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Dante as guide in “Coco” (2017)

December 14, 2017 By Professor Arielle Saiber

Miguel and Dante

 

[…] “Miguel, the 12-year-old protagonist of ‘Coco,’ embarks on such a quest. Along with his companion, a stray dog fittingly named Dante, he treks through the underworld while facing obstacles and bad omens that pop up constantly. (In Spanish ‘coco’ means ‘boogeyman,’ which is a nickname for the devil.) But since this is a children’s movie, the challenges bring laughter, which isn’t altogether alien to Mexico’s approach to death. To laugh at death in Mexico is to be courageous.” […]    –Ilan Stavans, The New York Times, December 11, 2017

Categories: Performing Arts
Tagged with: 2017, Animation, Death, Films, Mexico, The Devil

Libreria Dante, Merida, Mexico

April 12, 2017 By Professor Arielle Saiber

Contributed by Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio

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Tagged with: 2017, Bookstores, Mexico

“A Mexican Tradition Runs on Pageantry and Faith”

April 12, 2009 By Professor Arielle Saiber

a-mexican-tradition-runs-on-pageantry-and-faith“The Passion Play in Iztapalapa, Mexico, has a cast of thousands. The 50 or so main parts tend to remain within local families… The Roman Catholic Church’s attitude toward the play has fluctuated over the years. In the past, there were complaints that the script, which draws not only on the Bible but also on Dante’s Divine Comedy, deviated too much from sacred texts.” [. . .]    –Larry Rohter, The New York Times, April 11, 2009

Categories: Performing Arts
Tagged with: 2009, Iztapalapa, Mexico, Religion, Theater

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