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The name Tepito comes from the Nahuatl teocali-tepiton, meaning small temple or chapel.There is a folk etymology for the name as well. The story states that when a group of policemen were about to go on their rounds one night, one advised the rest that "Si veo a un ratero te pito" ("If I see a thief, I'll whistle at you") with the last two words fusing to become the name of the neighborhood.
Sales of pirated (unlicensed copies) DVDs are common in Tepito's markets. Tepito is a barrio located in Colonia Morelos in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. [2] Most of the neighborhood is taken up by the colorful tianguis, a traditional open-air market. Tepito's economy has been linked to the tianguis since pre-Hispanic times. [3]
Daniel Manrique (November 28, 1939 – August 22, 2010) was a Mexican artist whose life and work mostly revolved around his home neighborhood of Tepito in Mexico City.He was born into a poor family, who did not support his artistic ambitions, but he maintained his Tepito identity despite.
Tepito is a station of the Metro B line located north of the center of México City in the barrio Tepito in the Colonia Morelos district of the Cuauhtémoc delegation. [2] [3] The station's logo represents a boxing glove. Many Mexican boxers were born and raised in Tepito, like Rubén Olivares "El Púas" ("spikes"). [2]
Super Disco Pirata: De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965–1980 is a compilation album of bootleg cumbia remixes and rebajadas , released by Analog Africa on 15 November 2024. Background and release [ edit ]
Francisco Zenteno Bujáidar (March 26, 1933, in Puebla, Mexico – May 7, 2010, in Mexico City) [1] was a Mexican painter, illustrator, muralist and graphic artist. He co-founded Tepito Arte Acá, one of the first organizations of the Los Grupos movement.
Colonia Morelos is best known for its Tepito neighborhood, whose name comes from a Nahuatl phrase Teocultepiton meaning “small hermitage.” Over time, this name was shortened and made easier to pronounce for Spanish speakers. This hermitage was located on what is now a small plaza called “Tepito” (officially Fray Bartolomé de las Casas ...
It and neighboring Tepito have been the focus of a number of films, televisions series and other artistic creations as it is considered to be iconic of Mexico City's lower classes. [7] [9] One feature film focused on this area was “Lagunilla, mi barrio” [8] and a telenovela called Lagunilla was in production in the 1990s.