María del Monte at the Pride of Seville: "I am one of those who are here"

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"Today I want to tell you that

and that my partner is here".

With these words

, herald of the Pride of Seville 2022,

, which has generated a cascade of messages of congratulations, support and solidarity to the folklore for "visibility".

María del Monte's statement confirms years of rumor mill regarding her homosexuality that "the Queen of Sevillanas" has verbalized, going up on stage, before a microphone and before hundreds of people, at the Pride party practically coinciding with her 60th birthday and the loss of his mother and two of his brothers due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"I have been lucky to find the love of my life

. I have a family and I have been protecting her for 23 years. But today I want to tell you that I am one of those who are here and that my partner is here", the words with which María del Monte came out of the closet yesterday caused

the party and has left hundreds of comments on networks.

The folklore received "congratulations" from the mayor of Seville,

, who

.

Muñoz, who has had a

with the journalist and writer Fernando Repiso, has never hidden her sexual orientation and supports the LGTBI collective.

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