The man who starred as Balbuena in the record-making film “Nueba Yol”, Luisito Martí, has been named the Rey Califé of the Carnival of Santo Domingo. The grand carnival parade will be held on Sunday, 3 March on the city’s Malecón. It will be broadcast live on the El Gordo de la Semana television program produced by Freddy Beras Goico. The Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana and its Presidente beer are sponsoring performances by Eddy Herrera, Rockabanda, Sergio Vargas and Yarumba, four of the most popular Dominican groups. They will take place close to the Santo Domingo Sheraton Hotel on the Malecón.