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Four years later: 43 still dead and missing in Ayotzinapa (toon)
This painting is a tribute to Ayotzinapa’s 43 missing students.
Ayotzinapa means “place of the turtles“ in the ancient Náhuatl language, a reference to the tragic events in southern Mexican state of Guerrero.
Mas…Four years later: 43 still dead and missing in Ayotzinapa (toon)
In San Pablito, Puebla, they still make paper the old-fashioned way – from bark (video)
In San Pablito, a small village in Puebla, in southeast Mexico, the centuries-old tradition of amate paper — paper made from bark — is an important part of the local economy. It also used to part of the resistance to Spanish colonial rule.
Mas…In San Pablito, Puebla, they still make paper the old-fashioned way – from bark (video)
NAFTA? It sounds something like this … (video)
What’s this? A long shot of a factory with three banderas? Videographer No Cinema explains:
In Michoacan, the Hernandez Garcia family makes art from clay (video)
In the southwestern Mexican state of Michoacan, the Hernandez Garcia family takes local clay and water and transforms it into stunning glazed pottery, just like their ancestors before them. [Video by Mariano Rentería Garnica.]
Mother and daughter finally get to hug at the border (video)
In Great Big Story: Love Beyond Borders: Mom and Daughter by haimy assefa, a mother and daughter get a rare chance to hug when the border fence is briefly opened. I’m not crying you’re crying
‘Far Alamo’ is the epic battle they never taught you in school (video)
Alien invaders tried to mess with the gringos at the Alamo in 1836, but they didn’t count on brave defenders Laurence Harvey, John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Charles Bronson, Yul Brynner, James Coburn, Clint Eastwood, Henry Fonda, Terence Hill, Steve McQueen, Gian Maria Volonte, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach. Far Alamo documents the epic battle they never taught you in school.
[Mashup by Fabrice Mathieu.]
Ronald Reagan to Mex Prez on Cinco de Mayo: ‘Mi casa es su casa’
QUESTION: Why are Mexican rapists and drug dealers streaming North to enter the US of A illegally?
ANSWER: They were invited by “The Great Communicator.”
Check out this video about the 1988 Cinco de Mayo ceremony at the White House when Republican President Ronald Reagan told Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado, “Mi casa es su casa.”
Mexico dumps futbol, switches to curling after sad Club America loss
(PNS reporting from MEXICO CITY) Mexico is throwing in the towel — and picking up a broom — after Club America’s humiliating defeat to Toronto FC in the CONCACAF Champions League semi-final Tuesday night. The loss signaled the death of the country’s storied soccer tradition.
After the 4-2 aggregate defeat, club officials for the Mexico City-based team said the result left little choice but to seek other options for a new national sport.
Mas…Mexico dumps futbol, switches to curling after sad Club America loss
Reports: NAFTA negotiations extended until end of time
(PNS reporting from WASHINGTON, DC) NAFTA negotiations between the U.S., Canada and Mexico will likely only conclude when mankind ceases to exist or if extraterrestrial raids breed unity among humans that leads to the dissolution of international borders, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the trilateral talks.
Mex Prez candidate AMLO says luchadores will protect U.S. border
(PNS reporting from NOGALES) Mexico Presidential front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) will deploy the country’s finest and fiercest lucha libre fighters to the northern border should U.S. President Donald Trump carry out his pledge to militarize the nations’ shared international boundary, the candidate known as AMLO said in a press conference on Wednesday.
Mas…Mex Prez candidate AMLO says luchadores will protect U.S. border
‘Cuerdas en la vida’: Cut the ties that bind in order to be free (video)
Film-festival favorite Cuerdas en la vida – Ropes in Life reminds us that we are in charge of our own freedom. This Jalisco-born stop-motion video has a killer concept, startling models/marionettes, amazing live action and sound integration, plus pinpoint pacing. [Directed by Gerardo González Pérez.]
WATCH: Migration is Beautiful – The Monarch Butterfly Story
Migration is Beautiful: The Monarch Butterfly Story, from Marina Valle, supports
the California Endowment Defend DACA and Immigration Awareness Campaigns.
Los Tradicionales Tacos de la Pepsi en Obregón, Sonora, Mexico (video)
Speaking of Pepsi halftime shows, next time you are in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico, spend your halftime at Los Tacos de la Pepsi. Or start with this video — it has us convinced! — and then visit their Facebook page here for more info. Looks like they have a Valentines Day special.
And now for a special Superb Owl Pepsi-inspired slogan or two:
Mas…Los Tradicionales Tacos de la Pepsi en Obregón, Sonora, Mexico (video)
PAPAS: ‘This is where my people are from’ (video)
Papas is a short video by DFW, Texas creator German Torres. He explains it much better than we can:
Mexico ruling party promises to rig 2018 presidential elections
Cheating historically proven as best strategy to win, PRI President says
(PNS reporting from MEXICO) Members of Mexico’s PRI took to the streets this weekend to reassure supporters that, if a victory in the 2018 presidential elections is ever in doubt, the power-drunk party will revert to its most tried-and-true success tactic: Shameless electoral fraud.
Mas…Mexico ruling party promises to rig 2018 presidential elections
You might be Mexican … if you know ‘Mi Burrito Sabanero’ (video)
It’s the Mexican children’s song everyone sings over Christmas. Do you know the words? Here they are! Question: WTH is “tuki tuki”?
Mas…You might be Mexican … if you know ‘Mi Burrito Sabanero’ (video)
This one family has been making piñatas for 50 years (video)
On the outskirts of Mexico City, over 50 years ago, a family began making and selling piñatas to the local community. Nowadays, the whole town is involved. The Piñata King takes a look inside the life of this town, and the head of the family who started it all.