Casa de la Cultura Tlanese stays on beat
Dancers Sharon Mendiola Albor, left, Jackie Pererez and Jessica Perez with Casa de Cultura Tlanese get ready to dance “La Bruja” at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Casa de la Cultura Tlanese is a family affair.
The nonprofit cultural center that aims to preserve Mexican heritage in Salem got its start in 2004 when Paola Sumoza got an idea.
“When I was little, with my brother, I was always very…
