Thanks

Over the past five years there have been many people who have contributed to ¡VAMOS! either via suggestions, advice, inspiration, help or plain enthusiasm. As such the list below is long, if we have managed to miss someone please do tell.

Arts Council England, North East: Fiona Mckeown Newcastle University: Professor Paul Younger // Ian Biddle Centre for Portuguese Studies, Newcastle University: Fatima Taborda // The Sage Gateshead: Tamsin Austin, Ros Rigby, Emily Till // Anglo Peruvian Society: Maria Varela // James Postlethwaite // Paco Bethencourt Llobet // ACALASP and Peruvian Embassy: Guillermo Pardave // Crusoes: Peter Wilson // Newcastle City Council: Simon Underwood Alx Alfaro // Mexican Embassy: Jimena Gorráez and Ignacio Durán // Craig Wilson // Leandro Hbl // The School of Modern Languages, Newcastle University: Liz Andersen Student volunteers from Newcastle University // David Guy and Raj Pannu // Nancy Guy // Barbara Willis-Clark Rumba NE: Francisco Volcan, Ximena Cordova and Yuvel Soria // Routes into Language: Ruth O’ Rourke // Duvan Alvaro Jativa and Carlos Sanchez // Nanette de Jong Octa Push // Will Vamanos // Henry Monntunno Tyneside Cinema: Jonny Tull, Mark Dobson and Holli McGuire Danza Contemporanea de Cuba: Miguel Iglesias Ferrer and Jorge ‘Brooks’ Gremps // Jazmin Velasco // Jacobo Angeles balletLORENT: Liv Lorent and Christine Grimwood // North East Brazilian Community: Vera Hynes and Gilmar Ribeiro Dextro: Ewan Mackenzie // Barbatuque // Monica Gracia Malu Valez // NC // David Blackmore // Jimmy Latin Connection // Dennis Champion // Sam Mills // Jose Escobar // Stella Hall // Coco Vega // Paco Rivera // Violadores del Verso // Gonzalo Galan Fernandez // DJ Panko // Joe Price Pop-up Gallery: Will Marshall // Cultura Inglesa: Laerte Mello Marina Martins // NewcastleGateshead Initiative // Mouth of the Tyne Festival: Steve Bishop, Pete Warne and Frank Wilson Cait Read // Trish Abbott // Dance City: Mel Cook, Ian McKeown, James Froment // Instituto Cervantes: Kepa Cultman // Culture Lab: Atau Tanaka, Jamie Allen and Dave Green // The Tyne: Fred Plater and Martin // Theatre Royal: Philip Bernays, Teresa Threadgall, Richard Berg-Rurst and Helen Brown // Star and Shadow Cinema // PPD: Stephen Hall and Lee // Gateshead Council: Catherine Ross // The Salsa Club: Simon // The Biscuit Factory: Ramy and Marilyn Zack, Mel, Carolyn and Kate // Latino Events: Sara Lourenco Jill Bennison // EAT Festival: Simon Preston // Dhezy Nakeni Jane Cheesebrough and Bonita Barrera :) // Julio and Julian Barrera // Ton Chaw // Kate Barrera // Dora Barragan Silas Green // Isabel, Anita and Yolanda Barrera // the NOVAK crew // Jamila Rodriguez // Patricia Bossio and Transtango // Chinchivi // Dhezy Nakeni // Northern Rock Foundation: Penny Vowles // Glenn McCrory // Jungle Drum: Milo Steelefox // Marina Martins

We'd also like to mention...

Dr. Vanessa Knights
We'd like to gratefully thank Dr.Vanessa Knights who as a very close partner in the 2006 festival contributed something truly immeasurable to it's success. Vanessa sadly passed away on Saturday 10th March 2007. She was huge inspiration to everyone who came to know her. She brought so much to the project, including unlimited passion, imagination and intellect. It really will not be the same without her. Our thoughts go out to her family, friends and colleagues.