Adeje mayor José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga has announced the winner of this year’s Abinque prize, an award given by Adeje annually to a woman or women who have advanced the equality of women in society at all levels. This year the winner is Emilia González, a science graduate and an expert in meteorology and communications.
The mayor commented, “This year we are awarding to prize to Emilia, Mili as she is known in the borough, given her professional successes both as a communicator, a presenter on TV Canarias, as well as for her dedication to the sciences.
Emilia declared, “To be awarded the Abinque prize is so significant for me, this is a huge honour, and an enormous responsibility”:
The Abinque prize was an initiative of the departments of health and equality, with councillor Amada Trujillo Bencomo (a previous winner) and councillor Juan Desiderio Afonso Ruiz at the helm. It recognises the work of women in many aspects of live in Adeje. This year’s prize reflects the achievements of this Adeje woman in the worlds of science and communication.
With over 20 years as a TV presenter under her belt, Emilia González has been the weather presenter in the ‘El Tiempo’ section, and worked on information sections. She has also presented programmes such as ‘Primer Plano’, ‘Canarias Directo’ and ‘El Envite’. Recently she has fronted ‘Tierra de Alisios’, bringing the viewer aspects of Canarian life, from gastronomy to traditions, wellness and culture. Emilia González was also the inaugural speaker at the opening of the Adeje Patronal fiestas 2021.
Previous Abinque Winners
2004 - Asociación de Gobernantas de Tenerife.
2005 - La Unión de Mujeres Saharauis
2006 - Orbelinda Pérez Medina, educator
2007 - Ana Oneida Borges Medina, president of the Asociación San Juan
2008 - Amada Trujillo Bencomo, paediatrician
2009 –Volunteer hospital visitors
2010 - Rosa María Medina García, volunteer
2011 – Municipal tomato and banana packers
2012 - Limpiezas Domínguez and workers.
2013- María Isabel Fernández González, founder and director Niño de Adeje creche 2014 - Brigitte Gypen, founder Walk for Life
2015- Adeje’s oldest living women.
2016 - Alexandra Rinder, world champion, windsurf
2017- Ángeles Nieves García Rodríguez, Montesdeoca artisan cheese maker.
2018 – Adeje Equality Council.
2019 - Rosa María Pérez Meiriño, music and singing professor
2020 - Cristina Lorenzo Ibáñez, marine biologist and environmentalist
2021 – Adeje health and ancillary workers from the health centres in Adeje and Armeñime
2022 -Emilia González, licenciada en Ciencias Físicas de la Universidad de La Laguna, comunicadora y presentadora de televisión.
Department of Communications
