Mazatlán Carnival Queens from 1900 to 2022 1900 Winifred Farmer 1901 Adela Abasolo 1902 Guadalupe Maldonado 1903 Carnival was not held as a result of an outbreak of bubonic plague 1905 María del Refugio Munguía 1906 Carnival was not held because of a lack of funds 1908 Adela Abasolo 1909 Elvira Rivas 1910 Guadalupe Savin 1911 Teresa Lewells 1912 Carnival was not held as a result of a widespread outbreak of smallpox 1913 Elena Coppel Rivas 1914 Margarita Labastida 1915 Carnival was not held because of a lack of funds and the disruption of the Mexican Revolution 1916 Carnival was not held because of a lack of funds and the disruption of the Mexican Revolution 1917 Susana Beltrán 1918 María Luisa Coppel 1919 María Urriolagoitia 1920 Ernestina Vargas 1921 Laura Arcéluz 1922 Adelaida Ortega 1923 Carmen G. Sarabia 1924 Concepción Vega Millán 1925 Martha de Cima 1926 Julieta González 1927 Carmen Gibsone 1928 María Alvarado 1929 Julieta González 1930 Bertha Urriolagoitia 1931 María Emilia Milán 1932 Josefina Laveaga 1933 María Teresa Tirado 1934 Beatriz Blancarte 1935 Bertha Ruffo 1936 Adela Bohner 1937 Venancia Arregui 1938 Amelia Ernestina Duhagón 1939 Alicia Haas M. 1940 Isabel Coppel 1941 Adelina Marín 1942 Gloria Arregui 1943 Laura Elena Venegas 1944 Lucila Medrano 1945 Gloria Pérez Echegaray 1946 Gloria Osuna 1947 Rosa María Olmeda 1948 Cuquita Cruz 1949 Anita Osuna 1950 Olga Otañez Elenes 1951 Charito Barraza 1952 Dora González Guereña 1953 Emilia Carreón Cornejo 1954 Teresa Olga Osuna Righetti 1955 Teresa Gómez Millán Tirado 1956 Lupita Rosa Bastidas 1957 Rosa María Osuna Righetti 1958 Anabella González Guereña 1959 Martha Cecilia Tirado Almada 1960 Lupita Rosete Aragón 1961 Anita de Rueda Alatorre 1962 Isela Wong Ramos 1963 Lucina Rosete Aragón 1964 Lupita Osuna 1965 Martha Rochín 1966 Laura Fárber Loaiza 1967 Vicky Tirado Almada 1968 Irma Tirado Canizalez 1969 Adelina Alvarez Sandoval 1970 Libia Zulema López Montemayor 1971 Rosa María Nafarrate Cañedo 1972 Elvira Gloria Torrero 1973 Gabriela Rivera Unger 1974 María Teresa Bastidas L. 1975 Yolanda de Rueda Alatorre 1976 Eleonora Margarita Aguilar 1977 María de los Angeles Torres 1978 Perla González García 1979 Patricia Gorostiza Nelson 1980 Ana Isabel Magdaleno Alarcón 1981 Gladys del Carmen Sánchez Palomares 1982 Rocío Molina Malacón 1983 María Teresa Osuna Valdés 1984 Elizabeth Carrillo Iturrios 1985 Laura Almada Valdéz 1986 Laila Rodríguez Bosch 1987 Katia Hahn Ramírez 1988 Rebeca Barros de Cima 1989 María del Rosario Simancas Espinoza 1990 Rocío del Carmen Lizárraga Lizárraga 1991 Leticia Arellano Rentería 1992 Kathia Berenice Morales Luna 1993 Amina Blancarte Tirado 1994 Celia Gloria Chávez Carrasco 1995 Lissy María Bernal Osuna 1996 Abris Ileana Tiznado Magaña 1997 Linda de Rueda Cevallos 1998 Claudia Yahaira Osuna Chiquete 1999 Lai Hing Audelo Chio 2000 Pamela Farriols López 2001 Estrella Palacios 2002 Rocío Sarahí Osuna Solero 2003 Adriana Berenice Ramírez Tirado 2004 Miriam Jazmín Bayardo 2005 Alexia Medrano Henderson 2006 Ana Carolina Escobar Arámburo 2007 Lucia Aikens Sánchez 2008 Olga Rodríguez Koniukh 2009 Wendy Ponce Peraza 2010 Astrid Macías Fregoso 2011 Abigaíl García García 2012 Karla Álvarez Centeno 2013 Karen Cabrales 2014 Lorena Lizárraga 2015 Rocío Uribe de Santiago 2016 Daniela Tostado Farriols 2017 Viviana Carolina Avena Valdez 2018 Alexa Méndez Sarabia 2019 Karla Rivas 2020-2021 Libia Gavica 2022 Carolina Pérez!
