Baile De Disfrases at Casino Español

One of the most significant celebrations in everyone’s life is New Year’s Eve. It is a time for happiness, great expectations and renewed resolutions that one hopes to fulfill. Over the years, Casino Español de Cebu has proven to be a lively, exciting, fun-filled   venue to welcome the New Year.

Aside from the elaborate preparations that include decorations, entertainment, sumptuous food and drinks, Casino has the perfect ambiance created by the family, friends and guests who through the years have continuously supported the club’s many unforgettable celebrations, making it the ideal place to be.

A firm believer of time-honored traditions, active club members and their guests celebrated the despedida del año viejo y bienvenida al año nuevo with the Baile de Disfrases, the much awaited annual costume ball.

As they have faithfully done for over ochenta años miembros y sus invitados came in every imaginable outfit.

The winners in the individual category were Jojo Buron as Eagle Man for Peace, and Mary Jane Estallilla as the Venetian Lady.

The award for the Most Original Couple went to Lizette Garcia and Paking Serafica who were dressed as circus clowns, complete with hoola hoops and tambourines. Club president Manoling Sainz and his wife Melba who were dressed as a Mexican and Chinese Couple won in the Re-Creation category.

There were two gran premios for the group.  Most original were the Drag Queens who made a grand entrance completely covered in yards upon yards of black thick fabric. As the music played and off went the material   everyone but everyone was mesmerized. Absolutely no one recognized the macho gentlemen turned lovely ladies. There was the ever sexy Marilyn Monroe in her trademark white dress, blonde hair and a huge facial mole in the person of Brian Head. Mikel Rotaeche was a genteel Japanese Geisha while Eduard Loop was the legendary Cleopatra. Jay Chiongbian in a mini mini red skirt simply floored everyone. They were joined by Eduque Jarque, elegant in a black tube dress and strands of pearls and Andre Borromeo in an eye catching bubble dress. Blondies Paco Jarque and Marko Sarmiento were unbelievably gorgeous in glittering evening attires, while the Martinez brothers Iñaki who wore black leggings, and Pipin who came in sarong.

The Most Colorful group hands down  was The Happy Clowns. They included Cisco and Marilen Jarque, Dumaguete residents Robby and Amanda Vicente, Ramon Jarque and his partner Marisol Michael, the trio Lehn Jarque, Ana Climaco and Nora Lamata , Bingen and Annette Mendezona and this writer with hubby Glenn Loop.

The winners in the Re-Creation category went to the Mad Dolls. Six couples dressed in sixties get-up were Ato and Gigi Alvarez,, Emil and Bernice Montenegro, Martin and Marisol Montenegro,  Louis and Lyn  Moro, Buloy and Virginia Durano and Lito and Chati Garcia.

Worth mentioning were the 9 beautiful, sexy young ladies dressed in black who did a fabulous dance number, based on the popular Broadway musical Chicago. They included Monique and Miren Jarque, Aimil Sarmiento, Maitina Borromeo, Meryll   del Gallego, Amanda Nicholls, Jessica del Gallego, Stacy Celdran and  Sophia Jordana.

The unbeatable live music of the popular Renaissance Band roared toda la noche hasta way past the countdown.

What a celebration. Que alegria! Casino Epañol de Cebu was definitely the place to be to greet the New Year. It was the best costume ball ever.

Happy New Year! Feliz Año Nuevo!