Building Beautiful Monsters in Mexico
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2018
- All across Mexico, fantastical creatures can be found dotting the streets, covered in bright colors, giant wings, bulging eyes and viper tongues. These are alebrijes, papier-mâché creations that have become a staple of Mexican folk art. But how did these beautiful monsters come to be? That’s all thanks to one man with a dream. As history has it, after falling into an unconscious state, Pedro Linares dreamed up a series of horrific creatures. Upon waking, he created his first sculpture. Today, his family continues to carry on the tradition of monster-making, keeping Pedro’s visions alive.
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Meixco has the only culture I know that makes monsters and death look fun and colorful.
Instead of pessimistically focusing of the loss of someone during death, they optimistically focus on the transition to a new and better afterlife.
True that!
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Always look on the bright side of life!
The culture of Mexico is amazing.
Now you are appearing everywhere?!?! DAAAAAMMMMNNNNN
UNLEASHING POTENTIAL - PSYCHOLOGY VIDEOS go move there and save it
@@ggor06 I thought the SAME. His comments appear in every video I watch. Maybe we are subscribed in same channels
UNLEASHING POTENTIAL - PSYCHOLOGY VIDEOS thank you, it really is an amazing culture. I was born in Mexico but raised in the US the more I learn the more I love it
True that!
Moments like these are what make me proud about such beautiful aspects of my culture. makes me sad how the rest of the world can’t enjoy the little things like this. Thank you for making this video, if this was anyone’s first time hearing about alebrijes I’d be glad it was through you guys :)
i love you, narrator. and writer/director. this was an amazingly dynamic episode that does these fantastic artists justice :D
His voice is like silk. I love him 😂
is there any way to find out who the writer/director is?
I'm so proud to be Mexican! Viva Mexico!
Same here compadre! Viva Mexico!
A huevo !!!!!
Viva :D
¡Viva!
Lol imagine being born in a poor country 💀
Editing is so well done!! Good job! 📺 ✂️ 🎨 Art is hard to film.
The just need to highlight that the best alebrijes are made in Oaxaca, it's a state 5 hours away from Mexico City, in the South of the country.
The alebrijes in Oaxaca are made of wood, whereas the original papier-mâché ones as well as the alebrijes monumentales are from Mexico City.
In Oaxaca they made "nagual animals" Alebrije is different
Los alebrijes de Oaxaca son de madera y su forma es muy realista ; los de Mexico City son mas creativos , son hechos de papel mache y por supuesto son los originales !😎
This is Great Big Story indeed 😊 This channel always make me happy and make me feel just happy about life ❤️ Tysm 😍
Big and well deserved kudos to the narrator who had a wonderful pronunciation over Alebrije. For an instant i thought it was going to be that lady mispronouncing everything that's not an english word saying ei-leigh-brie-jey but nope, it was wonderful =)
I really love this episode--topic and story are fascinating and the presentation was top notch and matched well with the subject! Def. my new favorite.
The true origins of Alebrijes are from Oaxaca, you can tell the difference, pure art work.
Wrong
Zapoteco creature is nagual not Alebrije
The cinematography and story line of the creators 👌🏻🙏🏻 thank you I love it!
Beautifil artwork! 😎
Those are spectacular!
All these creatures need are people to make them into costumes, and dance with them. They could literally be what the lion dances are to China.
So awesome! 🙌
You are so talented !!
Its so BEAUTIFUL 😍
This is so cool
Amazing
Wow awesome video helped with my homework
The beginning was hilarious! 🤣
Awesome.
Et super vidéo, merci !
Très joli travail !!
so much colors
Wow
Viva Mexico!!!
I love alebrijes❤❤❤❤
U made me disbelive paranormal things and ghost
Hello great big stories
had to watch this for spanish homework
For some reason, this reminds me of One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Just.... Beautiful... 😍😍
Hahaha straight trash
Large Fries why tho? I remind you of something called opinions.
