New York.– New York, the city of great music, theater and film festival, is also the city of the Chase Latino Cultural Festival, a whirlwind tour through the richness and diversity of the cultures of Latin America and Spain, which has been taking place in the borough of Queens every summer since 1997.

According to festival director Claudia Norman, "this is the largest and most diverse Latino festival in the city, for it offers a wide range of culture, from traditional and folkloric to new and popular voices."

The festival, now in its 12th year, will feature 16 events over 12 days, encompassing film, concerts, theater, dance and the spoken word. It will run from July 23 to Aug. 3 at the Queens Theater in the Park, in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.

The festival will feature Bachata Roja Legends, the U.S. debut concert of classic Dominican stars of bachata (a very popular Afro-Caribbean dance style) such as singers Ramón Cordero, Augusto Santos and guitar giant Edilio Paredes. Also featured is singer-guitarist Jon Soriano, a rising bachata star.