The municipality of Haría experienced this past Monday the most magical night of the festivities in honor of its patron saint San Juan Bautista. As the afternoon began to fall, the residents were setting fire to their bonfires, taking advantage of burning some remains of pruning and stubble, leaving the wood aside. Once burned, they took advantage of the embers to make the traditional pineapple barbecue in Lanzarote.
At 8:30 p.m., all the attention was focused on the Haría square, which on such a special night wore its best clothes, for the celebration of the institutional act with the delivery of the Haría 2025 Awards. In this edition, the awards went to Los Diablos de Haría and the Guatifay Theater Group.
The residents of Haría, one more year filled the capacity enabled to enjoy one of the most relevant events of the patron saint festivities. The event, presented by the journalist Techy Acosta, began with the performance of the singer from Gran Canaria, Cristina Ramos, surprising the public in her performance with her potential burst of voice, allowing her to interpret any musical genre that is appreciated.
Cristina Ramos became known in the television program Talent Shows proclaiming herself the winner of it. From that moment on, her career has been unstoppable, the public enjoyed her performance very much, with a spectacular staging and an unstoppable rhythm that was rewarded with resounding applause.
Next, the presidential table was constituted, composed of Alfredo Villalba, mayor of the Haría City Council, and the instructing councilors Nuria Acuña and Evelia García, in charge of reading the minutes of the plenary session held on June 5, 2025, and where the Haría 2025 Awards were unanimously awarded.
The first to go on stage were the members of Los Diablos de Haría to collect the award consisting of the characteristic symbol of the municipality La Palmera, the Gold Badge of the Municipality and the Accreditation Diploma.
Los Diablos and their fire dance around the bonfire on San Juan night form a very important part of the cultural heritage of the municipality of Haría.
Its origin dates back to 1994, when Reinaldo Dorta and Ramón Afonso decided to stage a magical ritual to complement the traditional burning of Facundo in the San Juan bonfire.
Thirty-one years after its creation, the Los Diablos group continues to fascinate the thousands of people who, every June 23, come to the town of Haría to enjoy a unique and unforgettable show.
Over the years, the Los Diablos group has increased the number of its members and has perfected the fire dance giving it greater visibility and effectiveness, thus managing to transmit to those present the magic of San Juan night.
The second to go on stage were the members of the Guatifay Theater Group, who were also awarded the highest award.
The Guatifay Theater Group began its journey in the decade of the seventies, a group of young people from Haría revolutionized the cultural scene of the municipality in the midst of the Spanish transition and with the political uncertainty of the moment.
With limited resources, but with great enthusiasm, they debuted in 1976 with the costumbrista work La ciudad no es para mí. For eight years of activity, the Guatifay Group represented different theatrical works touring several stages not only in Lanzarote, but also in Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura. After eight years of intense work and at the height of their popularity, the members of the Guatifay Theater Group decided to retire from the stage.
The mayor Alfredo Villalba closed the institutional act congratulating the winners, congratulating the residents of the municipality for the participation and coexistence carried out during all the programmed events, wishing them a happy San Juan day.
