Calexico to celebrate Mexican Independence Day
CALEXICO — The Mexican consulate in Calexico announced that Sept. 22 will be commemoration date, in this border city, the 207 anniversary of the Independence of Mexico.
In a press conference, the Héctor Huerta Nava of the Mexican Consulate, stated that for this occasion, the office will have a community festival located at the corner of Fourth Street and Heber Avenue.
Entertainment will include, the Municipal Folkloric Ballet of Mexicali, as well as the Mariachi Mixteco, singer Edgar Valentín, the northern music group Relampago and the group Dinamita Show who provide a tribute to the Dynamite Sonora.
The event will be held from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m.
The traditional “Grito de Independencia” will be done by Mexican Consulate Carlos Flores Vizcarra.
In addition, a representative of the Consulate will participate in civic ceremonies at the Calexico Grand Plaza Shopping Center on Sept. 8, as well as a similar event developed by Las Palmas Tianguis and scheduled for Sept. 13.
Flores Vizcarra will also participate in the ceremony organized by Sociedad Hidalgo on Sept. 15 in the city of Brawley.
Huerta Nava said the city of El Centro will not host the Mexican Independence Day event it has hosted for the last six years.
The MC of the event will be Gerardo Venegas, who has been at the helm since 1997.
The Dinamita Show has six members performing traditional songs like “No te Metas con mi Cucu.”
Two years ago, the group participated in the event that took place in the city of El Centro.
Nancy Amarillas, one of the members of the group, said that the band seeks in their presentations to enlighten the public to make it feel good.
Andrea Soto, Miss Mariachi Festival 2017, invited the community to participate in the event that is part of the historic legacy of Mexicans and the roots of local residents of Mexican origin that should not be forgotten.
Antonio Preciado, drummer and percussionist of the group Relampago, said that its members are 100 percent Cachanillas, who play classic songs of the northern music like the ones created by Ramón Ayala.
Calexico Mayor Maritza Hurtado invited the community to participate in the event, which is expecting between 2,000 to 3,000 people.
Hurtado reported that meetings have been held with the Calexico Police Chief Reynaldo Gómez to discuss the issue of security at the event.
The consul added that this year, more than one person could receive the Ohtli Award, which is given to prominent Mexicans abroad at this time, for which the Mexican Consulate in Calexico awaits the approval of the Mexican Foreign Ministry and to announce the winners of the award.