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QUE PASA THIS WEEK?
OCTOBER 31 – DIA DE LA RAZA
MAY 9 – ART & TACOS:
FESTIVAL
NUMERO DOS
WHERE: Pioneer Event Center,
WHERE: Ash Studios
Grand Prairie; TIME: 9am-1pm
Art and Tacos with an extra kick.
Presented by the Hispanic
Local artist show off some of
Heritage Ambassadors of DFW, Dia
their best work and for a $10
de la Raza is a cultural awareness
entry fee you get free streetfestival that has information
style tacos with art screenabout health, education and job
printed right on the tortillas.
opportunities. Admission is FREE.
Don’t worry they’re edible.
OCTOBER
31 – DIA DE
LOS
MAY
9 – UNTAPPED
FESTIVAL
MUERTOS
FESTIVAL
IN
WHERE: Panther Island Pavilion,
FORT
WORTH
Ft.
Worth
WHERE:
The
Theater
A mash-up
of Rose
craft Marine
beer and
music,
TIME:
7pm
the Untapped Festival travels
Celebrate
de this
los Muertos
the
countryDia
and
weekendwith
it’s
an annual
celebration
landing
in Funky
Town,featuring
Ft. Worth.a
drum
procession
from
De
La and
Soulpuppet
headlines
the musical
Marine
Park
to
the
Rose
Marine
acts and there’s plenty of local
Theater
Plaza.
Enjoy music,
craft
beer to
sample.
dancing, face painting and pan de
muerto, at this free family event.
NOVEMBER 1 – DIA DE LOS
MAY
9 – POETRY DANCES
MUERTOS CONCERT
WHERE:
Teatro Dallas, 1331
WHERE: House of Blues
Record Crossing Rd., Dallas
TIME: 7:30pm-2am
Poetry Dances is a multimedia
A Dia featuring
De Los Muertos
Concert
show
the work
of
Party
like
no
other!
Featuring
3
live
Nicolas Guillen, a controversial
bands on
the main
stage: Alebrijie,
Cuban
writer.
Performed
in both
Perfecto
Amor
and
Havana
NRG.
English and Spanish, Poetry
Calavera Face
& Costume
Dances
will Painting
be presented
by
Design
Contest!
$10
at
the
door.
local actors and dancers.
NOVEMBER 1 – X+ ANNUAL DIA
DE MUERTOS
WHERE: Maroches Bakery, 1227 W
9
31
Davis Street, Dallas
MAY 14 – LOS MORALES BOYZ
TIME: 11:30am-9:30pm
FREE CONCERT AT FAIR PARK
Great family event that includes live
WHERE: Exposition Plaza
music, interactive art workshops, face
TIME: 7pm
painting, an altar exhibit, delicious
A conjunto band from Dallas,
traditional food & calaveras.
Los Morales Boyz will be playing
a free concert for the entire
family at Fair Park.
MAY 15 – MAN OF LA MANCHA
WHERE: Artes de la Rosa
A thrilling new
production
of one of the
NOVEMBER 1 – DIA DE
best
loved
LOS PUERCOS 2015musicals, Man
WHERE: Four Corners
ofBrewing
La Mancha
TIME: 3pm
opens at the
Celebrate
3rd
AnnualCenter
“Dia de
Artes
de lathe
Rosa
Cultural
in
los
Puercos”
and
try
a
variety
of
Ft. Worth. It is a moving testament
pork
from
across
the spirt.
city,
to
thetacos
triumph
of the
human
plusatlive
music and a variety of
Tix
ArtesDeLaRosa.org
beers from Four Corners. Tix at
www.fcBrewing.com.
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Contributing Writers
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Elizabeth
Barriga,
Oscar Contreras,
Robert Barriga,
Leal,
Elizabeth
Xander
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Rikki
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Rikki Rincón,
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FOUR CORNERS BREWING RELEASES LA LECHUZA
As urban legends go, the story of La Lechuza is not only super creepy but perfect for the
Halloween season. La Lechuza, the legend of a witch/owl spirit, has been a hauntingly
good story in the Latino culture but one
our favorite craft breweries in Dallas took
the legend a step further. They produced
a fun beer and named it La Lechuza.
