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Sonido Latin Entertainment Comes to Kansas City

Alicia Porraz, Photographer • March 21, 2024

Many people were excited about a new event because it was the first-ever, Latin-related event Gladstone, Mo., ever hosted. Many Latin Americans from the Kansas City metro area gathered for this event. The Sonido Latin Entertainment is a DJ Festival for Latin Americans in the KC Metro area.

On Friday, March 15, the party started.

“I’m going to drink a lot of water because I know there will be lots of people there,” senior Isis Medina said. “I know it’s going to be a crowded place and it’s going to be hot, so I just want to be prepared to stay hydrated.”

The excitement built for weeks.

“Partying out with my friends, hanging out with my friends and having a good time,” Medina said. “I plan on wearing boots with jeans and a nice top.”

Others looked for memories.

“I’m excited to make memories with family and friends and also to be able to enjoy my life young,” senior Jazmin Vazquez said.

The DJs of the Sonido Latin Entertainment were very excited and shocked to see how many people ended up showing up to their event. They said their emotions were thrilled to see that many people were able to participate in their event the right way and the fun way.

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Alicia Porraz, photographer
Alicia Porraz is a senior who is not willing to pursue college after high school. Instead she is going to either go into trade school for welding or enlist into the military, either the Army or Air Force. Her interest in welding started when shewas 6 years old. Her grandfather would sometimes take her down to his job and show her different ways to welding things together and different things you could do and make out of it. Over the summer, Alicia worked at Hawaiian Bros learning how to make rice and how to prepare the food. From the experience Alicia learned how to prepare food better in the kitchen. When she is not busy working, Alicia is usually hanging out with friends or sleeping. In the future Alicia hopes to enlist into the military, come back and pursue welding.