La Gaceta Mexicana Octubre - Diciembre 2014

LA GACETA MEXICANA CONSULATE OF MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO October - December 2014

Plaza de Armas, Veracruz

Consulate of Mexico in Albuquerque Albuquerque, New Mexico

LA GACETA MEXICANA CONSULATE OF MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO October - December 2014

“ENCANTAMIENTO”

“ENCARNACIÓN VÁZQUEZ & ALEJANDRO BARRAÑON CONCERT” LATIN AMERICAN CONCERT AND SPEAKER SERIES AT UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO KELLER HALL – UNM CENTER FOR THE ARTS The University of New Mexico through the Department of Music, the National Institute of Fine Arts of Mexico through the Coordination of Music and Opera and the Consulate of Mexico in Albuquerque, present the concert “Encantamiento” with renowned Mexican mezzosoprano Encarnación Vázquez and Pianist Alejandro Barrañón. Keller Hall at UNM Center for the Arts, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 Thursday, September 25th, 2014, 6:30 p.m. http://lamc.unm.edu Encarnación Vázquez Mexican mezzosoprano, Encarnación Vazquez is regarded as a central figure in the contemporary music scene of her native country, México. Has been presented in Germany, Spain, Venezuela, Argentina, France, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Israel, Japan, Canary Islands, New York City, San Diego, Dallas and Mexico City. Vazquez has interpreted works of Mario Lavista and Andres Catán and has performed: Norma, Aura, Anna Bolena, La Clemanza di Tito, La hija de Rappaccini, Yuzuru, among many other, she has recorded 18 albums with works of Mahler, Debussy, Hahn, Fauré, Ponce, Chávez, Revueltas and Mexican contemporary musicians. She has been awarded the medal of the “Alfonso Ortiz Tirado” festival.

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Alejandro Barrañon Alejandro Barrañon graduated as a concert pianist in 1991 at the National Conservatory of Music where he studied with Aurora Serratos. He studied at the Hochschule für Musik and Performing Arts, at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, USA and at the University of Houston. In the United States he was awarded the Ruth Tomfohrde Award from the University of Houston in 2003 and 2005. He has appeared in the International Cervantes Festival; in various seasons of the Foundation for Modern Music in Houston, the Biennial International Music, in the Liverpool Hope University, UK and the International Festival of Contemporary Music in Havana, Cuba, among others. He has taught piano accompaniment Lied and contemporary music at the Autonomous University of Zacatecas. In addition to a collection of solo piano works of Carlos Chavez, the album includes two discs with chamber works for cello and piano with César Martinez Bourguet.

EXHIBIT “MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS: DRAWING A COSMOPOLITAN LINE” AT GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, in collaboration with the Consulate of Mexico in Albuquerque are organizing a cultural project featuring a “Miguel Covarrubias: Drawing a Cosmopolitan Line” from September 27th, 2014 to January 18th, 2015.

Miguel Covarrubias: Drawing a Cosmopolitan Line presents artwork that links Covarrubias' commercial art, scholarly publications, and studio practice, to demonstrate the cosmopolitan modernism of his life and work, which were deeply influenced by his life-long practice of moving between modern cities and sites remote from New York or Mexico City. It reveals his influential role as part of a global network of modernists, including Georgia O'Keeffe.

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum 217 Johnson Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501 www.okeeffemuseum.org

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DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS AT SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER

South Broadway Cultural Center (SBCC), 1025 Broadway Blvd SE, Albuquerque NM 87102 Opening and Altar Contest: Sunday, November 2nd, 2013, 12:00 – 6:00 pm Until Saturday, November 22nd, 2013, Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Free entrance As every year, the traditional “Celebration of the Day of the Dead” is taking place at the SBCC. Already on its XXXII edition, the Consulate of Mexico is proud to contribute to the XVII edition of the “Altares de Muertos Contest”. Many participants are taking part on this traditional celebration, which in previous years has reached nearly 2000 people. Come and visit this beautiful exhibition which will remain until Saturday, November 22nd, and discover which Altares will win the 4 categories awarded: The Most Traditional, The Most Artistic, The Most Original and Honorific Mention.

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FOLKLORIC BALLET OF GUADALAJARA BALLET FOLCLĂ“RICO DE GUADALAJARA AT NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER

FOLKLORIC BALLET OF GUADALAJARA National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque Journal Theatre, November 14th at 7:30 pm

The Sister Cities Committee and the Consulate of Mexico in collaboration with the Albuquerque Sister Cities Foundation, the City of Albuquerque and the National Hispanic Cultural Center are organizing a performance of the Folkloric Ballet of Guadalajara on Friday November 14th at National Hispanic Cultural Center.

