Cinco de Mayo in Vancouver 2013

"Cinco de Mayo" in Vancouver 2013

Some of the Cinco de Mayo celebrations this year in Vancouver

Cinco de Mayo at "Las Margaritas" Restaurant in Kitsilano with Mariachi Los Dorados - Vancouver, BC

Cinco de Mayo in Vancouver a great opportunity to enjoy Mexican Culture, Arts, Literature, Food and Drinks not only on May 5th but trough all May.

Cinco de Mayo at "Las Margaritas" Restaurant in Kitsilano with Mariachi Los Dorados - Vancouver, BC

Cinco de Mayo at Las Margaritas Restaurant in Kitsilano May 4th and 5th 2013

Las Margaritas restaurant in Kitsilano celebrates Cinco de Mayo each year with a great Fiesta, Mexican music by Vancouver Mariachi "Los Dorados" and delicious specials.

For more information visit Las Margaritas FB Page.

Cinco de Mayo party with Locarno band at Vancouver Fan Club

 Cinco de Mayo with Locarno band at Vancouver Fan Club

A Cinco de Mayo bash featuring Locarno band on May 5th 2013 5pm - 8 pm. at Vancouver Fan Club.

Locarno is the Latin project of Paperboys frontman Tom Landa. The music, like him, is part Mexican but with strong doses of Cuban Son, Folk Music, Pop and Funk. There are threads of Son Jarocho and Salsa but the songs are more edgy and contemporary than that.   (Source: excerpt from Bio of Locarno FB Page)

 For more information join the Facebook event: Cinco de Mayo party with Locarno . 

"El Jinete" The Rider a Mariachi Opera featuring Mariachi Los Dorados - Vancouver May 10th-12th 2013 

"El Jinete" The Rider a Mariachi Opera featuring Mariachi Los Dorados

"El Jinete" The Rider a Mariachi Opera featuring Mariachi Los Dorados
May 10th - 12th Frederic 8 pm Wood Theatre UBC Vancouver
For more information visit:  PuenteTheatre , TheatreUBC

Gala Piano Concert May 24th 2013- Jorge Federico Osorio - Roy Barnett Recital Hall UBC - Vancouver

Gala Piano Concert - Jorge Federico Osorio - Concierto de Mayo 

Roy Barnett Recital Hall

UBC School of Music

6361 Memorial Road, Vancouver, BC

May 24th, 2013

7:30 PM, doors open at 7 PM
  

Admission by invitation

Please contact: 604 684 1859 Ext 3020 pdelamaza@consulmexvan.com

Hace 150 años - Crónica de la Batalla del 5 de Mayo por el escritor Carlos Fuentes

Cinco de Mayo in Vancouver

Cinco de Mayo in Vancouver - Gala Piano Concert by Musician and composer Ezequiel S. Barrera at UBC School of Music 

Cinco de Mayo (May 5th. ) the Mexican celebration of the May 5th Battle of Puebla in 1862, which this year commemorates 150 years  is becoming more popular in Vancouver. Mainly seen as just a date to party in different bars and restaurants is also an opportunity to show cultural and artistic events from Mexico.
We had the chance to attend the extraordinary gala piano concert by the Mexican musician and composer considered also a virtuoso Ezequiel S. Barrera.
Ezequiel captivated the audience with his interpretation of compositions by Isaac Albeniz, Johanes Brahms, Canadian composer Alexander Rapoport, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Mexican composer Manuel M. Ponce and he also performed works of his own creation.
This concert was presented by the Consulate General of Mexico and UBC - School of Music at the Roy Barnett Recital Hall.

Gala Piano Concert Vancouver - Video Playlist

Cinco de Mayo in Vancouver - Gala Piano Concert by Musician and composer Ezequiel S. Barrera at UBC School of Music   

Soprano Mariana Valdés performing the Canadian and Mexican National anthems during the Cinco de Mayo Gala at UBC School of Music

Mr. Angel Villalobos Mexican Consul General  - Cinco de Mayo Gala Piano Concert at UBC School of Music

One of the best places to celebrate Cinco de Mayo is Las Margaritas Restaurant in Kitsilano. Every year Las Margaritas organizes a very good celebration with prizes, demonstrations of different Tequila brands and Mexican beers. Vancouver based Mariachi Los Dorados also performs there every year and they really put the Mexico like environment.

Las Margaritas Restaurant is one of the sponsors of the Vancouver International Tequila Expo next Saturday May 12th at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

As a side note, today Cincode Mayo Mario Gutierrez a MexiCan  (Mexican Canadian) resident of Vancouver for six years has won the 2012 Kentucky Derby.

Mariachi Los Dorados at Las Margaritas Restaurant in Kitislano - Cinco de Mayo in Vancouver

Corona Beer at Las Margaritas Restaurant in Kitsilano - Cinco de Mayo in Vancouver

Mariachi Los Dorados at Las Margaritas Restaurant in Kitsilano - Cinco de Mayo in Vancouver

Tequila Hornitos at Las Margaritas Restaurant - Cinco de Mayo in Vancouver

Ezequiel S. Barrera - Miniatures 

Soprano Mariana Valdés

Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Vancouver - Gala Piano Concert - Ezequiel S. Barrera

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Cinco de Mayo in Vancouver 2012

Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Vancouver - Gala Piano Concert - Ezequiel S. Barrera

"Cinco de Mayo" Celebration in Vancouver - Gala Piano Concert - Ezequiel S. Barrera

Presented by the Consulate General of Mexico in Partnership with the UBC School of Music.

When: May - 04 - 2012

Featuring works by Barrera, Alberniz, Brahms, Villa-Lobos, Rapoport and Ponce

Gala Piano Concert

The Roy Barnett Recital Hall

UBC / School of Music

6361 Memorial Road Vancouver, BC

7:30 pm / Doors open at 7:00 pm

Admission Free (limited capacity)

Please Send your ticket request to pdelamaza@consulmexvan.com or
Contact 604 684 1859 ext. 3020.40

Facebook Event - Piano Gala Concert Ezequiel S. Barrera

Ezequiel S. Barrera - "Mexican piano concertist and composer considered a virtuoso. One of his teachers in Toronto was the Canadian composer Alexandre Rapoport " by Patricia de La Maza Mexican Consulate Cultural Affairs. Ezequiel S. Barrera FB Page

Updated with video Gala Piano Concert YouTube Playlist Video

Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Vancouver - Gala Piano Concert - Ezequiel S. Barrera - YouTube Playlist  

Ezequiel S. Barrera plays "The March of the Defense Contractors" by Canadian Composer Alexander Rapoport 

150 Anniversary of the Cinco de Mayo Battle of Puebla in 1862

This year we celebrate in Mexico the 150 anniversary of the Battle of Puebla "Batalla de Puebla", also known as "Batalla del Cinco de Mayo" Batle of Cinco de Mayo.

5 de Mayo History - 

From Wikipedia Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a celebration held on May 5. It is celebrated nationwide in the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla,^[1][2][3][4] where the holiday is called El Dia de la Batalla de Puebla (English: The Day of the Battle of Puebla).^[5][6][7] The date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride,^[8] and to commemorate the cause of freedom and democracy during the first years of the American Civil War.^[9] In the state of Puebla, the date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín.^[2][10] Contrary to widespread popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day—the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico—which is actually celebrated on September 16