Everyone, with a smile from ear to ear, and the majority, following the ‘dress code’ of the night: black-tie and with at least some red detailthe ‘corporate’ color of the Gala People in Red. Actors Omar Ayuso (‘Elite’), Marc Clotet’s partner and protagonist of ‘The heirs of the Earth’, Natalia Sanchez, Albert Baro (‘Merlí’ and ‘Welcome to Eden’), Peter Vives (‘The time between seams’), the journalist Xavier Sarda; the designer John Avellaneda, as well as the humorist Carlos Later, Y Darko Peric (lovely Helsinki from ‘LCDP’, who took photos on the sidelines of the ‘photocall’ with the fans of the series who sniffed around the doors of the museum) were among the first to parade through the red carpet that this Thursday night has extended again the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) for hosting one of the most glamorous evenings in Barcelona.
But before everyone else, his own promoter of the vip and solidarity saraothe doctor Bonaventura Clotetwhich has replaced the already classic red bow tie for this 11th edition of a quotewhich in addition to being one of the great social events on the Catalan scene, has as its goal raise funds for HIV research. After the pandemic break, in addition, last night’s party has served to welcome the new stage of the foundation promoted by the prestigious researcher, who, after 30 years, will be renamed Lluita Foundation Against AIDS and Infections (the fourth cause of death by disease in the world).
“It’s a logical evolution. 30 years ago, AIDS was the most serious epidemic in history.. But in all this time other infections have come out, which we have investigated. But research is not being promoted enough, that’s why it is necessary that we all contribute our bit in galas like these“, explained to the press the president of the foundation supported by his children. In addition to Marc, with a red bow tie, Aina has posed with almost all the guests, including the designer of her impressive midnight blue velvet cut-out dress, the Barcelona dressmaker Cristina Drummer.
Pranks from the ‘red carpet’
Of course, already on the ‘red carpet’ the presenters of the night have played jokes, Silvia Abril and Andreu Buenafuentecomic and sentimental couple graduated with a grade in the Goya.
Once everyone is settled, some 600 people from the world of business, institutions, as well as personalities from culture and sports, have to enjoy a show, with a script by El Terrat, and a dinner designed and directed by the chef Nandu Jubany, a benchmark of haute cuisine with a Michelin star. A delicious agape for which the attendees have had to pay generously, between 600 and 1,000 euros, since it is about pitching in to help Clotet’s foundation.
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But the real The main dish of the night is to attend one of the last live shows by Joan Manuel Serrat, friend of the doctor for years, and the most requested international artist this year (with Rosalía’s permission), since he has been saying goodbye to the stage since April with a world tour of 70 concerts that began in New York and will end in December in Barcelona. ‘El noi del Poble Sec’ presents those present with a charity performance of six of their most acclaimed hits.
Faces well known to the younger audience, such as the ‘influencers’ Jessica Goicoechea, Marta Diaz, Angela Marmol and Raquel Reitxamong many others, are the protagonists of a night in which the illusionist and accomplice with the foundation also perform mag lariand the DJ Fede Sarda. The brooch of the ‘party’ has put it Manel Vehi with your cocktails.
Last gala, in 2019
In the tenth edition of the People in Red Gala, at the Sant Jordi Club in Barcelona, more than 900 people gathered for a very musical vip dinner, directed by the producer Tony Cruz and with Jesus Vazquez as ambassador, presenter and one-man band. Then they collected €926,000and numerous familiar faces passed through its red carpet: Eugenia Silva, Manuela Vellés, Nora Navas, Mireia Canalda and Felipe López, Carles Puyol and Vanesa Lorenzo, Martina Klein and Àlex Corretja, Natalia Sánchez and Marc Clotet, Aina Clotet, Juan Avellaneda, Judit Mascó, Laura Escanes, Gemma Mengual, Ona Carbonell and Pablo Ibáñez, Bruno Oro, Las Supremas de Móstoles, Aldo Comas and Macarena Gómezamong others.