Hollywood icon Richard Gere will go to Murcia subsequent week to change on town’s Great Christmas Tree in Plaza Circular, reworking an already beloved annual custom into an unforgettable night time for hundreds of residents and guests.
Gere, recognized for his acclaimed roles in An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman and Days of Heaven, will preside over the ceremony on Friday, November 28. The actor can be in Spain along with his household to attend a documentary presentation in Madrid for the Hogar Sí Foundation, an organisation he has supported since 2015.
Seizing the chance, Murcia City Council prolonged an invite for him to guide one of many area’s most anticipated festive occasions.
The actor’s ties to Spain transcend his public appearances. Gere is married to Spanish activist and businesswoman Alejandra Silva, and he has lengthy demonstrated a powerful dedication to social points affecting the nation.
Murcia’s Christmas celebrations are already underway, nevertheless, with a city-wide lights switch-on by Argentine tenor Martín Savi, on Saturday.
The lighting of the Great Christmas Tree in Plaza Circular has grow to be a cornerstone of Murcia’s festive season, attracting main public figures in earlier years. Past ceremonies have included appearances by tennis star Carlos Alcaraz, singer Ruth Lorenzo and Operación Triunfo winner Rosa López.
This yr, nevertheless, a Hollywood legend will take centre stage.
