Pilsen Fest Kickoff Party 2019

Ceremony and Reception: Free Admission

Each year, Pilsen Fest recognizes the human quality of the creators and activists of the Pilsen community. We recognize them with the “Revueltas Award”. This award represents one of the most creative Mexican families that in addition to standing out in the different disciplines of art, also fulfilled a fundamental role in the Society. The Revueltas family stood out in music (Silvestre Revueltas), in literature (José Revueltas), acting (Rosalba Revueltas) and visual arts (Fermín Revueltas).

Pilsen Fest recognizes the artistic trajectory and the social commitment and transformation of the human condition through the arts. This year the recognized artists are the following:

Revueltas Award for Visual Arts

Carlos Barberena

Revueltas Award for Literature

José Ángel Navejas

Revueltas Award for Music

Pablo Serrano

Revueltas Award for Community Leadership

Héctor Hernández

In addition to the awards ceremony, we invite different local musicians & emerging vocalists from Chicago to perform, to engage with the community and with people that can be an inspiration not only for their life but also in their careers. This year we will have the participation of:

Soprano Daniela Reyes

Tenor Eric José Mendoza

Singer-songwriter Omar de la Torre

DJ Gildelgar Sánchez (will close the evening)