"Álava City as it deserves" was the shield of the final. The seventh daughter is always off?

It is sad to have to say that yet. We too have had a complex inferiority. Another process to follow is the elaboration of self-confidence. In any case, I would say that “know Álava” more than watch: Álava should be known beyond prejudices. Someone would be surprised by sociolinguistic data, according to data on knowledge and use of capitals. At the same time that in some places the Basque Country is going backwards, in Álava the recovery process has been enormous, that is in the data. There is something to think about and learn.

Why is recovery?

The cowardice of our parents and the great auzolan. We have not only received the language in Álava, but also the conscience, the adherence to the language. This influences the choice of how to live together or relate to other people at the age of 17-18; the young Alaveses and Alavesas Euskaldunes have received that awareness and we cannot lose it, we must continue to transmit it. And then there's the presbyopia of others: we're very aware of things far away, but we don't see the same thing.

You are a great leader in the production of bertsolaris in Álava. What did you receive and what did you leave?

Great support, affection and drive. Also the backpack: I don't know if I picked it up or picked it up [laughs]. I've been carrying the backpack with dreams, projects and responsibility. At that time in Álava there were no bertsolaris schools or cultural plazas. As a young man, Álava was travelling by bus with the backpack. Knowing the realities of Álava has been very enriching. We've left many breadcrumbs in the Auzolan, and today there are bertsolaris schools in thirteen villages, every year there are about 150 students in the singing, there's an inter-grid championship in Álava... Despite surpassing the pandemic, there is a feeding ecosystem.

Do you think Bertsolarism has opened the way to Basque?

In Álava there are many Castilian areas, but also outside it. There are more and more Castilian areas in the villages we regard as Basques. Bertsolarism has gone hand in hand with the Basque recovery process in Álava. Here disappeared the ikastolas, the Euskaltegis, the cultural activities… And the bertso has always been present. In 1982, the bertsolaris schools of Vitoria and Ayala were created. Since then, Bertsolarism and Basque culture have been in constant exchange. What brings the verse is a space of enjoyment to live in Basque, attractive to young people, which is totally different, because in general it is lacking. Our chain is the spirit of being Basque, creative and young. Bertsolaris (at least in memory) are “perpetual” because we are in the square playing and connecting with people, and we have a naughty spirit.

What works are not seen in the bertsolari loft?

Bertsolari should have the drawers loaded to throw the bertso suddenly. From the experienced and the seen you build your own thought, discovering the creative rush. You're continuously observing or generating ideas involuntarily. Being creative is an attitude of giving and receiving, like in bed.

What and what would you like to sing to?

I'd like my grandmother to be bertsolari, also active. I remember my grandmother, very active in the nursing home (he organized theatres, participated in the crown…). I didn't know Euskera, but a lot of Basque songs did. It has been a great benchmark for me. This is how I see myself: mixing corners, no shame or filters, saying what I want with the rivet and red skirt.

You've premiered the Kilimaterio in Llodio. What is it?

It's work on the women's cycle. Climacteric or kilimateric is the end of the cycle, when we lose the possibility of creating or giving birth. There is no recognition until menopause, although it is very important hormonal and mental. That's why we've met monologuist Kaitin Allende, Irati Anda, Iratxe Ibarra and I. The goal is to laugh at ourselves and claim that women can be very productive from the age of 40-50. Even after this age, it is women who consume the most Basque culture. They are very active and I admire them. The climacteric is a very energetic moment, like getting out of the roundabout and taking the right path. We need to take these women to the stage.