Performer
El Museo Del Barrio's
Young International Circle's annual Día
de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Halloween party
has become one of the city's most lively (pun
intended) events for New York City's Spaniards
and everyone who is either as good looking as
New York City's Spaniards or who likes to look
at them with the hope that their glamour will
rub off.
Miss Usa Rima Faki and
Miss Universe Ximena Navarratos
The party is a
visual feast with Dia de los Muertos themed entertainment
and beautiful young people dressed in their Halloween
best (more Mardi Gras than haunted house - no
fake blood here). The Tribeca Rooftop was decorated
in a Dia de los Muertos them and Mexican entertainers
performed for the crowd. And there was dancing;
this is a group that did not skip Cotillion.
Actress Melissa George
and Bibhu Mohapatra
According to the
press release from Jonathan Marder + Associates:
"Día de los Muertos [is] the traditional
Mexican celebration that honors loved ones that
have passed away. Based on the belief of the continuation
of life after death, the annual holiday commemorates
the beginning of a new stage in life, often including
altars displaying special food and flowers."
(Scroll down for party pictures.)
Benefit Chairs were: Coromoto Atencio and Gabriel
Rivera-Barraza; Vice Chairs include Ana Maria
Celis, Ivonne Cohen, Rodner Figueroa, Alexandra
Wilkis-Wilson, Whitney Wolfe, Lisa Yom, Carla
Isabel Carstens, and Alex Carstens.
The Honorary Committee members included: designer
Christian Cota, designer Carlos Campos, model
Liliana Dominguez, Luisana Mendoza, Karla Martinez,
designer Brian Reyes, Alexa Rodulfo, Fabiola Arias,
Raul Melgoza, and Bibhu Mohapatra.
Guests Included; actress Melissa George, Fabiola
Beracasa, Peter Davis, Miss USA Rima Fakih, Yaz
and ValentineHernandez, Belen Hudson, designer
Gemma Kahng, soccer star Rafa Marquez, artist
Gabriel Orozo, Luisana Mendoza and Miss Universe
Jimena Navarrete.
El Museo del Barrio, New York’s leading
Latino cultural institution, welcomes visitors
of all backgrounds to discover the artistic and
cultural landscape of the Caribbean and Latin
America. The richness of Latino cultures is represented
in the museum’s wide-ranging collections
and exhibitions, complemented by performing arts
events, cultural celebrations and educational
programs. The dynamic artistic, cultural, and
community gathering place, El Museo is a center
of cultural pride on New York’s Museum Mile.
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| Carla Isabel Carstens
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Valentin and Yaz Hernandez |
Lisa Yom, Coromoto Atencio,
Liliana Dominguez and Gabriel Rivera-Barraza
Atmosphere
