Ministry of Tourism announced that a Grand Gala of Unpublished Merengues will take place during the Festival of Merengue scheduled this year for 24 July to 2 August. The Grand Gala is slated for presentation on 27 July at the National Theater. Sergio Vargas, Eddy Herrera, Hector Acosta, Adalgisa Pantaleón and Ileana Reynoso will perform the unpublished merengues. The show will also be transmitted live by Punta Final on Color Vision, Channel 9. The winner of the first place will receive a check for RD$100,000. Second place winner’s prize is RD$50,000 and the third place winner will receive RD$25,000. The best selections of the contest will be recorded in a CD that will be distributed abroad and used for the tourism promotion of the DR.
