The Wixárika college student will be queen of the Nayarit state fair
by the El Reportero’s news services
An indigenous woman has won the contest to be the queen of the Nayarit State Fair for the first time.
Yukaima González, 18, from a Wixárika community in the mountainous municipality of Guadalupe Ocotán, is a second-year in college student majoring in sports and physical culture.
In an interview with the newspaper El Universal, the young beauty pageant winner said she hoped her participation in the contest would inspire her community.
“In my community we are losing our [indigenous] language, and residents are ashamed of wearing their traditional clothing. I’m here so that they’ll feel proud of our roots and who we are.”
González impressed contest judges during a “traditional dress” round with her outfit, which sported intricate bead work and traditional Wixárika god’s eyes. She also made an impression with her proposed social project, which would provide support to Nayarit’s isolated mountain communities to open artisanal bakeries to support self-employment and community well-being.
She was one of 15 contestants from each of Nayarit’s districts, and one of two indigenous women who, for the first time ever, competed in this year’s contest. The second participant was Adriana Díaz López, a Cora indigenous woman from the municipality of Nayer.
In a message on Twitter, state congresswoman Julieta Mejía attributed the young women’s participation to Oaxaca actress Yalitza Aparicio’s lead role in Roma, stating that “Alfonso Cuarón transformed something and there’s no going back.”
Many others shared the congresswoman’s opinion on social media, and during her interview with El Universal, González expressed her admiration for the actress, saying she was proud to have the opportunity as well to represent her community and its culture.
Viña del Mar Festival Celebrates Highly its 60th Anniversary
The Viña del Mar International Song Festival, considered here ”the largest Latin event in the world”, opens Sunday with a show in tune with the celebration of its 60th anniversary.
Regueton duo Wisin and Yandel, which returns to the scene after a long separation; the Chilean humorist Felipe Abello and the Colombian Sebastian Yatra, which causes furor among young Chilean girls are scheduled for the opening in Quinta Vergara, main venue of the event.
But this is only the button of the show, because until March 1, the closing day, international stars like Marc Anthony, David Bisbal, Marco Antonio Solis, Backstreet Boys, Bad Buny, Becky G, Raphael and Carlos Rivera will pass through the enormous stage, along with some very popular Chilean figures.
Although this Sunday is the start of the big concerts that are the main attraction of the festival, the event really began on Friday with a gala in which, with the exception of Yatra, none of the figures who wil seek to pocket the ‘monster’ was there, as is referred to the not at all pleasing public that crowds every year the Quinta Vergara.
Significantly, the old-fashioned neither exponents of the Chilean elite nor the most relevant figures of the country’s art and intellectuality were not there either.
Mexico Guarantees Funds to Support Film Production
The Ministry of Culture of Mexico guaranteed several funds to support the film production of Foprocine, Fidecine and Eficine, said its head Alejandra Frausto Guerrero to deny rumors to the contrary.
Frausto Guerrero also indicated that despite speculation about the Ariel awards, in 2019 these awards will be delivered as is already a tradition for several decades and reported that has already held meetings with members of the Mexican Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences that organizes the contest to recognize filmmakers, performers, technicians and makers of Mexican films.
She recognized that the Ariel awards are very important for the national film industry, so the 61st edition of these awards is not cancelled, and will have the full support of the Ministry of Culture.
