East LA celebrates 73rd Mexican Independence Day parade

Sunday, September 8, 2019
EAST LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The 73rd East Los Angeles Mexican Independence Day Parade and Festival happened Sunday.

It's the nation's largest and oldest Latin parade.
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Over 30,000 people attend the celebration each year in the heart of East L.A., organizers say.

This year's parade theme is "International Year of Indigenous Languages - Encounter of Two Worlds".

Boxer & World Heavyweight Champion Andy Ruiz Jr. was the grand marshall.
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The festivity is spearheaded by the Comité Mexicano Cívico Patriótico.

Since its inception in 1931, Comité Mexicano Cívico Patriótico has stood as one of the pillars of the Mexican-American community in Los Angeles, organizers say.



ABC7 is proud to broadcast the East Los Angeles Mexican Independence Day parade.
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