Biography:
Yalalteca, Mexican visual artist and storyteller based in the United Kingdom. She uses photography to explore ways of addressing identity and its connections with territory, migration, and community bonds. Fabián is a 2020 Visura...
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Focus:Photographer, Photojournalist, Journalist, Fine Art, Documentary, Film, Photography, Events, Art, Arts & Culture, Entrepreneur
Covering:Europe,Latin America,USA & Canada
Skills:Digital Printing, Infrared Photography, Photo Assisting, Historical Processing, Photo Editing, Mixed Media, Retouching, Film Processing, Film Photography
Salon Oaxaca, stablished over 30 years ago. This party venue host parties for the Mexican community. Oaxaca culture has overtake Los Angeles landscape.
Los Angeles, November 19th, 2019
Santa Cecilia altar.
Descendecia Yalalteca band hosted a celebration in honour of Santa Cecilia, the musician’s patroness.
Los Angeles, November 22nd, 2019
Alejandro Aceves, member of Descendecia Yalalteca band holds a bunting decoration made for the ocassion.
Descendecia Yalalteca band hosted a celebration in honour of Santa Cecilia, the musician's patroness.
Los Angeles, November 22nd, 2019
Tables are ready for the communal celebration hosted by Descendecia Yalalteca in honour of Santa Cecilia, the musician's patroness.
Los Angeles, November 22nd, 2019
Alejandro Aceves, a member of Descendecia Yalalteca before the celebration they hosted a celebration in honour of Santa Cecilia, the musician's patroness.
Los Angeles, November 22nd, 2019
A member of the Yalalteca Descendence band, while they perform “Las Mañanitas” in honour of Santa Cecilia, the musician's patroness.
Los Angeles, November 22nd, 2019
Music Sheet, one of the strongest cultural displays of our culture is thru music, kids learn to play instruments from very young ages. Descendecia Yalalteca is one of the many traditional music bands from the North Sierra region in LA.
Los Angeles, November 22nd, 2019
Members of the Yalalteca Descendence band before they started their annual celebration in honour of Santa Cecilia, the musician's patroness.
Los Angeles, November 22nd, 2019
Victor Maldonado, a member of Descendecia Yalalteca while performed at their celebration in honour of Santa Cecilia, the musician's patroness.
Los Angeles, November 22nd, 2019
In Los Angeles, yalaltec people are organized in neighbourhoods, replicating the traditional ones from our motherland. Each one hosts a celebration in honour of the patron, to also collect money to send to the main celebration in Yalalag.
This was the altar prepared for Santa Catalina Martir by the people from their neighbourhood.
Los Angeles, November 23rd, 2019
Members of Santa Catalina's committee arrange preparatives for the next day's annual celebration.
In Los Angeles, yalaltec people are organized in neighbourhoods, replicating the traditional ones from our motherland. Each one hosts a celebration in honour of the patron, to also collect money to send to the main celebration in Yalalag.
Los Angeles, November 23rd, 2019
The Filarmonica Yalalag Band outside of Banquet Hall - Salon Oaxaca and getting ready to head the Santa Catalina Martir procession.
Los Angeles, California.
November 24th, 2019
Yalalteca community at their Santa Catalina Martir procession. Traditions are replicated in the different areas where yalaltecos based their communities.
Los Angeles, California.
November 24th, 2019
Hilario Molina, member of Filarmonica Yalalag Band outside of Banquet Hall - Salon Oaxaca at the Santa Catalina Martir procession.
Los Angeles, California.
November 24th, 2019
Communal dining “room”, yalaltecos having breakfast after preparing the place for their annual celebration in honour of Santa Catarina Martir.
Los Angeles, California.
November 24th, 2019
Irma Canseco, active member of Santa Catalina Martir committee, preparing food for the communal dinning room.
Los Angeles, California.
November 24th, 2019
Members of the celebrations committee preparing food for the communal dining room in honour of Santa Catalina Martir.
(Ft. Paula Chimil, Hilario Molina)
Los Angeles, California.
November 24th, 2019
Members of the celebrations committee preparing the place for the communal dining room in honour of Santa Catalina Martir.
(ft. Sergio Molina)
Los Angeles, California.
November 24th, 2019
Cleto Chimil, Leonel Vargas and Juan Gerónimo aka Chaleco at the Santa Catalina Martir communal dining room.
Los Angeles, California.
November 24th, 2019
Bryan Melchor and Jocelyn Chino, before performing San Jose traditional dance presented for Santa Catalina Martir celebrations.
Los Angeles, November 24rd, 2019
Jocelyn Chino Diego, before performing San Jose traditional dance presented for Santa Catalina Martir celebrations. New generation of tradicional dancers in LA.
Los Angeles, November 24rd, 2019
Kids performing the traditional San Jose dance, taught by Juan Maldonado Bollo and Moisés Chimil, performed especially for Santa Catalina Martir celebrations.
