The city of Lakeland, Florida, launched its inaugural Fuego Festival, a downtown celebration dedicated to Latin culture, heritage, and the arts. Organized in part by Tony Agnello of Notta Gallery, the event features live music, local vendors, a Cuban cigar lounge, and live painting demonstrations by artists such as William Araujo.
The festival's artistic anchor is a major retrospective of 90-year-old Cuban artist Gonzalo Borges at Notta Gallery, featuring four decades of work. The event represents a significant effort to highlight the growing Latin American community in Central Florida and establishes a new platform for regional Latinx artists to reach broader audiences.