The wise men Every year they visit Barcelona with a different appearance, thanks to their well-known powers of bilocation. In addition, they often have a face very similar to that of celebrities and politicians in the city and the public plays to find who each person’s features remind them of.
As EL PERIÓDICO has learned, This 2024 the three monarchs of the East who star in the central parade They are very similar to an artist, a politician and a musician local.
Who do they look like?
Melchior This January bears a great resemblance to the Mag Lari, popular Catalan illusionist. A face that will already be familiar to the crowd, because on some other Christmas this artist has been attributed a ‘reasonable resemblance’ to one of his Majesties.
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GasparOn the other hand, it has political tradition. He usually remembers a municipal councilor, whether from the government or the opposition. If in 2023 a withdrawal was attributed to Jordi Coronas (ERC), this time he has a look and a smile very similar to those of the deputy mayor Laia Bonet, right hand of the first socialist mayor Jaume Collboni. Curious coincidence, then, on stage when the mayor gave an enthusiastic welcome to the Three Wise Men.
Finally, the most music lovers will have seen in Balthazar certain musical echoes. They say it looks like Olamide Adisafrom the musical and audiovisual platform The Voodoo Club. This is a collective based in Barcelona that promotes African music throughout Europe.