HOUSTON, TX -- While other families may be spending their Friday evenings recuperating from work or school, Houston resident Vanessa Ramirez, her mother Dalila and several friends sit at the dining ...

Los Matachines de Alcalde performed their annual dance in front of St. Anne’s Catholic Church on Thursday. The tradition of the matachin dances dates back hundreds of years and has been carried down ...

EL PASO, Texas – March 12, 2026 – The Chihuahuas unveiled a new Copa de la Diversión™ identity Thursday evening, introducing the El Paso Matachines, a tribute to one of the most recognizable and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cattaleya Quiroz carries a flag from San Ignacio de Loyola Catholic church, as she dances with her Matachines dance group in the ...

Angélica Yañez Guillen gets goosebumps on her arms every time she sees Matachines, typical of northern Mexico, dance an homage to the Virgen de Guadalupe, a vital religious figure in that country.

ALCALDE — Across New Mexico, the time-honored tradition of the matachines has been beating in the heart of communities for generations. People like Anthony Valdez, a lanky 27-year-old who performs the ...

Once a week, a crowd gathers outside of Martinez Elementary School in North Las Vegas. In the dimming light, on a patch of asphalt, a couple dozen dancers line up in two columns, facing four drummers.

When Juanito Gress was asked to lead the matachines dance group at St. Rita Catholic Community, he had no idea where to begin. Gress, a 48-year-old Dallas resident, had just gotten involved in the ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)-- Today some El Pasoans gathered to honor our community’s culture, heritage, and traditions at the annual La Fe Segundo Barrio Matachines celebration. It was held this afternoon ...

Wearing an emblem of the Virgin Mary on the front of their elaborate costumes and a guardian angel on the back, young dancers kick, march, stomp and swing their arms along with the beat of a ...