Description
A Dream Book for Volkswagen Beetle Fans
In the captivating bilingual photobook Vochos Unidos, photographer Rodrigo Gaya Villar explores the streets of Mexico City and its surrounding mountain towns on the hunt for El Vocho — the Spanish term of endearment for the iconic Volkswagen Beetle. Vochos, and the vocheros who preserve them, become the pathway for Gaya Villar to rediscover his ancestral home country.
Key features:
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300 pages of stunning photography
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Vibrant people and locations depicting the full Mexican experience
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A project five years in the making
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Bilingual essays to introduce each chapter, written in both Spanish and English
Along his travels, Gaya learns how the 60-year old German automobile reshaped Mexico’s trajectory with easy, affordable transportation. Now it fuels a passionate community of vocheros who encapsulate its enduring spirit, and embrace its role in shaping contemporary Mexican identity.
