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A true

shower of stars

is what was experienced, this Sunday, at the thirteenth

Starlite

Gala , in Marbella.

A

massive

event (managed by

Sandra García-Sanjuán's company,

in collaboration with Porcelanosa and the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT) that, this year, brought together dozens of international celebs, in order to raise

money for charitable causes.

Among them,

Richard Gere,

the master of ceremonies

Valeria Mazza,

Antonio Banderas,

Andrea Bocelli

, Diego Torres, the pianist

Chucho Valdés,

the Mexican Aislinn Derbez, the protagonist of

Luis Miguel: the

Diego Boneta series

and the undisputed star of the night:

William Levy,

the Cuban actor -known for

Café con aroma de mujer-

, who received an

award for his philanthropic work.

"I feel that, nowadays,

values ​​have been lost a lot,

that is why it is necessary to teach our children what really matters, which is

to help someone else.

I was very hungry in Cuba, but what I never lacked was It was love and, thanks to it, I am who I am today", he said in a heartfelt speech that was followed by all those present.

Among them, Vanesa Romero, table companion of the actor, with whom the Caribbean shared the entire evening.

During dinner, the performers talked, laughed and even the actress from

La que se avecina

taught him to dance "in the Spanish way", which encouraged the gaze of the curious...

During the gala, Sandra García-Sanjuán took the audacity to

auction three kisses from the heartthrob,

one for 6,000 euros, another for 10,000 and another for 12,000... However, the three buyers ended up giving up

their prize, due to their marriage ties,

and the only one Levy finally kissed was the creator of the festival.

Moments later, García-Sanjuán and some presenters, such as

Ana Obregón

, tried to auction two more kisses:

one with Antonio Banderas,

and another with the Mexican

Diego Boneta,

who - to the surprise of the attendees - interpreted

Luis Miguel

's Underneath the table

. .

Diego Boneta sang Beneath the table. GTRES

The Italian Andrea Bocelli also took the stage to interpret the song

Granada

, although, to the surprise of those present, he did it in

playback

, leaving the audience stunned.

But there was a

scandal

that disturbed the audience even more: the fact that

Victoria Federica de Marichalar and Gunilla von Bismarck

wore exactly

the same

sequined dress.

An outfit made by the Italian brand Amen, which has been very successful due to its

affordable price,

which

amounts to 500 euros.

Neither the German countess nor the niece of Felipe VI have wanted to refer to the subject.

Although, after learning of the coincidence, the daughter of the Infanta Elena

she was upset.

So much so that, when she gave an award to the teacher Chucho Valdés, she did not even make the

corresponding speech,

which Ana Obregón did grant, for example, when she was

awarded for her work

at the Aless Lequio Foundation.

Victoria Federica and Gunilla von Bismarck (together with Luis Ortiz), with the same dress.GTRES

"I

have taken my son's legacy

and the only thing I ask for is funding from the government to research cancer...

And they don't pay any attention to me.

That's why I want to contribute my grain of sand... Although this award doesn't It's mine, it's my son's... Because he has taught me to be a better person, to have other values ​​and the most important of them is solidarity," said the Madrilenian, moved.

A feeling that also infected Ainhoa ​​Arteta, who - in addition to auctioning a colorful dress for 15,000 euros - assured in a speech that she was

"happy to be alive",

while she hugged one of her best friends, Fiona Ferrer.

"We underestimate what is most valuable in this life, which is the love of the soul. So long live the soul and live life",

Also, other great personalities of the jet received awards for their most supportive facet.

Among them,

Alejandra Silva (

Richard Gere

's wife

),

Carla Pereyra

-who was congratulated by her husband, Cholo Simeone, through a video- and the Franco-British filmmaker

Roland Joffé,

who were applauded by a select group of famous Spaniards, made up of personalities such as

Agatha Ruiz de la Prada

, the representative

Susana Uribarri

, the singer

Juan Peña

, the presenters of the gala

Iván Sánchez and Luján Argüelles

, Agustín Bravo,

Santiago Segura

-who skipped the protocol and arrived in shorts- ,

Loles León

, who was in charge of auctioning a portrait of Antonio Banderas,

Fran Rivera,

who debuted as a singer, and

Raquel Bernal,

Álvaro Muñoz Escassi's ex-wife, who became the biggest "bidder" of the night.

Andrea Bocelli, during his performance in Starlite.GTRES

But, despite the fact that the gala had a very colorful red carpet, the absence of two characters was noticed, which -with great fanfare- Starlite had announced a week ago:

Chui Navarro,

the vocalist of the Mexican group Reik , and

Paloma Cuevas

, who, as La Otra Crónica has learned, was unable to travel to Marbella

"due to an unforeseen event".

However, according to the organization there would be nothing to worry about and much to be happy about... Because, on August 14, the Starlite Foundation

raised half a million euros

that will be used for various causes.

For example, the construction of

a school in Mexico

, which will be supervised by some supportive celebs.

Above all, for "the soul of Starlite", as mentioned by García-Sanjuán, Antonio Banderas and the right hand of its creator, Valeria Mazza.

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