RNE and Onda Cero interview Julio Huerta to understand the Fallas as a social movement
National media travel to ground zero on Saint Joseph’s Day to talk, among other things, about the importance of the Fallas as a social movement
21th march 2025 – Valencia experienced especially emotional Fallas this year due to the tragedy caused by the DANA last October. The Fallas community, as it did during the Covid pandemic, has once again shown that unity is strength and that germanor—a word so deeply rooted in Valencian culture—is key to moving forward.
Julio Huerta, director of the Horta Sud Foundation, spoke about this in several radio programs that traveled to the affected area on Saint Joseph’s Day to share how the Fallas were celebrating their big day.
The program “Más de uno” on Onda Cero, hosted by journalist Carlos Alsina, was broadcast from a casal in Catarroja. There, Huerta explained the SOM project, the immediate mobilization launched by Fallas commissions, first during the disaster and later to help reactivate the Fallas world, and highlighted the importance of the Fallas as a cohesive and unifying force in neighborhoods and towns.
Additionally, the director of the Horta Sud Foundation joined journalist Mamen Asencio on “Las mañanas de RNE”, which was broadcast from Paiporta. “The Fallas are the largest associative movement, and that’s why they are recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The Fallas preserve culture and critical thinking, promote creativity and the safeguarding of traditions, and foster cultural identity and social cohesion,” said Huerta.
Más de uno
You can listen to the full program on YouTube. Julio Huerta’s interview begins at minute 2:41:30.
Las mañanas de RNE
Full program available on their website.
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