The world famous Barranquilla carnival on Thursday night kicked off with a 400-person meticulously choreographed dance.
Daniela Cepeda Tarud along with “King Momo,” will reside over a variety of events that began on Thursday night with “Gen Carnavalero” and will run through Tuesday February 12.
The crowning of Cepeda raised suspicions that voting may have been influenced by the fact that Daniela’s father is the senator and Conservative Party leader, Efrain Cepeda.
The UNESCO recognized four-day festival is traditionally held four days before Ash Wednesday. Although the true birth of the festival is disputed, it is widely regarded as a mixture of European, African and native South American cultures from around the time of Spanish colonization.