Photos from Hispanic Heritage of Odessa’s Cinco De Mayo Unity luncheon Friday afternoon at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center.
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Hispanic Heritage of Odessa’s Executive Director Carol Uranga, left, helps guests Alicia Syverson, center, and Lilia Nanez, right, check in for the Hispanic Heritage of Odessa’s Cinco De Mayo Unity Luncheon Friday afternoon at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Cecy Ponce, right, helps adjust Dalma Hernandez’s sash before the start of Hispanic Heritage of Odessa’s Cinco De Mayo Unity Luncheon Friday afternoon at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Members of the Mariachi Herencia Hispana play at the start of the Hispanic Heritage of Odessa’s Cinco De Mayo Unity Luncheon Friday afternoon at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Members of the Mariachi Herencia Hispana play at the start of the Hispanic Heritage of Odessa’s Cinco De Mayo Unity Luncheon Friday afternoon at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
President of Hispanic Heritage of Odessa Liliana Marquez speaks during their Cinco De Mayo Unity Luncheon Friday afternoon at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa), left, and his wife Shelby give the opening invocation at the start of the Hispanic Heritage of Odessa’s Cinco De Mayo Unity Luncheon Friday afternoon at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
City of Odessa Secretary Norma Grimaldo speaks during the Hispanic Heritage of Odessa’s Cinco De Mayo Unity Luncheon Friday afternoon at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Erica Belanger, right, and Dalma Hernandez, left, present the Julian Rubio Puro Corazon Award to Sondra and Toby Eoff during the Hispanic Heritage of Odessa’s Cinco De Mayo Unity Luncheon Friday afternoon at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Sondra and Toby Eoff, right, speak following the presentation of the Julian Rubio Puro Corazon Award during the Hispanic Heritage of Odessa’s Cinco De Mayo Unity Luncheon Friday afternoon at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Ben Quiroz, right, lets out a grito during the Hispanic Heritage of Odessa’s Cinco De Mayo Unity Luncheon Friday afternoon at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Lorraine Perryman, left, and ECISD Board of Trustees Position 2 member Delma Abalos, right, talk about the upcoming ECISD bond election during the Hispanic Heritage of Odessa’s Cinco De Mayo Unity Luncheon Friday afternoon at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Odessa Police Department Chief Michael Gerke, left, talks about unity during the Hispanic Heritage of Odessa’s Cinco De Mayo Unity Luncheon Friday afternoon at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Ector County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Elizabeth Baeza talks about unity during the Hispanic Heritage of Odessa’s Cinco De Mayo Unity Luncheon Friday afternoon at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Jeanette Fierro talks about unity during the Hispanic Heritage of Odessa’s Cinco De Mayo Unity Luncheon Friday afternoon at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Darlene Mays, right, prepares a plate of tacos during Odessa’s Cinco De Mayo Unity Luncheon Friday afternoon at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
From left, media professionals Eli Hartman, Daniel Alvarado, Liseth Ceja, Michael Alvarez and Fernando Gonzales pose for a photo after receiving awards from Hispanic Heritage of Odessa during their Cinco De Mayo Unity Luncheon Friday afternoon at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. (Courtesy of Shelby Landgraf)
