Otaez Mexican restaurant was one of the first businesses on International Blvd. to use
murals to decorate their exterior wall. More recently they've used murals to add
pizazz to their interior. For years I've seen this mural's central image on various business advertising calendars. You see it almost as frequently as the Virgin of Guadalupe, (see her with Pope John Paul II in a framed print touching the left side of the mural?), which suggests it's an important cultural reference. I'm embarrassed to admit I don't know what it refers to. Can anyone enlighten me?
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Great mural and perfect for where it has been painted. The cross-cultural reference is piquant and part of the vitality that characterises central American/South American lands.
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It's terrific.
ReplyDeleteI have no clue but it is striking.
ReplyDeleteI posted a week are so ago about Ernesto's (a mexican restaurant) in my town. They have tabletops done in fantastic images under layers of polyurethane. I photographed all of them and this image is one of them. I did some research and found that it represents the romantic and tragic story of Mexico’s Romeo and Juliet – Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl.
ReplyDeleteI found the information at this website: http://phoenixrealestatebloglive.com/arts/an-aztec-romance-3/
Good to see such striking murals indoors as well as outside. Hope someone can tell you what it all means ;-)
ReplyDeleteI thought he was Montezuma, but then I read Rita's comment and I remember the name Popocatépetl: it's a volcano I passed by on my way to Oxaca, coming from Mexico City. Then I found on Wikipedia that it's linked to Iztaccíhuatl volcano to the north - the names of both lovers.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great mural and I like the way you composed the shot.
I like that fact that you included the framed photo along with the mural. It is very bright and colorful, and certainly gives something more interesting to view while dining than the traditional wall paint! Very nice!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous mural, and don't you love commenters, Thank you Rita and JM for enlightening us, it would have bugged me all day.
ReplyDeleteI echo La Principessa Errante's sentiment... great to get the answer to the riddle! Having read the legend behind this mural I am a bit more accepting. Normally I am a bit turned off by images of hero men rescuing damsels in distress. But the universal Romeo-Juliet theme is heart-breaking. :-) Great shot, Carolyn.
ReplyDeleteThere is always someone in the blogosphere who has the answer you need! Great mural.
ReplyDeleteGood thing you got answers before I got here. I was going to give you an answer, too. But I was going to make up my answer . . .
ReplyDeleteI am always fascinated by images of the Virgin of Guadeloupe. I like the contrast of the diners with the ancient feel of the mural.
ReplyDeleteTwo longtime friends catching up over lunch. That's all I see.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to get information about this terrific mural!! Thanks to you for posting it and for commentors who identified and explained it!
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