The Works
The Works
Brantley Hightower
19: El Lienzo
14 minutes Posted Oct 1, 2016 at 1:00 pm.
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Most sports are played in featureless rectangles with little connection between the sport and the field on which it is played. This is not the case with the Mexican rodeo also known as the charreada.

The transcript for the episode can be found here.

If you want to learn more, here are some Links to follow:

A history of the charrería

A video showing several charrería events

A video showing the women's' escaramuzas event

The San Antonio Charro Association

Hoosiers

Special Thanks to:

Mario Durand

Clara Hightower

Voice of Adolf Loos by Christian Enner

Music by Chris Zabriskie

Logo by Julie Pizzo Wood

The San Antonio linezo as seen from above.
The San Antonio linezo as seen from above.
The exterior of the lienzo.
The exterior of the lienzo.
The interior of the lienzo.
The interior of the lienzo.
The charros make their formal entry.
The charros make their formal entry.
An escaramuza makes her way down the manga.
An escaramuza makes her way down the manga.
A charro charges into the ruedo.
A charro charges into the ruedo.
A charro in the closed-off ruedo.
A charro in the closed-off ruedo.
The escaramuzas during their performance.
The escaramuzas during their performance.
The view from under the bleachers.
The view from under the bleachers.
The escaramuzas perform in the reudo.
The escaramuzas perform in the reudo.
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