POCHO amigo Professor Equis and his family were in Ciudad Mexico last week and he sent us these photos.
Mas…Live from Mexico City: It’s Chilango Street Art (photos)
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The Circle of Life: “Nhazé” means “seed” in Zapotec (video)
The word “Nazhé” means “seed” in the Mexican Zapotec indigenous language and inspired this short animation about the cyclical nature of life and death. [Video by Chilango artist Fafer Reyes.]
Casting Call: Do it again, but this time act ‘Mor Mexican!’ (video)
In Mor Mexican! Mexico City-born actor Ricardo “Pekas” Aranda eats a McXican Burger for the casting director. But is he acting Hispanic enough? Maybe makeup and wardrobe can help.
For Dia de Los Muertos: How about ‘The Mariachi Ghost?’ (video)
Over the weekend, Mexi-Canadia’s The Mariachi Ghost dropped this awesome Halloween/DDLM music video, named The Marigold, after the distinctive flower of Dia de Los Muertos.
Who/what is this band, exactly? The jefe explains:
Me llamo Jorge Requena. Soy Chilango. Vivo e Winnipeg, Manitoba en Canadá. Mi banda The Mariachi Ghost ha tenido un poco de éxito por acá y estamos muy contentos.
Pero Estamos por sacar nuestro primer video. Dirigido por uno de los mejores cineastas del mundo, Guy Maddin, con premios desde un Emmy hasta un oso de oro.
MORE COWBELL! The Mexican Juligans twang a tune for ‘Parral’ (video)
Twangy guitar-wielding Chilangos The Mexican Juligans name-check places all over the country in a surf-spaghetti-western-movie-theme music video inspired by classic cowboy flicks. And they especially ❤️ Parral, Chihuahua.
Mas…MORE COWBELL! The Mexican Juligans twang a tune for ‘Parral’ (video)
Rosh HaShanah kosher nachos: Totopos de gribeñes con guacamole
Chicharrones are off limits for traditional Jews — pork is not kosher. But that doesn’t mean hungry Judios have to go through life without delicious fried cracklings of their own — they chow down on a crispy fried chicken skin preparation called gribeñes.
Mas…Rosh HaShanah kosher nachos: Totopos de gribeñes con guacamole
The Mexican Juligans twang a tribute to ‘Parral’ (music video)
Twangy Chilangos The Mexican Juligans name-check places all over the country in a rock en español video inspired by classic cowboy movies. And they especially love Parral, Chihuahua.
Mas…The Mexican Juligans twang a tribute to ‘Parral’ (music video)
Chilango hipsters turn trash into music: Orquesta Basura (video)
In Mexico City, the cool kids are making their own instruments — and music — out of discarded items with the Orquesta Basura.