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Inside I see guitars large and small, whole and half-built, hung on hooks, strangled in twine (to hold the wood in place while the glue dries) and cradled in the arms of makers wielding files and ...
PARACHO, Mexico — A magical tale of a music-obsessed boy has struck a chord in this small town of guitar makers. Residents have enjoyed a surge in pride and sales, thanks to the popularity of ...
NPR A Town In Mexico Sees Guitar Sales Soar Thanks To The Movie 'Coco' The town of Paracho is celebrating after its onetime resident helped design the guitar featured in the hit Disney-Pixar movie ...
Newly-released files show the former PM agreed to pay to keep the gift from the U2 singer after he left office.
Why Tony Blair was unhappy with guitar gifted by Mexico’s president - The then-prime minister was given multiple guitars as ...
China is already building cheaper, factory-made guitars. Mexico's artisans are the latest victims of wave that's washed tens of thousands of jobs to the Far East.
PARACHO, Mexico (Reuters) - Pixar's hit film "Coco" has struck all the right notes in the tiny Mexican hamlet of Paracho, home to the traditional Mexican guitar made famous in the movie.
They were Mexican workers on foreign soil and, as usual, they brought their music with them. It is believed to have been the 1830s and the workers were cowboys, brought to the Waimea area of Hawaii… ...
A Town In Mexico Sees Guitar Sales Soar After The Movie ‘Coco’ Fresh off its Golden Globe award for best animation, the Disney-Pixar movie Coco is a favorite to win an Oscar next month.
On the way, he finds family, tradition and a magnificent white guitar, encrusted with pearl details and a black skull. Real-life sales of guitars like Miguel’s guitar have soared thanks to the movie.