Photographing Mexico's Cholombiano Street Culture 

Well said. People like these add a little color and life to the world.

individualism? That, like every culture or subculture, is a combo of many influences past and present. Beyond the obvious influence of Mexicano, Columbian Cumbia, and U.S. Chicano Cholo culture, the Cholobiano dance is almost exactly like Northern Indigenous fancy dancing, for example. I get what you're saying but American individualism is a disease in my view. These kids are deeply embedded in a very collectivist INDIGENOUS history and culture that just happens to still suffer from the effects of colonialism and modern capitalist imperialism. Yes, they're brilliant!

​@@zapatasghostpolitics is literally the amphetamine of the masses.

​@@zapatasghostGtfoh reading so much into what is pretty much just an escapist youth subculture SMH. That's why they look as ignorant as they do, cuz it's not as deep as you'd like to give it credit

holy ghost I definitely understand this hermano and it’s mostly unknowledgeable kids that we’re raised with no cultura so you know how that goes

Dude no one haves to love it that shit is ugly

thank you

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Say it louder for the people in the back. Viva Mexico cabrones and all that it entails 🇲🇽

TrVINeDKk To BLoW no one has to hate

I’m saying 💯💯 I wished those time come back

They look ridiculous

@@HetYaom 💯

@@califaern3sto you’re a grown man with an anime pfp. that’s really ridiculous.

the intro was for the our boi stefan ruiz, he a beast

LOL, fax...

@@ricardosmith2905 tru

but fuck tho... no, i mean lets butt Fuck.

+Firelord Ozai +A Bad Man Please do not undermine my comment by trying to "flatter me" with deragotary statements. Thank you

+Patsy M nobody is undermining your comment. soy mexicano igual que tu and i feel the same way but daaaaamn gurl!

gracias por el halago pero igual siento que tu comentario lo pudiste expresar de otra manera en vez de ser vulgar.

verdad! everyone's different in their own special way! peace to all ! LATER LATES ND' ALRRATOS! ;-) ;-) ;-)

The ending was upsetting ( in my opinion ) i was kinda hoping he didnt get deported and lived a happy ending with Lin hahhaha

Uh duhh

What movie?

Neta! ? 🤣

Yesss

Sokol88 I think you could live a better productive life if you let others live theirs and you worry about yours.

Your ego is hurt bud chill it’s better to not say a word. Take this L quietly 😂

Serious shit. Here in the US there are a shit load of fucked up styles. Like the new age rappers. What the FUCK are they wearing

Todo es culpa de petro viejo

They don't base their aesthetic on colombian fashion, they just really enjoy colombian music I think

las cumbias colombianas según

Exactly like celso dice musica colombiana mexicana para todo el mundo thats how it is

That hair thooooo... fuck it he happy 😆

He is great, he deserves the credits.

@@corrosyon true

being honest I skipped several times until they arrived to monterrey

Yeah, skipped all of that

Well read the title of the video, it’s more about the process of capturing this street culture rather than the culture itself and I think the title matches the video content

I don't have the balls to pull off any of that.

Ol'Pete haha

More like 1986. Nothing new under the sun my friend

@@JerkVegas86 You're right. Everyone in this generation believes they set trends it's already been done

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Paul Mayer "like the style or not" are you kidding me? That's not even style.. it's horrendous aberration.. mismatched oversized ballooning clothes and super glued hair. wtf man, these people are aliens

It is I "mismatched oversized ballooning clothes and super glued hair" - That sounds like a style to me, like it or not :)

Paul Mayer They got in touch with me thats how they convinced them to do it, I was documenting them for 3 years when they contacted me to get them 'in" I have a book Cholombianos which is going to London now with the exhibition.

What the hell

Mexican affair This is one of the best Vice docs I have seen. The work is so beautiful and intimate. These kids were so proud of their style. This was such a treat to watch.

Me too...

The weirdest thing is I used a different Netflix account, and it still showed up on my RU-vid feed

ivanvzqz22 Theyre here because they looked it up.

