Luis Alberto Hernández as Jesús with other members of the church’s Recollection young adult group during the Live Stations of the Cross at Saint Anthony Mary Claret Catholic church on Good Friday, March 29, 2024, in Fresno.
María G. Ortiz-Briones / mortizbriones@vidaenelvalle.com
Boom! Just like that we are closing the calendar on 2024, from personal milestones for many marked by graduations, concerts and more.
Here are some of the photos we think help illustrate this year.
¡Boom! Así cerramos el calendario en 2024, con hitos personales para muchos marcados por graduaciones, conciertos y más.
Aquí están algunas de las fotos que creemos que ayudan a ilustrar este año.
Luis Alberto Hernández as Jesús with other members of the church’s Recollection young adult group during the Live Stations of the Cross at Saint Anthony Mary Claret Catholic church on Good Friday, March 29, 2024, in Fresno. María G. Ortiz-Briones / mortizbriones@vidaenelvalle.com
Benjamín Serrato y Maribel Reyes empleados de la Tortillería Ortuño que abrió sus puertas en el 4542 de la Avenida Belmont en Fresno el 10 de septiembre del 2023. María G. Ortiz-Briones mortizbriones@vidaenelvalle.com
Ricky Martin during the second part of the Trilogy Tour 2024 with global phenomena Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull at the Save Mart Center in Fresno on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. María G. Ortiz-Briones / mortizbriones@vidaenelvalle.com
Pitbull during the second part of the Trilogy Tour 2024 with global phenomena Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin at the Save Mart Center in Fresno on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. María G. Ortiz-Briones / mortizbriones@vidaenelvalle.com
Guadalupe Martínez Alvarenga dijo que se sintió “muy contenta” de participar en las elecciones en Fresno de forma presencial el domingo 4 de febrero del 2024 en el Consulado de El Salvador en Fresno. María G. Ortiz-Briones / mortizbriones@vidaenelvalle.com
El coordinador de la Coalición México 2024 ‘Voto Desde el Extranjero’ Ángel Noriega (centro) dijo que se declaró de manera voluntaria en huelga de hambre el 26 de febrero. María G. Ortiz-Briones mortizbriones@vidaenelvalle.com
More than 100 workers from Wonderful Nurseries in Wasco demonstrated their discontent outside the Agricultural Labor Relations Board office in Visalia on March 27. María G. Ortiz-Briones mortizbriones@vidaenelvalle.com
Mexican singer Erick Aragón – better known as Codiciado – performed Saturday, May 4, at the Save Mart Center in Fresno with his ‘Ando Enfocado US Tour’. María G. Ortiz-Briones / mortizbriones@vidaenelvalle.com
Lupita Lomeli of Fresno’s Univision Channel 21 smiles while taping the morning show at the station’s studio in Fresno on Friday, May 3, 2024. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Elvira Madrigal has just celebrated her 107th birthday. Photographed Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at her home in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Fresno native Mayra Hernandez Garcia, 18, is a senior at Edison High School with a full ride beginning this August at Johns Hopkins University. Photographed Tuesday, May 14, 2024 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Immanuel High fan James Bartel, 8, was busy flying the school flag during his team’s 41-29 win over Mendota High in the CIF Central Section Division IV championship game at Selland Arena on Feb. 23, 2024. / James Bartel, de 8 años, aficionado de Immanuel High, estuvo ocupado enarbolando la bandera de la escuela durante la victoria de su equipo por 41-29 sobre Mendota High en el partido por el campeonato de la División IV de la Sección Central de CIF en Selland Arena el 23 de febrero de 2024. JUAN ESPARZA LOERA jesparza@vidaenelvalle.com
Reade & Sons Funeral Home worker Bob Arriaga gets emotional near the casket of Juvenal Jacobo Talavera, one of seven farmworkers who died in a Feb. 23 crash on a rural Madera County Road during a Mass and funeral service at the Kerman High School multi-purpose room on March 9, 2024. / Bob Arriaga, trabajador de la funeraria Reade & Sons, se emociona cerca del ataúd de Juvenal Jacobo Talavera, uno de los siete trabajadores agrícolas que murieron en un accidente el 23 de febrero en una carretera rural del condado de Madera durante una misa y un servicio funerario en la sala de usos múltiples de Kerman High School el 9 de marzo de 2024. JUAN ESPARZA LOERA jesparza@vidaenelvalle.com
Congressman Jim Costa shares a laugh with Venancio Gaona during the Martin Luther King Jr. Unity March in front of Fresno City Hall on Jan. 15, 2024. / JUAN ESPARZA LOERA jesparza@vidaenelvalle.com
Clovis North captured its second consecutive CIF Central Section Division I championship with a 3-2 (overtime) win over Ridgeview at Clovis East on Feb. 24, 2024. / Clovis North obtuvo su segundo campeonato consecutivo de la División I de la Sección Central de CIF con una victoria por 3-2 (tiempo extra) sobre Ridgeview en Clovis East el 24 de febrero de 2024. JUAN ESPARZA LOERA jesparza@vidaenelvalle.com
