{"id":13150,"date":"2021-06-09T05:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T04:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omnesmag.com\/?p=13150"},"modified":"2025-11-05T11:01:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:01:01","slug":"skate-hero-a-wave-of-hope-for-javier-segura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/en\/actualidad\/skate-hero-una-ola-de-esperanza-por-javier-segura\/","title":{"rendered":"Skate Hero: A wave of hope"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is difficult to talk about something when you are part of that history. But I can't help but recall with gratitude what we experienced this Saturday, June 5, at the premiere of the musical 'Skate Hero'. A musical made in honor of Ignacio Echeverr\u00eda, who died four years ago in a bomb attack. jihadist<\/em> in London, when he was defending a young stranger with his skateboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a few months of excited work, we were able to represent the musical we had been working on first to perform in Wales, and then, at the request of Ignacio's own family, in his hometown, Las Rozas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were two sessions, in order to reach the maximum number of people, but there could have been many more. The capacity for these two sessions was filled in just twenty minutes when the box office opened. Everything was foreshadowing what we were about to experience. And it was not for less. The figure of Ignacio, his heroic gesture that four years ago moved the whole world, is still alive today, perhaps more alive than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the media echoed the simple tribute that this group of young people wanted to pay to Ignacio. Magazines, newspapers and even television surprised us with their interest in the story and helped many more people to get to know him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People... and institutions, because the City Council was involved in the organization of the event and with the presence of its mayor, Mr. Jos\u00e9 de la Uz. We were also able to count on the presence of the Cardinal of Madrid, Mr. Carlos Osoro, and even the King and Queen of Spain wanted to be present, in some way, sending words of welcome and support!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emotions intensified between rhythms of songs, recalling the last twenty-four hours of Ignacio's life, faithfully following the information in his own father's book, 'This was my son Ignacio, the skateboard hero'.<\/strong>\u00a0 Emotions that reached their climax at the final moment, when Ignacio's parents thanked us for the musical, read the message of the Kings and gave us a skateboard of Ignacio, so that we could keep it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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