Oops, my mistake... it was the annual meeting of Payasos Unidos Por Oaxaca(PUPO) a real bunch of clowns in my opinion.
Yes, just in front of my market in nearby Etla, the clown cars arrived and out of them came a wonderful collection of characters.
Wonderful makeup and faces.
Clowns have a different role or status here in Mexico. Maybe it is kinda like wrestlers, but they occupy a special niche in the social fabric. And they are everywhere.
Because it was in Etla, it was a more intimate event than in the city last year.
At times, there seemed to be more clowns than spectators. Just checking with my broker.
A good time was had by all.
I love this kid and his Working Class Hero shirt. Like several of the others, there seems to be a sweet and very shy person beneath the makeup.
There was a fine selection of clown accessories and outfits for sale. I Love Nerds!
I was tempted, but passed on these fine shoes even though they were my size.
As I said, payasos have a special place in Mexican culture and it was re-enforced by the fact that many of them were driving tricked out hot cars
And had equally hot wives.
It was great to see people overtly being clowns rather than the clowns who we see every day, but try to hide it.
2 comments:
Lovely!!!
What a fabulous event!!!!!
I want a pair of those shoes! How could you resist?
Another must attend event on my ever growing bucket list!
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