Dancers Dressed in Pepinos Claim Peru for the Appropriation of the Bolivian Character
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Representatives of Bolivian folklore and dancers protested in Bolivia against an alleged "appropriation" of the character Pepino in Peru.
Associated Press LA Paz, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian dancers disguised as Pepinos protested on Monday before the Peruvian embassy in the midst of a new controversy over the cultural appropriation that, according to reports, the neighboring country made of an emblematic character of the carnival of La Paz. The dancers displayed the piardo and grace of Pepino to reclaim Peru for the use of one of the main carnival characters in the launch of the Feast…
The organization OBDEFOLK calls for a peaceful rally this Monday in La Paz to claim Bolivian cultural identity and protest against the misappropriation of a heritage symbol. The Bolivian Organization for the Defense and Dissemination of Folklore (OBDEFOLK) has called for a peaceful cultural mobilization for Monday, November 17, starting at 11:00 a.m. in the square of the Bicentennial, in front of the Monoblock of the UMSA. The call arises as a r…
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