ENRICO MARTINO

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Mexico/Oaxaca/Tehuantepec

Juchitàn, Velas (traditional celebrations) of Ixtepec. "Regada de Frutas", a procession along village's streets. The tehuanas are the archetype of an ancient and legendary Mexico, told in the murales of Diego Rivera and impersonated also by Frida Kalho that often wore these traditional dresses. But these showy dresses, and the rich golden ornaments that accompany them, are above all an instrument of auto-representatiom for these active women who often control the local economy and markets with an independent economic power reflected in their self confidence. Even in the festivities, where the women often dance a lot among them while the men remain seated watching.

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Mexico - Tehuantepec, a matriarchy in the land of machos
Juchitàn, Velas (traditional celebrations) of Ixtepec. "Regada de Frutas", a procession along village's streets. The tehuanas are the archetype of an ancient and legendary Mexico, told in the murales of Diego Rivera and impersonated also by Frida Kalho that often wore these traditional dresses. But these showy dresses, and the rich golden ornaments that accompany them, are above all an instrument of auto-representatiom for these active women who often control the local economy and markets with an independent economic power reflected in their self confidence. Even in the festivities, where the women often dance a lot among them while the men remain seated watching.