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Example sentences for: abuelo
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An old-man figure called el abuelo (the grandfather) played the role of a bogeyman in Hispano folklore.
Throughout the year if children misbehaved, parents would threaten them, “Si no te sosiegas, llamo el abuelo” (If you don’t behave, I’ll call the bogeyman).
El Abuelo wears a rubber mask, and is dressed somewhat like a white man, sometimes carrying a whip, and directing the rest of the dancers.
Another dancer, sometimes a small boy, will represent El Toro (the bull), who initiates a bullfight with El Abuelo and is slain.
Although he is not heard of often in contemporary times, references to el abuelo can be found in the folktales and literature of New Mexico.