My art

My first time participating in an Inktober! Wish me luck.

I used both a dip pen and a brush.

I’m using a self-made ink that is a bit hard to work with, on normal copy paper. It bleeds a lot because it is so liquid and alcohol based. Basically, I grabbed a bunch of ballpoint pens I had lying around, extracted the ink (blue, red, black) and added alcohol. I got this idea from a couple of youtube videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juyPJbagOMY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow0IUYQupFs&t=3s

If you are interested in Mexican music after having watched pixar’s coco, but have no idea where to begin, then this post is for you.

An introduction to Mexican music for beginners: I would recommend you to watch the golden era Mexican movies. Music was huge in movies back then, and Ernesto de la Cruz was inspired in both Jorge Negrete and Pedro Infante, two very famous actors and singers from that time. Other singers had a more "comical" style and still sang, like Tin Tan (though they were more acclaimed as comedians). Other were only comedians, but were pretty good, like Cantinflas. Really, those 4 are very well loved by everyone. And Ernesto de la Cruz was partly what made me feel like this film was really accurate and inspired in the Mexico I know, unlike other movies like Nacho Libre, for example.

∞Pedro Infante music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKrCR0kSNR0 (movie songs compilation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIvtyK0UvcQ (Amorcito Corazon) ∞Jorge Negrete https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dyw3D-YTjc (movie songs compilation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKUfYSbvXbc (Ay Jalisco no te rajes) ∞Pedro Infante and Jorge Negrete  (in-movie, in character singer competition "coplas") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiHH9Z1b-xw   ∞Joaquin Pardave  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8rWKJ0cfk8 (actor, songwriter. Medley video) ∞Tin Tan  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q435rmAbTvQ (<--movie fragment)    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GtSS4VzOHM <---sings english in this one  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzIpP5ibncY <---original songs ∞Cantinflas (mainly a comedian) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFBL67oqVIs ("coplas" or Rhymes (a singing competition improvisation, fighting with words while singing)    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjQx5LkiDmk (in movie- serenade fail)

Other noteworthy Mexican musicians, singers, bands and groups: ∞Chavela vargas  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OanOkaXRvoM  (paloma negra) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsD8FAShzaE (la llorona) ∞Javier solis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag9rrauCHLw (esclavo y amo)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKBJnQnLopI  (entrega total)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHAwnbE7sYk (sombras nada mas) ∞Joselito https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV3NFdVwfYk (el flautin del pastor)[[SPANISH] ; Joselito and Antonio Aguilar  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SHFAWOdvPw (malagueña) ∞Pedro Fernandez jr. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXAfpFP3vSg (la de la mochila azul) ∞Jose Alfredo Jimenez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyRN5u59zyM (el rey)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WYATkU7Gtw (un mundo raro) ∞Piporro  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTrdjzFpJRM (ojos de pancha)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NchHd3wyfY (agustin jaime) ∞Antonio Aguilar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdDKL5j9Sng (nadie es eterno en el mundo)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mEDVWp3-PI (el barzon) ∞Folk Song - Los nacionales de Jacinto Gatica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_C7av3FMog  (El Colas) ∞Lola Beltran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yubu1cDqKEY (cucurrucucu, paloma) ∞Trio los Panchos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg_L54DW69U (sabor a mi) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsNnF4z4jJg (la historia de un amor) ∞La sonora santanera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWTO01g4LoM (medley)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWTO01g4LoM  (medley  ft Sonia Lopez) ∞Juan Gabriel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgKqxLAhRKE (amor eterno [[[composer]]] ∞Jose Jose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x119FeGGHUA (lo que no fue no sera) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCEbbVdGBHI (lo pasado pasado) ∞Daniela Romo  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX_o4oT3p6k (de mi enamorate) ∞Rocio Durcal  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOp2SOn-7nY (spanish singer, but VERY famous for singing Mexican songs)[original song from juan gabriel] ∞Los Yonics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D4N-6S_Ypg (que no quede huella) More contemporary: ∞El Tri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4AEuon2ncA  ( Las piedras rodantes)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UsziuIqyvk (triste cancion de amor) ∞Marco Antonio Solis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOVHj4zuRTU (si no te hubieras ido) ∞Bronco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOL6zjvq-RI  (que no quede huella) ∞Cafe tacuba - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoQ2MsrXvrw (ojala que llueva cafe)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKjn26agAEs 9 (chilanga banda) ∞Mana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVd0C4duKL8  (vivir sin aire)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av3wkasS-WQ (mariposa traicionera) ∞Selena Quintanilla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqyUf19c_7Y (Medley covers in English)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUF5YnQbeyE (medley in Spanish) [[I am aware she was Texan, but by birth she also had the right to Mexican citizenship, and many of us consider her so,  We don't see why not to consider her both American and Mexican all the same. She is adored in Mexico and she is timeless, listened to by people of all ages all over the country]]] ∞Paquita la del Barrio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9obV__MFMaY  (Rata de dos patas) Yuridia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6mAm5ZzLbE (la muerte del palomo [original song from juan gabriel] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iswTdnVW9TA  (El Angel) ∞Natalia Lafourcade  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bjSGZo6fFc (maria bonita) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX4aO_cs2QE (amarte duele) ∞Ximena Sariñana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G102aIGlkVA  (huellas) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTqY-W_lkdk (la llorona) ∞Lila Downs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVUmQZdLAfQ (la llorona) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDk1A-2d8KI  (un mundo raro) ∞Julieta Venegas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIpzfs5tBJU  (limon y sal) ∞Jesse y Joy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuY7HYSDoTM (espacio sideral) [[this song mentions superman]] ∞Sin Bandera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR5rpFzaBaA  (Kilometros) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hoZpSoKAYE (entra en mi vida) ∞Aleks Syntek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoX_3HE8ScI (te soñe)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTUsLTMS0V0 (sexo, pudor y lagrimas) ∞Control Machete  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_wKIq7KYZo (comprendes mendes)