Friday, February 23, 2007

Revolutionary Piñata Maker

Aired on NPR’s Latino USA, February 23, 2007
http://www.latinousa.org/program/lusapgm070223.html

Aired on KQED's The California Report, Dec. 3, 2006, voiced by guest host Kathy Baron
http://www.californiareport.org/domains/californiareport/archive.jsp?date=20061203

For centuries, celebrations around the world have included piñatas: treat-filled clay or paper-mache figures suspended on a rope to be smashed by excited party goers. In San Francisco, one Salvadorian craftsman, Romeo Gilberto Osorio goes beyond familiar mass-produced products, building custom piñatas with only a picture.