Talking about Carnaval manigotes is talking about a tradition that Maestro Jorge González Neri started more than three decades ago, and for three years Jorge González Rodríguez, son of the Monterrey creator, has been in charge of continuing this tradition, keeping this family legacy alive.
Surrounded by a great team committed to these creations, González Rodríguez will be in charge of creating five Carnaval manigotes, two of these are his own designs, as well as five floats, productions that will undoubtedly be to the liking of the thousands of spectators of the Mazatlán International Carnaval 2025 “La Perla”, to be held from February 27th to March 4th.
As every year, the team made up of blacksmiths, carpenters, painters, fine artists, among others, gladly took on this challenge, and from day one, they are committed to achieving the best creations, as they have done with manigotes such as the “Astronaut”, “Carnaval Genius”, “López Sáenz”, “Lamplighter”, among other sculptures created for previous Carnavals.
“It is a huge commitment, it is a great pride to continue with the tradition, and we seek to strive so that people like it and enjoy it. We have been doing this for 30 years, I collaborated with my father Jorge González Neri, he was the one who started with the Carnaval manigotes, I understand that he started with this concept, I inherited everything from him,” said the artist.
Knowing the feelings of Mazatlan residents for their biggest celebration, for Jorge Gonzalez, Carnaval is joy, tradition and a way of projecting, which generates the commitment to express that joy, to welcome the celebration with the colossal structures, which are strategically located on the Malecón de Mazatlán and the Plazuela Machado.
The artist revealed some of his secrets, and admitted that it is complicated to create floats and manigotes, but the latter are his favorites since they are static for a month, which generates a great commitment, time for which they dedicate more attention, since they are prepared to correct the vandalism they suffer.
“The culture in Mazatlán has changed, there is a culture of respect, and we are prepared for vandalism, fortunately it is less and less. I use vinagris paper, but basically it is the same process, we take tons of steel, its creation is expensive and it is a challenge, we have a special technique that many copy from us,” he added.
One of Jorge González’s projects is to continue his legacy, and personally, to equal his mentor, his father, Monterrey-born Maestro Jorge González Neri.
