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La piñata

Diego Rivera fue un artista mexicano famoso.

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• A Mexican party isn't complete without a piñata, and Melesio Vicente Flores and Cecilia Albarran Gonzalez have spent the last 25 years making high-end versions of the papiermache figures to later be stuffed with candies and broken open with a stick or club. • In this Jan. 23, 2015 photo, Guillermo Luna Martinez sprinkles glitter on a freshly painted piñata designed to represent Disney princess Elsa from the Disney movie Frozen, at his inlaws family workshop in the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City.

• As they practice the centuries-old tradition of piñata-making, the couple caters to a smaller market of consumers demanding higher quality "artistic" figures that pay greater attention to detail. Still, competition is tight as more run-of-the mill piñata makers sell their creations more cheaply. Three other rooftops full of the drying figures are visible on the hillside below the couple's workshop and home. In this Jan. 23, 2015 photo, Melesio Vicente Flores carries a piñata representing Captain America to his truck as he prepares a delivery to market vendors, at his home in the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City.

• Now in their 50 s, the couple began making pinatas in 1989 and later expanded the family business to include their daughter Elvia Vicente Albarran and son-in-law Guillermo Luna Martinez. On the rooftop of their shared home, Luna covers cement molds in the shapes of body parts with newspaper and lays them out to dry. One story below, mother and daughter cut newspapers into strips, coat them in glue made from wheat flour and layer over gaps left after the shapes are cut from the molds. Vicente assembles the pieces into completed characters. In this Friday, Jan. 20, 2015 photo, Guillermo Luna Martinez paints piñata that when done will resemble Toy Story character Buzz Lightyear, at his in-laws' workshop, in the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City.

• In this Jan. 23, 2015 photo, Guillermo Luna Martinez, 36, carries freshly painted piñatas representing Disney's Frozen snowman character Olaf downstairs to where his wife Elvia Vicente Albarran will use paper to craft the character's eyes, teeth, and distinctive tuft of hair, at the family's workshop in the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City. After drying in the sun, the piñatas are brought inside to be painted. Colorful paper and tape create eyes, hair styles and costume details. It takes about two days to complete a piñata during the dry season, twice as long during the rains. With all four people working, the family can make 40 to 60 piñatas a week. "It's hard work and there are lots of things to do, so there is no chance of getting bored. Time flies, " Albarran says.

• Perennial favorites among the different figures include Spiderman and Buzz Lightyear. Characters from the Disney hit "Frozen" currently appear to be top sellers in local markets, and Albarran says "princesses never go out of fashion. " Piñata vendors keep the craftsmen apprised of the market. Gerardo Moreno Alejo, who sells piñatas at La Merced, one of Mexico City's biggest markets, says university students requested piñatas of President Enrique Pena Nieto late last year amid anger over the disappearance of 43 students from a rural teachers college. In this Jan. 20, 2015 photo, Melesio Vicente Flores, 59, attaches a head to a structured piñata that when assembled and painted will resemble a Disney princess, in his family's workshop in the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City.

• Albarran says more recent entrants to the trade have cut prices and lowered quality, causing many people to leave the business. Her family's more elaborate piñatas sell wholesale for around 180 pesos, or $12. Other vendors using cheaper materials sell theirs for several dollars less, a price difference many shoppers can't resist. "Before if we sold 100, now we sell 50 in a week, " says Vicente. "We earn just enough to get by. " Still, they hope to keep making piñatas as long as possible. "We are not here to make ourselves rich, " says Albarran. "We like our job. " In this Jan. 20, 2015 photo, Cecilia Albarran Gonzalez, 54, lifts a freshly papiermached piñata in the form of My Little Pony, to carry it outside to dry, at her family's home workshop in the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City.

• In this Jan. 23, 2015 photo, Jasmin Membrillo, center, accompanied by her daughter Cinthya Jasmin, picks out a piñata representing Disney's Frozen snowman character Olaf, for an upcoming birthday party, at La Merced market in Mexico City. Market vendor Gerardo Moreno Alejo and his wife Edith, at left, sell piñatas and avocados from their stall in La Merced, one of Mexico City's largest markets.

• In this Jan. 20, 2015 photo, Guillermo Luna Martinez smooths strips of newspaper moistened with a glue made from wheat flour onto piñata molds for creating structured piñatas, which involve separate pieces that need to be assembled, on the rooftop of his in-laws' family workshop in the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City. Luna said an advantage of working with his family is that he can spend more time with his wife and children. But, he said, the job doesn't have the guaranteed paycheck that working for a company would. "Here if we don't work, we don't earn, " he said. "As long as we work very hard, there is enough to get by, to support ourselves. "

• In this Friday, Jan. 23, 2015 photo, Guillermo Luna Martinez paints the first layer of a piñata that will represent Captain America, at his in-laws' workshop in the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City. Luna hadn't intend to become a professional piñata maker when he came looking for work as a teenager about 17 years ago. "I only came to work for a while, nothing more, to get together some money. " But he quickly fell for the daughter of his employer. "Everything came together. I had money, I had a girlfriend, I had practically my whole life sorted out. "

• In this Jan. 23, 2015 photo, piñatas in various stages of preparation dry on the rooftop terrace of craftsman Melesio Vicente Flores and his family, in the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City. After drying in the sun, the piñatas are brought inside to be painted. It takes about two days to complete a piñata during the dry season, twice as long during the rains. With four people working, the family is able to make 40 to 60 piñatas a week. "You have to hang on in good times and bad, " said Vicente. "As for me, I like this work a lot. Really, I found satisfaction. I can't complain. "

• In this Jan. 23, 2015 photo, a piñata designed to resemble Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto is displayed with other piñatas representing popular children's characters, at a La Merced market stall run by Gerardo Moreno Alejo and his wife Edith. Piñata vendors keep the craftsmen apprised of the market. Moreno says that university students requested piñatas of Pena Nieto late last year amid anger over the disappearance of 43 students from a rural teachers college.

Cierto o Falso. Si la respuesta es falso, vas a corregirlo (correct it). 1. Izatapalapa is a neighboring city located in Los Angeles, CA. 2. The piñata industry started around 200 years ago. 3. Rooftops are an ideal place where piñata makers can dry off their figures. 4. The glue used to make the piñata is purchased at a local factory. 5. During the dry season, it takes up to 4 days to dry a piñata. 6. Four piñata workers, on average, can produce a total of 40 -60 piñatas a week. 7. It is common for piñata workers to personify politicians, Disney characters and animals. 8. On average a piñata worker can sell their product to a large store for 180 peoso or roughly $12. Remember the large store will then price the

1. Have you ever had a piñata at a party? Be prepared to share your experience. 2. Do you suppose the piñata business is a thriving business? What are some advantages and disadvantages of being a piñata maker. 3. Can you identify any other countries that have the piñata tradition?

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