Neftaly Sumoza Maciel was born and raised in Salem, Oregon.
He is aDancer, scenic creator and teacher, graduate in artistic education with a focus on folk dance from the Nellie y Gloria Campobello National School of Dance from 2017-2021. He is an active member of the Institute for Research and Dissemination of the Mexican Dance Civil Association (IIDDMAC) belonging to the State of Mexico delegation from 2020 to the present day. Neftaly is also part of the board of directors of international relationships of Casa De La Cultura Tlanese located in Salem, Oregon
He has participated in different important presentations as an interpreter for his professional training; Auditorio Nacional with Edwin Luna and Trakalosa de Monterrey, theater at Willamette University with Mariachi Vargas de Tecatitlan, he appears in a video clip with pastor/ Regina Orozco/ Ernesto Anaya, fragments in the series “The pack” on amazon prime video, he was finalist in various contests National folk dance competition, for example, Puerto Vallarta National Folk Dance Contest, Jal, CDMX National Huapango Contest, among others.
Movimiento color y son is a mix of flamenco & son Jarocho with a twist of modern folk music through
dance storytelling of love. Sergio, a young adult from Spain, comes to Veracruz Mexico, through flamenco
footwork. This project will have several types of dance styles such as Flamenco, Contemporary, Latin salsa but focus more on the Mexican folk dance . The music that will be used is from a modern group of son Jarocho called Recoveco