Local Spotlight: The Minnesota Vikings and Latino Heritage Month

The Vikings have partnered with local Latino artist Cadex Herrera. He’s created an 8-foot by 20-foot mural in the Skyway entrance to U.S. Bank Stadium. The vibrant, rich fresco beautifully captures the spirit of Latino and Hispanic culture against a Twin Cities backdrop stretching from Minneapolis' Lake Street to the West Side of St. Paul — with U.S. Bank Stadium anchoring the artwork.

Mr. Herrera was born in Belize and later immigrated to the United States, where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees. He currently serves as an art educator at Creative Arts Secondary School (St. Paul). His extensive work has been featured at Inver Hills Community College, St. Paul's Chroma Zone Mural Festival, Minneapolis' Greenway Parkway, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and many other places.

An excerpt of Herrara's artist statement encapsulates the heart behind his work, emphasizing a two-fold mission to "pay homage to the history and heritage of the locations my art is displayed and engage the community in meaningful dialogue through my artwork."

Herrara called it an honor to be selected and commissioned for the ¡Vamos Vikings! mural.