News May 8, 2018

SMC’s Cinco de Mayo

At Santa Monica College (SMC) Thursday, May 3, the Adelante Club held a small Cinco de Mayo event on campus to educate what Cinco De Mayo is about! Sharing fun festivities and Mexican culture.

Photos: Morgan Genser.

Kristian Escobar serves up Mexican food.

Left Alexa Benavente from the Adelante Club dances with Hesham Jarmakani to the Mexican music being playing in the background.

Santa Monica College Sociology professor Rebecca Romo talks about what Cinco de Mayo is really about and how the American Beer Companies have made it more than it really is.

Front Elvinaria Duban performs a folklorico dance while in the back Jorge Granja hits the drums. Both are from the folklorico dance group MI BELLA GUATAMALA (My Beautiful Guatemala).

Left Elvinaria Duban and right Jorge Granja both dance together during a folklorico dance.

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