In the indigenous communities around the town of Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, the world is not divided simply into males and females. The local Zapotec people have made room for a third category, they call Muxes – men who consider themselves women and live in a socially-sanctioned limbo between the two genders. [Video by Ivan Olita.]
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Joan Miró art, Federico García Lorca words: The Sleepwalker (video)
A surrealist journey through colors and shapes inspired by the poem Romance Sonámbulo by Federico García Lorca. Visual poetry in the rhythm of fantastic dreams and passionate nights inspired by the biomorphism of Joan Miró. [short film by Theodore Ushev.]
Mas…Joan Miró art, Federico García Lorca words: The Sleepwalker (video)
Mexico fears Trump means deportations, end of remittances (video)
As the inauguration of Donald Trump gets closer, our friends and families south of the border are getting increasingly concerned.
Mas…Mexico fears Trump means deportations, end of remittances (video)
Watch: Are these the cheesiest tacos in NYC (Brooklyn, actually)?
The Guadalupe Inn in Brooklyn is all about the Queso Fundido.
Houston: We have tacos! (‘Tacos en el espacio’) [video]
Houston: We’ve got tacos — in space!
What is it? Huge 3-fingered ‘alien’ hand found in Peru (videos, photos)
First the Peruvians found an elongated unearthly skull. And now comes an astonishing new discovery: A strange, huge, 3-fingered hand.
Less that two months after the revelation of the discovery in Peru of a tiny humanoid head comes another strange finding that is less humanoid and more alien-like. The hand has only three long fingers – no thumb – and has other strange characteristics that make its identity difficult. Does it belong to an alien who can no longer give its buddies a high-three? Are elongated fingers a sign the being also had an elongated skull?
Mas…What is it? Huge 3-fingered ‘alien’ hand found in Peru (videos, photos)
Los Villalobos: ‘Auld Lang Syne, El Corrido Del Año’ (video)
Have A Corrido New Year!
51 Years Ago in East Los: ‘Happy New Year Baby’ from The Sisters
Fifty-one years go – 1965 – big hair and girl groups were what all the cool kids dug in East Los Angeles.
Sisters Rosella, Ersi, and Mary Arvizu believed they could be the next Supremes — even before there were Supremes. They called themselves The Sisters.
Mark Guerrero, son of Chicano music legend Lalo Guerrero, tells the story:
Mas…51 Years Ago in East Los: ‘Happy New Year Baby’ from The Sisters
‘Highland Park’: Binge-watch all the episodes right here! (NSFW videos)
Have you been watching Highland Park on the YouTube? We’ve got all the episodes right here for your binge-watching convenience. You can start with this trailer (above), or dive right in (below). [NSFW. Adult situations, language.]
In Episode 1, Los Angeles locals Juanita and Diego had a holy vision in Highland Park. Who knew Tonantzin, Aztec mother goddess, had a cousin named Concepción?
Mas…‘Highland Park’: Binge-watch all the episodes right here! (NSFW videos)
A star is born…and then: ‘Forgotten Heroes’ (video)
Stars are born … and then they fade. Forgotten Heroes by Pudim is a short film made for Comic Con Brazil, produced by Stink São Paulo.
Is this the worst taqueria video of 2016? Spoiler: It’s from France
Is this the worst online taqueria video of 2016? Spoiler: No tacos were filmed in the making of this O’tacos video. P.S.: It’s from France.
It looks like O’tacos offers a “Philly” taco (suspiciously burrito-looking) which includes provolone cheese and grilled onions. How do they say “cheesesteak” in France?
Mas…Is this the worst taqueria video of 2016? Spoiler: It’s from France
Hey Vato! What do you really, really want for Christmas? (video)
Vatos Chuy and Smiley made up a Christmas wish list, but they’re checking it twice!
PREVIOUSLY ON NIKE CORTEZ:
Mas…Hey Vato! What do you really, really want for Christmas? (video)
I’m dreaming of a ‘Pulp %&*^$#$ Christmas’ (NSFW video)
Do you know what they call frackin’ Santa Claus in Italy? [NSFW adult language.]
Lalo Guerrero: Pancho Claus (Santa’s cousin from south of the border)
It doesn’t get more pocho than this! Lalo Guerrero, the father of Chicano music, tells the story of Pancho Claus, Santa’s cousin from south of the border, in this 1956 classic.
Cheech and Chong: Santa Claus and His Old Lady (video)
Santa Cleese? The vato with bony knees? Sure, I know him, man. We used to gig together.
Speedy Gonzales: ‘Hat I Got for Christmas Is Too Beeg’ (videos)
Mel Blanc, the amazing voice artist who brought our hero Speedy Gonzales to life, is the man behind this November 1957 novelty record, The Hat I Got for Christmas is Too Beeg:
Mas…Speedy Gonzales: ‘Hat I Got for Christmas Is Too Beeg’ (videos)
Lay’s Potato Chips: Now with more racism! (1966 video)
Actor Bert Lahr — the Cowardly Lion in Wizard of Oz — plays both Christopher Columbus and a stereotyped Native American in this 1966 commercial for Lay’s Potato Chips. At least the Frito-Lay company recognized that taters are “local vegetation” before calling their hosts “Indian Givers.”
