It started the way most good nights do: without a script.

People arrived as the light faded. Then the rain showed up:brief, inconvenient, perfect. The kind that makes you stay instead of leave.

That’s how Ánima Village opened.

The night moved through the village in layers. Performanceappeared with SOMOS, where Carla Cervantes and Sandra Egido of Lo SientoMucho, explored presence and restraint: bodies in motion, silence doing part of the work. Nearby, Lea Wonderturned exchanges into haikus, while Diego Winburn disrupted the predictablewith moments of illusion along Pasaje de los Sueños.

Food circulated without a formal moment. Chefs Javier Galindo,Eliana Padilla, Yvan Mucharraz, and Xavier Salomon, together with Eric Arellanoand Alejandro Euroza, shared flavors rooted in Cabo. Later, La Lupita’s classicCabo tacos appeared: simple, familiar, right on time.

At the Casa Dragones bar, people gathered naturally. Aura,the cocktail created by Alfredo Pineda, became an easy pause in the night.

Arte Abierto Baja made its debut with an on-site installationby Abraham Cruzvillegas, built with locally sourced materials and shaped by theplace itself.

As the rain came and went, Plaza de las Artes filled with musicfrom the Los Angeles League of Musicians. The night continued inside ArteAbierto with a DJ set by Alonso Rivero.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and gave meaning to thisfirst gathering.

That night was just the beginning.
The Village keeps unfolding, and we look forward to many more moments together.