Mazatlan Carnaval themes from 1943 to 2022 1943 Carnaval de la victoria 1944 - 1961 The Mazatlan Carnival did not have an official theme from 1944 until 1962 1962 Mare, amore e fantasía 1963 Fantasía en la riviera 1964 Fantasía oriental 1965 No official theme was announced 1966 No official theme was announced 1967 Fantasía de otros tiempos 1968 La vuelta al mundo en pos de la alegría 1969 Carrousel de fantasía europea 1970 El mayor espectáculo sobre la tierra (las comedias musicales) 1971 Las mil y una fantasías 1972 Había una vez... (largo viaje hacia la fábula y la leyenda) 1973 Las grandes joyas de la canción 1974 Al compás de la ilusión (las películas de ayer, hoy y siempre) 1975 La alegría es el color del mundo 1976 Noches de Mazatlán 1977 Mil rostros tiene la danza 1978 Un almanaque de aventuras 1979 Mascarada, amor y fantasía 1980 El esplendor de cinco continentes 1981 El maravilloso mundo de la fantasía 1982 Fantasía de los siete mares 1983 Música, amor y serpentinas 1984 El deslumbrante reino del espectáculo 1985 Un brindis al pasado 1986 Donde los sueños se hacen realidad 1987 El oro de la fantasía 1988 Las maravillas del mundo 1989 Hollywood inolvidable 1990 Si lo supiera Versalles 1991 Que me siga la tambora 1992 Viva América 1993 Del mito al mitote 1994 Mazatlán de mis recuerdos 1995 Fiestas y tradiciones de México 1996 Los orígenes 1997 La evolución 1998 El primer siglo 1999 Vientos de Epopeya 2000 Carnaval del Milenio 2001 Y Que Suene la Música 2002 Pasión Por los Carnavales 2003 Luces, Cámara, Tradición 2004 Gloria y Esplendor 2005 Al Calor de Su Gente 2006 Espíritus de Mar y Viento 2007 Hechizos de Puerto Viejo 2008 Historias Lejanas 2009 Fantasía Universal 2010 ¡Con fervor patrio! 2011 El retorno de las musas 2012 La fiesta de los imperios 2013 La linterna mágica 2014 Litoralia: La piel del mar 2015 Los sueños de Momo 2016 Mazatlantida: La alegoría que emergió de las olas 2017 De Alebrijes y Dragones 2018 Patasalada: El círculo de los talentos 2019 Equinoccio, el Renacer de Los Sentidos 2020 Somos América 2021 Carnival was not held as a result of the worldwide pandemic. 2022 Lanao 2023 ?
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A brief history of Carnaval in Mazatlán
Carnival was officially inaugurated here in 1898, and those lucky enough to visit during the week before Lent are treated to the modern Mazatlan Carnaval, the third largest carnival celebration in the world.
One of the most enduring of Mazatlan tourist attractions, Carnaval Mazatlan, centered on the Malecon, is a now an over 120 year tradition that attracts hundreds of thousands of people from all around the world. This multi-day Mardi Gras celebration features parades, fireworks, live music, delicious food and great street entertainment set on the picturesque Mazatlan Malecon oceanfront, within the Centro Historico and at other locations throughout Mazatlan.
The tradition of mid-winter festivals in Mazatlan is as old as the city itself, with masquerades and feasts referenced in histories that date from the time of the earliest setters in the early 1800s.
It is suggested by some historians that these festivals originally reflected the traditions of the indigenous population -- with some Spanish influence, much like the melding of early religeous practices. These celebrations are noted as early as 1823, immediately after Mexico became an independent nation and our port became even more open to international commerce. Though "Carnaval" was noted in Mazatlan as early as 1848 -- it was mentioned in the Mazatlan newspaper La Lechuza -- it wasn't until 50 years later than the event took its present form as a week-long multi-event blow-out complete with parades, floats, social events and an official King and Queen.
