Arte Latino

Mexican culture – in London

Much as it would be great to travel across the Atlantic to learn about Mexican culture and art in Mexico itself, not all of us have the few thousand pounds we need to get there. Instead, we have to settle for a few tortillas and margaritas on a Friday night with our friends, wandering round a Frida Kahlo exhibition in town or treating ourselves to a piece of “authentic” London-made Mexican jewellery.

There are a few ways to get a little closer to Latin America, right on your doorstep, if you’re lucky enough to live in an area where there are some immigrants, or some enthusiastic fans of all things Mexican. Check out local listings for cultural events or art shows; OK, you might not be in luck if you live in the middle of nowhere, but us Londoners are a little more spoiled than that!

For example, last year I went on a great course at Milagros, the fabulous Mexican shop in east London. Even if you’re a complete novice to Mexican culture and foods, this is a great place to start! The course not only taught us Latin American newbies all about the ’Day of the Dead'festival, but even allowed us to make our own models and puppets for the upcoming celebration. Of course, the attendees decided to go out and have our very own Cinco de Mayo celebration in the local Mexican cantina, complete with our newly created puppets!

It’s not much of an alternative to actually going to the real Mexico, but it’ll do for now. And I’ve made lots of new Mexican friends by hanging out at Milagros too; so hopefully that will provide me with some cheap accommodation when I finally make it on my dream holiday…

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