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The annual San Pedro Parrada or San Pedro Parade is celebrated in the towns of Guarenas and Guatire in Miranda, Venezuela, on June 29. It consists in a dramatic representation carried out by the following personages: el Abanderado, San Pedro, el Cargador, María Ignacia, los Tucusitos, los Sampedreños Danzantes, La Diabla, el Sampedreñito and the Músicos-Cantores (musicians and singers). June 29, 2009. (KEYSTONE/MAJORITY WORLD/Aaron Sosa)