Los Angeles-area cultural dance pioneer honored at Mexican Pride Month event – ​​Daily News

Cándida Hernández smiles as Isai Pazos, Regional Organization of Oaxaca, translates for her during the Mexican Pride Month awards ceremony in her honor. Hernández is recognized as one of the founders of the first folk dance groups in Los Angeles at the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2024. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez, Consul General of Mexico in Los Angeles, presents Honoree Cándida Hernández with an original digital print by renowned Oaxacan artist Pavel Acevedo during the Mexican Pride Month awards ceremony honoring Hernández, who is considered one of the founders of the first folk dance groups in Los Angeles, at the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles on Thursday, August 28, 2024. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez, Consul General of Mexico in Los Angeles, presents Honoree Cándida Hernández with an original digital print by renowned Oaxacan artist Pavel Acevedo during the Mexican Pride Month awards ceremony honoring Hernández, who is considered one of the founders of the first folk dance groups in Los Angeles, at the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles on Thursday, August 28, 2024. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez, Consul General of Mexico in Los Angeles, and Mauro Hernández of the Oaxacan Regional Organization, applaud Cándida Hernández during the Mexican Pride Month awards ceremony honoring Cándida Hernández, who is credited with being one of the founders of the first folk dance groups in Los Angeles, at the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2024. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez, Consul General of Mexico in Los Angeles, speaks during the Mexican Pride Month awards ceremony honoring Cándida Hernández, recognized as one of the founders of the first folk dance groups in Los Angeles, at the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2024. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Odilia Romero, executive director of Indigenous Communities in Leadership, speaks during the Mexican Pride Month awards ceremony honoring Cándida Hernández, credited with being one of the founders of the first folk dance groups in Los Angeles, at the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2024. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)