The limit is not in the body, but in the gaze of others.
By José Luis Ortiz Güell
Romania, Slovakia, and Spain come together in a gala where gravity holds no power. An acrobat who hangs by her own hair, a singer who broke through the wall of talent shows, a psychologist of silence, and an esthetician who heals skin burned by the internet. They are the new faces of multiculturalism: beauty does not understand passports, only heartbeat.
In a world that builds walls, they weave bridges with hair, musical notes, clinical diagnosis, and kind words. At the Europa Multicultura Awards 2026 ceremony, four names will demonstrate that talent has no borders… but it does have vertigo.
The award winners do not compete with one another. Rather, they embrace a shared truth: excellence is born from the risk of being different. Carla Pla (Romania/Spain): The Woman Who Defies Gravity… and Prejudice
A social worker, founder of CIRCAR, and aerial acrobat specializing in hair and mouth suspension. Carla Pla (born in Romania, raised in the Valencian Community) began dancing at the age of four and now hangs in the void while her gaze sustains a poetics she calls Suspensió.
But her circus goes further: she offers inclusive workshops for children, amateur artists, and vulnerable groups. She does not only teach how to fly—she teaches how not to fear falling.
"It’s not just circus," she explains, "it’s a piece of real life."
Belle De Z (Slovakia/Spain): The Magic of Belonging
Jana Hurková, the real name behind Belle De Z, arrived from Slovakia to Castellón in 1999. There she built a career now marked by two milestones: finalist in Česko Slovensko má Talent (2024) and Italia’s Got Talent (2025). Her song You Belong (2018) has won a bronze medal at the Global Music Awards (California), first prize at the ORFEUM Awards (Madrid), and the Angel Voice International (Belgrade).
But what moves people is not the list of awards, but the origin of the song: a blues ballad about the need to be accepted, to find one’s place in the world. Belle De Z sings like someone who has had to prove her worth three times: as a woman, as a migrant, and as a warrior in the face of adversity.
"Music is magic," she says, "and magic does not understand passports."
Tony Avilés: The Journalist Who Connects Worlds
Although his LinkedIn profile does not display public content, his candidacy for these awards alone speaks of a career focused on mental well-being and human performance. In a world obsessed with the physical, Tony Avilés (whose presence in these awards links him to sports psychology or high performance) represents the professional who steadies the mind while the body trembles. An invisible thread that connects Carla’s acrobatics with Belle’s voice: all achievements begin in the mind.
Alfonso Adamuz: The Alchemist of Skin
A clinically trained esthetician, Alfonso Adamuz is one of those professionals who go against the current. In his interviews, he denounced something alarming: "People have come to my practice with burned faces or lifelong conditions such as rosacea, due to misinformation on social media."
He advocates for prior diagnosis, real hydration (not miracle oils), drinking water, and restoring the skin’s condition as a living organ, not an Instagram canvas. He is also developing a project to bring high-performance Korean cosmetics to Spain, because "the goal of cosmetics is to heal, not to patch."
"A good facial cleansing is more important than a facelift," he states.
All of them, from their respective trenches, demonstrate that Europe is not just a market: it is a boiling ground of brave souls.
The director of the Europa Multicultural Awards, Killa Tedesqui, explains that these awards recognize professional excellence and social commitment among European figures from different fields (professionals, artists, entrepreneurs, and communicators) who generate a positive impact on society. In its third edition, the awards consolidate themselves as recognition of effort, trajectory, and personal history, valuing both professional success and social influence. Previous editions have already honored professionals from various sectors, establishing the event as a European benchmark that highlights talent and diversity.
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