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El abuelo is also a prominent figure in the dance of Los Matachines, and plays a comical role in which he makes jokes and shouts out instructions to the rest of the dancers.
The word matachines can translate to mean “clowning” or “trickery,” but can also mean “puppet player,” “jester,” and “buffoon.”
In Laredo, Texas, the Matachines from the Ladrillera barrio venerate the Holy Cross and La Virgen de Guadalupe as their patron saint.
There is documentation of the Matachines dance performed during church fiestas and funerals by the Tarahumara Indians of northern Mexico.
In some towns Los Matachines perform their dance on Christmas, New Year’s Day, or the town’s patron saint’s day.