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Vaqueriando, 1999-2002

Black and White Series

“Since the late 1990’s H. Méndez Caratini has been following and artistically documenting the Puerto Rican Vaquero movement. Contrary to popular beliefs of the expected influences of the American cowboy rodeo and the Mexican charrería , this old country tradition and sport has its roots in Spanish colonial times.”

Ricardo Viera
Lehigh University Art Galleries, Director / Curator
Bethlehem, PA
October, 2003