The East Palo Alto Latino Committee (EPA) has organized its first Mexican wrestling event, inviting all its residents and neighboring communities not to miss this recreational event that aims to bring families together and motivate Latin culture.
“Today we want to extend a great invitation to the first Lucha Libre festival in the city of East Palo Alto. A wrestling festival has never been held in this city before, and thanks to the Latin Committee, it is being held for the first time. So, you can’t miss it,” said Edwin Cuellar, president of the Latin Committee.
The event presentation was attended by wrestlers such as: Comando Infernal, Roquero del Diablo, Payaso de Rodeo, and Proyecto X, among others.
“First of all, it is a sport, because many people actually think it is not, but even though it is something violent, it is actually called wrestling. Everything takes time to learn it, what we want to promote first is the culture, the sport and, most importantly, to bring all Latinos together,” Cuellar said.
This fun event will take place on November 18th at Costano Elementary School, located at 2695 Fordham St, East Palo Alto, of from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tickets range from $45 to $55. To purchase tickets, go to Click here.
In addition to enjoying this spectacular wrestling match, attendees will be able to sample a variety of cuisine such as tacos, churros, fruit and much more.
For the new generations What is the Latin Committee?
“The Latino Committee was formed in 1981. We held information forums on immigration, police, education… But then in 1985 we started to organize May 5th in the community and since then it has become a big event, a big regional festival that has grown a lot,” recalled Rubén Abrica, a member of the Latino Committee, in an interview with Península 360 Press.
For her part, Elvira Macias, who is also part of this committee, pointed out that, in recent years, during the COVID-19 pandemic, “we made some videos so that they could come in and enjoy May 5 from their homes, we did it for two years. We were part of the 40th anniversary that it had here in Palo Alto this year and we also participated in the music festival event.”
The event on May 5, he said, is family-oriented, so there is no alcohol or similar products, as it is designed so that the entire family: grandparents, parents, children and grandchildren, can enjoy a healthy environment.
What is the objective of the Latin Committee?
""So far, I think the new generations have continued. The idea was that the Latino community was not only the Mexican or Central American community, but any Latino person," recalled the former mayor of the city.
The idea, he stressed, was “to hold a public festival in the park at least once a year so that children, youth, adults and seniors could celebrate their culture and music, speak Spanish, English, Spanglish, enjoy meals and socialize, but at a community level, because that is something very healthy, and I think that over the years it helps people to have a certain unity, at least that of living together,” he stressed.
Abrica said the Committee will continue to move forward, with new members joining each year. “That’s the beauty of the Latino Committee, we are a non-profit group of volunteers, but we are also good at raising funds for the event.
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