“Campfire season is finally here and
nothing goes better with a campfire than
some beers, some s’mores and a scary
story,” says George Esquivel, one of the
founding owners of Four Corners Brewing
in West Dallas.
The limited release Four Corner’s
La Lechuza is a stout beer brewed with
graham crackers, cocoa nibs and a bit of
cinnamon. Add in some lactose to give
the beer a hint of creamy marshmallow
and you’ve got the beer version of a traditional s’more.
This spooky good beer is only available for a very limited time. You might
get lucky and find some cans still on store
shelves but if want to catch La Lechuza,
you might have better luck heading to the
brewery on Singleton, near the Margaret
Hunt Hill bridge.
TEATRO DALLAS’ THE WAKE
Teatro Dallas is celebrating its 30th anniversary with
The Wake, an experimental piece of theater that the
theatre group says “completely destroys the theatrical
‘fourth wall.” Directed by Cora Cardona, “The Wake”
will take place entirely in the Cedar Crest Mansion off
of Jefferson Blvd in Oak Cliff. The Cedar Crest, also
known as the L.O. Daniel Mansion, is over 100 years
old and sits directly across from Sunset High School.
The Cedar Crest has been vacant for nearly five years
Teatro Dallas’ The Wake will take place in various
rooms of the two-story Cedar Crest mansion. The
play comes alive all around you as the dead are paid
respects by a biracial family. The audience moves from
room to room to witness the perspective of a family
on the death of their relative Fulgencio. Provocative,
humorous and political, The Wake is unique theater
to say the least and should not be missed.
The Wake runs until Sunday November 1.
Tickets at TeatroDallas.org.
YOU CAN NOMINATE ARTIST FOR THE
2015 DFW ART AWARDS
Not all award shows are created equal but this past year Dallas saw its first
art award show that truly honors artists and the art community. The DFW
Art Awards seeks to create a platform where the people of the DFW community come together to promote, nominate and support local artist they
believe should have the opportunity to be recognized. Some of Dallas’
most progressive artists were recognized in the inaugural DFW Art Awards
show last January and now it’s time to nominate artists for 2015.
Know an artist, photographer, muralist, philanthropist, sculptor or film
maker that has made a significant impact with their art this past year? You
can nominate that artist right now at www.shoutout.wix.com/so/cL20ra5G
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SWEET MEMORIES: CANDY FROM ACROSS OUR CULTURE
Everyone has their favorite piece of candy but sometimes those favorites come from childhood memories of candy that are important
to our culture. During Halloween and the upcoming holiday season, we want to make sure we remember that even though some of
our favorite candies may come from different countries they are just as important to us as any American candy.
PULPARINDO
It’s difficult to talk about Mexican Candy without mentioning
Pulparindo – it’s a favorite among many children of all ages.
Pulparindo is made from the pulp of the tamarindo, and flavored with
sugar, salt, and chili peppers. It tart, sweet, salty, and spicy all at the
same time. Take it easy with the “extra picante” version though.
DUVALIN
Duvalin is one of those candies that doesn’t seem like it should even be a candy,
but somehow it works. Deliciously works! This smooth, creamy “frosting” candy
comes in three flavors: Hazelnut Chocolate, Vanilla, and Strawberry. Best part is
that each pack includes a mini plastic scoop to dig out the goodness.
TITA & RHODESIA
These are the Jack and Jill of Argentinian candy. Tita is a two-bite bar
of a biscuit cookie with dulce de leche, and milk chocolate to cover it
all. Rhodesia is a thicker, more crumbly cookie with a hint of lemon
flavor. Both are crunchy and tasty.
MARZIPAN
Several companies make their own version of marzipan: a combination
of sugar, vanilla and a nut mixture such as crushed peanuts. Our
favorite brand is “de la Rosa”, a company that’s been around for 70 years!
Marzipan isn’t for everyone but if you like peanuts, this is worth a try.
