Photos: Hispanic Heritage Month Capped Off with Fiesta de Independencia

Mariachi Monterrey began the event by performing traditional Mexican music at the KC Stack as students were getting food and eating with their peers. As the event went on Mariachi Monterrey performed top hit songs like El Rey and Mujeres divinas by Vincente Fernández (Photo by Cynthia Ramirez).

Union Board, I-Space, Organization for Latinx Awareness, and Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha partnered up together to host Fiesta de Independencia on Thursday at the KC Stack to celebrate the last days of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month. Fiesta de Independencia started off the event with Mariachi Monterrey performing traditional Mexican music and ended with the Brazilian Dance Group bringing students onto the dance floor, teaching traditional dances like reggaetón, cumbia, bachata and samba. 

Brazilian Dance Group dancers performing at the KC Stack. The dancers come from different cities and countries from Brazil to Venezuela to Milwaukee to perform dances like reggaetón, cumbia, bachata and samba (Photo by Cynthia Ramirez).
A member of the Mariachi Monterrey band went from table to table playing his violin as students took selfies and videos (Photo by Cynthia Ramirez).
Volunteer students serving Mexican beans, rice, tortillas, chicken and steak fajitas at the Fiesta de Independencia on the third floor of KC before entering into the KC Stack (Photo by Cynthia Ramirez).
All the way from Garland, Texas, Stephanie Ledezma, junior and President of Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha , serves traditional Mexican food to students with President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Holie Ballentine, St.Louis, junior (Photo by Cynthia Ramirez).
The event Fiesta de Independencia ended the night with the Brazilian Dance Group bringing out students to the dance floor to celebrate the last days of Hispanic/LatinX Heritage Month with traditional dances like reggaetón, cumbia, bachata, and samba (Photo by Cynthia Ramirez).

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