The capital of Turia will meet this Monday, October 14 at big falls of Valencia 2025, during the ‘Telefonada’ event, during which the mayor, María José Catalá, will announce the names of the representatives who will succeed Mª Estela Arlandis and Marina García.
The Crystal Room of the City Hall will host the extraordinary plenary session of the Central Council of Fallera (JCF), where Catalá will collect the envelopes with the verdict and ask permission to open them during the extraordinary assembly of presidents of Falla which will be held for a few minutes later. in the hemicycle. There he will read the jury’s minutes and will inform the two winners of his choice by telephone.
First of all, the mayor will appoint and congratulate the major fall of children of Valencia 2025, which will go to the World Cup for the first time. Then it will be the turn of major fall of Valencia 2025, which will also address all falleros and falleras to make their debut in their position.
Then, the first mayor will adjourn the session and go to the homes or houses of the new major falleras, where she will present them with the minutes that designate them as the highest representatives of the city and congratulate them in person for this designation.
THE 26 candidates -13 children and 13 adults- selected on September 28 during the ‘Elecció’ event.
The 13 candidates for the Valencia Major Children’s Fallera in 2025 are Noa Domínguez (Serra Martés-Miguel Servet Falla), Mar Belenguer (Ramon de Rocafull-Count of Alaquàs), Lourdes Figueras (Doctor Serrano-Carles Cervera-Clero), Julia Medina (General Pando-Serrano Flores), Ainhoa Gómez (Sant Pere-Mare de Déu de la Vallivana), Lucía Martínez (Plaça de la Mercé), Lucía García (Arxiduc Carles-Xiva), Valeria Martínez (Carcaixent -Compromís de Casp), Lourdes Serrano (Alemanya-El Batxiller), Mónica García (Av. de França-Alfred Toran i Olmos), Inés Bordás (Pintor Maella-França-Menorca), Martina Fas (Plaça de la Moreria) and Cayetana Rebollo (Rosari -Calabuig Square).
For their part, the 13 candidates for mayor of Fallera 2025 are Carla Marcos (Marià Benlliure-Séquia de Tormos Falla), Carolina Torres (Mestre Arambul Sanz-Campanar), Beatriz Navarro (Riu Segura de Forn d’Alcedo), Carme Montes (Sant Antoni), Claudia Ausina (Rubén Dario-Fra Lluís Colomer), María Sanmiguel (Montortal-Torrefiel), María Mahiques (Goya-Brazil), Carolina Rueda (Molinell-Alboraia), Berta Peiró (Riplalda-Beneficiència-Sant Ramon) , Lucía Latorre (Reign of València-Duke of Calàbria), Paula Fernández (Reign of València-Císcar), Claudia Sáez (Bilbao-Maximilià Thous) and Mireia Mansilla (França-Alfred Toran i Olmos).
Proclamation
The next day, the Tuesday October 15the proclamation ceremony will take place in the Town Hall hall, where the new major falleras will address all falleros after being proclaimed as such. The event, which will begin at 7:30 p.m., will bring together the falleras of 2024, Mª Estela Arlandis and Marina García, and the two courts of honor, as well as representatives of the sister festivals of Castelló and Alicante.
After the protocol part, the delegation will go to the Crystal Room, where, “as tradition dictates”, an “alfabeguer” will be given to the main falleras of Valencia. This piece, produced since 2005 by ceramist Xavier Claur, from Alzira (Valencia), is received each year as a gift on the day of its proclamation.
THE ‘alfabeguers‘, a gift that the Town Hall grants to the main falleras, these are “unique and exclusive” pieces, painted by hand, which are made each year “expressly” for this event. Each “alfabeguer” also carries a certificate of authenticity. These are “very complicated” pieces to make because they take about three months to make.