In 1960, Emilio Pulido, Meliton Salas, Daniel Gonzalez Romero and some friends got together to form a dancing group which at that time represented The University of Guadalajara's School of Visual Arts. Later, in 1966 Mr. Rector Ignacio Maciel Salcedo officially named it: "The Folkloric Ballet of Guadalajara" Then Rafael Zamarripa was the Director of the group for around 10 year from 1968 to 1979.From that time on, this group has presented the Mexican traditions, roots, and folklore by its dancing performs.

The Folkloric Ballet's mission is to show and preserve Mexican Cultural Traditions. It is done by recreating Mexican's everyday life in a show that amuses Mexican and foreign audiences.

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Also, it is capable to show different ancient and new regional lifestyle which invites people to recall and to know Mexican States.

One of its main characteristic is that its performance is accomplished by music and musicians whose instruments are made by regional ancient instruments.

Therefore, The Folkloric Ballet has its proper and natural style.

Another characteristic is the Ballet's goal: "to plan, achieve and enrich children and youth workshops" aiming to guarantee quality and enrichment in each of its members and performances. So, it is recognized as a school of dance and songs. Principal Carlos E. Ochoa has enhanced the Ballet's recognition by performing old and new Mexican folklore.

So far, the Ballet's group is formed by thirty dancers and twenty-four singers. A children group is also integrated by the same number of members. In total there are 168 skilled artists who work in dance and choral music in three different levels of development. Moreover, the music is one of the main attractions which include instruments ranging from drums of mud, teponaxtle and snails, even violins, fiddles, mandolins and trumpets, omitting drum, snare drum and saxophone.

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MEXICAN WINDOWS IN NEW MEXICO Other activities where Mexico is present too…

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS AT NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER

 Workshops for Teachers and Community Groups September 20, 2014 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Día de los Muertos Altar and Ofrenda ½ Day Workshop Intensive Pete V. Domenici Education Building/Ballroom  Exhibition Dates October 14th- November 5th Pete V. Domenici Education Building/Performing Arts Building Every year the NHCC host approximately 2 dozen altares to celebrate Día de los Muertos.

These altars are on exhibition in the Education and Performing Arts Buildings at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. For more information please contact Erica Garcia at erica.garcia@state.nm.us  HAH! Happy Arte Hour Sugar Skulls October 2, 2014 5:30-7:30pm Pete V. Domenici Education Building For more information please contact Erica Garcia at erica.garcia@state.nm.us  School Days October 14th, 16th, 21st, 30th, 2014 Pete V. Domenici Education Building Want to bring your classroom to the National Hispanic Cultural Center for a fun-filled handson art experience tied to this amazing tradition? Pick a date and drop us a line. Space is extremely limited. For registration and more information please contact Elsa Menendez at elsa.menendez@state.nm.us  Día de los Muertos Despedida November 1, 2014 4:30-6:30pm

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Pete V. Domenici Education Building/Performing Arts Building Despedida and Community Celebration: Music, Poetry, Mexican Chocolate and Pan de Muerto. This is a great event for all ages. Tour the ofrendas around the NHCC campus, enjoy music, traditional foods, and sharing of special and heartfelt memories. A free event for the whole community.

For more information please contact Erica Garcia at erica.garcia@state.nm.us

GETTING UP PA’L PUEBLO: TAGGING ASAR – OAXACA PRINTS AND STENCILS Photography Exhibit

Getting Up Pa 'l Pueblo: Tagging ASAR-Oaxaca Prints and Stencils features block prints and stencils from the ASARO (Assembly of Revolutionary Artists of Oaxaca) collection at the University of New Mexico's College of University Libraries and Learning Science, Zimmerman Library, Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections (CSWR). "Getting up" is slang for posting and applying images in public places; generally, the expression refers to street art.

ASARO is a contemporary Mexican artists' collective working in block prints, stencils, and graffiti murals.

The exhibit runs until November 8th , 2014 National Hispanic Cultural Center.

1701 4th Street SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 (505) 246-2261 www.nhccnm.org

“SILVESTRE REVUELTAS: REDES”

UNM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LATIN AMERICAN CONCERT AND SPEAKER SERIES AT UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO KELLER HALL – UNM CENTER FOR THE ARTS

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INTERESTING FACES OF MEXICO Do you know…?

DAVID ALFARO SIQUIEROS 1896-1974 David Alfaro Siqueiros was born on December 29, 1896, in Chihuahua, Chihuahua. He was a Mexican social realist painter, better known for his large murals in fresco. Along with Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, he established "Mexican Muralism." His surname was Alfaro; like another eminent 20th century painter, Pablo Ruíz y Picasso, Siqueiros went by his mother's surname.

