With a radiant sun and the sea breeze caressing their faces, thousands of people gathered this Tuesday along Avenida del Mar to admire the second and last parade of Mazatlán International Carnaval 2025 and to bid farewell with joy to the biggest Port fiesta.
The parade was led by units of the National Guard and the company of Justo y Paz, the mascots designed to generate social closeness, an objective achieved as girls and boys took the opportunity to greet them and have their photograph taken with them.
The thousands of spectators, including Mazatlan residents, national and international tourists, were delighted with the floats. The theme of “La Perla” was present in every detail, with designs that evoked the marine beauty, cultural wealth and festive spirit of Mazatlán.
The second and last parade surprised everyone with the dances of comparsas, the music of the banda and of course the best Carnaval costumes. At this party by the sea, street vendors increased their sales and made the capybaras the official mascot of children and adults, who showed them off in caps or hugged to their chests as a mascot of emotional support.
The royal floats of S.G.M Lucero I, Carnaval Queen and of S.G.M Desireé I, Queen of the Floral Games, of the King of Joy, Brayan I, of the Children’s Queen, Ángela I and of the Queen of Poetry, Ximena II, once again captivated several generations of families who have witnessed the passage of time in Carnaval.
The royal court wore spectacular costumes created by Andrés Romo, who designed the dresses of the Carnaval Queen and the Queen of the Floral Games; both made by Sodelva García; in turn, Luis Antonio Ríos is the designer and creator of the spectacular royal dresses of Ángela and Ximena and the Brayan costume.
The people applauded the royal court and the invited ambassadors, but also recognized the work of the builders of the floats for being true rolling works of art, each float told a story through its elaborate designs and special effects. From fantastic sea creatures to representations of the history and culture of Mazatlán.
The designers and creators of the rolling floats: Kreatos, Henry Wilson, Ninots, Ocean Rodríguez, Jorge González, Jorge Osuna, Chavira and Antonio Rodríguez, met the expectations that the Carnaval theme “La Perla” demanded so that they were contemplated with pride and satisfaction; In turn, the deer and the whale surprised and raised awareness of the beauty of land and sea fauna.
For the second time in this edition of Carnival Carnaval, La Adictiva celebrated 35 years of artistic career, and paraded along the boardwalk, performing its hits and sang Las Mañanitas to the Mayor of Mazatlán, Estrella Palacios Domínguez, to the surprise of the mayor and the families who enjoyed the parade.
A surprise for children and adults was the participation of the girl Aitana Karina García who dreams of being queen and the presence of Tatiana who accompanied Ángela I, during this second parade in which she sang all the songs that made her the Queen of all children.
This Tuesday’s parade was a clean slate thanks to the collaboration and union of the National Guard, the Mexican Navy, the Mexican Army, Public Security and Municipal Traffic and Civil Protection authorities.
