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Cinco de Mayo celebration fills Centennial Park

The sights and sounds and smells at Centennial Park in West Valley City on Saturday said it all: Cinco de Mayo festivities were in full swing. Scores of people turned out to the yearly event hosted by Telemundo Utah, which included Latin American food, music and dancing.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tuttilli Ballet Folklorico dancer Hugo Reyes gets ready to perform an traditional Michoacan, Mexico dance as an elder in the
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Claudia Mendez claps and dances to the
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The crowd comes to attention during the playing of the Mexican National Anthem at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Centennial Park in West Valley City.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) l-r Tuttilli Ballet Folklorico dancers Abish Judd applies makeup on her daughter Kali Judd, 10, while Mayleen Murillo, 14, and Stephanie Robles, 12, practice their dancing at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Centennial Park in West Valley City.