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Carmen Carle, Gables Hispanic Cultural Foundation public relations director.

Cesar Perez, Ibis Noda, Luis Serrano and Sussy Carreño.

Chef Maria Katalina Velez and Emilio Sauma.

Chef Pedro Alaniz and Chef Maria Katalina Velez.

Conchita Espinosa Academy Choir entertains guests.

Conchita Espinosa Academy Choir entertains guests.

Hortensia Soriano, daughter of artist Rafael Soriano, and Emilio Sauma unveil the festival poster.

Ibis Noda, Betty Alvarez and Sussy Carreño.

Ibis Noda, Cesar Perez and Sussy Carreño.

Ibis Noda, Emilio Sauma, and Sussy Carreño.

Lucia Zas and Marilu de Toro.

Lucia Zas welcoming guests.

Lucia Zas, Graciel Gomez, Olinda Fernandez, Anicedo and Daime Gomez.

Lucia Zas, Luis Serrano (founder of Miami Sound Machine) and Emilio Sauma.

Marcia Garcia-Casals, Emilio Sauma, Jackie Garcia-Casals and her father Juan.

Olinda Fernandez, Lucia Zas and Emilio Sauma.

Pardo's Peruvian Cuisine servers with samples of their dishes.

Participating artists, sponsors and singers in the Gables Hispanic Cultural Festival.

Rene Dago, Lisa Faquin, Elvira Aedo-Dago and Lee Ann McGhee.

Royal guests Yaneysis Alvarez, Wendy Cabello, Nathalie Hernandez, Lizandra Guzman and Alina Rodriguez Robert.

With the Gables Hispanic Cultural Festival coming up soon, members of the Gables Hispanic Cultural Foundation, the Soriano Foundation and many guests celebrated the festival poster debut Friday night, Sept. 28, at the Coral Gables Museum.

Patrons enjoyed a Bacardi bar, Pardo’s Peruvian Cuisine, a special performance by the Conchita Espinosa Academy Choir and more. Highlighting the well-attended event was the unveiling of the festival poster, titled Armonia Serena, by Cuban-born master artist Rafael Soriano.

Since his first exhibition in 1947 in Havana’s Lyceum and Lawn Tennis Club, Mr. Soriano’s work has been represented in numerous individual exhibitions and close to 200 collective shows.

His paintings have traveled throughout the world to such countries as the United States, Brazil, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Chile, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Spain, Switzerland, Mexico and Italy, among others. Currently his work is included in numerous private and public collections.

The third annual Gables Hispanic Cultural Festival will be Oct. 20-21 along Biltmore Way in downtown Coral Gables.

Part of Hispanic Heritage Month, the festival is comprised of local area artists, Hispanic & Latin American cultural exhibitions and musical and folkloric dance presentations.

For more information visit www.gableshispanicfestival.com

Photos by Betty Alvarez / Events Photographer