101-year-old folklorico dancer celebrated with mural at Pan American Park

After nearly a year and half of planning and week of painting, the long-awaited mural at Pan American Park featuring 101-year-old Folklórico dancer, Alta Regalado, was unveiled to Regalado and her close family Tuesday Dec. 1.
The mural, painted on the side of the park’s racquetball court, is 17-feet high and 30-feet wide, and was commissioned by Scan Health Plan, in tandem with The Arts Council for Long Beach, to celebrate Long Beach centenarians— those who’ve reached 100 years or more—and encourage others to view the process of aging in a more positive light.

“When people think of someone who’s going to be over 100 they get certain images in their mind,” Lisbeth Briones-Roberts, manager of marketing outreach at SCAN said. “This mural can remind people that aging is beautiful, it’s full of dignity and can be a really great thing. We’re also hoping to build empathy in people so when they see something like this, hopefully they’ll learn to value the older adults in our community.”

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