The Government of Guadalajara started yesterday with the cultural program “Al son que me tocan” in which the municipality of Ahualulco de Mercado was invited, with the Ollin Ahualulco Folkloric Ballet and the Ahualulco Women’s Mariachi, in addition to sweets and typical crafts of the valleys region.
“Today we welcome Ahualulco de Mercado with open arms, thank you president, for your support, really, for bringing these beautiful manifestations of what distinguishes us in Jalisco and in Mexico. Listening to this female mariachi, seeing the dances that they presented to us a few moments ago, seeing what the artisans, the artisans of Ahualulco, are doing, I was impressed by what can be achieved, what can be done with talent and dedication”, said the mayor of Guadalajara, Pablo Lemus, in Paseo Alcalde, near the Two Temples.
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For his part, the mayor of Ahualulco, José Bladimir Arreola Álvarez, said he was happy because “we have been given the opportunity to come and show the culture, art, and crafts that are made” in the municipality.
The Mariachi Femenil Ahualulco is made up of four violins, two trumpets, a guitarrón, a vihuela, a guitar and a harp, which through their musical repertoire and their interpretive quality made the attendees vibrate, and feel proud of this land.
SPECIAL / Government of Guadalajara
For its part, the Ollin Ahualulco Folkloric Ballet, directed by Sergio Gómez Lomelí, is made up of 50 members, ranging from 6 years of age to 20-year-olds.
SPECIAL / Government of Guadalajara
This group has a history of 29 years and was founded in 1993 by Gómez Lomelí, former dancer of the Folkloric Ballet of the University of Guadalajara, where he was for more than 35 years.
The objective of the cultural program “Al Son que me Toquen” is to bring the traditions of other municipalities, quality musical and cultural content to citizens, visitors and tourists, at no cost, for this reason, exchanges are carried out with other municipalities to enrich the offer of presentations, mariachis and folkloric ballets.
On July 21 there will be a special collaboration with the municipality of Cocula, which is considered the cradle of the mariachi; It will take place at 5:00 p.m. in the Roundabout of Illustrious Jaliscienses.
Lemus explained that, with activities such as “Al Son que me Toquen”, “GDLuz 2022 Festival”, “Illusionant Winter Festival”, among others, they seek to attract tourism to the Historic Center of Guadalajara.
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