Family ties fuel big turnout at East LA Guadalupe procession

With a cane in her hand and a promise in her heart, only a mile-and-a-half walk stood between 92-year-old Teresa Morales and her destination.

“Even though my knees hurt, I must walk,” said Morales, who goes by “Mama Coco,” as she walked down Cesar Chavez Avenue Dec. 7 at this year’s 94th annual Guadalupe procession from Our Lady of Solitude Church to East Los Angeles College Stadium.

Morales said she attends the procession every year out of appreciation for Our Lady of Guadalupe, with a desire to keep her family’s tradition alive.

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