— tagged with “organ-grinders”

I, Anastacio Rodriguez C., thank the Virgin of Guadalupe for helping me to achieve the dream of my life to go to the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro to look how the juicy Brazilian girls dance samba. I had been saving money for ten years, and it was worth it. I went as an organ-grinder to the south of the continent.

Mexico
March 4, 2000

I dedicate this retablo to Saint Martin the Cavalryman as a gratitude because thanks to my job as an organ-grinder I could support my children and it’s a very good feeling to make the people around feel happy with my music which follows me everywhere.

Gumersindo Lopez, Mexico City

I dedicate this retablo to the Virgin of Guadalupe as a gratitude because thanks to my job as an organ-grinder I could support my children and it’s a very good feeling to make the people around feel happy with my music which follows me everywhere.

Feliciano Abascal, Mexico City

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