Building Beautiful Monsters in Mexico

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Great Big Story

Great Big Story

5 жыл бұрын

All across Mexico, fantastical creatures can be found dotting the streets, covered in bright colors, giant wings, bulging eyes and viper tongues. These are alebrijes, papier-mâché creations that have become a staple of Mexican folk art. But how did these beautiful monsters come to be? That’s all thanks to one man with a dream. As history has it, after falling into an unconscious state, Pedro Linares dreamed up a series of horrific creatures. Upon waking, he created his first sculpture. Today, his family continues to carry on the tradition of monster-making, keeping Pedro’s visions alive.
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@tobito2013
@tobito2013 5 жыл бұрын
Meixco has the only culture I know that makes monsters and death look fun and colorful.
@bobalinx8762
@bobalinx8762 5 жыл бұрын
Instead of pessimistically focusing of the loss of someone during death, they optimistically focus on the transition to a new and better afterlife.
@warmac88
@warmac88 5 жыл бұрын
True that!
@kennethmyers7632
@kennethmyers7632 2 жыл бұрын
@@bobalinx8762 1¹
@greendragon5603
@greendragon5603 Жыл бұрын
Always look on the bright side of life!
@unleashingpotential-psycho9433
@unleashingpotential-psycho9433 5 жыл бұрын
The culture of Mexico is amazing.
@ggor06
@ggor06 5 жыл бұрын
Now you are appearing everywhere?!?! DAAAAAMMMMNNNNN
@darealberrygarcia
@darealberrygarcia 5 жыл бұрын
UNLEASHING POTENTIAL - PSYCHOLOGY VIDEOS go move there and save it
@yared8771
@yared8771 5 жыл бұрын
@@ggor06 I thought the SAME. His comments appear in every video I watch. Maybe we are subscribed in same channels
@lalolalo7769
@lalolalo7769 5 жыл бұрын
UNLEASHING POTENTIAL - PSYCHOLOGY VIDEOS thank you, it really is an amazing culture. I was born in Mexico but raised in the US the more I learn the more I love it
@warmac88
@warmac88 5 жыл бұрын
True that!
@MoxieBeast
@MoxieBeast 5 жыл бұрын
i love you, narrator. and writer/director. this was an amazingly dynamic episode that does these fantastic artists justice :D
@ZoeM-zk6hk
@ZoeM-zk6hk 5 жыл бұрын
His voice is like silk. I love him 😂
@ryansulak
@ryansulak 5 жыл бұрын
is there any way to find out who the writer/director is?
@cat_boy2921
@cat_boy2921 5 жыл бұрын
Moments like these are what make me proud about such beautiful aspects of my culture. makes me sad how the rest of the world can’t enjoy the little things like this. Thank you for making this video, if this was anyone’s first time hearing about alebrijes I’d be glad it was through you guys :)
@user-fl4ks1dw4n
@user-fl4ks1dw4n 5 жыл бұрын
I'm so proud to be Mexican! Viva Mexico!
@warmac88
@warmac88 5 жыл бұрын
Same here compadre! Viva Mexico!
@diegobautista340
@diegobautista340 4 жыл бұрын
A huevo !!!!!
@evolethchavarriavillagran8340
@evolethchavarriavillagran8340 4 жыл бұрын
Viva :D
@user-ws4ur3ec5x
@user-ws4ur3ec5x Жыл бұрын
¡Viva!
@VincenttheGaminggod
@VincenttheGaminggod 8 ай бұрын
Lol imagine being born in a poor country 💀
@MariahZInnash
@MariahZInnash 5 жыл бұрын
Editing is so well done!! Good job! 📺 ✂️ 🎨 Art is hard to film.
@Senura101
@Senura101 5 жыл бұрын
This is Great Big Story indeed 😊 This channel always make me happy and make me feel just happy about life ❤️ Tysm 😍
@UndiaCualquierahh
@UndiaCualquierahh 5 жыл бұрын
The just need to highlight that the best alebrijes are made in Oaxaca, it's a state 5 hours away from Mexico City, in the South of the country.
@thomasedavis
@thomasedavis 5 жыл бұрын
The alebrijes in Oaxaca are made of wood, whereas the original papier-mâché ones as well as the alebrijes monumentales are from Mexico City.
