COMMUNITY PROFILE PAYING HOMAGE TO RAUL CHAVEZ PORTILLO Father and son team’s symbolic mural memorializes local Aztec dancer BY ASHTON BROWN AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER of 10th Ave. and Santa Fe Dr., in the heart of the Santa Fe Art District, is a mural commemorating the life of local Aztec dance leader Raul Chavez Portillo, who passed away in May at the age of 70. The mural is the creation of father and son Jerry and Jay Jaramillo, in recognition of Chavez’s legacy. In 1992, Chavez founded his dance group Huitzilopochtli which he named for the Aztec god of sun and war, as a way to celebrate the Aztec culture and create greater awareness of its customs. THE MURAL CREATED BY JERRY AND JAY JARAMILLO “TLALOC,” IS A TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF RAUL CHAVEZ-PORTILLO, AN AZTEC DANCER AND FOUNDER OF THE DANCE GROUP, HUITZILOPOCHTLI. CREDIT: ASHTON BROWN JERRY JARAMILLO (LEFT) AND JAY JARAMILLO (RIGHT) STAND NEXT TO “TLALOC.” CREDIT: ASHTON BROWN 8 DENVER VOICE September 2022
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