Carlos Cuevas named Mr. Amigo 2010
Mexican singer Carlos Cuevas was named Mr. Amigo 2010 during an event held outside of the Mexican Consulate in Brownsville. The Charro Days celebration will take place from Feb. 20-27 with Cuevas headlining the event in Brownsville.
Mr. Amigo Association President Jose Camacho said Cuevas was very honored upon learning of the title last month in San Antonio.
“Carlos is very excited, he liked very much the idea and he gladly accepted,” Camacho said as he added that the singer is a worthy ambassador for Mexico who has taken the country’s music and culture beyond all borders. Read more...
Margal Vicars Honorary Parade Marshal
 Margal Vicars carried the banner for his school in the very first Charro Days parade in 1938. As honorary parade marshal for the 2011 festival, he’ll lead the whole procession.
Vicars, a former mayor and longtime civic leader, has been chosen by the Charro Days board of directors to preside over this year’s Illuminated and Grand International parades on Feb. 25 and 26. He has been a steadfast volunteer for many decades in Brownsville’s annual celebration of international friendship. Read more...
Charro Days Volunteers ...Thank You!
Behind the scenes at Charro Days’ popular Illuminated Night and Grand International Parades, groups of volunteers keep the floats fresh and colorful, while others make sure these eye-catching creations are pulled safely and securely through the streets of Brownsville each year.
Like hundreds of other willing helpers, the volunteers who work on parade committees use their creative and organizational skills to make Charro Days an annual success.
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Carlos Bañales- Executive Director for Charro Days, Reconnects with his community
When Carlos Banales moved back to his hometown in the 1990s, a friend suggested a good way to reconnect with his community would be to drive a parade float for the annual Charro Days festival.
Eighteen Charro Days Fiestas later, Banales is executive director of the entire festival, leading hundreds of volunteers who each year bring the eight-day community celebration to life.
“I remember as a young kid, living downtown and coming to the parades and seeing how everyone used to come out and participate,” said Banales. “Now I have this opportunity to be one of the people that organize this event… It’s very important to me.”
Banales said he commits himself to Charro Days because of the people who love it: The children in their costumes, the adults by the parade route, the friends and family who gather for the street parties, concerts and other activities.
“I see myself out there in the crowd…it reminds me of when I first used to attend.”
Banales worked his way up from pulling a float, to serving on the Charro Days board and helping on the Transportation Committee, and then to acting executive director. Previously involved with his family’s import/export business, Banales said it was a surprise to be asked to take on the job permanently.
Now that he is married to the “friend” who first invited him to join the Charro Days family, he and wife Gabriela hope to pass their love of the festival along to their young children. Gaby Banales serves as publicity chair on the Charro Days board of directors.
“Maybe someday they will enjoy it as much as their mom and I have enjoyed it,” Carlos Banales said “Charro Days would not continue without the community support. The people keep Charro Days alive.”
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