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Hemingway Look-Alikes Parody Pamplona Bull Run in Key West Festival
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Hemingway Look-Alikes Parody Pamplona Bull Run in Key West Festival

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Dozens of Ernest Hemingway look-alikes gathered in Key West, Florida, for the annual Hemingway Days festival.
  • The event included a parody of the Pamplona bull run, featuring contestants and wooden bulls on wheels.
  • The festival also features a look-alike contest, film screenings, and storytelling events honoring the author.

Key West, Florida, transformed into a scene reminiscent of Pamplona, Spain, as dozens of Ernest Hemingway look-alikes took to the streets for the annual Hemingway Days festival. The event, a tribute to the Nobel laureate who lived on the island in the 1930s, featured a colorful parody of the famous "running of the bulls."

Participants, many stout with white beards, paraded through the historic city center alongside life-sized wooden bulls mounted on wheels. The procession, which began and ended at the iconic Sloppy Joe's Bar, drew large crowds of residents and tourists, highlighting one of the festival's most popular events.

The week-long celebration, which kicked off on July 21 to mark Hemingway's 127th birthday, also includes marlin fishing tournaments, film screenings, oral storytelling sessions, and a short story contest judged by Hemingway's granddaughter, Lorian Hemingway.

On Saturday night, 24 finalists, selected from 134 applicants, competed in the final round of the 45th Annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest at Sloppy Joe's. The contest, a central feature of the festival, honors Hemingway's literary legacy and his vigorous lifestyle. The festival concludes Sunday with the announcement of contest winners and further related activities.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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