Siqueiros was the second of three children. His father, Cipriano Alfaro, originally from Irapuato, was well-off. His mother was Teresa Siqueiros passed away when David was four years old and his father sent the children to live with their paternal grandparents. David’s grandfather, nicknamed "Siete Filos" ('seven knife-edges'), would have an especially strong role in his upbringing. In 1902, Siqueiros was enrolled in school in Irapuato, Guanajuato.

In 1911, at age fifteen, Siqueiros was involved in a student strike at the Academy of San Carlos of the National Academy of Fine Arts that protested the school's teaching methodology and urged the school's director impeachment. Their protests eventually led to the establishment of an “open-air academy” in Santa Anita. At the age of eighteen, Siqueiros and several of his colleagues from the School of Fine Arts joined Venustiano Carranza’s Constitutional Army fighting Huerta's government. When Huerta fell in 1914, Siqueiros became enmeshed in the “post-revolutionary” infighting, as the Constitutional Army had to battle the diverse political factions of Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata for control. His military travels around the country exposed him to Mexican culture and the raw everyday struggles of the working and rural poor classes. After Carranza’s forces had gained control, Siqueiros briefly returned to Mexico City to paint before traveling to Europe in 1919. While there, he also met Diego Rivera and traveled with him throughout Italy to study the great fresco painters of the Renaissance.

In 1922, Siqueiros returned to Mexico City to work as a muralist for Álvaro Obregón’s revolutionary government.

Then Secretary of Public Education José Vasconcelos made a mission of educating the masses through public art and hired scores of artists and writers to build a modern Mexican culture. Siqueiros, Rivera and José Orozco worked together under Vasconcelos, who supported the muralist movement by commissioning murals for prominent buildings in Mexico City. In 1923 Siqueiros helped found the Syndicate of Revolutionary Mexican Painters, Sculptors and Engravers. Despite being let go from his post under the Department of Education in 1925, Siqueiros remained deeply entrenched in labor activities, in the union as well as the Mexican Communist Party, until he was jailed and eventually exiled in the early 1930s.

In the early 1930s, including his time spent in Lecumberri Prison, Siqueiros produced a series of politically themed lithographs, many of which were exhibited in the United States.

In the early morning of May 24, 1940, he led an attack on Trotsky's house in Mexico City's Coyoacán suburb. (Trotsky, granted asylum by President Cárdenas, was then living in Mexico.) The attacking party was composed of men who had served under Siqueiros in the Spanish Civil War and of miners from his union. After thoroughly raking the house with machine gun fire and explosives, the attackers withdrew in the belief that nobody could have survived the assault. They were mistaken. Trotsky was unhurt and lived till August, when he was killed with a pickaxe wielded by an assassin.

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Siqueiros participated in the first ever Mexican contingent at the XXV Venice Biennale exhibition with Orozco, Rivera and Tamayo in 1950, and he received the second prize for all exhibitors, which recognized the international status of Mexican art. Yet by the 1950s, Siqueiros returned to accepting commissions from what he considered a “progressive” Mexican state, rather than painting for galleries or private patrons. He painted an outdoor mural entitled The People to the University, the University to the People at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City in 1952. In 1957 he began work on 4,500square-foot (420 m2) government commission for Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City; Del porfirismo a la Revolución was his biggest mural yet. In the lobby of the Hospital de la Raza in Mexico City, he created a revolutionary multi-angular mural using new materials and techniques, "For the Social Welfare of all Mexicans." After painting "Man the Master and Not the Slave of Technology" on a concave aluminum panel in the lobby of the Polytechnic Institute, he painted "The Apology for the Future Victory of Science over Cancer" on panels which wrap around the lobby of cancer center.

Siqueiros was eventually arrested in 1960 for openly attacking the President of Mexico and leading protests against the arrests of striking workers and teachers, though the charges were commonly known to be false. Numerous protests ensued, even including an appeal by well-known artists and writers in The New York Times ad in 1961.

Unjustly imprisoned, Siqueiros continued to paint, and his works continued to sell. During that stay, he would make numerous sketches for the project of decorating the Hotel Casino de la Selva, owned by Manuel Suarez y Suarez.

Siqueiros was finally released in spring of 1964 and immediately resumed work on his suspended murals in the Actors' Union and Chapultepec Castle.

