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ABOUT THE ARTIST | BEHIND THE GLASS
JUAN BUSTAMANTE is a multimedia visual artist. He is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, based in Orlando, Fl. The creative language that Juan uses is varied in its form; photography is one of the byways, others include event creation and management, installations, hand-drawn posters, DJ performance. Continuously, his visual work and his creation of multimedia cultural events revolves around all that promotes and advances the dialogue of Afro-Latino, Caribbean, and Latin American music, land, people, and culture.
Tío Tamalex (David Piña) 2013
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"Tío Tamalex" was taken at El Carnaval de Puebla, in Philadelphia. This carnival is the largest of it's kind on the East Coast. A large portion of Mexicans that migrate to the Philadelphia area are from the state of Puebla, where they celebrate their traditions and the Battle of Puebla. Many send remittances back to Mexico and order a unique and colorfully designed costumes with references to the battle. David Piña(pictured), is one of the organizers of the event, a community liaison, and entrepreneur. Some years, the carnival has been canceled because of threats of deportations and COVID, but the "carnavaleros" continúe to push their culture forward.
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