On May 5, 1929, a banquet was held at the Hotel Alhambra Palace in honor of Federico García Lorca and Margarita Xirgu following the performance of Mariana Pineda in Granada, at the Cervantes theater. The banquet was given by the director of El Defensor de Granada newspaper, Constantino Ruiz Carnero. Among those present were Falla, Fernando de los Ríos, the author’s father… and other personalities sent their support by mail, such as Dalí or and Melchor Fernández Almagro.