The Mother Tongue Award is a joint initiative of the Portuguese Society of Authors (SPA) and CMTVwas delivered this Monday to the musician and composer Jorge Palma at a ceremony that took place in the assembly hall of the cooperative in Lisbon and this year took place as part of the celebrations of the Day of the Portuguese Writer and 98 years of SPA. This is the third Native Language Award, born within the framework of the program of the same name. CMTVand which in the last two years have distinguished Paulo de Carvalho and Fernando Tordo.
“The choice this year was an easy one because Jorge Palma is a brilliant songwriter who has written some of the best Portuguese songs ever,” he told reporters. cm José Jorge Letria, president of the association. “He is happy and I am happy for him,” the official added. “I know that it was a great party and that we were able to bring together very different people here who would hardly have met under other circumstances to celebrate the culture,” José Jorge Letria concluded.