{"id":5063954,"date":"2025-07-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/illatinonews.com\/?p=5063954"},"modified":"2025-07-01T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T08:00:00","slug":"chicagos-latino-cultural-hubs-keep-heritage-alive-through-the-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/2025\/07\/01\/chicagos-latino-cultural-hubs-keep-heritage-alive-through-the-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago\u2019s Latino \u2018Cultural Hubs\u2019 Keep Heritage Alive Through the Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was 1987, and attendees at the third annual Chicago Latino Film Festival hurried into the 500-seater 3 Penny Cinema at Lincoln Hall in Lincoln Park. Everyone inside mumbled about the projection of the 1983 Mexican film \u201cFrida, naturaleza viva.\u201d Outside, almost 1,000 people crowded over the brick walls of the building, attempting to purchase tickets for the film\u2019s second showing at 9 p.m. Due to the high demand, Colombian-born Pepe Vargas, who helped to inaugurate the film festival as a cultural project in 1985, proposed a third showing. By 1 a.m., he screened the film for a third time. There were still people who were unable to get in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This spoke volumes to Vargas. Two years earlier, he embarked on this idea with only two resources: $10,000 and a projection on a concrete wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forty years later, Vargas runs the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago, a nonprofit organization that has expanded from just film to offer programming that spans dance, poetry, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are not a festival anymore,\u201d Vargas said. \u201cWe are a multidisciplinary, year-round cultural organization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ILCC represents one of many cultural organizations with a strong legacy that continues to uplift Chicago\u2019s Latino communities. Whether the focus encompasses all art forms, as seen in the ILCC, or a specific art specialization, such as La Escuelita Bombera de Coraz\u00f3n in Humboldt Park, these centers strive towards a common goal: cultural preservation and awareness. For participants of these centers, their continuous existence gives them hope for the future of Latin American culture in Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Embracing the Pan-Latino identity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While some cultural centers have a learning space they can call their own, with large rooms and artistic decor, the ILCC is located on the sixth floor of a 14-story office building in Printer\u2019s Row. With posters of past film festival editions decorating the beige walls, all the magic happens in an illuminated office space. There, three full-time staff work with citywide partners to ensure programming throughout museums, theaters, and schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the ILCC\u2019s website, the nonprofit\u2019s mission to communicate cultural preservation through the arts goes beyond \u201c20 different nationalities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy do we do this? We do this to change the perception, to break stereotypes, to create awareness, to let people know who we are,\u201d Vargas said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Vargas realized that forming an organization would allow him to create programming that expanded beyond an annual film festival, he established the nonprofit organization in 1987 under the name Chicago Latino Cinema. It later changed to its current name in 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe_1TfNy2OGOoPfpOFGtxTEe3JRteYETiJFjAYXSofKQTkTecPIz7qY5QBJeBm4QA3WcNLTLEjlCaf24VBDYJsf0mLA3Ug--o6A92wea8YY0BcP9WjDxStjANc6urKZSonv2tWRt8zPt6QeIy0kcw?key=JyW88XFazNiwKGK8vWthvA\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Pepe Vargas, International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago\u2019s executive director, looks for the recent catalogue of the Chicago Latino Film Festival. The center\u2019s office in the South Loop is decorated with film memorabilia, representing the center\u2019s mission to create cultural awareness through the arts. Photo by Mariana Bermudez.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the annual Chicago Latino Film Festival, the ILCC hosts the Chicago Latino Dance Festival, which welcomes dancers from various Latin American countries and Spain, as well as the Chicago Latino Music Series, highlighting Chicago&#8217;s talent in Latin folklore, classical, and popular rock music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mateo Mulcahy, the ILCC&#8217;s deputy executive director for almost four years, launched the Chicago Latino Dance Festival in 2023. With over 40 years of experience working in the arts, Mulcahy organizes music and dance programming within the ILCC. For the dance festival&#8217;s first edition in 2023, he brought together 37 different dance groups, with 36 being local to Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of them was The Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago. In front of a mesmerized audience, dancers moved swiftly through the stage, stomping their feet to a syncopated rhythm and creating waves with the skirts of their dresses. Bright and ruffled-pink attire and white boots brought their characters to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There&#8217;s an enormous Latino dance community here that wasn&#8217;t being represented, that didn&#8217;t have the platform,&#8221; Mulcahy said. &#8220;For some, it was the first time they performed on a formal stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mulcahy said the ILCC was the first and only organization to present a &#8220;comprehensive Latino dance festival.