This past weekend, Miami celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden and the city’s bandshell hosted Salsa Fest. The events were free to the public and people of all ages joined to dance the night away.
Hispanic Heritage Month started Sept. 15 and ends Oct. 15.
It celebrates Hispanic culture, history and achievements in the United States. Sept. 15 is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Mexican and Chilean independence are celebrated on Sept. 16 and 18.
“We all have our different cultures and heritage,” said Janelle Graham, a Salsa Fest attendee. “So when we all come together, we can celebrate life even better.”
Daniela Zulueta is pursuing her master’s degree in global strategic communications and graduated from FIU with a bachelor’s degree in digital broadcasting in 2023. She also holds an associate’s degree in journalism from Miami Dade College. Zulueta loves the city of Miami and aims to share the stories of the citizens who live here and all over the world. Zulueta runs a social media platform called @Lifestyle_Miami where she works with local businesses and does community-based work. She had a paid internship with Televisa Univisión as a Step Producer and worked as a stage manager at NBC6 South Florida & Telemundo51. Now, she is part of cohort 8 and has a fellowship at the FIU Ratcliffe where she can work on branding herself and post-production of a podcast called Tech Conversations.
