Thirty-year-old Gustavo Gonzalez was overcome with emotion as he played the tambora drum while spectators cheered for his band, Banda La Tremenda NG, on Jan. 14 at the All-Western Stock Show Parade in downtown Fort Worth.
Gonzalez began playing the tambora drum with the band of 17 musicians about 10 years ago, he said. The band was brought by the Federación de clubes Zacatecanos de Fort Worth, or Federation of Zacatecan Clubs of Fort Worth.
“It was something very emotional and beautiful — all those people,” Gonzalez said in Spanish.
Mexico en la Sangre, or Mexican in our Blood, members ride and wave down Main Street at the All-Western Stock Show Parade on Jan. 14 in downtown Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
Crowds gathered in downtown Fort Worth on Jan. 14 for the All-Western Stock Show Parade. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
Telemundo news anchor Nancy Leal and NBC news anchor Deborah Ferguson emcee the All-Western Stock Show Parade on Jan. 14 in downtown Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker waves at viewers at the All-Western Stock Show Parade on Jan. 14 in downtown Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
A carriage for the Order of the Purple Heart rides down Main Street at the All-Western Stock Show Parade on Jan. 14 in downtown Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
A parade participant carries a Mexican flag at the All-Western Stock Show Parade on Jan. 14 in downtown Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
A charro, or Mexican horseman, spins a lasso at the All-Western Stock Show Parade on Jan. 14 in downtown Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
A young charro, or Mexican horseman, holds onto his pony as it jumps at the All-Western Stock Show Parade on Jan. 14 in downtown Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
A charro, or Mexican horseman, dances with his horse at the All-Western Stock Show Parade on Jan. 14 in downtown Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
The Paschal High School band plays at the All-Western Stock Show Parade on Jan. 14 in downtown Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
A member of the Hawaii Pa’u Riders participates at the All-Western Stock Show Parade on Jan. 14 in downtown Fort Worth. The group of Hawaiian riders flew in from Oahu for the parade. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office deputies ride on Main Street at the All-Western Stock Show Parade on Jan. 14 in downtown Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn rides a horse and waves at viewers at the All-Western Stock Show Parade on Jan. 14 in downtown Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
Parade viewers sit on the steps of the Tarrant County Courthouse at the All-Western Stock Show Parade on Jan. 14 in downtown Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
A horseman records the crowd while riding at the All-Western Stock Show Parade on Jan. 14 in downtown Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
More than 120 organizations participated, including the Paschal High School, Benbrook High School and South Hills High School bands and the Tarrant County Sheriff’s office.
Cristian ArguetaSoto is the community engagement journalist at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him by email or via Twitter. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.
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