&#8221; With indigenous, folkloric, and popular dance styles, the community immersed itself in a diverse set of Latin American rhythms. A standout in the first year was Villalba and Ghi Dance Couple, featuring Argentine tango. Under neon pink lights, the duo glided on stage to the fusion of bandoneon and piano, interlocking their arms and elegantly twisting their feet together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There&#8217;s so many gaps to fill, so when we see people out there celebrating their community and showing who they are, that gives us enormous satisfaction,&#8221; Mulcahy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The beginning of a dominating culture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Vargas arrived in the United States in the 1980s, there were not many Latino cultural centers in Chicago. He said that while the Latino population continued to grow, mainly due to more people migrating from countries facing political disruption, the cultural presence that exists today was not as strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the University of Illinois Chicago&#8217;s Great Cities Institute, the Hispanic and Latino population in Chicago has more than doubled, from over 422,000 in 1980 to more than 819,000 in 2020. This makes Hispanics and Latinos the second largest group living in Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXcHuEryIfbYyDTn1pUM92Mj0yumwkBZuR0WUGQR50MMEo1Cozwwc9a912dnMk4_wjai8b_b5kQtJhJzSWFSIo8xykf9WJJ-zRqZ1OEFu8Agg8B19ikRWL7qfholvb49tearFTLkrYyXD_20-CKM7g?key=JyW88XFazNiwKGK8vWthvA\" alt=\"Chart\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Chicago\u2019s Hispanic and Latino population went from being 14% in 1980 to 29.8% in 2020, doubling its presence. These numbers have played a critical role in the visibility of cultural resources, including the arts, across the city.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Source: UIC Great Cities Institute and U.S. Census Bureau) (Mariana Bermudez\/Medill).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DePaul University faculty member Marisa Alicea, an expert on Puerto Rican communities across Chicago and patterns among U.S. Latinos, said the strong presence of Latinos in Chicago dates back to the 1950s. It all began with a need for better jobs. This has led to what she considers present \u201ccultural hubs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think in terms of what attracted people originally, you know, it was those jobs,\u201d Alicea said. \u201cWorking in the steel mill, working in the railroad industry, working in factories, and obviously, with the women, they first come to work as domestic workers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alicea, the daughter of Puerto Rican-born citizens, was born in Pilsen, where she lived for the first three years of her life. Her family then moved to Wicker Park, located east of Humboldt Park, which is home to Chicago\u2019s largest Puerto Rican community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Hunter College Center for Puerto Rican Studies, more than 94,000 Puerto Ricans lived in Chicago as of 2023, making it the second-largest Latino group after the Mexican population. Alicea said that with Puerto Ricans living in \u201cdifferent pockets of the city,\u201d what makes them so unique is the high concentration of cultural and arts organizations that exist. They include the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Humboldt Park and the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance in Logan Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alicea said she knows friends and colleagues who live in other parts of the United States, such as New York, with larger Puerto Rican populations but no \u201ccentral hub for the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe do have that concentration, that sort of public space and initiatives,\u201d Alicea said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Keeping traditions alive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A newer public space is La Escuelita Bombera de Coraz\u00f3n in Humboldt Park, a performing arts school rooted in Bomba, a traditional Puerto Rican dance. Founded in 2009 by director Ivelisse D\u00edaz, it offers basic, intermediate, and advanced semester dance classes for youth and adults. According to its website, its mission is \u201cnot only to teach Bomba but to honor and uplift communities and elders who have sustained it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile we\u2019re trying to teach people about community, music, and culture, we\u2019re also empowering them and fighting against erasure,\u201d D\u00edaz said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">D\u00edaz has been dancing Bomba since she was 5 years old, considering it \u201cone of the tools\u201d that has helped her navigate life. At 21, she began teaching classes wherever she had the opportunity: in parking lots, on sidewalks, and in community spaces. Seeing how many people showed up planted the seed for what La Escuelita is today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was able to see