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VIII Campeonato Nacional Charro » Puerto Vallarta 2010

The VIII ° Campeonato Nacional Charro, invitational, 2010 Vallarta will be held at the Charro Miguel “Prieto” Ibarria in Puerto Vallarta. 35 of the best National teams will compete. Highlights of this event are the Tradicional Maleconeada on Friday night at 11 pm when hundreds of charros and their fans stroll the Malecon, drinking tequila and playing music and the Popular Dance beginning at 8 pm on Wednesday in the Presidencia Square.

This year, for the first time, the Charreada will be broadcast live:

Wednesday 17

  • 3 pm – Opening by the municipal authorities
  • 3:30 pm – 1 ª Competition with Hacienda Serena (Jal.) El Relicario, (Mex.) and Charros de Vallarta -B- (Jal.).
  • 8 pm – Popular dance in the Presidencia Plaza with The Xiutla Folkoric Ballet, mariachi music, floreo de salón and cantante de música vernácula.

Thursday 18

  • 11 am – Rancho Agua Santa (Jal.), Regionales de Jalisco and Rancho Las Cuatas (Nay.).
  • 3 pm – Puente de Camotlán (Nay.), Charros de Cuauhtemoc -A- (NL), and Rancho Santa Fe de Morelia (Mich.).
  • 7 pm – Charros de Vallarta -A-, Sacramento Bustamante (Mex.) and Decharros & Up (NL.).
  • 11 pm – Disco Night

Friday 19

  • 11 am – San Martin Caballero -B- (Mex.), Tequila Hacienda Vieja (Jal.), Hacienda Tamariz, (Pue.) and Ganaderos U de Irapuato (Gto.).
  • 4 pm – El Cocono (Mor.), Rancho La Biznaga (Mex.), Rancho Nuevo de Tepa (Jal.) and Rancheros de Sonora.
  • 7 pm – Los Dorados de Oaxtepec (Mor.), Regionales de Texcoco (Mex.) and Arrieros de Nuevo México (Jal.).
  • 11 pm – Tradicional Maleconeada » Charros, Chicas, live music from a brass band, and free tequila dispensed generously from a push cart while hundreds of people casually stroll and dance down the Malecón from Park Hidalgo to the wee hours. Everyone is welcome.

Maleconeada Band and CharroThe Maleconeada in Puerto Vallarta

Saturday 20

  • 11 am – Tequila don Roberto (Jal.), Hacienda de Guadalupe (NL), Rancho El Jaralito (SLP) and Charros de Cuauhtemoc-B- (NL).
  • 3 pm – Rancho El Eden (Mex.) Los Tres Potrillos (Jal.), San Martin Caballero -A- (Mex. – National Champions) and Tres Regalos (Q. Roo).
  • 7 pm – Rancho El Olivo (DF), Rancho El Quevedeño (Nay), Ganadera Santa Isabel (Pue) and Rancho El Centenario (Mor)

Sunday 21

  • 11 am – 1st Final with the teams of the 4th, 5th and 6th place and La Escaramuza La Providencia, Jal.
  • 3 pm – 2nd Final teams with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and La Escaramuza Las Alteñitas de Guadalajara, Jalisco (national champions).