@quetzylaluzdemerope2331
@quetzylaluzdemerope2331 Жыл бұрын
In Oaxaca they made "nagual animals" Alebrije is different
@ernestopiedrasgonzalez6131
@ernestopiedrasgonzalez6131 Жыл бұрын
Los alebrijes de Oaxaca son de madera y su forma es muy realista ; los de Mexico City son mas creativos , son hechos de papel mache y por supuesto son los originales !😎
@FreeTibetFTW
@FreeTibetFTW 5 жыл бұрын
Big and well deserved kudos to the narrator who had a wonderful pronunciation over Alebrije. For an instant i thought it was going to be that lady mispronouncing everything that's not an english word saying ei-leigh-brie-jey but nope, it was wonderful =)
@bsidethebox
@bsidethebox 5 жыл бұрын
I really love this episode--topic and story are fascinating and the presentation was top notch and matched well with the subject! Def. my new favorite.
@felixkazteyanoz
@felixkazteyanoz 5 жыл бұрын
The true origins of Alebrijes are from Oaxaca, you can tell the difference, pure art work.
@quetzylaluzdemerope2331
@quetzylaluzdemerope2331 Жыл бұрын
Wrong
@quetzylaluzdemerope2331
@quetzylaluzdemerope2331 Жыл бұрын
Zapoteco creature is nagual not Alebrije
@KCSaxe
@KCSaxe 4 жыл бұрын
The cinematography and story line of the creators 👌🏻🙏🏻 thank you I love it!
@warmac88
@warmac88 5 жыл бұрын
Beautifil artwork! 😎
@DougHNuts-ee3vn
@DougHNuts-ee3vn 5 жыл бұрын
Those are spectacular!
@acatssoftnose3940
@acatssoftnose3940 5 жыл бұрын
All these creatures need are people to make them into costumes, and dance with them. They could literally be what the lion dances are to China.
@misstricksmix
@misstricksmix 5 жыл бұрын
You are so talented !!
@sonnyphomsoukha9036
@sonnyphomsoukha9036 5 жыл бұрын
Its so BEAUTIFUL 😍
@donnawalker3910
@donnawalker3910 5 жыл бұрын
So awesome! 🙌
@chatnoir6356
@chatnoir6356 5 жыл бұрын
Wow awesome video helped with my homework
@rollingtp11
@rollingtp11 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@halfword
@halfword 5 жыл бұрын
This is so cool
@kiajames7737
@kiajames7737 3 жыл бұрын
The beginning was hilarious! 🤣
@jeannegem6253
@jeannegem6253 5 жыл бұрын
Et super vidéo, merci !
@jeannegem6253
@jeannegem6253 5 жыл бұрын
Très joli travail !!
@_shades_
@_shades_ 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome.
@flipinchicago
@flipinchicago 5 жыл бұрын
Viva Mexico!!!
@emiliobello2538
@emiliobello2538 2 жыл бұрын
so much colors
@uniteto0o0o
@uniteto0o0o 5 жыл бұрын
Wow
@sab6637
@sab6637 5 жыл бұрын
U made me disbelive paranormal things and ghost
@luciholka8312
@luciholka8312 2 жыл бұрын
I love alebrijes❤❤❤❤
@ethanramcel2749
@ethanramcel2749 5 жыл бұрын
Hello great big stories
@quanz8670
@quanz8670 3 жыл бұрын
had to watch this for spanish homework
@imadasmone8915
@imadasmone8915 5 жыл бұрын
Just.... Beautiful... 😍😍
@darealberrygarcia
@darealberrygarcia 5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha straight trash
@josebarro1014
@josebarro1014 5 жыл бұрын
Large Fries why tho? I remind you of something called opinions.
@Mr061099
@Mr061099 5 жыл бұрын
Don't feed the troll
@pedrovicencio3032
@pedrovicencio3032 2 жыл бұрын
Urge que se haga un gran homenaje a Pedro Linares para que no se olvide que el los creó......
@aR0ttenBANANA
@aR0ttenBANANA 5 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ that thing with 3 eyes scared the crap out of me. All the one I see are like nice fishies and dogs and stuff lol
@seribelz
@seribelz 5 жыл бұрын
*Across Mexico you can find these beautiful monsters everywhere* I'm mexican never seen one...
@user-ck9nd3jn3d
@user-ck9nd3jn3d 5 жыл бұрын
He probably means in Mexico City, you probably don't live in Mexico city do you? Pendejo.
