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Photo Gallery: 2018 Somerton Tamale Festival

KAWC | By Victor Calderón
Published December 17, 2018 at 6:12 PM MST
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Tamales are prepared at the 2018 Somerton Tamale Festival on Saturday, Dec. 15.
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There were more than 40 tamale vendors at the 2018 Somerton Tamale Festival on Saturday, Dec. 15.
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The Big Boss Band was one of several bands performing at the 2018 Somerton Tamale Festival on Saturday, Dec. 15.
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Lucy Sedano of Caterfit at the 2018 Somerton Tamale Festival on Saturday, Dec. 15.
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More than 40 vendors served tamales at the 2018 Somerton Tamale Festival on Saturday, Dec. 15.
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Businesses on Main Street, including Coffeeton, shown above, and the 85350 sports bar, benefitted from attendees at the 2018 Somerton Tamale Festival on Saturday, Dec. 15.
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Tamale vendors sold tamale plates with one tamale and a side dish at the 2018 Somerton Tamale Festival on Saturday, Dec. 15.
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Local vendors including Mama Bella Hot Sauce set up at the 2018 Somerton Tamale Festival on Saturday, Dec. 15.
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Thousands gathered Saturday to celebrate everything about tamales at the Somerton Tamale Festival.

The annual event on Somerton's Main Street is put on by the El Diablito Arizona State University Alumni Chapter and raises money for scholarships for incoming ASU students from Yuma County.

More than 30,000 people attended the festival in 2017.

This year's event had more than 40 tamale vendors. Entertainment included headliner Lupillo Rivera, country band Downtime and performing arts groups from Kofa High School and Somerton Middle School.
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Victor Calderón
Victor is originally from West Sacramento, California and has lived in Arizona for more than five years. He began his print journalism career in 2004 following his graduation from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. Victor has been a reporter for the following daily newspapers: The Monterey County Herald, The Salinas Californian and the Reno Gazette-Journal, where he covered stories including agriculture, education and Latino community news. Victor has also served as a local editor for Patch, a national news organization with hyperlocal websites, in Carmichael, California in the Sacramento area. He also served as the editor for The New Vision, the newspaper for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, which includes Yuma and La Paz counties. Victor lives in Somerton. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends and following most sports.
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