The singer María Rodríguez Garrido, artistically known as Mala Rodríguez , has won the National Prize for Current Music 2019 , awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Sports and is endowed with 30,000 euros.

The jury of the award has justified his decision "for being a pioneer of a style such as urban music that, since its appearance two decades ago, has become essential in the field of popular music."

His appearance, the note of the opinion follows, "was a break both for his music, as for his attitude and lyrics, in a world dominated by men . " He also notes that "he is a source of inspiration for artists of successive generations and throughout his career he has taken rap and urban music from our country all over the world, especially to the American continent."

On the other hand, the committee has stressed that "their songs build bridges between Latin music and Spanish popular music."

Rodriguez joins the list of winners, which Joan Manuel Serrat opened in 2009. In successive editions Amaral (2010) Santiago Auserón (2011), Kiko Veneno (2012), Luz Casal (2013), Carmen París (2014), Jorge Pardo (2015), Martirio (2016), Javier Ruibal (2017) have been recognized and Christina Rosenvinge (2018).

The jury of the award, chaired by the director general of the National Institute of the Performing Arts and Music (INAEM), Amaya de Miguel (with the deputy director general of Music and Dance, Antonio Garde as vice president), has been composed of Tomás Fernando Flores Corchero, music critic and director of Radio 3; Miguel Martín Maiz, director of the San Sebastián Jazz Festival; Herminia Martínez García, cultural manager; Luis Javier Menéndez Alonso, Madrid editor of Mondo Sonoro, Antonio Zoido Naranjo, director of the Seville Flamenco Biennial, Carmen Zapata Corbalán, president of the Association of Women of the Music Industry; and Christina Rosenvinge, winner of the previous edition.

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