The Mexican Independence Day Parade is returning to East L.A. next month and a familiar face will be the grand marshal: 'I'm very excited.'
The Mexican Independence Day Parade is returning to East L.A. next month and a familiar face will be the grand marshal: "I'm very excited."The beloved Mexican Independence Day Parade will return to East Los Angeles Sunday, and the celebration means the world to this year's grand marshal Mark Consuelos.
"We were at a hotel waiting to move into our permanent home and my mom and I ... we stayed at the Ramada Inn and we watched day time television," the actor recalled. "I learned a lot of the language just by watching daytime TV and 'All My Children,' my mom tells me because I was so young, was one of the shows that we'd watch together.
"I love all Mexican food. I love it," he said. "Those family reunions, I don't mind telling you, would last into the wee hours of the night. A lot of dancing, a lot of eating and to me, it's the main focus around family."
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