Dos Mujeres Mexican Folk Art

Posted on 19th Jan 2011 @ 12:31 PM

¡Hojalata! Beautiful San Miguel de Allende is home to the finest tin artisans in Mexico. Hear their stories, see their fabulous creations, and watch them working in their studios.

In this engaging documentary by Suzanne da Rosa you will also hear the one hundred year history that informs their creativity. In 1910 burros carried their utilitarian wares to the ranchos. After milk cans, and household goods came lanterns for religious ceremonies.

The wave of popularity that San Miguel has enjoyed since the sixties has ushered in the world class elaborate decorative masterpieces that you see today.

Take this film home and you will meet the living masters from the founding families. You'll hear from the artesanos who are designing and crafting San Miguel's future status as the capital of hojalata. In Spanish with English subtitles.

42 minutes.