@e.m.782
@e.m.782 5 жыл бұрын
Sal de tu casa, jajaja
@TomoyoYumemi
@TomoyoYumemi 5 жыл бұрын
He might live in the desert.
@joooecool
@joooecool 5 жыл бұрын
Where do you live?? Lmao even in my small ass town we have an alebrijes workshop
@seribelz
@seribelz 5 жыл бұрын
There are many other small ass towns in Mexico ya know
@MalaysianTropikfusion
@MalaysianTropikfusion 5 жыл бұрын
For some reason, this reminds me of One Hundred Years of Solitude.
@ggor06
@ggor06 5 жыл бұрын
This is like my school in a nutshell but better, making paper mâché figures
@mestizo1521
@mestizo1521 9 ай бұрын
It's heartwarming that his family continues to carry on the tradition. 😍💫✨
@PhoenixMoth
@PhoenixMoth Жыл бұрын
He’s name is Alebrije.
@cjd2615
@cjd2615 9 ай бұрын
I just love the Mexicans use of colour. ❤
@themousaimum
@themousaimum 9 ай бұрын
We need another yes art show us
@JeroenErp
@JeroenErp 5 жыл бұрын
Was this episode made by Wes Anderson?
@HippieMosquitoQuatro
@HippieMosquitoQuatro 5 жыл бұрын
Bali has Alebrijes too, but we call em Ogoh-ogoh - but we gotta burn em after the celebration
@sab6637
@sab6637 5 жыл бұрын
Oh those things from coco
@jamesmedalla7043
@jamesmedalla7043 3 жыл бұрын
I can't believe alebrijes come from a guy's nightmare during a coma........ I learn something new everyday
@johnathanmaygarden8630
@johnathanmaygarden8630 4 жыл бұрын
They're dream creatures coming to alive
@Gam1ngM3nace
@Gam1ngM3nace 3 жыл бұрын
Would you rather: Make a alebrije and sell it Make a alebrije and keep it
@PeachPlastic
@PeachPlastic 4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! Does anyone know the cultural origin of the Alebrije?
@edahiguajardo9015
@edahiguajardo9015 4 жыл бұрын
It was literally a fever dream from a man
@quetzylaluzdemerope2331
@quetzylaluzdemerope2331 Жыл бұрын
@@edahiguajardo9015 coma*
@dianebrown2843
@dianebrown2843 5 жыл бұрын
are they available to purchase somewhere
@joooecool
@joooecool 5 жыл бұрын
I'm sure there's some online but these are mainly found on the streets of Mexico, especially around Dia De Los Muertos
@husseinyassen691
@husseinyassen691 5 жыл бұрын
Greek mythstalogy comes to life
@darkhorsejim
@darkhorsejim 3 жыл бұрын
I think grampa forgot to tell you about all the peyote he consumed before the visions began 😨
@PowahSlapEntertainmint
@PowahSlapEntertainmint 5 жыл бұрын
Bruh, they made Coco a real thing.
@Failedprodegy42
@Failedprodegy42 5 жыл бұрын
No. The real thing made Coco.
@ggor06
@ggor06 5 жыл бұрын
Can I powah slap your bots to stop like writing in every video on KZfaq
@maxodessky5990
@maxodessky5990 5 жыл бұрын
How are you everywhere???
@ianmunoz6236
@ianmunoz6236 5 жыл бұрын
PowahSlap Entertainmint they were existing before 1670
@caleblittle27
@caleblittle27 5 жыл бұрын
YOUR BACK I SEE YOU AGAIN! YOU KEEP SHOWING UP EVERYWHERE
@explosionsindasky
@explosionsindasky 5 жыл бұрын
The narrator sounds like Steve Bloom, a bit more bright voice tone tho.
@LuisLopez-fq5sz
@LuisLopez-fq5sz 5 жыл бұрын
If he speaks Spanish
@explosionsindasky
@explosionsindasky 5 жыл бұрын
he did a mexican character on Shadows of the damned
@BogdanJulian
@BogdanJulian 2 жыл бұрын
Actually i am not racist but this is really Good! I will make my own creature!