When the mural planned for the Hotel de la Selva in Cuernavaca was moved to Mexico City and expanded, he assembled a team of national and international artists to work on the panels in his workshop in Cuernavaca. This project, his last major mural, is the largest mural ever painted, an integrated structure combining architecture, in which the building was designed as a mural, with mural painting and polychromed sculpture. Known as the Polyforum Siqueiros, the exterior consists of 12 panels of sculpture and painting while the walls and ceiling of the interior are covered with "The March of Humanity on Earth and Toward the Cosmos." Completed in 1971 after years of extension and delay, the mural broke from some previous stylistic mandates, if only by its complex message.

Known for making art that was easily read by the public, especially the lower classes, Siqueiros’ message in The March is more difficult to decipher, though it seems to fuse two visions of human progress, one international and one based in Mexican heritage. The mural’s placement at a ritzy hotel and commission by its millionaire owner also seems to challenge Siqueiros’ anti-capitalist ideology.

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THE PLACE YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW… A tour throughout our country “THE STATE OF VERACRUZ”

Veracruz is located in Eastern Mexico, bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north, San Luis Potosí and Hidalgo to the west, Puebla to the southwest, Oaxaca and Chiapas to the south, and Tabasco to the southeast. On its east, Veracruz has a significant share of the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico.

The state is noted for its mixed ethnic and indigenous populations. Its cuisine reflects the many cultural influences that have come through the state because of the importance of the port of Veracruz.

In addition to the capital city, the state's largest cities include Veracruz, Coatzacoalcos, Córdoba, Minatitlán, Poza Rica, Boca Del Río and Orizaba.

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Carnival in Veracruz: Parades and Danzon This traditional celebration dates back to colonial times, when Emperor Maximilian ruled the country. It has become the most important carnival in Mexico due to its folklore and the large number of visitors it receives every year.

During the burning of the bad mood, which takes place on the first night and is held in the main square (the Z贸calo), people, events and ideas are set on fire. Politicians, show business stars and criminals, as well as the war, the crisis, the seven deadly sins and the influenza virus have been burned. While performing this ritual, verses or picaresque ballads are read aloud, referring to the character that will be reduced to ashes.

Then the party begins, framed by the coronation of two children acting as king and queen, the King of Joy and the Queen of the Carnival. There are artistic performances and six joyous parades, which stroll along the Manuel Avila Camacho Boulevard. Dance troupes, batucadas, and cheerleaders participate in these parades.

In every corner of the harbor, the sound of the marimbas (xylophones), guitars and harps can be heard, and people dance to the rhythm of the danz贸n and the batucadas. The festival comes to an end with the burial of Juan Carnaval (Carnival John) and the funny reading of his will, attended by the carnival king and queen dressed in mourning black.

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Xalapa. The capital of the state of Veracruz, in the mountainous area near the Gulf of Mexico, has a large number of art galleries and theaters. It is well known for being home to a great number of colleges of the University of Veracruz, as well as schools focused on teaching the arts. Enjoy its pleasant climate, immerse yourself in its rich culture by visiting museums and galleries, get to know its history and architecture, walk in its colorful parks, stroll along its steep streets and smell the aroma of freshly ground coffee and visit its beautiful surroundings.

Tlacotalpan. Considered by locals and visitors as the most typical city of the state of Veracruz, Tlacotalpan also is a river port near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Also known as the Pearl of the Papaloapan, Tlacotalpan is known for the architecture of its arches built in the classic style, and its landscape of wide streets interspersed by columns and arches adorning the place. Its unique urban structure, of great importance and quality, represents the blend of Spanish and Caribbean traditions.

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Coatepec. Of all the festivals celebrated in Coatepec, Veracruz, the commemoration of Holy Week is an experience like few others due to the striking processions that take place on Cerro de las Culebras (Snakes Hill).

Throughout the year, the festivals dedicated to different patron saints and popular celebrations male this place a picturesque kaleidoscope of pre-Hispanic and colonial heritage. The “Fiesta de San Jeronimo” holds a special importance due to its wide variety of cultural, artistic and recreational activities that take place over the space of a week. Its importance is such that, since 2008, it has become an International Festival, involving the participation of a number of countries. As a coffee town, this cult of this fruit is intensified during its famous Coffee Festival, celebrated with musical and cultural events, bull runs, and handicraft and business fairs.

Xico. Declared Magic Town in 2011, Xico conserved in the charm of its streets province: colonial houses, flowers and a festive atmosphere all year round. In this beautiful corner of the center of the state of Veracruz can still see magnificent Mexican prints as “burreros” selling milk, women making tortillas by hand and praying in church elders.