Don't feed the troll
Jesus Christ that thing with 3 eyes scared the crap out of me. All the one I see are like nice fishies and dogs and stuff lol
This is like my school in a nutshell but better, making paper mâché figures
Urge que se haga un gran homenaje a Pedro Linares para que no se olvide que el los creó......
I can't believe alebrijes come from a guy's nightmare during a coma........
I learn something new everyday
Oh those things from coco
Was this episode made by Wes Anderson?
are they available to purchase somewhere
I'm sure there's some online but these are mainly found on the streets of Mexico, especially around Dia De Los Muertos
We need another yes art show us
*Across Mexico you can find these beautiful monsters everywhere* I'm mexican never seen one...
He probably means in Mexico City, you probably don't live in Mexico city do you? Pendejo.
Sal de tu casa, jajaja
He might live in the desert.
Where do you live?? Lmao even in my small ass town we have an alebrijes workshop
There are many other small ass towns in Mexico ya know
They're dream creatures coming to alive
He’s name is Alebrije.
Bali has Alebrijes too, but we call em Ogoh-ogoh - but we gotta burn em after the celebration
Wonderful! Does anyone know the cultural origin of the Alebrije?
It was literally a fever dream from a man
@@edahiguajardo9015 coma*
It's heartwarming that his family continues to carry on the tradition. 😍💫✨
I just love the Mexicans use of colour. ❤
Bruh, they made Coco a real thing.
No. The real thing made Coco.
Can I powah slap your bots to stop like writing in every video on CZcams
How are you everywhere???
PowahSlap Entertainmint they were existing before 1670
YOUR BACK I SEE YOU AGAIN! YOU KEEP SHOWING UP EVERYWHERE
Would you rather:
Make a alebrije and sell it
Make a alebrije and keep it
Greek mythstalogy comes to life
The narrator sounds like Steve Bloom, a bit more bright voice tone tho.
If he speaks Spanish
he did a mexican character on Shadows of the damned
💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞
hey
Hello my dude
I think grampa forgot to tell you about all the peyote he consumed before the visions began 😨
554 viewer
Making the Chupacabra
How much money would a similar video to this cost?
Actually i am not racist but this is really Good!
I will make my own creature!
HOOOOOLLLLLAAAAAAAAAA
it me samir lol
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This video confused me. Were the alebrijes a preexisting Mexican idea, or did the artist's grandfather create the concept of the alebrijes, and their depiction? If his grandfather created the creatures, then how is this 'folk art'?
I think he mentioned in spanish "modern folk art" . But i dont think they added it in the subtitles
Any art made by indigenous amateurs is a kind of folk art. The grandfather created and named the first alebrijes.
It also seems that they have an influence from nahuales that are an indigenous mith/legend
Alebrijes came from Oaxaca
No ahí solo reproducen a los alebrijes en madera de una forma elaborada, vi un documental y ahí mismo un artesano menciona que el origen de los alebrijes viene del artesano Pedro Linares. Los que dices son Naguales la representación del espíritu animal de la cultura zapoteca, así como el águila que está en el escudo de la bandera, que es el nagual del Dios Huitzilopochtli.
se llaman alebrijes
Mrs hudson i know you watched this
Project Zorgo is watching
POV ur here for art class
Getting some strong Coco vibes here... Anyone else?
I only have 3 subs 😂😬help?
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OK
make Minecraft lets play videos
You only have ONE video
Love it?
*Donald Trump ?*
Hmm, I don't think you want to immortalize THAT?
why are the girls scouts showing the communism fist and promoting monarchy
You know...
If you're going to take make a video about certain things the other people take joy doing like alebrijis
The least you could do is be more respectful
Like... Stop calling it a monster
Alebrijis are Spirit Guides that help
Monsters are vicious, cruel and ugly that want to hurt or kill others
Learn the Difference!😑
Trump 2020 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Um ok
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All of you know the president is our guy for the job. .
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