WHAT OUR
FACEBOOK
FANS ARE SAYING
We wanted to know which
candies from your youth
brought back memories
and here’s what a few of
you said:
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Carla Celeste Di Flavia –
“Tita! Man, that brings back
some childhood memories. It’s
a treat that my grandparents
always got us after school
or when they came to see us
growing up.”
Melinda Ayala – “I’ve only had the
pulparindo”
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Patricia Rodriguez – “Duvalin! Ooh
the strawberry chocolate combo!”
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JET CHOCOLATE BAR
Colombians will instantly recognize the shiny blue paper and airplane
logo of the Jet Chocolate Bars. Sure, the packaging looks like a
“westernized” design but what’s cool about Jet bar is that each one
comes with an individual dinosaur sticker. A few surprise bars even
come shaped like a dinosaur! Although, we’re not sure why they don’t
come in airplane shapes.
VERO MANGO PALETA CON CHILI
Often called the “Mexican Tootsie Pop” Vero Mangos have a spicy punch. It has
a hard mango flavored center sprinkled with chili powder, giving you that one-two
combo punch of sugar and spice. Not for the faint of tongue.
DOÑA PEPA
These candy bars aren’t very complicated, but these Peruvian sweets
can be crazy addictive! Doña Pepa are simply vanilla cookies that get a
generous dose of chocolate coating and sprinkles.
DULZURA BORINCANA CANDIES
Shout out to all our Puerto Rican bilingües for this sweet gem. Dulce de
Coco is just one of many flavors Dulzura Borincana has to offer. Other flavors
include sweet potato, sesame seed and guava.
CHUPA CHUPS
A lot of bilingües are probably familiar with Chupa Chups but did you
know that Salvador Dali designed the logo for these lollipops? It’s
true. Founded in Spain in 1958, Chupa Chups were created with the
intention that kids would “need a product that would be like eating a
sweet with a fork.”
SUGAR SKULLS:
CALAVERAS YOU CAN EAT
Sugar Skulls, or at least the image of
them, have become quite popular in
American pop culture. From costumes
to Halloween decorations, the brightly
colored designs of Sugar Skulls have gone
beyond their roots in Dia de los Muertos
celebrations. Unfortunately, not enough is
said about the origins of the sugar skull and
its significance. So let’s take a refresher
course, shall we?
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Sugar Skulls, sometimes
referred to simply as Calaveras,
are the decorative or edible
skulls made from sugar or
clay which are often placed on
homemade alters during Dia de
los Muertos celebrations. The edible Sugar
Skulls are created with cane sugar and are
decorated with icing in the shape of beads,
feathers and other decorations. Both types
of Sugar Skulls are usually made by hand
or from special molds - a method that has
been used since the 17th century.
Those who are new to the Sugar Skull
concept may ask, “Why the fascination with
skulls?” Well, in pre- Columbian Mexico
the images of skulls and skeletons were
used to signify rebirth into the next stage
of life. Skulls were used to celebrate the
dead, not mourn them. During the 20th
century Jose Guadalupe Posada, a political
caricaturist, became famous for his art that
showed calaveras as vain skeletons dressed
in the clothing of the wealthy. These designs
became the basis for the decorations of Sugar
Skulls we associate with Dia de los Muertos.
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THE HORROR OF LOVE: GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S CRIMSON PREAK by Phillip Morales
Love can be horrifying. That’s the
approaching Guillermo del Toro
took with his new film Crimson
Peak, a ghost story set in the Victorian age. At first glance, Crimson Peak appears to be a suspenseful horror film but if scares
and frights are what you’re looking for, you won’t find many here.
Instead, however, this film gives
audiences a beautifully crafted
psychodrama that concentrates
less on the ghosts and more on
the horror of human emotion.
Crimson Peak’s protagonist is
Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska),
an aspiring author who struggles
to find an opportunity to get her
work published in the male-dominated American business world
at the turn of the 20th century.
When Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom
Hiddleston), a strange English
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aristocrat, enters her life Edith
immediately becomes intrigued
and quickly falls in love. When
tragedy befalls her, Edith leaves
her home in Buffalo, N.Y. and
moves to England with Sir Thomas and his sister Lucille Sharpe
(Jessica Chastain). When Edith
arrives at her new home, a dilapidated mansion called Allerdale
Hall, she soon learns that the
house holds many terrifying secrets that haunt her and warn of
a horror she must escape.
