Negritos

This dance is original of the subtropical high valleys of our country and mainly of the Yungas region, with a strong influence of native, popular elements.
The Negritos, which is a derivate of the ancient "Tundiqui" dance, constitutes another of the attractions of the dancing parades, because with their contorsions, large hats and huge pipes, they cause the onlooker public to applaud cheerfully, enthralled by the noise of the timbres, round bones and roguish popular songs.

MASKS:
The making devil masks is a tradition that over lasts with the pass of time and through along the years, because the secrets of making are hereditary and are transmitted through generations, maintaing the faith and devotion to the Virgin of Candelaria alive.
The mask crafters are part of a dynasty that since many years back preserves the secret for making precious masks that deliver customized and according to the taste of every dancer, which has caused to make changes that have been stylized or deformed all along.

The devil, lucifer and Satan masks have suffered the most transformations. The modifications can be seen registered in the collection that Jorge Vargas Luza, a dancer of the Artistic and Cultural Fraternity devil-dancing group has.
The base of the devil mask is the shaft, which consists of the base of a hat on which the structure is modeled in, plaster which with cover the head covering the chin and reaching in the back as far as the neck.
The maker of the, also called "caretas" (face lets) practice this trade of theirs as if they were skilled surgeons, because they know how to calculate and measure up the exact dimension for the dancer to be able to wear the mask without any trouble as if he were putting on a somewhat heavy comfortable cap.
The colors are varied, but most of the dancers prefer them in red, cherry or black. They are, besides, adorned with pearls and they hold eyelashes of human hair, eyes that are made with light bulbs and the bases of thermos that enhance the shine.
All face lets have an adequate system of inside lightning and that allows the dancers to perform more easily in the mightily presentations.


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