1979: Gran Festival de Minitecas — archive collage with the press clipping “El Viernes Gran Festival de Minitecas en el Poliedro” and photographs of the event: dancers of the Escuela de Samba on stage and miniteca signs yet to be identified (courtesy of Gonzalo González)

Images: archive of La Revista de las Minitecas (DJ Vladimir Medina) · Courtesy of Gonzalo González

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1979: Gran Festival de Minitecas

Friday the 23rd at the Poliedro

On Friday, November 23, 1979, the Poliedro de Caracas hosted a Gran Festival de Minitecas organized by the Liceo Pedro Emilio Coll, with a samba school and the best in the country on the floor.

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What is on record

A press clipping and period photographs (courtesy of Gonzalo González) document the event:

· Date: “el próximo viernes 23” (this coming Friday the 23rd), 7:30 p.m. — in 1979, November 23 fell on a Friday (consistent).
· Venue: Poliedro de Caracas.
· Organized by: the graduating class “Profesor Roberto Gómez,” 3.º de Ciencias, of the Liceo Pedro Emilio Coll.
· Special act: performance by the Escuela de Samba “Venezuela” / “Ven-Brasil.”
· Minitecas named: Explosión, Savannah, among others (the clipping is only partly legible).
· The photographs show miniteca signs — “SUEÑO D…” and “JMAR/JIMAR” — yet to be identified.

Two different events, not to be confused

This Gran Festival is an event distinct from the Segunda Guerra del Poliedro (of December 7, 1979): a different organizer (Liceo Pedro Emilio Coll, not the Colegio San Agustín nor Caracas 750) and a different name (“Festival,” not “Guerra”). It is documented separately so that the two are not confused.

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Still missing are the full bill, the winner (if there was one — a “festival” is not always a competition) and the identity of the minitecas “SUEÑO D…” and “JMAR.” If you have material, the MiniTK Archive will include it with credit.

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Credits and sources

· Press clipping “El Viernes Gran Festival de Minitecas en el Poliedro” and photographs, courtesy of Gonzalo González (primary source of the CMTK Archive, 2026-07-10).
· Calendar check: November 23, 1979 was a Friday.
· Under documentary verification: the full bill, the winner, and the identity of “SUEÑO D…” and “JMAR.”

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Source consulted on July 10, 2026

70s · Minitecas · Rumbas