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Name

Joaquín González Castillo, El Venado Mayor

Slogan

“Joaquín González, Venado Mayor de la Raza and his organization Eccos de Mi Barrio, the Legends of Dance in Mexico”

Members

Lalita Sánchez, Filiberto Flores, Víctor Ramírez, Jesús Navarro, Manuel Manzanero and Joaquín González

How do you organize? Where do you meet, how often?

I call meetings and we talk about what's coming up, such as dances, exhibitions, presentations, birthdays, etc. We meet at the Eccos de Mi Barrio office. We don't have a specific day, we meet when there are upcoming events to check details, just as we celebrate our anniversary every year.

Soundsystems that you have accompanied and danced to

Rolas, La Changa, Fascinación, Arcoiris, Cariballí de Willy, Memo Fania, Fajardo, Foris, Yényere, 64, Tacuba, Marlboro, El Coyote, Casablanca. The club grew up with the ‘sonidero’ movement.

The song that brings the most joy to the dance is

The song that brings the most joy is anthem of the organization and the anthem of each of us who are part of it

Emergence of the club

Eccos de Mi Barrio emerged due to a health problem.

Founding of the club

Founded in 1959

Genres they like to dance to

Blues, tango, danzón, chachachá, mambo, bugaloo, salsa, cumbia, montuno, swing, paso doble, guaracha, rumba, sones, descargas, boleros. We have never had any inconvenience in dancing any rhythm.

An unforgettable moment

Our presentations on television, theaters, album covers, championships, as well as the appearances we have had in interviews, newspapers, books, conferences, and having been named Intangible Cultural Heritage of Mexico City, presentations in many parts of the republic and abroad.

Three fundamental reasons to go dancing through life

• To express your taste for good music and good dancing
• We are not improvised, but we don't come from academies, most of us were not taught, we were born with a love for dance and over the years each one formed their own style and personality, even in their way of dressing.
• We were the initiators of this whole movement, we have been an example for many generations, the proof is that many people have come out of us who have formed their own clubs and are carrying that teaching as their own.