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It's been 20 years since Araceli's death. She would've been 39 this year. I met her and her friend Celicia Terrones at Hot Monkey Love Cafe near SDSU on a Sunday salsa dancing night. I think they were dance students of Tony Caligagan. They were really good dancers, even though they had a few months of lessons and practice. I still remember Araceli's sweaty palms after a dance, and our hands kept slipping halfway through a song. We would laugh about it. I took this picture of them...
Nick Ng
June 23, 2025 | Friend