Rafael Camino... Patrimonio Cultural Vivo del Ecuador

Rafael Camino Ecuador's Living Heritage

Rafael Camino Collantes founder of the Ballet Folklorico Nacional Jacchiga was declared by the Ministry of Culture, the Metropolitan Municipality of Quito and the "Teatro Sucre" as "living cultural heritage of Ecuador" in recognition of his work to rescue, assess, promote and disseminate wonderful Ecuadorian culture nationally and internationally through the dance.

His inspiration and love of dance has a lot to do with the dancers of yesterday, today and of tomorrow, who taught him the old to see the colors, textures, see the holidays, and disseminate priostes ancestral memory the Ecuadorian people ", making traveling Cultural Ambassador of Ecuador.

Jacchigua is a word that originates from the word "Jacchima" which was a feast that was the pattern for their workers in the yard after dela finances raised grains and seeds away, all enjoyed a holiday with patron and his family with food, drink, dance and music to life for the forgotten master.

Since 1989, he was born the National Folkloric Ballet Jacchiga Ecuador, Rafael Camino has sent several generations the beauty of the ancient dance of the Ecuadorian people, in a show that combines costumes, ethnic and popular music of Ecuador to keep alive the memory of our people and their culture.

"Just looking, face, tasting, dancing, shouting and zapateado find the meaning of our sensitivity

Rafael Camino