The pro-LGBTQ+ group Ensamble Folklórico Colibrí performed dances from Oaxaca during the Danzantes Unidos Festival showcase at the Warnors Theatre on March 22, 2024. / El grupo pro-LGBTQ+ Ensamble Folklórico Colibrí interpretó danzas de Oaxaca durante la presentación del Festival Danzantes Unidos en el Teatro Warnors el 22 de marzo de 2024. JUAN ESPARZA LOERA jesparza@vidaenelvalle.com
The Save Mart Center was filled to capacity for the 48th Fresno State Chicano/Latino Commencement Celebration on May 18, 2024. / El Save Mart Center se llenó a capacidad para la 48.ª celebración de graduación chicana/latina de Fresno State el 18 de mayo de 2024. JUAN ESPARZA LOERA jesparza@vidaenelvalle.com
Albert Álvarez of the Fresno Bombs Car Club showed up with his 1937 Plymouth at the July 26, 2024 celebration of Cesar Chavez Boulevard in southeast Fresno. / Albert Álvarez, del Fresno Bombs Car Club, se presentó con su Plymouth 1937 en la celebración del 26 de julio de 2024 en el Bulevar César Chávez en el sureste de Fresno. JUAN ESPARZA LOERA jesparza@vidaenelvalle.com
The Washington Intermediate School marching band participated in the Dinuba Cinco de Mayo Parade on May 4, 2024. The parade was led by Cinco de Mayo Queen Andrea Parra-López and grand marshal Pastor Mark Romero. / La banda de música de Washington Intermediate School participó en el Desfile Dinuba del Cinco de Mayo el 4 de mayo de 2024. El desfile fue encabezado por la Reina del Cinco de Mayo Andrea Parra-López y el gran mariscal Pastor Mark Romero. JUAN ESPARZA LOERA jesparza@vidaenelvalle.com
Gloria Trevi during her ‘Mi Soundtrack World Tour 2024’ concert on May 24 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno. María G. Ortiz-Briones / mortizbriones@vidaenelvalle.com
Mariela Lozano, 18, second from right, is a graduate of Sunnyside High’s Doctors Academy. Photographed with her family Wednesday, May 15, 2024 in Fresno. Family members left to right, sister Ashley Lozano, 10, Wendy Lozano, 20, mother Rosa Lozano and father Guimel Lozano. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Anasol Martínez-García, a Farmersville High School Horatio Alger scholarship recipient, has her mother Irma Garcia help her with her tassel while taking pictures in her graduation cap and gown at the school on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Joe Del Bosque, left, with Erik Alfaro, right, show off just a small selection of melons the family sells at its fruit stand on Shields Ave near I-5 at the far west side of the Valley Monday, July 15, 2024. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Karina Ruiz, an Arizona resident who was elected to the Mexican Senate to represent migrant Mexicans, visted the Central Valley in early July. / Karina Ruiz, senadora migrante electa, durante una visita al Valle Central a principios de julio. María G. Ortiz-Briones / mortizbriones@vidaenelvalle.com
The Source’s Nick Vargas, director of development and strategy, with co-founder Brian Poth, the center’s executive director at the back and center’s staff Alix Carranza and Johnny González. María G. Ortiz-Briones / mortizbriones@vidaenelvalle.com
This Central Valley resident was one of the 25 individuals from 8 counties including Mexico who were sworn in as U.S. citizens Friday (Aug. 16) morning at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fresno field office. María G. Ortiz-Briones / mortiz
Lady Diana, founder and CEO of Casita Feliz, left, joins a coalition of LGBTQ+ organizations and supporters holding a counter-protest outside Roosevelt High School against a group from Westboro Baptist Church Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
A broad coalition of immigrant rights, legal and community organizations during a press conference at the Federal Building in downtown Fresno on Nov. 8, 2024, to share their reactions to election outcomes as well as commitments to protect vulnerable communities. María G. Ortiz-Briones / mortizbriones@fresnobee.com
Dr. Trinidad Solis with Fresno County Public Health displays the new comic book with a representation of herself, seen to the left. The free comic book, available in Spanish and English, was handed out for free during a Covered California event held in Mendota Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 and advocates the need for health insurance and healthcare for the farmworker community. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA
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María G. Ortiz-Briones is a reporter and photographer for McClatchy’s Vida en el Valle publication and the Fresno Bee. She covers issues that impact the Latino community in the Central Valley. She is a regular contributor to La Abeja, The Bee’s free weekly newsletter on Latino issues. | María G. Ortiz-Briones es reportera y fotógrafa de la publicación Vida en el Valle de McClatchy y el Fresno Bee. Ella cubre temas que impactan a la comunidad latina en el Valle Central. Es colaboradora habitual de La Abeja, el boletín semanal gratuito de The Bee sobre temas latinos.Apoye mi trabajo con una subscripción digital
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