Los Angeles, November 24rd, 2019
Yalalteca and the audience watching the traditional San Jose dance performed especially for Santa Catalina Martir celebrations.
Los Angeles, November 24rd, 2019
The Ninjas dance, chusca dances are a blend of different elements of everyday life or cultural influences with traditional music and dance steps to create a parody. In LA the influence of Global and American cultures results in bizarre cultural fusion displays.
Los Angeles, November 24rd, 2019
Yalaltec descendants part of the dance group Nueva Generacion Cruz Yonn performing Negritos tradicional dance from Oaxacan North Sierra at the Juquila Virgin celebration in the Placita Olvera.
Los Angeles, December 8th, 2019
Yalaltec descendants part of the dance group Nueva Generacion Cruz Yonn performing Negritos tradicional dance from Oaxacan North Sierra at the Juquila Virgin celebration in the Placita Olvera.
Los Angeles, December 8th, 2019
Yalaltec descendants part of the dance group Nueva Generacion Cruz Yonn performing Negritos tradicional dance from Oaxacan North Sierra at the Juquila Virgin celebration in the Placita Olvera.
Los Angeles, December 8th, 2019
Yalaltec descendants part of the dance group Nueva Generacion Cruz Yonn performing Negritos tradicional dance from Oaxacan North Sierra at the Juquila Virgin celebration in the Placita Olvera.
Los Angeles, December 8th, 2019
While documenting my Yalalteca diaspora in Los Angeles I attended different celebrations where new generations were replicating traditions from our motherland. Here a group of Serrano's descendants taking part in a celebration in honour of Juquila virgin, in the Placita Olvera a well-known "Mexican Plaza" in LA.
Members of the dance group Nueva Generacion Cruz Yonn and Xochixtepec Band.
December 8th, 2019
Yalaltec descendants part of the dance group Nueva Generacion Cruz Yonn performing Negritos tradicional dance from Oaxacan North Sierra at the Juquila Virgin celebration in the Placita Olvera.
Los Angeles, December 8th, 2019
Calenda in honour of Juquila Virgin. I witnessed manifestations of different Oaxacan cultures while documenting my Yalalteca diaspora in Los Angeles. In LA lives the largest population of Oaxacan people outside Oaxaca.
Los Angeles, December 8th, 2019
Oaxacan girl in a Korea Town's Calenda. I witnessed manifestations of different Oaxacan cultures while documenting my Yalalteca diaspora in Los Angeles. In LA lives the largest population of Oaxacan people outside Oaxaca.
Los Angeles December 8th, 2019
People praying at San Juan committee altar for the Saint Peregrines before the start of "las posadas", a series of celebrations that lasts for a nine-day interval before Christmas celebrated in Mexico and different Latinamerican countries.
Koreatown, December 16th 2019
Members of the Nueva Imagen Band, leanded by Romeo Monterrubio. Romeo was a brilliant musician and formed numeous children into traditional music. He passed away in 2020, his music will live in all his students.
Koreatown, Los Angeles.
December 16th, 2019
My cousin Miguel Hernandez playing with the Nueva Imagen Band at the first posada in the San Juan committee house.
Koreatown, Los Angeles.
December 16th, 2019
Champurrado (Chocolate flavour maize hot beverage) and Sweet Mexican bread are distributed among the attendance to the First Yalaltec Posada, hosted by the San Juan Committee House.
December 16th, 2019
Koreatown, Los Angeles
Piñata time, Juan Fernandez member of San Juan Commitee strikes a piñata while people try to collect piñata’s candies and fruit.
December 16th, 2019
Koreatown, Los Angeles.
Migrant Yalaltec women prepare champurrado a hot chocolate maize based drink for the posada celebration at Santa Catalina House.
Los Angeles, December 19th 2019
Migrant Yalaltec women prepare champurrado a hot chocolate maize based drink for the posada celebration at Santa Catalina House.
Los Angeles, December 19th 2019
A group of yalaltecos migrants get organized to prepare food for the Santa Catalina Martir Committee Posada. Distributing work is a collaborative and organic practice.
Los Angeles, California
December 19th, 2019.
A group of yalaltecos migrants get organized to prepare food for the Santa Catalina Martir Committee Posada. Distributing work is a collaborative and organic practice. In LA men and women share the role to prepare food, an activity normally done by women in our homeland.
Los Angeles, California
December 19th, 2019.
A group of yalaltecos migrants get organized to prepare food for the Santa Catalina Martir Committee Posada. Distributing work is a collaborative and organic practice. In LA men and women share the role to prepare food, an activity normally done by women in our homeland.
Los Angeles, California
December 19th, 2019.
Santa Catalina Committee House receiving the Saint Peregrins. Yalaltec community replicating their Christmas celebrations.
