Valencia, (EFE).- A young pyrotechnician of only 19 years old, Manuel Crespo, has put the finishing touch to the Fallas ritual of the mascletá this Sunday, March 19, in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento de Valencia with a colorful shot and with pace that has driven the tens of thousands of people who packed the entire area crazy.
Under a blue sky and spring temperatures, the last mascletá of the Fallas 2023 has been carried out by Pirotecnia Valenciana, from Llanera de Ranes (Valencia), founded in 1965, which has used a total of 253 kilos of pyrotechnic material; The father of that young man -who is already the manager of the company-, José Manuel Crespo, designed and shot his first mascletá in that same square when he was only 17 years old.
After a first aerial phase full of effects and that has dyed the sky of Valencia with the red, yellow and blue of the senyera, a series of ground retentions has been given, which have gone with an “in crescendo” rhythm. and have ended with a powerful earth quake.
Valencian Pyrotechnics, in charge of opening and closing these festivities with the fireworks display of the crida (Sunday, February 26) and tonight’s cremá, has surprised the thousands of attendees with a powerful aerial finale that has made the audience rumble. square, and has achieved a great ovation.
“It has turned out what we expected. She has been a Valencian mascletá ”, the young pyrotechnician proudly stated after the shot, which was witnessed by some older falleras full of tears, because they know that tonight they will put an end to his reign.
From the balcony of the City Hall, the ministers of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, José Luis Escrivá, and of Science and Innovation, Diana Morant, as well as the president of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, have enjoyed this last mascletà of the Fallas of 2023. mayor of Valencia, Joan Ribó, and PP deputy secretaries Borja Sémper and Esteban González Pons.
The singer Blanca Paloma, Spanish representative for the Eurovision festival, among other political leaders and the world of fallas, has also attended.
According to the Red Cross report, this mascletá has left a total of 47 attentions (26 due to fainting) and three evacuations (one due to heart disease, another due to trauma and abdominal pain).