Monthly Archives: July 2014
Renegade priest still speaking “language of the poor”
The first time I encountered José Álvarez Franco, better known as Padre Patillas, or “Father Sideburns”, was during a baptismal service in his church in Tateposco, when he referred to me as a “gringo” during the mass, prompting laughter throughout … Continue reading
The Mexican Labyrinth 