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.
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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
Boricuas celebrate the Puerto Rican Day Parade was originally published on zonadesabor.com