In ‘Alike’, a father tries to put his son on the right path (video)
In a busy life, a father tries to teach his son the right way. But what is the correct path? Alike is an animated student video from Barcelona.
Mexico: FOR Liberty, AGAINST Nazis (WWII toons, video)
Seventy-some years ago, Mexico joined the Allies (AKA the United Nations) to fight against Nazi Germany. Contrast and compare with 2016 when the U.S.A. will soon be “led” by its very own homegrown fascist.
Back in the good old days, the U.S. Office of Inter-American Affairs produced and released the propaganda flick Mexican Moods praising our new World War II BFFs south of the border, the place where cheeto boy wants to build his wall.
Bangor? I just met her – at Saborro Mexican Burrito Bar (video)
Yesterday we learned that Bangor, in Maine, is not the original Bangor. Original Bangor is in County Down, Northern Ireland. And guess what? The town with the double entendre name also has the Saborro Mexican Burrito Bar, which looks legit. Have you been?
#TBT 2007 Video: Latino Comedy Project “300”
A new age is dawning. We will never retreat. We will never surrender. Mexicans, tonight we dine… in SAN DIEGO!
Cheech and Chong Xmas Classic: ‘Police got my car!’ (NSFW video)
Cheech y Chong can’t go burn one or grab a beer at the bar. Por que? Police got my car! [NSFW adult lyrics.]
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Mas…Cheech and Chong Xmas Classic: ‘Police got my car!’ (NSFW video)
Modern Xmas Carol: ‘I’m Dreaming of a White Privilege’ (video)
I’m dreaming of a white privilege, just like the one y’all seem to know.
Chicano Batman: ‘Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm)’ [video]
Los Angeles band Chicano Batman team up with New York’s Mariachi Flor de Toloache in Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm) the debut single from forthcoming album Freedom is Free. Does every friendship, they ask, end in betrayal?
BBC Video: Lucha libre — not just for hombres anymore
Lucha libre is no longer just for men, as Marcela and her friends explain to the BBC.
Who knew? Donald El Pato is one of ‘The Three Gay Caballeros’ (video)
Donald El Pato goes South of the Border as The Three Caballeros sing, dance, and welcome you to Mexico. Sombrero? Check! Serape? Check. ¡Ay, caramba! ¡Hola, Jalisco! (What does that even mean?)
Every day is taco day when you freeze your tacos in a bag (video)
Here’s an idea: Make your ground beef tacos ahead of time, put ’em in a bag, suck the air out, freeze the bag o’ tacos and reheat when needed. Tacos In A Bag demonstrates.
Hola! Aloha! Why so much Mexican food in small town Hawaii? (video)
Today we remember Rudy Martinez, a Mexican-American from San Diego who became the first Latino casualty of the Second World War when the Japanese sunk his ship, the U.S.S. Utah, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 75 years ago today, December 7, 1941.
Martinez’ story inspired us to search for “Mexican” AND “Hawaii” and we found this video from Kapa’a High School on the (Garden) island of Kauai. The kids wanted to know why their small town of 10,000 — a community with just one Starbucks — was lucky enough to have nine Mexican restaurants.
Tish Hinojosa: He was from ‘The West Side of Town’ (video, lyrics)
Folk/country singer songwriter Tish Hinojosa sings a song about a pilgrim’s progress in America — a Mexican pilgrim in Texas. Felipe, the father, lived in San Antonio, on The West Side of Town. That’s were Felipe met Maria…
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Mas…Tish Hinojosa: He was from ‘The West Side of Town’ (video, lyrics)
Never forget! Aztlan was ‘Stolen at Gunpoint’ (NSFW video, lyrics)
In 1998, LA’s Kid Frost (Arturo Molina, Jr) and Mexican punk rappers Tijuana No teamed up for a history lesson about the so-called border imposed on Aztlan by the force of arms. SPOILER: We’re gonna get it back! [NSFW F-bombs.]
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Mas…Never forget! Aztlan was ‘Stolen at Gunpoint’ (NSFW video, lyrics)
Boyle Heights’ The Tracks want you to ‘Go Out Tonight’ (video, lyrics)
Go Out Tonight is the debut release from Boyle Heights band The Tracks. The noir-looking video — with visuals from the 1961 film The Exiles — sets a contrasting stage for the band’s poppy high energy sound and escapist lyrics:
Mas…Boyle Heights’ The Tracks want you to ‘Go Out Tonight’ (video, lyrics)
MX archaeologists find wind god temple under supermarket (video)
Archaelogoists have found a circular platform dedicated to wind god Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl and eight sets of human remains under the site of a demolished supermarket in the Tlatelolco area of Mexico City.
Mas…MX archaeologists find wind god temple under supermarket (video)