Cuban Parade returns to the rhythm of conga

Life is a party! To the rhythm of the conga and after four years, the Cuban Festival returned to New York.

The pandemic and the withdrawal of former organizers had stopped it. Jessica González was queen in 2018.

“Not only representing my country but growing as a person, growing as an artist and professionally as well,” González said.

The new director, Bárbara Cambón, has it in her blood.

“The Cuban parade stopped being held here in New York City in the early 2000s. Then I took it up again, I found out, and many people told me ‘don’t get involved, it’s going to cost you dearly’; and the police told me ‘nobody here is going to charge you a peso’. And they told us ‘we were waiting for the Cubans because there was no parade here,'” Cambón said.

The tour of floats, very distinctive jeep cars and even Mayor Eric Adams went through the central Madison Avenue, from 38th to 27th streets.

Short, but sense.

“Whether Puerto Rican, whether Cuban, whether Dominican, anywhere Latino, Celia represented all of us,” José Delgado said.

“I am Spanish, but we also have family from Latin America and we are very close in general to all Latin American countries,” said Amaya Corredor, another participant.

The mayor was appointed Grand Marshal. No matter how difficult the challenge of COVID-19, the recovery of the economy, New York is invincible thanks to its diversity, the official said.

“There is no better way to start the day than with a parade! It was an honor to march with our vibrant Cuban community in their Hispanic American Cuban Day Parade,” the mayor also wrote in a message on social networks.

No better way to start the day than with a parade! It was an honor to march with our vibrant Cuban community at their Cuban Hispanic American Day Parade. pic.twitter.com/Ii26E6KTOU

— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) July 17, 2022

The great absentee in this parade after 4 years was La Charanga Habanera, who were supposed to be on this float behind us, but their music was present so anyway, the public enjoyed it.

The Tres X Dos group and the conga were present.

Accompanied by other cultures such as Colombia, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Mexico.

“We are always known for being happy, inclusive, and this opportunity to be here today with the Cuban community is great,” said Dayana Vargas.

“I’m from Ecuador and well, I think we’re in New York, we’re in the United States where there isn’t just one culture, there are many cultures,” said Naty Bermeo, a children’s artist.

All together with the flag of blue and white stripes with the red triangle.

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