Source?

@@ivanvzqz22 I think it is recommended to you because more and more people look it up recently. I looked it up myself because I was curious and lucky me to found out about Mr. Stefan Ruiz! I am a fan of his works now

Fifi Young if this was white man... its a Style GaGa shiet!

Fifi Young yeah I thought the same. It's pretty cool.

It’s sexual dimorphism, kind of. :)

+Dora Rigel ey we have a great culture, and interesting one at that. its hard to stay away lmao

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No, but México is right next door...

Dora Rigel the owner of vice is probably Mexican

Nyssa Rigel it's because Mexico is full of a great diversity

solodiamante Forever México and Colombia have been known to share this connection for a good minute. I’m from Guerrero, Mexico and we listen to a lot of cumbia there. Many Colombian artists love to go to Mexico for this same reason because they know our people love their music and vice versa. Would love to visit Colombia someday. Greetings from Mexico ☺️🖤

Angie yess I’m from Guerrero too! I love their culture and their music💯💯💯 Mexico and Colombia for ever ❤️💞

Every latín country embraced their own cumbia .... Besides Kolombiana there is also traditional Mexican Cumbia that is not slowed down...

Que chido, te sigues vistiendo así?

Hola, noo ya casi 10 años de eso, ya no es normal ver gente asi, antes tampoco era normal jaja pero estaban mas acostumbrados, lo unico qe qedo fue la cumbia, y los recuerdos de bailes.

Carlos Ortega que padre ver tanta diversidad en Mexico, quizás a muchos les parece raro a mucha gente pero es definitivamente algo muy Preciado de nuestra cultura

@@Kcro03 ósea que si voy a Monterrey ya no voy a encontrar mente así

Si eran tiempos duros, pero hoy en dia los recuerdo y eran buenos tiempos, ya no ahi gente qe se vista asi del diario, ya se ven modas distintas en los qe hoy son chavos, si quieres ver mas fotos busca en yt un video qe se llama" players fome 86" y ahi te van a sugerir mas y mas, hacer videos con musica colombiana y subirlos a youtube tambien era parte de la cultura kolombia, saludos amigos

Fr?? Man I wished I was born in those times I love this culture

fax!

Why would he seem pretentious?

i said that because i read the rest of the comments on this video.

highoffdank What were the comments saying? I usually avoid comments because they are filled with idiotic people and I prefer to make up my mind.

I agree 100%

+Enrique Godinez because in his art is very hard to find people that is not pretentious maaybe..

yes XD

LOL! Leave it to a person of another race to tell others from another race to chill out. We all know the type of person who loves to sing that tune

They are just jealous that's all... ;)

Alexer innocent. Lol these dudes are gay and proud as fuck ain’t nothing innocent about em.

Alexer thats NOT a style! That's Fruits and Nuts in the making!

mellow fellows who tongue fuck each others ass in the clubs and get high

Thomas J theyre fucking gangsters

wrong... 99.9999% of the time if you walk on the same street (no witnesses) you will get rob by this "colombias", "cholos" or "texas" as they call themself...

Thomas J I lived there and being that I'm Mexican but from another state it was new to me . They are nice but they do have gangs they belong to .. they would fight the enemies and usually throw rocks while chasing them out of their hoods. It's like any other gangs out here. United States just their music and way of dressing ( the girls dress alike but mostly with booty shorts and small tank tops and bandanas in their hair )

Nacos i haven't heard that in a while lol

xd

+Facts Machine maybe yes

angel t fucking love that style

I was thinking next will be Japanese kids copying this THEN American kids copying Japanese kids doing this. 8]

Chedarmentos Brown American kids are style biters ain't got no swagg or ridem just like Jews

Baggie clothing is mostly from us with gangs back in the 80s . These guys recently started using these clothing in the 00's

mr fun at parties baggy clothing came from zoot suits way before the 80s.. In the 1930s black and Mexican-American men in California began rocking big, oversized suit jackets and pants that tapered down at their ankles: zoot suits.