@salyeahyeah3582
@salyeahyeah3582 5 жыл бұрын
hey
@seahqiheng1372
@seahqiheng1372 5 жыл бұрын
Hello my dude
@yared8771
@yared8771 5 жыл бұрын
Making the Chupacabra
@thomasinewilliams2523
@thomasinewilliams2523 4 жыл бұрын
💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞
@bernardoramirez5320
@bernardoramirez5320 4 жыл бұрын
How much money would a similar video to this cost?
@Klibot_70
@Klibot_70 3 жыл бұрын
HOOOOOLLLLLAAAAAAAAAA
@adelahernandez8436
@adelahernandez8436 Жыл бұрын
se llaman alebrijes
@rohanmisra7346
@rohanmisra7346 5 жыл бұрын
This video confused me. Were the alebrijes a preexisting Mexican idea, or did the artist's grandfather create the concept of the alebrijes, and their depiction? If his grandfather created the creatures, then how is this 'folk art'?
@rickyricardo2006
@rickyricardo2006 5 жыл бұрын
I think he mentioned in spanish "modern folk art" . But i dont think they added it in the subtitles
@thomasedavis
@thomasedavis 5 жыл бұрын
Any art made by indigenous amateurs is a kind of folk art. The grandfather created and named the first alebrijes.
@fernandad1086
@fernandad1086 2 жыл бұрын
It also seems that they have an influence from nahuales that are an indigenous mith/legend
@claudiachavez-yepez6931
@claudiachavez-yepez6931 5 жыл бұрын
Alebrijes came from Oaxaca
@quetzylaluzdemerope2331
@quetzylaluzdemerope2331 Жыл бұрын
No ahí solo reproducen a los alebrijes en madera de una forma elaborada, vi un documental y ahí mismo un artesano menciona que el origen de los alebrijes viene del artesano Pedro Linares. Los que dices son Naguales la representación del espíritu animal de la cultura zapoteca, así como el águila que está en el escudo de la bandera, que es el nagual del Dios Huitzilopochtli.
@bagzibag
@bagzibag 5 жыл бұрын
554 viewer
@lolworld12
@lolworld12 5 жыл бұрын
✔✅✔✅✔👏👏👏👏👏
@Gamingseb324
@Gamingseb324 Күн бұрын
Mrs hudson i know you watched this
@neoblox6753
@neoblox6753 4 жыл бұрын
it me samir lol
@maxarmstrong7024
@maxarmstrong7024 3 жыл бұрын
POV ur here for art class
@matt.kapski
@matt.kapski 5 жыл бұрын
Project Zorgo is watching
@jeremybong7238
@jeremybong7238 5 жыл бұрын
Getting some strong Coco vibes here... Anyone else?
@bigchung4212
@bigchung4212 5 жыл бұрын
I only have 3 subs 😂😬help?
@darealberrygarcia
@darealberrygarcia 5 жыл бұрын
mooks walesa you have 70 and sow fortnite psst
@MKMK-bj2sk
@MKMK-bj2sk 5 жыл бұрын
OK
@willytercero6550
@willytercero6550 5 жыл бұрын
make Minecraft lets play videos
@SubUrbanSF
@SubUrbanSF 5 жыл бұрын
You only have ONE video
@roninred
@roninred 4 жыл бұрын
Love it?
@MKMK-bj2sk
@MKMK-bj2sk 5 жыл бұрын
*Donald Trump ?*
@Elpuma1374
@Elpuma1374 5 жыл бұрын
Hmm, I don't think you want to immortalize THAT?
@seasong7655
@seasong7655 5 жыл бұрын
why are the girls scouts showing the communism fist and promoting monarchy
@dellaarp1575
@dellaarp1575 4 жыл бұрын
You know... If you're going to take make a video about certain things the other people take joy doing like alebrijis The least you could do is be more respectful Like... Stop calling it a monster Alebrijis are Spirit Guides that help Monsters are vicious, cruel and ugly that want to hurt or kill others Learn the Difference!😑
@darealberrygarcia
@darealberrygarcia 5 жыл бұрын
Trump 2020 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@aliengirl2920
@aliengirl2920 5 жыл бұрын
Um ok
@theofficialpaulettes2917
@theofficialpaulettes2917 5 жыл бұрын
Large Fries I had a gang opening the wall up
@darealberrygarcia
@darealberrygarcia 5 жыл бұрын
All of you know the president is our guy for the job. .
@theofficialpaulettes2917
@theofficialpaulettes2917 5 жыл бұрын
Large Fries no just kidding I saw the wall In usa
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