Papantla. The Magic Town of Papantla is one of the most visited towns in Veracruz, and rightly so. Nestled between the basins of the Tecolutla and Cazones rivers, and home of the Cumbre Tajin, it is located in the center of the state, on the Sierra Madre Oriental. Its name in the Nahuatl language means “place of very noisy birds”.

Visit the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, located in the center of Papantla; its construction began in the sixteenth century. Its tower is 98 feet tall, and its clock, manufactured in 1895, still works.

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It is said that that Papantla is “the city that perfumes the world” as here the orchid from which the aromatic pod known as “Vanilla” is extracted, grows naturally. The Spanish Conquistadors called it Vanilla because of its similarity to bean pods.

The Totonac origin of Papantla is reflected in some of its inhabitants dressed in classic costumes, with clothing made out of coarse muslin or quechquémetls (woven blouses), and it is also famous for the ritual performed by its famous “flyers”.

According to Totonac legend, the gods told men: “Dance, we will watch you”. The Flyers act is a ritual that includes picturesque dancing and dangerous acrobatics on top of a high mast. It is a ceremony full of faith and color.

During your visit, you can learn about the pre-Hispanic sites of El Tajin and Cuyuxquihui. You can also visit the Masks Museum, the Teodoro Cano museum and the museum devoted to the Flyer.

VERACRUZ IS MEXICO VISIT VERACRUZ! LIVE VERACRUZ!

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MEXICAN FLAVORS This time try…

The cuisine of Veracruz is the regional cooking centered on the Mexican state that stretches over most of the country’s coast on the Gulf of Mexico. Its cooking is characterized by three main influences, indigenous, Spanish and Afro-Cuban, due to its history, which included the arrival of the Spanish and that of slaves from Africa and the Caribbean. Theses influences have contributed many ingredients to the cooking including native vanilla, corn and seafood, along with rice and spices and tubers, yucca and peanuts. How much the three mix depending on the area of the state, with some areas more heavily favoring one or another.

The state has worked to promote its cuisine both in Mexico and abroad as part of its tourism industry.

Do you have questions? Or an activity related to Mexico that you would like to share in “La Gaceta Mexicana”? Contact us at: admin1@consulmexalb.net http://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/albuquerque/

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“LA RECETA” ARROZ A LA TUMBADA Ingredients:                  

1 ½ cup Morelos-style rice 4 tomatoes, roasted and seeded ½ onion, coarsely sliced, roasted 4 cloves garlic, roasted and peeled; set aside two cloves 1 jalapeño pepper, roasted, opened, seeded ¾ cup olive oil (or ½ cup corn oil and ¼ cup olive oil) 6 cups lightly salted fish broth 3 tender epazote sprigs 3 tablespoons parsley (leaves only), finely chopped ¼ cup epazote (leaves only), finely chopped 6 large shrimp with heads, opened lengthwise in half, deveined 3 crawfish, opened lengthwise in half, deveined 3 medium crabs, cleaned, halved 24 clams, cleaned, previously steamed open 350 g (3/4 lb) cooked octopus, thickly sliced 300 g (2/3 lb) sea bass loin, cut into thick strips, lightly fried in 2 tablespoons olive oil 100 g (1/4 lb) mullet roe, fried in 1 tablespoon oil with two peeled, finely chopped garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon parsley dissolved in a bit of of the broth Salt to taste

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Procedure:

Clean the rice and soak in hot water for 15 minutes. Drain through a colander, rinsing with cold water until liquid runs clear; let it drain again.

Grind the tomatoes (with skin still on), onion, garlic and one half pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a deep pan over medium heat, add tomatoes and sauté lightly. Set it aside.

Heat 8 tablespoons oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat; add the rice and fry until brown.

Drain the oil and add the sautéed tomatoes.

Incorporate 2 ½ cups of hot broth, epazote sprigs and a pinch of salt, cover it and reduce heat.

Stop cooking when rice is nearly finished, al dente; remove epazote.

While still cooking add 1 ½ cups of hot broth with chopped epazote; bring it to a boil. Add shrimp, crawfish, crabs, octopus, and roe. Bring it to a boil once more, cover it and cook it approximately 3 minutes. Turn off heat and let it stand for 5 more minutes.

Before serving, garnish with the remaining parsley and minced pepper. Adjust seasoning.

Serve it immediately, from the pan. * This rice dish can be prepared with any kind of fish or shellfish, as long as the soupy consistency and intense epazote flavor are maintained.

GLOSS Arroz a la tumbada is a splendid stew from the town of Alvarado, in Veracruz. Locals recount it was created by a fisherman who ingeniously devised a way to create a hot meal at sea.

Over time this simple subsistence recipe has become a signature dish of coastal Veracruz.

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