Fuentes de Andalucía chooses its three Wise Men for 2027

Three residents of Fuentes de Andalucía will be the protagonists of the 2027 Cavalcade. Juan Ruiz Maqueda, Isabel María Ruiz Gómez, known as Isa, and Manuel Talavera Adame, Lete, will portray Their Majesties the Magi from the East on January 5, when they will parade through the streets of the town. The Town Council has explained that the choice follows a guiding thread: to recognize three people from the same generation who, from different professional fields, have developed their projects in the municipality and maintain a close relationship with children and young people. Juan Ruiz Maqueda is an agricultural technical engineer and founder of Agrocultiva, a business project with its operational center in Fuentes de Andalucía. The Council highlights his commitment to the modernization of the agricultural sector from the rural environment. Isabel María Ruiz Gómez has been involved in several business initiatives, from a neighborhood supermarket and a recreation center to Pizzería Belsay. The Town Council emphasizes her connection with the children of the municipality through the birthdays and children's celebrations that have taken place at her establishments. Manuel Talavera Adame runs the Kiosko Lete, located next to the school and the secondary school, and later created Letelandia, an entertainment and children's leisure company with bouncy castles, mini-fairs and games for birthdays, communions and other celebrations. The three received the news by surprise, in meetings with their groups of friends. The mayor, Francisco Martínez, and the festival delegate, Mª Carmen Ruíz, personally handed them a letter with the appointment.

According to the Town Council, the three share having developed their projects in the town and being part of its economic and social evolution. Children and young people are the element that connects their trajectories: the opportunities for new generations, the memories of their upbringing and the excitement that is meant to be awakened in them. The Council has also valued the closeness of the three to the Cavalcade and their willingness to collaborate with the celebration.