On Thursday, 11 of March 2010, the second Latin American CID took place, surprisingly 5 exact years after the first Latin American CID in 2005!

It was a lively, entertaining, colorful and happy event. It started with the show "Jueves Gigante", a mock of a real latino show that is called Sabado Gigante, which always has games, special guests, dances and videos. That is exactly what Jueves Gigante had to offer that night. With special guests ranging from the telenovela director and producer, Jenny Wang, who had just produced the new telenovela "Amor a la Aramark", and professional salsa dancers, Janina Sanchez and Andres Navarrete, to political expert David Vivas explaining the controversial present situation, and the famous reggetton dancers and singers Wisin y Yandel.

Also the appearance of the Mr's. and Miss's of the seven countries being represented informed all of us a little bit more about the culture, traditions, food, politics and interesting facts of their country. Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica and Mexico were the highlights of the evening.

The show ended with the final scene of the now very popular telenovela, followed by the famous piñata game, in which the audience was able to participate. Of course, all the latinos ended the night with a group dance demonstrating that spicy latin spirit.

Afterwards the party continued in the servery, where several dishes from each country were available, and happy singing latinos served the food to hundreds of guests. Overall, it was an unforgettable caliente night, which left the guests wanting more of the "latino spirit"!

(Written by Elizabeth Anne Zeller)

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