The face is familiar ….

Published October 26, 2024

by Robert J. Hawkins

We love our mojigangas.

The tall, human-fueled street puppets have been around San Miguel de Allende since 1924. They are of as many varieties as there is of life.

They can be comic, satirical, political, nuptial, magical, tragic, whimsical, mystical, surreal, fantastical, scary, devilish, angelic, familiar, historical, sexy, skeletal, ethnic, gypsies, tramps and thieves, and even, ordinary.

Like those images above from a recent parade in San Miguel.

One thing is for certain, when the puppets are strapped to the shoulders of young men and women (and their elders in good shape) … they come alive. There is nothing more fun than watching a wedding party dancing, singing and cavorting behind a bride and groom mojigangas in Parque Juarez.

Mojigangas are there to help you smile. Always.

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