Los Angeles, December 19th, 2019
Yalaltec community gathers around the altar prepared to received the Saint Peregrins at Santa Catalina Martir's House.
Los Angeles, December 19th 2019.
Yalaltec community gathers around the altar prepared to received the Saint Peregrins at Santa Catalina Martir's House.
Los Angeles, December 19th 2019.
Posada celebration at Santa Catarina Martir House. A Santa Claus organizes children to break the piñata. Incorporating Santa Claus or elfs figures to traditional Chrismas celebrations is a way of how American culture has permated Yalaltec culture.
Los Angeles, December 19th 2019.
A group of yalaltecos migrants prepare food for a second posada hosted at Santa Catalina Martir House. This time a group of yalaltec men who called themselves "Papiringos" are the main organizers. Committee Yalaltec houses regularly serve as places to celebrate communal parties.
Los Angeles, California
December 21st, 2019
A group of yalaltecos migrants prepare food for a second posada hosted at Santa Catalina Martir House. This time a group of yalaltec men who called themselves "Papiringos" are the main organizers. Committee Yalaltec houses regularly serve as places to celebrate communal parties.
Los Angeles, California
December 21st, 2019
A group of yalaltecos migrants prepare food for a second posada hosted at Santa Catalina Martir House. This time a group of yalaltec men who called themselves "Papiringos" are the main organizers. Committee Yalaltec houses regularly serve as places to celebrate communal parties.
Los Angeles, California
December 21st, 2019
Jose Bollo and his sons. Jose Bollo is an active member of Yalaltec community in LA. He moved there almost 30 years ago.
Los Angeles, December 18th, 2019
Jose Bollo and his sons. Jose Bollo is an active member of Yalaltec community in LA. He moved there almost 30 years ago.
Los Angeles, December 18th, 2019
Guadalupe Virgin altar at Jose Bollo's house, an active member of Yalaltec community in LA. He moved there almost 30 years ago.
Los Angeles, December 18th, 2019
A San Jose dancer figurine at Jose Bollo's house, an active member of the Yalaltec community in LA. He moved there almost 30 years ago.
Los Angeles, December 18th, 2019
Yalaltec and Serrano's communities host posadas for nine nights before Christmas, in each one of them a procession will move from the different venues that hosted them.
People take the streets by lighting candles, accompanied by the traditional music bands. They move between the shadows, appropriating the landscape.
Los Angeles, December 20th 2019.
In each procession a band leads the way where people will transsit, all over the year Oaxacan music sounds in the streets in Los Angeles.
Procession in W Washington Boulevard.
December 20th, 2019
Yalaltec and Serrano's communities host posadas for nine nights before Christmas, in each one of them a procession will move from the different venues that hosted them.
People take the streets by lighting candles, accompanied by the traditional music bands. They move between the shadows, appropriating the landscape.
Los Angeles, December 20th 2019.
A group of Yalaltec descendants performing the Santa Claus danza chusca in a posada celebrated in Pico-Union neighbourhood. Chusca dances are a blend of different elements of everyday life or cultural influences with traditional music and dance steps to create a parody. In LA the influence of Global and American cultures results in bizarre cultural fusion displays.
Los Angeles, November 20th, 2019
A group of Yalaltec descendants performing the Santa Claus danza chusca in a posada celebrated in Pico-Union neighbourhood. Chusca dances are a blend of different elements of everyday life or cultural influences with traditional music and dance steps to create a parody. In LA the influence of Global and American cultures results in bizarre cultural fusion displays.
Los Angeles, November 20th, 2019
Elves and Santas. A group of Yalaltec descendants performing the Santa Claus danza chusca in a posada celebrated in Pico-Union neighbourhood. Chusca dances are a blend of different elements of everyday life or cultural influences with traditional music and dance steps to create a parody. In LA the influence of Global and American cultures results in bizarre cultural fusion displays.
Los Angeles, November 20th, 2019
My cousin Vero passing the lights to decorate the place to altar to host the Saint Peregrines for the 8th posada hosted at my uncle Conrados house.
Los Angeles, Pico Union, December 23rd 2019.
Family and friends preparing food for the 8th posada hosted at my uncle Conrados house. This day we prepared over 450 sandwiches to fed the attendance.
Los Angeles, Pico Union, December 23rd 2019.
My uncle Conrado helping to prepare champurrado, a tradicional hot chocolate maize based drink for the posada celebration hosted as his home.
Los Angeles, Pico Union, December 23rd 2019.
A machete to cut the clouds. It was meant to rain that day. Following a popular belief, a machete was stuck to the ground, according to oral tales this action stops the rain. Coincidence or not the sky cleared after.
Los Angeles. December 23rd 2019.
A kid member of Nueva Imagen Band plays the drums, leading the Posada procession on its way to the last posada celebrated at the San Juan Committee House.