@@mrfunatparties6763 why you think they call them cholombianos dumb ass XD

Oof...I means that's fine that she does but it's so weird that she's one of the first people they think of when you think about people dressing in baggy clothes when people have been dressing in baggy clothes like this for years...and some do look cooler..😅

Milkshakes ❤

Okay

Until he has a deep secret like the guy in the lovely bones

Edgar Prado the part where he points out one of his favourite pictures and it is of a women's butt... that's the point where you realise he has a secret and it's a secret passion for dat ass

Dulce Robles unfortunately I was melancholic and had zero style and still wear JC Penny Polo shirts and Levi's or Duckies but i understand your point

Dulce Robles you’re a fucking tool. Fuck you and your shit trends/music

I THINK DULCE ROBLES WAS DEPORTED

Dulce Robles that is NOT a style. That is pure STUPIDITY!!!!

@@pitdawg6418 It is by definition a style

muy bonita

+rina constantino no tu

+LlLnig awwww thank u the pic is pretty old tho

+rina constantino doesn't matter still very beautiful

+LlLnig thank u much for the nice words

+mexalkid lol

what are you implying with that nonsense?

+mexalkid lol

it really is haha

People been wearing hats like that since the 80's.

Also mullets and rat tails 😂😂

Me too!! Sometimes your best work happens when you make a mess too..

I think she was refering about the photographer. Quit being ignorant and you will allow your mind to see things from other perspectives.

JoStylin lol

but ordanized tho

KEVIN WILLIAMS good reply

Also the pointy boots

It's not like he's documenting Mexico as a whole...he's documenting Mexico's Cholombiano Street Culture

this shit still has to go.

***** That's what I was thinking.. this cannot be Mexican style lol. Just looks over the top ridiculous and quite frankly horrendous. There's no style.. just lunacy

Agreed brother!

+Eddie Licona I've scrolled through some of these comments and was really kind of amazed that no one else that I saw picked up on that aspect. He seemed like a genuine person with talent he took in his own direction, which is what you need to do to stand out. The fact that anyone would feel angry toward these kids, who seemed also to be mellow and just doing what makes them happy, they must be pretty fucked up to have nothing better to do, just sayin. I really enjoyed the entire story, to me it was about the courage to be yourself, and that could actually be a way to make a living and meet lots of interesting people. I would be proud to have any of the people in the film that felt comfortable sharing their unique lifestyles with me.

Irroke kuro jajajajajajajajja lol

hahhahahaha

lmaooo

Ya era hora el Brayan a sido persistente

Irroke kuro donde foo? lol

thats the American Dream bro! xD

That could be the mexican dream, a nightmare that we live everyday

what did you mean?

That's what I thought and after that I knew he was a liar.

Nonnof Yobiznes IKR

Lalalalalalalalalalala

He didn’t make this video. Vice did lol

Lucky that I saw this comment within the first minute of the video and didn't have to waste the next 10 minutes.

Its was necessary to understand his background to understand his style of photography

+ngonz89 We also have a lot of those here in Perú

+ngonz89 ..sorry about Gardel crashing over here

Ms.Gonzalez89 they should be made fun of in all Latin America

RANCHOLOS...😒

I'm from Mexico city and I didn't know this was a thing

mr who holy shit lol

lmfaooo

I’ve seen hair with the same black women.

😆😆😆

Lmfao

La neta si 💯💯🇲🇽

***** Ha!!!!!Got him!!!

***** stfu dumbfuck

Zing😂😂😂

Taking lacefront glue to the next 😭

thanks

+renatoyutub your comment is contradicting...

Another Mexican Hipster, claiming to represent. Who gives a shit. My ancestors were Chorotecan. So what? You are not special and your ethnicity does not define you.

Alberto Gutierrez claims to not give a shit then drops his ethnicity lmao...ok buddy. Your ethnicity is your culture and that is everything.

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