One Year Anniversary of Latinos A Morir ... reflections from Founder

When I started this social group, I never thought it would have evolved into what it has today. As most of you know, this is a hobby of mine, but one that I have put a lot of effort toward bringing people together. It brings joy to my face when I see people excited about life while they're dancing, jumping, or having great conversations with each other.


LAM has held a total of 17 events in 11 different venues during the last year. We've worked with 5 different organizations, appeared on 2 different TV shows and a magazine. Each event having its own story from beginning to end. Each event has been extremely special to plan and to execute ... I want to pick a favorite event, but it's hard to choose ... I think one of the most memorable events for me was Noche Blanca, with Batucada, dancers, and a very high energy on the dance floor and throughout the club. The Kiss events have also been amazing with P2A, along with Twist with InkWell ... I guess I don't have a favorite ... :)

Our last event was in honor of our One Year Anniversary. Everyone dressed very elegantly and the pictures came out wonderful (check them out athttp://latinosamorir.com/sf and click on Photos).

The goal of Latinos A Morir is to provide an environment where one can be themselves, dance a bit, meet interesting people, but most importantly, have fun. With the feedback I've received in the past few months, I know LAM is achieving this and more. Comments include:

"Why don't you have these events more often?"
"Out of all the parties I've been to this week, this has been the best by far!"
"Thank you for bringing a piece of home to SF!"
"I started a company at one of your events, thanks for collecting professionals in a friendly environment!"
"La musica es de la mejor!!!"
"When will you take it to LA?"

LAM has grown to an extremely diverse social network of about 2,000 members. I was looking at a report recently and here is some interesting data of our members ....

- 46% of our members are males and 54% are females (sorry ladies ...)
- 60% of our members consider themselves Latino/Hispanic while 32% are from other ethnicities including African, European, Middle Easter, Asian and other (8% declined to state)
- Members from 68 different countries with no one country being dominant (there is a list below of the countries with most representation)
- 250+ different companies (every type of Industry from Medicine, Non-profits, Finance, IT, etc)
- 20+ different universities and colleges
- 60% of our members are in the age group of 25-35 and the rest evenly distributed

What amazes me the most is that all of us, no matter how different we are, are respectful and love the Latino culture and music!

Thank you all for your support and I will not stop creating these events! Please send me an email with your comments/feedback or just post a comment on this blog!

Keep an eye out for our upcoming events ... they'll be different and just as fun!

Giovanni

Countries with most representation:

USA

Mexico

Peru

Colombia

El Salvador

Nicaragua

India

Spain

France

Puerto Rico

Argentina

Guatemala

Venezuela

Iran

Brazil

Ecuador

Russia

Australia

Costa Rica

Italy

Turkey

Uruguay

Germany

Israel

Ukraine