NewsWhore
03-05-2007, 05:00 PM
Sunday's Grand Carnival Parade was a great success despite a number of incidents. The arrival of 500 "devils" from La Vega, 185 different troupes cavorting along the parade route and the amazing costumes thrilled tens of thousands of people along Santo Domingo's George Washington Avenue (the Malecon). According to Listin Diario and Hoy, the national event was a huge success. This year's Grand Marshall and Carnival King, Jose Ramon Lopez (Momon), an artist from the San Carlos barrio of Santo Domingo, represented 50 years of carnival fun. One of the more interesting moments was the arrival of a young man imitating the President. His act, and that of his buddies, was so convincing that many military and police officers were heard saying, "The President's arrived! Clear the way! Clear the way!" Famous Santiago chef Raudy Torres portrayed the character of "Se me muere Rebecca" to perfection and the character's extremely large derriere was pursued by mobs trying to take pictures. The town of Cotui presented what was perhaps the most varied range of carnival characters, with people dressed as paper figures, plantain leaf people, polar bears and crows. This celebration marked the end of this year's carnival.
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