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  • Feliz Navidad: Mario Lopez Does It Right

    When you hear “Feliz Navidad” you probably think of the song and may even insist on singing the remaining lyrics. To many people across the world, it is more than just a song. For Mexican families, Feliz Navidad is a way of saying Merry Christmas and like most holidays, it comes with its own traditions.

    Mario Lopez knows all about celebrating Feliz Navidad and in his efforts to combine both the American and Mexican versions of Christmas, he recently partnered with Avocados From Mexico and will be sharing some of his favorite holiday recipes that can be made with avocados. Lopez celebrates Christmas with both American and Mexican foods and traditions and says that avocados are a great way to combine the two celebration styles.

    “Holiday traditions, especially the foods we prepare and serve together, are extremely important in my family, and fresh avocados from Mexico are a staple in many of those dishes because they are so versatile,” Lopez said. “With busy schedules, family commitments and so much entertaining to be done, putting together a tasty spread needs to be simple. And these avocado-inspired dishes are just as easy to make as they are delicious.”

    Lopez has shared recipes for breakfast, lunch and even holiday dinners. All of his recipes are available on the Avocados From Mexico website. Mario also supports the AFM Holiday Entertaining & Feliz Navidad program, which encourages consumers to incorporate Mexican traditions into their own holiday celebrations.

    Will you be adding a little Mexican pizazz to your next holiday dinner?

    Image via Wikimedia Commons.

  • Pancho Claus, the Tex-mex Santa, is Coming to Town

    Pancho Claus, the Tex-mex Santa, is Coming to Town

    Pancho Claus, the tex-mex santa, has made several appearances across Texas in recent weeks.

    Sometimes he has a black beard or just a mustache. Sometimes he wears a sombrero or a complete ‘zoot suit’. Sometimes he dons a pancho. Sometimes he rides a “burro” or donkey instead of a reindeer.

    Whatever the exact look, Pancho Claus the ‘other’ santa. The one from the South Pole.

    Pancho Claus is a result of the Chicano civil rights movement, historians say. Lorenzo Cano, a Mexican-American studies scholar at the University of Houston, says Pancho came in the 1970s as Mexican-Americans tried to “build a place and a space for themselves.”. This was the same era that saw an increased interest in Mexican art and cultural events like Cinco di Mayo..

    Pancho is adored throughout cities and towns in Texas.

    “We have kids that we ask, ‘Did Santa Claus come to see you?’ and they say, ‘No he didn’t. But Pancho Claus did,’” says Robert Narvaiz, vice commander for Lubbock’s American GI Forum and coordinator of that city’s Pancho project.

    “Pancho Claus comes from the South Pole, and Santa Claus comes from the North Pole, and every year they get together here in Lubbock,” says Narvaiz. “Santa … was he Anglo? Was he black? Was he Hispanic? I guess everybody is trying to do the same thing: Add a little of their own culture.”

    In many cities, Pancho Claus visits charity events, hands out toys and meals to low-income families and has become so popular that he needs an information officer.

    “The end result,” says spokesman Patrick Resendez, “is putting that smile on their face.”

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