View the 2012 Cinco de Mayo Festival Program

Health Expo Exhibitors:
18th Annual National
AARP • CD Fit, LLC • CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER MOBILE UNIT • CHEF NADINE • CMS • EL ZOL • EPA • HHS
• LULAC VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION • LULAC VOTER REGISTRATION • McDonald’s • NFL PLAY 60 • NATIONAL CAPITAL PARKS - EAST • NPS • OFFICE OF WOMEN’S HEALTH • US CENSUS BUREAU • USDA – CENTER FOR FAITH BASED
AND NEIGHBORHOD PARTNERSHIPS • USDA - FSIS • VETERANS AFFAIRS MOBILE UNIT • WAL-MART • WHITMANWALKER HEALTH MOBILE • ZUMBA REGISTRATION
Cinco de Mayo Festival
Acknowledgements / Our Sponsors:
Saturday, May 5, 2012 • Noon to 6 p.m. • Rain or Shine
We Wish to Thank: National Park Service • The Mexican Consul Anibal Gomez Toledo • Mexican Cultural Institute
• Freddie Mac Foundation • Innova Graphics Solutions • U.S. Park Police • MAYA • Linda Greenan • The Global
Forum Video • Nicolas de Jesús, muralist • Ben Lagos, muralist • Kevin W., muralist • Cinco Lady mural made and
donated by Prado Corp. (Prado Family—father & sons) • Micro-Monteros and their parents • Andromeda, for providing rehearsal space • Leadership Washington • Goya Foods • Nickelodeon • Maxine B. Baker • Roxana Olivas, OLA
• Jannette Dates • Penny Lagos • Retired Judge William D. Missouri • Prado Construction • Juan Marcos • Lucas
Copeland • M. Elena Lane • Gloria Valdes • Our many volunteers
FREE Admission
Sylvan Theater at The Washington Monument
Special thanks to the many sponsors whose support make this festival possible:
Music
Dance
Crafts
Games
Contests
Health Clinics
For more information:
www.marumontero.com
www.lulac.org
Take Metrorail to Smithsonian Metro Station
ELON
Capital Partners, LLC
Media Sponsors:
Visit MMDC at www.marumontero.com and on Facebook - facebook.com/TheNationalCincodeMayoFestival
Visit LULAC at www.LULAC.org and on Facebook - facebook.com/lulac.national.dc
A production of:
Sponsored by:
Family Activities
Children’s Pavilion
Noon to 5:00 pm
Visit our crafts workshop to make
your own Aztec headdress, hair braids,
pre-Hispanic masks, Mexican dancing
puppets, friend bracelets, paper flowers, flamenco fans. Solve a mystery
with Spanish clues from the Spy
Museum.
Art Pavilion
Great local artists led and curated by
Mexican painter Gloria Valdes, including Claudia Olivos (Chile), Sergio
Olivos (Mexico), Kevin Muller (Peru),
Jacinto C..Cruz (Mexico), and In soon
Shin (Korea). a Latin-style workout
with Zumba.
Zumba—Guinness
Book of Records
Help break the Guinness World Record
for the largest Zumba class!
Games
Play La Loteria – Mexican Bingo
and win prizes.
NFL Play 60
Join in sports drills led by Washington’s
own Women’s Professional Football
Team, the D.C. Divas.
Mexican Cowboys
and Their Horses
La Asociación de Charros de Virginia
are with us from noon to 3:00 pm.
Dance Contests
Hop onto the Sylvan Stage to participate
in dance contests throughout the day—
Norteño, Salvadoran cumbia, pre-Hispanic,
Peruvian, and Duranguense.
Mayan Crafts
Guatemalan craftspeople display work
in the style of Mayan artisans.
Health Expo
FREE health screenings provided by
Children’s National Medical Center (dental,
eye, Body Mass Index (BMI), and glucose),
Veterans Affairs (on-site physical and mental screening exclusively for veterans), and
Whitman-Walker Clinic (HIV testing).
Visit the many exhibitors for valuable information on healthy eating, cooking demonstrations, and health resources available to
the Latino community.
Maya and Miguel
plus Dora la Exploradora
Meet these festival favorites and take your
picture with them.
Mercado
Books for children and teachers as well as
shirts, hats, and Dora the Explorer items.
Learn more about the Maru Montero Dance
Company and sign up for dance classes.
Food
Refreshments available at the Food Pavilion.
Sylvan Stage
11:30 am – 11.45 am
El Zol DJs
Dance contest #1
11:45 am – 12:00 noon
Introductions by Zulema Clares, Telemundo
Raíces de Borinquen de Washington, DC
12:00 noon – 12:45 pm
Mariachi Los Amigos
Micro-Monteros
Mi Herencia Mexicana
Las Escaramuzas
Norteño dance workshop
Dance contest #2: Norteño
12:45 pm – 1:15 pm
Official Welcome
Maru Montero, President,
Maru Montero Dance Company
Margaret Moran, National President, LULAC
Tony Waller, Senior Director,
Corporate Affairs, Walmart
Silvia Cruz-Vargas, Pepsi
Rosie Rios, Treasurer of the United States
The Honorable Ed Avalos, Under Secretary, U.S.
Department of Agriculture
Dr. Nancy Lee, Director, Office of Women’s Health
& Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health,
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Mayra Alvarez, Director of Public Health Policy,
Office of Health Reform, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services
Teresa Niño, Director, Office of External Affairs,
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Celinda Peña, Senior Advisor,
Office of the Director, National Parks Services
March of Folkloric Groups
Introductions by Fanny Gutierrez of Univision
The Micro-Monteros Dance Company
Grupo Folklórico Salvadoreño del Sagrado Corazón
Danzantes Los Tequanis
Grupo Folklórico Tinkus San Simon
Grupo Folklórico Raíces de Borinquen
Grupo Folklórico Ritmos del Perú
Grupo Cultural Guatemalteco UK’UXAL MARIA
TECUN
Folklore Argentino
Ballet Folklórico de Panamá, Grufolpawa
Ballet Folklórico Mi Herencia Mexicana
Danzantes Aztekas Tletpapalotzin
1:15 pm – 1: 45 pm
Introductions by Pedro Biaggi, El Zol
La Chanchona de los Hermanos Lovo
Grupo Folklórico Salvadoreño
Dance workshop
Dance contest #3: Salvadoran cumbia
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Pre-Hispanic dance
Grupo cultural UK’UXAL Maria Tecun
Danzantes Aztecas-Tletpapalotzin
Micro-Monteros
Dance workshop
Dance contest #4: Pre-Hispanic
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Kickoman Band
2:15 pm – 2:20 pm
Remarks from Mexican Consul Anibal Gomez Toledo
D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth B. Ellerbe
Folklore Argentino
2:20 pm – 3:00 pm
Verny Varela Salsa Band
2:50 pm to 3:00 pm
Set up Zumba class
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Record-breaking Zumba class
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Vicky Leyva Peruvian dance and music
Dance workshop
Dance contest #5: Peruvian
Grupo PontiTango
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm
Los Triunfadores del Cuatro
Dance workshop
Dance contest #6: Duranguense
Cristopolis
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Trío Huapangero Los Camotes de la Sierra
from the state of Puebla, México
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm
Los Tambores de San Juan and Maru Montero Dance
Company
5:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Introduction by Sam Kass, White House Senior Policy
Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives and White House Chef
Luis Enrique