50 euros. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to participate in a drawing for a variety of rewards and vote for their preferred tapa on the “Tapaporte.” Last year’s edition saw the sale of over 7,000 tapas, as emphasised by the local organisers.

José Luis Sáez, the mayor of Guardamar, has emphasised the significance of “neighbourhoods becoming increasingly integrated into the dynamics of the municipality,” and he has noted that this event has “consolidated itself and become a great gastronomic celebration for the municipality.”

The city council will also offer a transport service that will travel to all participating venues in order to simplify the process of travelling.

Auditorio del Campo will host a grand celebration on Saturday, May 17th, commencing at 6 p.m. The event will feature a variety of musical groups, including the Costa Blanca Singers, who will serve as the opening act.

The charitable nature of these festivities has been emphasised by the Guardamar councillor for Festivals. The El Raso festival committee has sold T-shirts for the Tapas Route at a price of 10 euros. The proceeds of these sales, in addition to those from the bar service on the 17th, will be donated entirely to charitable causes, including the ‘El Milagro de Ver’ Foundation, which is dedicated to enhancing eye health in developing countries, and to those impacted by DANA in Valencia.

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Elche joins the national protests for Palestine on May 10th

Tomorrow, Saturday May 10th, the Elche Palestine Solidarity Committee has scheduled a demonstration in accordance with the national mobilisations under the slogan “Move for Palestine.” The march will commence at 7:00 p.m., and the rally will be held at the Chimeneas de L’Algeps in Elche at 6:30 p.m.

The initiative aims to denounce the situation in Gaza and Palestine as a whole, and to encourage citizens to demonstrate their solidarity and demand genuine action to halt the violence. The Elche Palestine Solidarity Committee extends an invitation to all individuals, irrespective of their gender or age, to participate in this collective demonstration.

As part of a coordinated campaign to increase awareness of the situation in Palestine and demand an end to the violence and occupation, this mobilisation is one of a series of demonstrations that have been organised in various cities throughout Spain.