Be careful where you shoot! The Arrow is by Spaniard Emilio Yebra.
Cartoons
La Cucaracha y Mas
Wassup, Frida Kahlo? Nada! Just chillin’ with my squad (toon)
[Creator Unknown! If you know who made this, tell us so we can share.]
Washington Redskins #TakeAKnee? Not so fast! (toon)
The History of Mexico’s Fastest Mouse, Speedy Gonzales (video)
Our hero Speedy Gonzales, Mexico’s fastest mouse, gets a simplistic but interesting bio in this short video. It’s cool to see the initial cartoon version of the rascally rodent (photo), and his later pairings with Daffy Duck. And the quick coverage of the “offensive stereotype” issue gives us this great screencap of Warner Bros’ Official Cover My Ass Statement:
Mas…The History of Mexico’s Fastest Mouse, Speedy Gonzales (video)
Feliz Frijol Friday: ¡Fuerza México! #FFF (toon)
Want to help? Famed DF rescue brigade TOPOS needs your dinero donation.
This music vid goes out to all the Buenos Aires ‘Cuidacoches’
Argentina’s Dante Zaballa made this music video for his primo Tall Juan who was born in Argentina but now lives in Queens. CONTEXT: In Buenos Aires, semi-organized squads of cuidacoches — guys who ask for “tips” to “watch your car” — are a way of surviving on the street for some, and an extortion racket in the eyes of others.
Flashy and bouncy hand-painted stop-motion animation, a short and sweet tune, and a pop and punk performance make for a hella music video. Tall Juan is on Facebook.
It All Makes Sense Now! Taxonomy of Mexican Food (toon)
¡Orale! With the help of this colorful infographic we now understand the taxonomy of Comida Mexicana. The tortilla is connected to the maiz bone, the chalupa is connected to the tortilla bone…
[Thanks to PICTOLINE on Facebook for the infographic.]
El Grito de Independencia w/ Miguel Hidalgo, José María Morelos (toon)
¡Aquí estamos y no nos vamos!
#TBT ThrowBackThursday 2010 PURO PEDO Magazine (toon)
In 2010, artist and POCHO amigo Jake Prendez, visualized some Chicano iPhone apps with the homies at Puro Pedo Magazine. ¡Genio!