[1] With its slogan, "rewarding the best of the best", in each installment the categories evaluated by expert personnel in the area have increased, covering literature, medicine, social sciences, politics, among other guilds.
[3] Created on October 10, 1955 by the Zulian journalist Guillermo Sánchez García, the Mara de Oro maintains the purpose of promoting the work of men and women nationally and internationally.
After the death of Sánchez García on December 2, 1988, in honor of his memory, the award was in the hands of Hender González, who maintained the essence and legacy for more than 4 decades of intense work, enjoying the certification and international credibility.
[8] As part of the celebration of its 64th anniversary, in 2019 it announced the Special Multi-Destination Edition for the cities of Bogotá, Miami and Venezuela, scheduled for the months of November and December of that year.
The Mara de Oro de Venezuela and International Foundation has a fairly broad corporate purpose that has allowed it to recognize the work of different personalities from art, entertainment,[10] media, professional and business associations over the years,[11] for which the categories They vary each edition, maintaining a diversity of opportunities for all areas, all endorsed by a group of experts for a specific area.