Benidorm will deliver its cultural distinction to the artist José Mª Albero on ‘October 9’

On October 9, the City Council will grant its cultural distinction 'Ciutat de Benidorm 2021' to the artist José Mª Albero. The Board of Spokespersons, unanimously, has endorsed the proposal transferred by the Commission in charge of this award, made up of the winners of previous editions. As is traditional, the cultural distinction 'Ciutat de Benidorm' will be delivered coinciding with the Day of the Valencian Community.

With the granting of this distinction, the "brilliant and meritorious career" of José Mª Albero "in the world of plastic arts, linked to the city of Benidorm" is recognized. Throughout his career, and as stated in the proposal, Albero has obtained "numerous prizes in contests and events" and "has exhibited in the main cities of the province of Alicante and the Spanish territory". He has also had international projection by exhibiting his work in New York (1993) and Mexico City (2011). His, likewise, are most of the works that make up the gallery of mayors of the City Council.

In addition to his pictorial side, "his facet as a sculptor and muralist also stands out", being among his most outstanding works in Benidorm are the iron figures of the l'Aigüera bridge and those that make up the ethnographic museum, or the monument to the Spanish Armada .

Considered a "cultured man", "great conversationalist" and "multifaceted", Albero has "another of his great passions" in music, having been a percussionist with the Unión Musical and the Societat Musical La Nova de Benidorm. Along with painting and music, teaching is another of his vocations, which he continues to cultivate by collaborating as a painting teacher for local entities.

The delivery of the cultural distinction 'Ciutat de Benidorm' will be made in the institutional plenary session on October 9.