The Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández, founded in 1952, is marking its 75th anniversary with a 24-city tour of the United States that opens on January 30, 2027 in Northridge, California, and closes on March 23 in Austin, Texas, El Universal reported on October 20, 2026.

The company travels with more than 50 members. According to Infobae, which carried the EFE announcement, the tour will cross California, Arizona, Nevada, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, New Mexico, Colorado and Texas. For the Mexican and Mexican-American community in the north, it is a date with a repertoire that many of them learned to recognize at home or at school, and for new audiences, a window into the country's regional dance.

The company has been based at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City since 1959 and brings traditional dances from different regions to the stage, with typical costumes and live music. It has completed more than 100 international tours across 60 countries, according to its website. It remains in family hands: it is directed by Salvador López, grandson of the founder, and its artistic director is Viviana Basanta Hernández, daughter of Amalia Hernández (1917-2000). López said in a statement that "it is an honor to bring Amalia Hernández's artistic legacy to audiences across the United States and to bring the beauty and diversity of Mexico closer to new generations."

The route has clear milestones:

  • In February: Modesto, Santa Bárbara, Los Angeles, Chico, Davis, Berkeley, San Luis Obispo and Costa Mesa, in California; Tucson and Mesa, in Arizona, and Las Vegas, in Nevada. - At the end of the month: Carmel (Indiana), East Lansing (Michigan), Milwaukee (Wisconsin), Minneapolis (Minnesota), Chicago (Illinois), Santa Fe (New Mexico) and Denver (Colorado). - In March, Texas: El Paso, Lubbock, Richardson, San Antonio and Austin.

The opening in Northridge starts the 100-day countdown to the first performance. With the Bellas Artes venue as its base and leadership in the hands of the second and third generation of the Hernández family, the open question is how the company capitalizes on its closeness to Hispanic audiences in the United States for the seasons ahead.

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