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Opening speakers
Throughout its three decades of history, the Mussel and Cockle Festival of Vilanova de Arousa has had prominent personalities who have delivered the event’s opening speech.
All of them were entrusted with exalting the excellent gastronomic qualities of the most representative products of the town, in addition to showing their commitment to the promotion and dissemination of them in their respective areas.
Below are the opening speakers of all the years that the Mussel and Cockle Festival of Vilanova de Arousa has been held:
All
before 2000
2000 - 2010
2010 - 2020
2020 - present
All
| 2023 | D. José García Domínguez • Journalist | |
| 2022 | D. Iñigo de la Cuadra – Salcedo • Director of the Quetzal Route | |
| 2021 | Event not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2020 | Event not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2019 | D. Pedro da Devesa y D. Manuel Liste • Comedians | |
| 2018 | D. David Lendoiro Perdomo • Actor and comedian | |
| 2017 | D. José Manuel Rey Varela • Regional Minister of Social Policy | |
| 2016 | D. Román Rodríguez González • Regional Minister of Culture, Education and University Planning | |
| 2015 | D. Carlos Portas Oubiña, • Journalist and correspondent | |
| 2014 | D. Javier Guillén Bedoya, • General Director of the Vuelta Ciclista a España “Unipublic” | |
| 2013 | D. Rafael Louzán Abal • President of the Provincial Council of Pontevedra. | |
| 2012 | D. Celestino Lores Rosal • President of the Ruta Xacobea Foundation | |
| 2011 | D. Antonio Sineiro Padín • Parish Priest of Vilanova | |
| 2010 | D. Federico Quevedo López-Varela • Journalist (TV Intereconomía) and writer | |
| 2009 | D. Manuel Cores Tourís • Vice-President of the Regulatory Council of the D.O. Rías Baixas | |
| 2008 | D. Antón Xil • Journalist, Diario de Arousa | |
| 2007 | D. Lucas Míguez • Sculptor | |
| 2006 | No festival was held | |
| 2005 | D. Jacobo Pérez Paz • Journalist and comedian | |
| 2004 | Dª Beatriz Manjón • Journalist | |
| 2003 | D. Manuel Millán • Actor | |
| 2002 | D. Arsenio Iglesias • Football coach | |
| 2001 | • | |
| 2000 | D. Terio Carrera • TVG journalist | |
| 1999 | D. Víctor Vázquez Portomeñe • senator of regional designation | |
| 1998 | Dª. Soledad Puertolas • Writer | |
| 1997 | D. Xerardo Fernández Albor • Former president of the Xunta de Galicia |
before 2000
| 1999 | D. Víctor Vázquez Portomeñe • Senator of regional designation | |
| 1998 | Dª. Soledad Puertolas • Writer | |
| 1997 | D. Xerardo Fernández Albor • Former president of the Xunta de Galicia |
2000 - 2010
| 2010 | D. Federico Quevedo López-Varela • Journalist (TV Intereconomía) and writer | |
| 2009 | D. Manuel Cores Tourís • Vice-President of the Regulatory Council of the D.O. Rías Baixass | |
| 2008 | D. Antón Xil • Journalist, Diario de Arousa | |
| 2007 | D. Lucas Míguez • Sculptor | |
| 2006 | No festival was held | |
| 2005 | D. Jacobo Pérez Paz • Journalist and comedian | |
| 2004 | Dª Beatriz Manjón • Journalist | |
| 2003 | D. Manuel Millán • Actor | |
| 2002 | D. Arsenio Iglesias • Football coach | |
| 2001 | • | |
| 2000 | D. Terio Carrera • TVG journalist |
2010 - 2020
| 2020 | Event not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2019 | D. Pedro da Devesa y D. Manuel Liste • Comedians | |
| 2018 | D. David Lendoiro Perdomo • Actor and comedian | |
| 2017 | D. José Manuel Rey Varela • Regional Minister of Social Policy | |
| 2016 | D. Román Rodríguez González • Regional Minister of Culture, Education and University Planning | |
| 2015 | D. Carlos Portas Oubiña, • Journalist and correspondent | |
| 2014 | D. Javier Guillén Bedoya, • General Director of the Vuelta Ciclista a España “Unipublic” | |
| 2013 | D. Rafael Louzán Abal • President of the Provincial Council of Pontevedra | |
| 2012 | D. Celestino Lores Rosal • President of the Ruta Xacobea Foundation | |
| 2011 | D. Antonio Sineiro Padín • Parish Priest of Vilanova | |
| 2010 | D. Federico Quevedo López-Varela • Journalist (TV Intereconomía) and writer |
