Comparsa de Antonio Martinez Ares
Comparsa led by Antonio Martinez Ares (b. 1967, Cadiz), widely voted greatest comparsa author in COAC history. Competes in the Concurso Oficial de Agrupaciones Carnavalescas (COAC) at the Gran Teatro Falla, the annual competitive heart of Cadiz Carnival where chirigotas, comparsas, coros and cuartetos are judged before packed local crowds.
1st prizes with 'Los Miserables' (1993), 'La Ventolera' (1994), 'La Trinchera' (1996), 'Los Piratas' (1998), 'La nina de mis ojos' (2001), 'Los cobardes' (2016).
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