Celebrating Mexican culture

Title

Celebrating Mexican culture

Description

Centro Cultural youth on stage celebrating Mexican culture. The boy in front is dressed for El Baile de Los Viejitos or Dance of the Old Men. The dance originated in the Mexican state of Michoacán, and it is a humorous dance where the dancers wear masks of old people along with their typical campesino clothing. The girl directly behind him is wearing a dress from the Mexican state of Jalisco. These dresses are known for being styled after Spanish dresses, appearing in Mexico after it was colonized. The dresses are traditionally made out of cotton and are brightly colored and adorned with ribbons.

Date Created

circa 1990s

Place

Cornelius, Oregon

Identifier

CCpic_375

Rights

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Source

Centro Cultural Photography Collection

Type

Still Image

Collection