2020 - present
| 2023 | D. José García Domínguez • Journalist | |
| 2022 | D. Iñigo de la Cuadra – Salcedo • Director of the Quetzal Route | |
| 2021 | Event not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2020 | Event not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
All
before 2000
2000 - 2010
2010 - 2020
2020 - present
All
| 2023 | D. José García Domínguez • Journalist | |
| 2022 | D. Iñigo de la Cuadra – Salcedo • Director of the Quetzal Route | |
| 2021 | Event not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2020 | Event not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2019 | D. Pedro da Devesa y D. Manuel Liste • Comedians | |
| 2018 | D. David Lendoiro Perdomo • Actor and comedian | |
| 2017 | D. José Manuel Rey Varela • Regional Minister of Social Policy | |
| 2016 | D. Román Rodríguez González • Regional Minister of Culture, Education and University Planning | |
| 2015 | D. Carlos Portas Oubiña, • Journalist and correspondent | |
| 2014 | D. Javier Guillén Bedoya, • General Director of the Vuelta Ciclista a España “Unipublic” | |
| 2013 | D. Rafael Louzán Abal • President of the Provincial Council of Pontevedra. | |
| 2012 | D. Celestino Lores Rosal • President of the Ruta Xacobea Foundation | |
| 2011 | D. Antonio Sineiro Padín • Parish Priest of Vilanova | |
| 2010 | D. Federico Quevedo López-Varela • Journalist (TV Intereconomía) and writer | |
| 2009 | D. Manuel Cores Tourís • Vice-President of the Regulatory Council of the D.O. Rías Baixas | |
| 2008 | D. Antón Xil • Journalist, Diario de Arousa | |
| 2007 | D. Lucas Míguez • Sculptor | |
| 2006 | No festival was held | |
| 2005 | D. Jacobo Pérez Paz • Journalist and comedian | |
| 2004 | Dª Beatriz Manjón • Journalist | |
| 2003 | D. Manuel Millán • Actor | |
| 2002 | D. Arsenio Iglesias • Football coach | |
| 2001 | • | |
| 2000 | D. Terio Carrera • TVG journalist | |
| 1999 | D. Víctor Vázquez Portomeñe • senator of regional designation | |
| 1998 | Dª. Soledad Puertolas • Writer | |
| 1997 | D. Xerardo Fernández Albor • Former president of the Xunta de Galicia |
before 2000
| 1999 | D. Víctor Vázquez Portomeñe • Senator of regional designation | |
| 1998 | Dª. Soledad Puertolas • Writer | |
| 1997 | D. Xerardo Fernández Albor • Former president of the Xunta de Galicia |
2000 - 2010
| 2010 | D. Federico Quevedo López-Varela • Journalist (TV Intereconomía) and writer | |
| 2009 | D. Manuel Cores Tourís • Vice-President of the Regulatory Council of the D.O. Rías Baixass | |
| 2008 | D. Antón Xil • Journalist, Diario de Arousa | |
| 2007 | D. Lucas Míguez • Sculptor | |
| 2006 | No festival was held | |
| 2005 | D. Jacobo Pérez Paz • Journalist and comedian | |
| 2004 | Dª Beatriz Manjón • Journalist | |
| 2003 | D. Manuel Millán • Actor | |
| 2002 | D. Arsenio Iglesias • Football coach | |
| 2001 | • | |
| 2000 | D. Terio Carrera • TVG journalist |
2010 - 2020
| 2020 | Event not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2019 | D. Pedro da Devesa y D. Manuel Liste • Comedians | |
| 2018 | D. David Lendoiro Perdomo • Actor and comedian | |
| 2017 | D. José Manuel Rey Varela • Regional Minister of Social Policy | |
| 2016 | D. Román Rodríguez González • Regional Minister of Culture, Education and University Planning | |
| 2015 | D. Carlos Portas Oubiña, • Journalist and correspondent | |
| 2014 | D. Javier Guillén Bedoya, • General Director of the Vuelta Ciclista a España “Unipublic” | |
| 2013 | D. Rafael Louzán Abal • President of the Provincial Council of Pontevedra | |
| 2012 | D. Celestino Lores Rosal • President of the Ruta Xacobea Foundation | |
| 2011 | D. Antonio Sineiro Padín • Parish Priest of Vilanova | |
| 2010 | D. Federico Quevedo López-Varela • Journalist (TV Intereconomía) and writer |
2020 - present
| 2023 | D. José García Domínguez • Journalist | |
| 2022 | D. Iñigo de la Cuadra – Salcedo • Director of the Quetzal Route | |
| 2021 | Event not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2020 | Event not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic |