Influential figures at The Puerto Rican Day Parade

The 57th Puerto Rican Day Parade is today. Find out what influential figures in the Puerto Rican community are walking as the parade is happening.

The Puerto Rican Day Parade is one of the country’s largest Hispanic celebrations, drawing 80,000 parade marchers and 2 million onlookers each year to Manhattan.

Celebrators prepare to march at the Puerto Rican Day Parade

Start of Puerto Rican day parade #1010wins pic.twitter.com/81xHNOYlGO

— glenn schuck (@glennschuck) June 8, 2014

Calle 13- Rene Perez

Speaker @MMViverito & @Calle13Oficial march in National Puerto Rican Day Parade up 5th Avenue pic.twitter.com/ei9TamDZcz — william alatriste (@willalatriste) June 8, 2014

Ya sabemos por que Calle 13 está callaito…. pic.twitter.com/FFEicS0QSU

— Edwin Jusino (@erjusino_FBNET) June 8, 2014

Victor Cruz

Victor Cruz of giants at Puerto Rican Day parade #1010wins pic.twitter.com/pXT1CfKAU0

— glenn schuck (@glennschuck) June 8, 2014

Commissioner Bratton of the New York City Police Department

Ready to start today’s National Puerto Rican Day Parade with members of the #NYPD & families. pic.twitter.com/qtJ98E8sKh

— Commissioner Bratton (@CommissBratton) June 8, 2014

Andrew Cuomo and Melissa MarkViverito

.@NYGovCuomo and @MMViverito at the Puerto Rican Day parade pic.twitter.com/pIziEcR8uM

— Melissa DeRosa (@melissadderosa) June 8, 2014

NYC Comptroller-Scott M. Stringer

Comptroller @scottmstringer marches in today’s @PRparadeNYC up Fifth Ave #PuertoRicanDayParade pic.twitter.com/AyodBEEyM2 — Eric Sumberg (@ericsumberg) June 8, 2014

The talented actress Rosie Perez

On my way! #PuertoRicanDayParade! It’s gonna be awesome! #boricua #pride pic.twitter.com/MqdpnGh7QS

— Rosie Perez (@rosieperezbklyn) June 8, 2014

Singer Adrienne Bailon

Ready to jump on the sofrito float! #Boricua #puertoricandayparade pic.twitter.com/1yR6qrzkfQ

— Adrienne Bailon (@Adrienne_Bailon) June 8, 2014

Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias’

I found the party starters. #puertoricandayparade pic.twitter.com/QEmCMu5Oi0

— GABRIEL IGLESIAS (@fluffyguy) June 8, 2014

The lottery queen Yolanda Vega

Head to the Puerto Rican Day Parade to see our very own Yolanda Vega ride down the street! http://t.co/CPgE7wGT3l pic.twitter.com/zWBbNgtmEY

— New York Lottery (@newyorklottery) June 8, 2014

Fat Joe and Lauren Velez

I just found out @fatjoe es #Boricua wepa! Fotito con @LaurenVeIez gozando at #PRParade #QueBonitaBandera pic.twitter.com/zgAUGjMRyh

— webcitygirls// (@webcitygirls) June 8, 2014

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