Photos: Mexican Independence Day 2016 celebration
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Look back at Tucson's Mexican Independence Day celebration in 2016. Thousands celebrated Mexican Independence Day at Kennedy Park with dance, music, food and fun.
Mexican Independence Day celebration
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Dressed in colorful garb, Alina Cuen, 14, and fellow members of the Viva Performing Arts Center gather for a finale to the song El Gallito during the Mexican Independence Day celebration at the Kennedy Park Fiesta Area.
Mexican Independence Day celebration
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Hilario Ochoa, center, an assistant director with The Drop family and The Drop varsity performs a routine during the Mexican Independence Day celebration at the Kennedy Park. They incorporate an urban dance style influenced by Hip Hop and Funk, Ochoa said. Entertainment scheduled for the free event included several bands and dance groups and a car show with the Imagination Car Club.
Mexican Independence Day celebration
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Esther Soto, from Barrio Hollywood, brought her own shade as hot temperatures rose in the late afternoon during the Mexican Independence Day celebration at the Kennedy Park. Mexico celebrates September 16, 1810, as the date it launched the revolution that lead to independence from Spain.
Mexican Independence Day celebration
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Crowds gather near the stage as members of The Drop perform during the Mexican Independence Day celebration at the Kennedy Park Fiesta Area. Entertainment scheduled for the free event included Mariachi Corazon de Tucson, Los Hermanos Cuatro, Conjunto Bravo-Arizona, The Festival Band, Suerte Musical, folklorico dancers and a car show with the Imagination Car Club.
Mexican Independence Day celebration
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Emma Rodriguez, right, gets photographed by Sandy Baker in front of a Budweiser-inspired1992 Chevrolet pickup owned by Henry Nuñez during the Mexican Independence Day celebration at the Kennedy Park. Nuñez and fellow members of the Imagination Car Club showed off their rides. Mexico celebrates September 16, 1810, as the date it launched the revolution that lead to independence from Spain.
Mexican Independence Day celebration
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Malachi Madrid, 1, keeps hydrated while with his father, Chris during the Mexican Independence Day celebration at the Kennedy Park. Entertainment scheduled for the free event included Mariachi Corazon de Tucson, Los Hermanos Cuatro, Conjunto Bravo-Arizona, The Festival Band, Suerte Musical, folklorico dancers and a car show with the Imagination Car Club.
Mexican Independence Day celebration
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Manny Martinez, 21, middle, leaps off an inflatable slide beating out Jeffrey Tseng, 22, left, in a race as Alin Rodriguez, 16, videotapes the results during the Mexican Independence Day celebration at the Kennedy Park.
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Mexican Independence Day celebration
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Dressed in colorful garb, Alina Cuen, 14, and fellow members of the Viva Performing Arts Center gather for a finale to the song El Gallito during the Mexican Independence Day celebration at the Kennedy Park Fiesta Area.
Mexican Independence Day celebration
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Hilario Ochoa, center, an assistant director with The Drop family and The Drop varsity performs a routine during the Mexican Independence Day celebration at the Kennedy Park. They incorporate an urban dance style influenced by Hip Hop and Funk, Ochoa said. Entertainment scheduled for the free event included several bands and dance groups and a car show with the Imagination Car Club.
Mexican Independence Day celebration
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Esther Soto, from Barrio Hollywood, brought her own shade as hot temperatures rose in the late afternoon during the Mexican Independence Day celebration at the Kennedy Park. Mexico celebrates September 16, 1810, as the date it launched the revolution that lead to independence from Spain.
Mexican Independence Day celebration
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Crowds gather near the stage as members of The Drop perform during the Mexican Independence Day celebration at the Kennedy Park Fiesta Area. Entertainment scheduled for the free event included Mariachi Corazon de Tucson, Los Hermanos Cuatro, Conjunto Bravo-Arizona, The Festival Band, Suerte Musical, folklorico dancers and a car show with the Imagination Car Club.
Mexican Independence Day celebration
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Emma Rodriguez, right, gets photographed by Sandy Baker in front of a Budweiser-inspired1992 Chevrolet pickup owned by Henry Nuñez during the Mexican Independence Day celebration at the Kennedy Park. Nuñez and fellow members of the Imagination Car Club showed off their rides. Mexico celebrates September 16, 1810, as the date it launched the revolution that lead to independence from Spain.
Mexican Independence Day celebration
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Malachi Madrid, 1, keeps hydrated while with his father, Chris during the Mexican Independence Day celebration at the Kennedy Park. Entertainment scheduled for the free event included Mariachi Corazon de Tucson, Los Hermanos Cuatro, Conjunto Bravo-Arizona, The Festival Band, Suerte Musical, folklorico dancers and a car show with the Imagination Car Club.
Mexican Independence Day celebration
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Manny Martinez, 21, middle, leaps off an inflatable slide beating out Jeffrey Tseng, 22, left, in a race as Alin Rodriguez, 16, videotapes the results during the Mexican Independence Day celebration at the Kennedy Park.
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