Ricardo Constante is above all a restless person, that does not stop and that covers many worlds: music, sports, teaching, the mountains…
with it is able to talk about Alto Aragón, but above all to contribute, on many levels and always with passion. The photos of him in mountain and nature networks are a visual spectacle and a sample of the eagerness to discover and also to share. The same, on the other hand, that her songs.
Besides He is the president of Badminton Huesca, a club that gets people of all ages to play sports and also forge several Spanish champions in their ranks. In these lines, he shares some of his visions of those passionate dedications and his love for the land.
What do you feel for Alto Aragón?
Alto Aragón is my life, it is me, it is my friends, my land, my mountains, my customs, my memories, my free time, my leisure, my culture. It’s my site.
As a musician, what does the province sound like?
Aragonese music was my passion for many years. With Hato de Foces there were many years of kilometers, roads. town squares and stages. We live a madness of concerts in which Aragonese music was the protagonist. “Then with Montesolo” I lived a very beautiful time where I discovered wonderful people and the magic of social poetry. Later as Constante y Sonante the music became a critical, ironic and poetic vision. of the daily events of this land, where my songs drew the hottest day-to-day news of this land between the daily story and the social denunciation. Now with Cascoviejo we enjoy removing wrinkles from the songs.
Are we a restless place artistically and culturally?
A lot of. The cultural wealth of Alto Aragón is immense. It is a world to discover and enjoy. The Romanesque, anthropology, nature, customs, peoples. I myself never stop being surprised at how, at my age and with everything I’ve done, I keep discovering places, stories, routes that I didn’t know yet. I am passionate about enjoying so much history and beauty. I highly value all those who work passionately to discover, care for and give value to so much heritage.
What would you bring from abroad or do you miss in the province?
From outside I would not bring anything. I miss the sensitivity to value and take care of what we have. It is a land to enjoy inexhaustible resources and beauty
What is there to value and ‘sell’ outside?
We have to put much more value on what we have. I think we are not aware of what is around us. We must educate in sensitivity to culture and recognition of our past. It is our responsibility to value and care for all our cultural legacy.
“Living in a town, a coincidence and a discovery”
Now you live in a town. What advantages do you have and what should I improve to avoid depopulation?
I would never have imagined it, but living in a town has been a coincidence and a discovery that I like. I feel like stepping on the ground every morning, understanding and living much better the reality of the field and the calendar of life.
In a town time stops, childhood, life on the street and joy lasts longer. Living in a town endowed with good services is a way of life that must be revalued.
Sportingly, are we okay? What do you clubs need?
Sportingly each club, cEach sport is different and they have little to do with each other. In our case, we have spent almost forty years establishing a sports model in Huesca that did not exist in Huesca at the time and in which, for the moment, we continue to believe.
