AlmaVision: Cultura y Más

11/16/2025

In the summer of 2023, we heard of a dude that was playing Son Jarocho in the local parks. That dude was Diego Gonzalez. Earlier that year we started a Mexican arts and cultural organization, AlmaVision: Cultura y Mas. Perfect timing and a perfect match! I approached Diego, we quickly came to an agreement, and we started offering free Son Jarocho workshops at AVCYM.

Diego has stuck with us through it all. I remember freezing in our small space during the winter months until the staff at Ingenuity allowed us to use their heated offices. I remember hearing the beautiful sounds of jaranas and zapateados that echoed all through that empty factory every Saturday. For me, it was truly magical and emotional. For the first time in a very long time, we had something for us in our city. Our community was coming together again, and our little endeavor seemed to be working.

2 years later, we’ve gone through some changes. New location, new board members, new programs and participants and new wisdom gained from the many mistakes and learning on the job type of things. Diego has always been down since day one and stuck with us even through some crazy times.

We are sad to announce that Cleveland Son Jarocho will be ending. Newlyweds, Diego and Olivia are moving away for a great job opportunity. First, I would like to thank Diego for sharing with us his talent and passion for Son Jarocho. For those of you who were lucky enough to participate in one of his workshops can attest to the great joy and happiness one felt. Whether it was in our old space at Ingenuity, the parks, ATNSC, the performances, or our new space at The Brownhoist, that love was definitely felt. But we are also very happy! We want to wish him and Olivia safe travels, much success and lifetime full of happiness.

It’s been a wonderful partnership, Diego. You’ve been a huge part of our organization, and you’ve done so much to bring our community together. You will always have a home with us at AVCYM and you will always have friends and family here. We won’t say goodbye, we’ll just say “al rato”, see you later homie.

- Alex, AVCYM president

11/15/2025

11/13/2025

Please join us in congratulating our Son Jarocho director, Diego Gonzalez, on his wedding to his partner, Olivia Powers! We are so happy for you both! Cheers to the wonderful couple, we wish you a lifetime of happiness!

11/11/2025

10/28/2025

Hoy!

Join us at the Young Latino Network Office (2085 W 114th St, Cleveland) for a beautiful afternoon celebrating Mexican culture and tradition.✨🕯️ Click on the link in Bio to register!🔗

Altars, Offerings & Ceremonies: Ancestral Memory and Practice is a cultural and educational experience exploring the elements, meanings, and ancestral roots of traditional Mexican altars and offerings. Through a collective offering and guided ceremonial space, participants will connect with the ways these traditions honor memory, spirituality, and the teachings of Indigenous peoples.

The purpose is not just to build an altar, but to understand its essential symbolic elements. This workshop is lead by

Come connect, learn, and honor this powerful expression of remembrance and cultura.🇲🇽

10/25/2025

For many of us the feeling of helplessness is becoming intolerable. We breakdown and pick ourselves back up again knowing we have to stay strong and continue to resist in any way we can. Our community must stick together because we are alone. No one in any a office is taking any action on our behalf. The masked cowards with guns now have police with guns protecting them. You can't get much more cowardly than that. Being undocumented is NOT a crime and arresting good people who are simply trying to live and provide a better life for their families doesn't make you tough. It makes you a coward and a criminal. We honor our ancestors by our resistance. We need each other now more than ever. We will continue to be loud, we will continue with our work. COME WHAT MAY! COME WHAT MAY!

10/23/2025

Came across this hip-hop artist named Alkimizta and the songs just blew us away. Listen to the lyrics to “Poetic Restitution” … truths! Check out their YouTube channel for more tracks like “Not Hispanic Not Latino.” We kept going back and forth on which one to post. Both are equally powerful. Can’t wait to listen to more of their music.

Song of the week: Poetic Restitution by Alkimizta

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrzsOUPCmIv0tfbo9Kya4vA

Provided to YouTube by TuneCorePoetic Restitution · AlkimiztaPoetic Restitution℗ 2025 Kimika RecordsReleased on: 2025-10-12Auto-generated by YouTube.

10/18/2025

Un mar de gente! A sea of people! So proud of my city today. This was truly historical. Unity is what makes us stronger than them.

10/16/2025

First of all, thank you to the organizers of this event, for your time effort to give us the opportunity to raise our voices and be seen and heard.

We've invited our board and our workshop participants to be part of this historical protest in which we demand human rights. We extend the invitation to our community. Those of you who can and are willing to be present to raise your voices on behalf of our community and stand in solidarity with other communities here and around the world.

Stay safe, protect each other and BE LOUD!
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Primeramente, gracias a los organizadores de este evento por su tiempo y esfuerzo para darnos la oportunidad de alzar la voz y ser vistos y escuchados.

Hemos invitado a nuestra junta directiva y a los participantes de nuestros talleres a formar parte de esta protesta histórica en la que exigimos derechos humanos. Extendemos la invitación a nuestra comunidad. Quienes puedan y deseen estar presentes, alcen la voz en nombre de nuestra comunidad y en solidaridad con otras comunidades aquí y en el mundo entero.

¡Cuídense, protéjanse uno al otro y hagan oír su voz!

10/14/2025

My participation in Bailes Folklóricos is one of the bravest things I have done in a long time! I am beyond grateful for the personal growth I have experienced under the guidance of our incredible instructors and safety of our dance community. I am consistently challenged in ways that are personally meaningful and I have enjoyed watching the growth of my peers as well.

In addition, I have gained valuable insight into the beautiful and complex diversity that makes up our greater comunidad. Not only do I see myself in our dances, I see the generations who came before and worked tirelessly to preserve these multi-faceted traditions.

Bailes Folklóricos provides a safe space where our community can connect, recharge, reflect, and participate in the preservation of our traditions and culture. It is because of this organization and our weekly dance class that I can demonstrate to my daughter what bravery looks like: preserving and creating space for community are acts of bravery. It is through my participation in our weekly classes that I exemplify to my own child how impactful that bravery can be.

I continue to feel incredibly fortunate to have connected with everyone involved in making our Bailes Folklóricos classes possible. Every week, I look forward to learning something new and spending time with my community. I am deeply grateful to our AlmaVison: Cultura y Más community for making these classes possible.

DM us for more information on the Bailes Folklóricos de México workshop or email us at [email protected]