La Movida hosts Hispanic Heritage Luncheon

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Spanish-language radio station La Movida in Madison hosted it’s 14h annual Hispanic Heritage Luncheon Monday at Monona Terrace.

The event brought together leaders from Wisconsin’s Latin American community to recognize their accomplishments.

Speakers included Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, City of Fitchburg Mayor Julia Arata Fratta, and City of Madison Common Council President Yannette Figueroa Cole. The keynote speaker was Ambassador Claudia Franco Hijuelos from the Mexico Consulate of Milwaukee.

La Movida’s Luis and Lupita Montoto also paid tribute to a longtime Madison-area Latina leader, Lucia Nunez, who recently passed away.

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