Members of Yo Me Llamo Colombia perform the Colombian dance cumbia for a crowd during the Hispanic Heritage Parade and Street Festival at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. The event, in its fourth year, is held in celebration of Hispanic heritage month. Colter Peterson, Deseret News
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Members of Yo Me Llamo Colombia perform the Colombian dance cumbia for a crowd during the Hispanic Heritage Parade and Street Festival at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday. The free event, in its fourth year, is held in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. It featured a community parade, food vendors, local artisans, dance performances, live music, a car show and other family-friendly entertainment. The event was organized by Take Care Utah, a network of nonprofit organizations focused on helping people needing health insurance. It consists of about 60 navigators and enrollment specialists all across Utah. All services are provided free of charge.

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Ivan Lopez, 10, adds spice to his mango during the Hispanic Heritage Parade and Street Festival at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. The event, in its fourth year, is held in celebration of hispanic Heritage month. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News
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Sarahi Camacho, 4, and Allyson Cortez, 3, paint on a communal art cube during the Hispanic Heritage Parade and Street Festival at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. The event, in its fourth year, is held in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News
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Yo Me Llamo Colombia members Leonardo Vallobuena, right, and Claudia Solarte perform the merengue for a crowd during the Hispanic Heritage Parade and Street Festival at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. The event, in its fourth year, is held in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News
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A couple listens to Yenisis Roberts sing between dance performances during the Hispanic Heritage Parade and Street Festival at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. The event, in its fourth year, is held in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News
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Dorthy Botello and her daughter, Evelyn, 1, watch a pair of Colombian dancers during the Hispanic Heritage Parade and Street Festival at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. The event, in its fourth year, is held in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News
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Mardha Munoz Hunsaker performs the cumbia with the group Yo Me Llamo Colombia during the Hispanic Heritage Parade and Street Festival at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. The event, in its fourth year, is held in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News
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Herbert Torrizo adds a saltenas to a display case at the Manka restaurant booth during the Hispanic Heritage Parade and Street Festival at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Saltenas are a Bolivian form of empanadas. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News
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