Pregnancy and motherhood represent an inevitable pause for castellers, but the real challenge often comes later. Regaining physical fitness, reorganizing family schedules, managing breastfeeding, or overcoming the feeling of missing important moments of childhood are, like in any job, some of the obstacles that appear on the way back to the square. A reality shared by many women in the casteller world and which, often, goes unnoticed behind great collective achievements.

A human tower group, a visual artist, a theater company, a choreographer, and a musical duo are the winners of the 2025 National Culture Awards, the awards granted by the National Council for Culture and the Arts (CoNCA) since 2009. The winners are the Castellers de Vilafranca, Mari Chordà, Dagoll Dagom, Marcos Morau, and Tarta Relena, as announced this Friday at an event held at the Circ Cric in Sant Esteve de Palautordera. Each award is worth 20,000 euros.