12/21/2022
Netflix's "Piñata Masters" brings Mexican cartonería to reality TV
Although the piñata is famous, there are still elements about it and the people who make them that are unfamiliar.
Enter the streaming giant Netflix, with the aim of promoting this aspect of Mexican culture, but with a very U.S. twist: a reality-TV competition pitting seven pairs of piñata makers from all over Mexico against each other for a million-peso prize.
In English, the show is called ""Piñata Masters,"" debuting on Netflix on December 23. It offers a 1-million-peso prize for the best and most creative piñata making. The Spanish-language version is called ""Dale, Dale, Dale"" after the first words in the song of encouragement spectators at a party sing when it’s someone’s turn to hit the piñata.
The show invited piñata makers from places such as Guadalajara, Mexicali and Michoacán, but one all-female team from the state of Guanajuato — Rosa María Lemus Méndez and Brittani Yari Walker Morales — stand out for several reasons.
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