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Mexico has had several constitutions during the course of history since its independence from Spain in 1810. These are the Constitution of 1824, the Constitution of 1857 and the Constitution of 1917, which is currently in effect. Continue reading Constitution Day, Mexico Here is a wonderful vignette full of the sounds and aromas of Mexico, the very Mexican sensations that happily assault us every morning as we start our days, written by a dear friend of mine who has allowed me to publish it here. Continue reading The Sounds of My Neighborhood After the Mexican Revolution Mexican artists began incorporating political, historical, and folk themes in their great murals, sculptures and artistic works. Artists of note include Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Frida Kahlo, Ruben Tamayo and Miguel Covarrubias. Continue reading Mexican Art and Artists Three King’s Day, January 6th, is a popular Mexican holiday and traditionally when children in Mexico are given their Christmas gifts. Continue reading Three Kings Day The harshness and rough edges of life in the Tierra Caliente of Mexico, a region of the interior highlands of Guerrero, Michoacan and Mexico state, have over the years forged a generation of some of Mexico´s most evocative and poetic musicians. The faces, music, loves and lives of some of these have been captured on a documentary titled Tierra Caliente produced and directed by Francisco Vargas Quevedo. The film features calentano musicians don Angel Tavira, Juan Continue reading Tierra Caliente Nahuatl, also termed Aztec or Mexicano at times, is one of the most wide-spread of the indigenous languages of Mexico. It is the language of the Nahuas, of the empire of the Mexicas that dominated much of Mexico and Central America before the arrival of the Spanish conquerors. It was they who founded the city of Tenochtitlan, now Mexico City. Although Spanish is the official language of Mexico, the Nahuatl language continues to be spoken Continue reading What is Nahuatl? A pictorial tour of Mexico’s roadside shrines, chapels and memorials. Continue reading Roadside Shrines and Chapels Mexico’s Tierra Caliente region in Guerrero, Michoacan and Mexico state is the cradle of Calentano Music, a lively melding of music, poetry and dance to the strains of violins, guitars and drums. Continue reading Music of Tierra Caliente Posadas, re-enactments of the arrival of Joseph and Mary into Bethlehem, are a Christmas tradition in Mexico and are held from December 16th through the eve of December 24th. Continue reading Posadas A photo tour of the landscapes and natural and man-made aspects of Mexico with rich with patterns, textures, shades and colors. Continue reading Impressions of Mexico Ambulante is a traveling festival of documentaries with the aim of promoting the production, viewing and appreciation of documentary films in Mexico, founded by Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna. Continue reading Festival of Documentaries, Mexico |
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