La Ultima Parada is proud to announce . . . The sonecitos that comprise La Viejada are well over 500 tunes and include bits of traditional sones, as well as, more current popular songs. In La Viejada de San Jose, new sonecitos have been created especially for La Ultima…
La Ultima Parada is fortunate to have a unique logo created especially for this event by LUP Artist, Antonio Sarabia. The design incorporates the elements that together make up this celebration. The giant ferris wheel that has become a signature ride at LUP. On the opposite side, a jarana…
Everybody loves a costume contest, so get ready! Prepare your best Day of the Dead-themed threads and be sure to ‘register’ for the LUP 2017 Costume Contest ON-SITE at our Information Booth, located just inside the main gate, between noon and 5pm. All contestants will be called to the Gallery before…
Los Mestizos de San Jose will be one of the dance groups to join us at La Ultima Parada 2017! They will be performing and they will also be a part of the traditional dance of “La Viejada” In the summer of 1973, several adult folklorico dancers realized that they…
LUP 2016 takes great pleasure in welcoming Los Mestizos de San Jose to the “La Viejada” Main Stage! In the summer of 1973, several adult folklorico dancers realized that they shared a common philosophy: the need to assure that children were taught the traditional dances of Mexico. Their mantra: “Only…
LUP 2016 is pleased to present the School of Arts & Culture’s Coro Mexicano directed by José de Jesús Hernandez. The School of Arts and Culture’s 2015 Summer Camps saw two maestros join forces to create and perform a music/theater presentation of “El Ropero” and “Los Muñecos” by noted…
San Jose has been building its own Day of the Dead tradition for the past five years since La Ultima Parada went from an overflowing house-party into the San Jose Womens Club and finally to it’s new home at the Mexican Heritage Plaza. The larger spaces provided an opportunity for…
Bloco del Sol, the Brazilian drumming group in San Jose joins La Ultima Parada 2016! Bloco del Sol will help kick off the comparsa at the very start of the event so get there early and don’t miss the opening of La Ultima Parada! Bloco Do Sol is a…
Grupo Folklorico Los Laureles of Silicon Valley, CA was founded in the summer of 2007 by Cesar Gonzalez and Ashley Lopez-Gonzalez. Los Laureles began as a small group of family members coming together to learn traditional Mexican dances. In the winter of 2007 MACLA (Moviemento de Arte y Cultura Latino…
Something #UltraOrale is coming to La Ultima Parada! Check this out! The San Jose Jazz Boom Box is taking live music to La Ultima Parada! SJZ’s mobile stage goes to events throughout the greater Bay Area, and this year, they will make their stop at LUP 2016! The…