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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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