2018 Alebrijes Parade in Mexico City

Alebrijes

are fantastic creatures created by Pedro Linares López, a scavenger born in 1906 in Mexico City . One day, Linares fell unconscious due to an illness and, during a long period of deep sleep, he claimed to have seen a series of mind-boggling creatures which he later tried to reproduce by painting small figures made of cardboard with all sorts of vibrant colors.

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