Los Angeles, December 24th, 2019
Nueva Imagen Band leading the Posada procession on its way to the last posada celebrated at the San Juan Committee House.
Los Angeles, December 24th, 2019
Nueva Imagen Band leading the Posada procession on its way to the last posada celebrated at the San Juan Committee House.
Los Angeles, December 24th, 2019
Chirimia and drum musicians play an important role in announcing a Calenda or Procession in main celebrations. This type of music prequels brass band music.
Los Angeles. December 24th, 2019
Movement. A group of Yalaltec descendants performing the Santa Claus chusca dance in the last posada celebrated in the San Juan Committee House in the Koreatown neighbourhood. Chusca dances are a blend of different elements of everyday life or cultural influences with traditional music and dance steps to create a parody. In LA the influence of Global and American cultures results in bizarre cultural fusion displays.
Los Angeles, November 24th, 2019
A group of Yalaltec descendants performing the Santa Claus chusca dance in the last posada celebrated in the San Juan Committee House in the Koreatown neighbourhood. Chusca dances are a blend of different elements of everyday life or cultural influences with traditional music and dance steps to create a parody. In LA the influence of Global and American cultures results in bizarre cultural fusion displays.
Los Angeles, November 24th, 2019
Santa leading a group of Yalaltec Descendents dressed like elves. Before they perform the “elves dance” at the Christmas eve celebration in Koreatown. Los Angeles. California.
December 24th, 2019.
A group of Yalaltec Descendents performing the “elves dance” at the Christmas eve celebration at San Juan Committee House in Koreatown.
Los Angeles. California. December 24th, 2019.
A group of Yalaltec Descendents performing the “elves dance” at the Christmas eve celebration at San Juan Committee House in Koreatown. These type of performances are the perfect sample of the blend of traditional music and the influence of American culture.
Los Angeles. California. December 24th, 2019.
A group of Yalaltec Descendents performing the “elves dance” at the Christmas eve celebration at San Juan Committee House in Koreatown. These type of performances are the perfect sample of the blend of traditional music and the influence of American culture.
Los Angeles. California. December 24th, 2019.
Juan Fernandez member of the San Juan Committee. Each year the members of the committee are changed. Being part of these organizations is a way also to keep alive communal practices.
Koreatown, Los Angeles, December 25th 2019.
Juan Fernandez member of the San Juan Committee. Each year the members of the committee are changed. Being part of these organizations is a way also to keep alive communal practices.
Koreatown, Los Angeles, December 25th 2019.
Members of the San Juan Committee at the communal dining room. Each year the members of the committee are changed. Being part of these organizations is a way also to keep alive communal practices.
Koreatown, Los Angeles, December 25th 2019.
Members of the San Juan Committee at the communal dining room. Each year the members of the committee are changed. Being part of these organizations is a way also to keep alive communal practices.
Koreatown, Los Angeles, December 25th 2019.
My auntie Margarita Mecinas works making traditional bread. She moved to LA over 30 years ago, last time I saw her I was around 4 years old. Reunite with my family after all these years is one of the biggest satisfactions of doing this documentary work, this is my family album.
Los Angeles, December 26th 2019.
My auntie Margarita Mecinas works making traditional bread. She moved to LA over 30 years ago, last time I saw her I was around 4 years old. Reunite with my family after all these years is one of the biggest satisfactions of doing this documentary work, this is my family album.
Los Angeles, December 26th 2019.
Inside Venice Bakery, my uncle's Sinecio Mecinas shop. There they produce mexican bread and also tradional recipies from Yalalag.
The decorations shows in a frame two yalaltecas.
Los Angeles, December 26th 2019
My uncle Salomon Alejo at Venice Bakery where he works with his siblings, meeting with my family after all these years is one of the biggest satisfactions of doing this documentary work, this is my family album.
Los Angeles, December 26th 2019.
My uncle Salomon Alejo at Venice Bakery where he works with his siblings, meeting with my family after all these years is one of the biggest satisfactions of doing this documentary work, this is my family album.
Los Angeles, December 26th 2019.
My cousin Erica Maldonado at Vista Hermosa Park. An active member or Descendencia Yalalteca Band. Yalalteca borned in LA.
Los Angeles, December 27th 2019
My cousin Erica Maldonado at Vista Hermosa Park. An active member or Descendencia Yalalteca Band. Yalalteca borned in LA.
Los Angeles, December 27th 2019
Guadalupe virgen detail at "La Yalalteca" butcher shop. La Yalalteca shop makes a distinctive mark in the Pico Av landscape.
Los Angeles, December 29th 2019
"La Yalalteca" butcher shop. This shop makes a distinctive mark in the Pico Av landscape. A mural painted on the side in the 90s depicts the Yalalag.
Los Angeles, December 29th 2019