14 Facts About Tepito

Tepito is a barrio located in Colonia Morelos in the Cuauhtemoc borough of Mexico City bordered by Avenida del Trabajo, Paseo de la Reforma, Eje 1 and Eje 2.

Tepito's economy has been linked to the tianguis since pre-Hispanic times.

Tepito is home to a subculture that has attracted the attention of academics and artists.

At the time of the Spanish conquest, there was a small temple called Teocultepitan, which the Spaniards shorted to Tepito, eventually making it the name of this area, which was still outside of the city of Tenochtitlan .

Tepito remained outside the city proper until well into the 19th century with life here relatively unchanged.

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Tepito has always been populated by the lower and alienated classes.

The film's tagline and a character mention: "ser mexicano es un privilegio, pero ser de Tepito es un don de Dios" - which means: "being Mexican is a privilege, but being from Tepito is a gift of God" - a common saying among neighbors.

Tepito has its own rules and most outside authorities abide by them as it is a rich source of bribe money.

The "Chinese, " as most Asians are called in Tepito, began by establishing stalls selling novelties from their homelands.

Believer by the name of Enriqueta Romero Romero, who resides in Tepito, decided to take a life-sized image of Santa Muerte out of her home and build a shrine for it, visible from the street.

The Santa Muerte of Tepito is dressed as a bride and wears hundreds of pieces of gold jewelry given by the faithful to show gratitude for favors received, or to ask for one.

Centro Deportivo Tepito is better known as El Maracana because of its soccer field on which three days a week various teams from the barrio compete against each other.

The project was first shown at the Jose Maria Velasco Gallery in Tepito, which contained mirrors so that residents could compare themselves to the photos.

Tepito is the creator and editor of a magazine called "Desde el Zaguan" which gives non-professional writers in the area a chance to publish their work.