Danse mexicaine

1896 Documentary Directed by Gabriel Veyre

About Danse mexicaine

A man and a woman dance the jarabe tapatío while a few people watch. He wears charro clothes and a sombrero. She wears a full skirt. Gabriel Veyre filmed it in 1896.

Cast & crew

More about Danse mexicaine

Veyre is the director on the record. No company, player, or running time is named. A Commons copy is titled Jarabe tapatio.

Themes

  • A jarabe danced for a few watchers
  • jarabe tapatío
  • charro
  • Gabriel Veyre
  • Mexico

Preservation

A print survives.

Notes

  • The dance name on the Commons file is jarabe tapatío.
  • The watchers stay at the edge of the shot.
  • Veyre shot other views in Mexico the same year.
  • No musician is billed.

Scenes

  • The pair dance while the sombrero and the full skirt take the frame.