Guillermo del Toro’s is no
stranger to suspenseful horror
films, but the tone and pace of
Crimson Peak will immediately remind you more of del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth than his
terrifying earlier work The Devil’s
Backbone. Crimson Peak focuses
more on the physiological drama
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than the few brief moments of
genuinely creepy ghosts in this
film. Del Toro’s idea of drama
may not be as thought provoking
as it could have been, but luckiely Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain all
provide stellar performances to
carry the story along.
Where del Toro’s Crimson
Peak shines the brightest is in it’s
cinematography and set design.
Every frame captured is beautiful to experience, thanks to contrasting color palletes, and the
camera moves gracefully through
the enormous Allerdale Hall like
a wisp of air. You can’t blame
del Toro or his cinematographer
Dan Lausten for having so much
fun with the camera in this set
– Allerdale Hall is simply stunning. Sure, it’s a mansion that’s
seen better days but the fact that
it’s falling apart allows de Toro
to create some gorgeous scenes
where snow falls through the roof
and wind hollows through the
hallways. The house was specifically crafted, from scratch, for
this film and the attention to detail is very astounding.
There’s a line early in the film
when Edith is describing one of
her ghost stories to a potential
publisher who suggests the story
doesn’t have enough “scares”.
She has to explain to him that the
story isn’t really about the ghost,
but that it’s merely “a story with
ghosts in it”. The same can be
said about Crimson Peak. As long
as audience keep this in mind
when they enter the theater, they
should have a fun time with this
moody thriller.
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LA MANO PACHONA: THE LEGEND
I FEAR BUT DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT
by Elizabeth Barriga
La Llorona and El Cucuy: those
were the urban legends I grew up
with. I’m sure many of you did
too and if you didn’t, you’ve most
likely heard the stories. Years
later I learned of two other “popular” Latino legends that I had
never heard about. One of these
legends is La Lechuza, the giant
owl creature/spirit that a witch
can transform into. (Check out
the La Lechuza beer from Four
Corners Brewing on page 2). The
other popular urban legend that
frankly took me by surprise was
La Mano Pachona.
La Mano Pachona is exactly
that: a hairy hand that is disembodied, meaning it isn’t attached
to anything else. The legend is
used in the same way that El
Cucuy is used – as a frightening
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have. “Vas a ver, if you keep acting up el Cucuy is going to get
you,” is typically what some parents tell their children and from
what I’m told, it’s very similar to
what is said when talking about
La Mano Pachona. If you ask me,
La Mano Pachona sounds much
more terrifying and gross.
Where does this urban legend
come from? Like most of these
stories, there isn’t one definitive
answer and even the name itself
varies (some of you may know
this legend as La Mano Peluda).
Whatever you call it the story
behind the legend is mostly the
same. Apparently, the hand used
to belong to a Mayan shaman who
was tortured and killed during
the Spanish inquisition. Some
variations of the story say that
before the hand was chopped
off, the shaman cast a spell on
it. The hand was buried, along
with the shaman, in an old Indian cemetery but eventually came
back to life, seeking revenge on
the men who separated it from
its body. As the story goes, the
hand hunted these men down
while they slept.
Many children tend to fear
the monster under the bed and
are terrified of stepping off the
bed in the dark for fear of being
grabbed by the monster. Well it
turns out that this monster for
some takes the form of a disgusting, hairy hand that’s out for revenge. So watch out kids of all
ages, La Mano Pachona could be
lurking under your bed.
Like El Cucuy and La Llorona,
the legend of La Mano Pachona
can be far-fetched, but the idea
of a disembodied hand is ultimately creepy. Even pop-culture
thinks it’s creepy; “The Thing”
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in the Addams Family television show comes to mind. It’s
a disturbing legend that should
certainly scare children into behaving at the very least. I’m just
glad that I heard about the legend as an adult, after I had overcome my fear of the monster’s
hand creeping out from the darkness under my bed.
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