This is the best salsa temple in the world that has Jennifer Lopez in love

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It was the Puerto Rican singer

who introduced him to the multifaceted Jennifer Lopez in Los Angeles when she was still his wife.

This has been more than 15 years and, since then, the Colombian choreographer seven times salsa world champion Luis Eduardo Hernández, better known as

has not stopped working with

over the world.

He and his dancers, who for something is the owner, founder and dedicated soul of the best salsa school on the planet,

created in 1991 in Cali,

in number of inhabitants (it has 2.5 million) after Bogotá and Medellín, in addition to the capital of the department of Valle del Cauca and salsa internationally.

The latter, since the djs of the city's discos gave a twist to the rhythms that came from

by accelerating to 45 the revolutions per minute (instead of 33) of those acetates that lit up the discos.

It happened in the 60s, when a

much more accelerated and complicated, the caleña.

Performances in 130 countries

Jennifer Lopez

is just one of the

of this type that Hernández knows so much about, considered the best salsa dancer in all of America.

His boys have accompanied the New York actress and singer not only on her tours around the globe or in her

, but 24 of them also escorted her dressed from top to bottom as Versace (her and

) in the latest edition of the

the American football championship that has more than 100 million viewers on television around the planet, being the most watched broadcast in the United States.

Luis Eduardo Hernández, better known as El Mulato.

"It was incredible, so we can not be more proud, although my boys already participated in the

with her in 2019 and in the

dance

in 2017, when they came in third place," says Hernández, who He has traveled 130 countries with his art,

passing through the Maldives, where he arrived "after a 24-hour trip for a two-minute performance, a real madness."

He tells it in the

show room

, which he has also run since 2017 in the

neighborhood

south of Cali, where he shares facilities with the aforementioned Swing Latino academy.

The spectacular venue, decorated in shades that alternate gold with

in the purest style of

, was created as a tribute to Cali salsa and pays tribute to the great stars of dance, whose photographs dot the walls next to other shows that are held in the place.

Jennifer Lopez at the Super Bowl with the guys from Swing Latino.

It has two floors, a

by seven

wide, floors like a checkerboard, a liquor bar, tablecloths with tropical airs and a total capacity for

80 dancers work in the room, belonging to the

, which holds the highest number of recognitions and world titles related to dance and

.

With her, Hernández has completed his

which is joined by both the cabaret and the school and which extends to Las Vegas, where he works as a choreographer for the main

Partying at the salsodromo

The cabaret is part of the list of the 140 bars, discos or dance

, to which must be added 127 dance schools and 115 official orchestras (the number of those that are not is incalculable).

In this salsa route that already functions as one of the main

the country, we must not forget the

which is held every December with a

and a superconcert of the greats of the genre included, and the

, which reaches more than 12,000 spectators with representatives from half the world.

The last edition, however, had to be held virtually due to the pandemic, which did not diminish its success one iota.

Moment of the show 'Swing Nights'.

It would be necessary to add the more than

who live in the Colombian city for and for music.

Since its inception,

has recruited more than 2,000 throughout its history, mostly from marginal neighborhoods, so music has been his golden opportunity to get out of poverty.

To do this, the choreographer created the

in 1995

whose objective is "to link art and culture so that they serve as engines of socioeconomic development in the region."

The academy students range from four to 80 years old, as

one of the teachers,

comments

during one of the classes.

"The common nexus is that they all have the same illusion," he says in the middle of the

.

What's more, in his opinion, only one thing is necessary to succeed on the track:

something that the Caleño does not lack, "who has breakfast, lunch and salsa for dinner."

A group of students from the dance academy.

Now is the time to "whip tiles", so the first lesson about the steps to take comes.

"

. It's very simple, guys," he explains while correcting the movements of a group of

who have been encouraged to participate in the experience.

"I'm not bad at samba, but salsa is another world", Brazilian Rafael Goettems comments between steps.

Different night shows

These same travelers will go that same day to

one of the

"tasty" shows by El Mulato Cabaret, whose price ranges from $ 20 to $ 70 depending on the location and whether or not they include food and drink. .

In the case

of

orchestras, trios, soloists involved

, quartets and other

.

Interior of El Mulato Cabaret, in the Cali neighborhood of El Cedro.

Between one and the other, the spectators jump onto the track to give it their all, while also serving a

accompanied by generous doses of rum at each table or box, overlooking the main stage.

The

lasts

and takes place on Fridays and Saturdays.

The nightlife is

still room to

, mixing different genres such as Afro, the

the

and

the

which combines a

with musical numbers;

or on

from 4:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m., where "how to party with style" is shown, says Molano.

"Style and a good look are part of the experience."

Of course, they do not allow entry with "sportswear, flip flops, shorts and caps".

Said it remains.

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More information at

.

Ctra. 32 # 7-43, El Cedro (Cali, Colombia).

Webs: www.elmulatocabaret.com and www.colombia.travel

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