how this work can evolve and be sustainable for our people,\u201d D\u00edaz said. \u201cIt\u2019s not a choice to love your culture. It\u2019s a necessity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, La Escuelita hosted \u201c\u00a1Baile Inolvidable!,\u201d a free salsa workshop open to the community led by Kimberly Rivera from Chicago\u2019s KR Dance Studio and Anissa Vega from the all-women bomba and plena group Las BomPleneras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a Saturday afternoon, and the red, black, and yellow bomba skirts, pinned to mustard-yellow walls, swayed every time the entrance door opened, with over 20 women attending the workshop. The smell of lightly lit incense and the soft melody of Puerto Rican salsa welcomed participants as D\u00edaz invited them to help themselves to complementary guava pastries and crispy red apples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants let loose through body warm-ups, basic salsa steps, facial and arm combinations, and partner mirroring exercises. Finally, they all formed a circle and performed their favorite dance moves one by one. Through laughter and spirited energy, they left the workshop feeling a greater appreciation for the vibrant Puerto Rican culture within their reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeople really underestimate the power of having different generations in one room and bringing Afro-Indigenous practices through traditional music,\u201d D\u00edaz said. \u201cIt\u2019s important to have that. Not a lot of people have it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXd0jb4-8CCWbJMtenmhUIPECWXUu0fhr3YHyBuIQaoFM4n1Z1rcIJp5sHsk419j-evMSj_YpYK7t5S27kNq5YF5eVtNrEf30O7jiYb5iuiDlR6zPyjhSYEo91BaFrZPEfTagr8CTOW9mgmr9S3T1g?key=JyW88XFazNiwKGK8vWthvA\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Attendees learn basic salsa steps through eight counts. In a sold out, free community event at La Escuelita Bombera de Coraz\u00f3n, the all-women participants enjoyed three hours of dance and rhythm. Photo by Mariana Bermudez.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nairobi Young, a workshop participant who had returned to dancing six years ago, felt energized by the end, grabbing a mandarin orange on her way out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt takes the unnecessary pressures away,\u201d Young said. \u201cIt felt really inclusive in a good way. There wasn\u2019t any judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Young said spaces like La Escuelita contribute to Chicago\u2019s cultural preservation by solely existing and \u201cnot changing that existence for anyone or anything.\u201d She said taking salsa and bomba classes at La Escuelita is a great way for people to stay connected to their roots or learn about a new culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thinking about future generations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite their building legacy, these cultural spaces still have goals to accomplish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ILCC hopes to engage youth by opening an actual building devoted to its programming in the near future. With this, it plans to offer summer camps and language instruction, enhancing its cultural mission. As deputy executive director, Mulcahy believes appreciating one\u2019s culture as a child is helpful in the long run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe exposure that I had as a kid, growing up in Chicago, is what put me here in this position,\u201d Mulcahy said. \u201cI would hope we can get the youth involved in different disciplines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Victor Pastrana, an ILCC intern and student at the University of Michigan, appreciated the diversity of cultures he encountered when he chose to work with the ILCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m Mexican myself, and I was hoping to learn more because I don\u2019t know much about other Latinos,\u201d Pastrana said. \u201cI feel like that was something missing in my education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of a younger generation, Pastrana notices that most people attending the ILCC\u2019s events are from an older crowd who already know about the music and culture. To change this, he said, \u201cshowing up\u201d is a perfect way for younger groups to engage with the cultural spaces available to them and support their initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">D\u00edaz said that now, more than ever, more people are signing up to take bomba classes at La Escuelita, from 60-year-olds to 5-year-olds, something she had never seen before. As younger generations begin to explore Bomba and become grounded in their cultural identities, she hopes their curiosity to learn will drive its continuous growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy hope is they continue to be reminded of who they are and how this is not a choice,\u201d D\u00edaz said. \u201cThis is a necessity that will always be connected with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cover Photo: <em>Bomba and salsa dancers Kimberly Rivera (left) and Anissa Vega (right) lead La Escuelita Bombera de Coraz\u00f3n\u2019s salsa workshop in Humboldt Park. The performing arts school is one of many spaces across Chicago preserving Latin American culture. Photo by Mariana Bermudez.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhy do we do this? 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