Send In The Clowns
Various types of clowns can still be found all over Mexico, from the elegant carablancas (“white faces”) with elaborate sequined costumes; to the Great Depression-inspired trampas, or vagabundos. wearing tattered rags and frowns. There are also the payasos callejeros — the street clowns.
The callejeros wear homespun costumes and mime and dance at busy traffic lights or tell jokes on crowded buses. Many paint black teardrops on their faces to represent their marginalized existence. They perform for adult audiences, indulging in bawdy humor and bad language. For some, being a street clown is a passion. For others, it’s a result of poverty, unemployment and desperation..
The callejeros are urban heroes and cultural warriors. Many perceive the street clowns as artistic revolutionaries who bring heart and sweat and spirit to every performance, who fight daily for sustenance and the space to express their art.
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