The very end of the 1800s -- 1898 to be exact -- marks when Mazatlan officially embraced the Mardi Gras tradition of Carnival, and there has been no turning back from this massive annual public party!
History notes that the early Mazatlan Carnivals -- pre 1898 -- were informal and often somewhat vulgar. Women threw flour and hollow eggshells (cascarones) filled with glitter, and men responding by tossing ashes and dyes at the women.
These earliest Mazatlan Carnavals also included mock battles where rival groups -- dock workers and market workers -- shouted insults and taunts and threw rocks at each other. But in 1898 civic leaders headed by Dr. Martiniano Carvajal and a committee with an international flavor -- it supposedly included an Irishman, a German, a Spaniard and an Italian -- organized a parade made up of carriages and bicycles "to eradicate the immoral flour and replace it with the pure and more restrained confetti."
The event was focused within Plaza Machado and the nearby Centro Historico streets, but rapidly carnival spilled out of the Centro Historico and spread north from Olas Altas Beach up Paseo Claussen. Modern Mazatlan Carnavals have themes that serve to unify the appearance of the floats, dancers and other performers.
The tradition of a carnival theme dates from 1943, when Mexico had just joined the allied side in WWII after German submarines had sunk Mexican ships. Mazatlan decided to create a theme for the 1943 carnival that expressed the hope of victory: "El Carnaval de la Victoria" - The Carnival of Victory.
In 1962 the concept of a carnival theme became official, and each Mazatlan Carnaval since has had an official theme, the 2022 theme being Lanao.
The parades and events of the modern Mazatlan Carnaval now stretch north of the Golden Zone and into neighborhoods inland from the Malecon and, while todays Carnaval may not involve tossing flour, it is hardly restrained! Mardi Gras in Mazatlan is one of the biggest and best bashes anywhere in the Americas that sees thousands of costumed revellers thronging the Malecon and beaches.
The modern Mazatlan Carnaval combines the best of the history of traditional carnivals with the excitement of modern technology -- each evening of Carnival Week the Malecon, Olas Altas Beach and the Centro Historico become the perfect stage for this singing and dancing Bacchanalia, with parades, outdoor concerts, fireworks, sound and light shows and beer for everyone stretching farther north than the eye can see!
The 2024 Mazatlan Carnival will take place from February 8 to 13. Be a part if it.
Mazatlán Carnaval FAQ for first-time visitors! • A large portion of the concerts and musical events at carnival take place on the Malecon at Olas Altas beach and in the Centro Historico adjacent to it. • Tickets for major Mazatlan Carnival events are purchased at the Angela Peralta ticket office -- even the events in Estadio Teodoro Mariscal / Venados Stadium -- after New Year. • Spectacular fireworks play a big part in Mazatlan Carnival celebrations, with the largest show, Combate Naval, being staged on the Saturday night of carnival.
In recent years the traditional fireworks shows have been augmented with modern technology -- lights and lasers -- as well as music. • No person is more central to Carnaval in Mazatlan than the Queen.
The first two Mazatlan carnivals -- 1898 and 1899 -- were presided over by an Ugly King (Rey Feo), a buffoon-like character. But that changed permanently in 1900 when a lovely North American named Wilfrida Farmer became the first Queen of Carnaval.
The beautiful Queen is now paired with Rey de la Alegría (King of Joy -- Rey Feo was re-named in 1965) who remains a part of the festival but is certainly not its superstar! • Early parades were simple affairs -- people on bicycles, some costumes, some acoustic music. The modern Mazatlan Carnival parade is far from that, and incorporates all manner of sound systems, lights, costuming and glitter.
Parades are a very big part of Carnaval in Mazatlan -- as they are for carnival celebrations throughout the world -- and the floats, dancers and marchers in Mazatlan are world-class.
Carnival in Mazatlan is without a doubt one of the most vibrant celebrations in Mexico, and well-worth a trip to Mazatlan. Visit the 2023 Mazatlan Carnaval, experience the excitement and form memories that you will hold dear for the rest of your life!
How do you know when Carnaval is coming? Monigotes on the Malecon!
A few weeks before Carnival, strange beings begin appearing on the Malecon. They are the Mazatlan Carnival Monigotes, some of the most fun public sculpture anywhere in the world!
The 2024 Carnival in Mazatlan - Schedules, news, upcoming event calendar, FAQ and information about concerts, parades, fireworks, king, queen and the history of Carnaval in Mazatlan