The Olvera Street experience

Took the Metro last weekend to Union Station then walked across the street to Plazita Olvera

Los Titeres (The Marionettes) 

This puppets are from a Mexican sitcom from the 70's called El Chavo del Ocho ( the boy from the eight) The puppet in the front is El Chavo an orphan kid living inside a barrel in the courtyard of a low income apartment complex or a Vecindad. The Puppet in the background is The Chilindrina , El Chavo's (not so) secret admirer . Her name comes from a Mexican bun or pastry with chocolate sprinkles on top reminiscent of the character's freckles
The Characters were played by Roberto Gomez Bolaños and Maria Antoineta de las Nieves the show ran for like ten years i think but is still on re-runs mostly in Mexico, Brazil and the US

Las Mascaras de los Luchadores (the wrestlers'  masks)

The Main characters haven't changed in a long time , this are the same masks from the big names of the Mexican Wrestling arena, the white mask is  El Santo (the saint) the biggest name in the history of the sport a legend in his own time  with over 50 movies and a wrestling career that spanned 5 decades. He was never caught in public without his mask in fact the only time He removed it was for a brief second on a tv show to bid farewell to his fans , He then died a week later of a heart attack

Las Calaveras (the skulls)

Mostly used for decoration around Dia de los Muertos the day of the Dead. They can be found year round in Olvera street most of them are made from paper-mache but they are a few made from candy , creepy and delicious has always been a winning combo in my book

G'tars, calendars and piggy banks

The rest of the souvenirs are the American version of Mexican culture most of the stuff is made in China all of it is considered "authentic" but is all cute, colorful kitschy stuff , We didn't get a chance to try some of the food but then again if you want excellent Mexican food you need to come over to my house... then We can walk over to Enrique's Restaurant , I recommend the stuffed chile Poblano