Mi Valedor's Street Paper Blends Mexico City Life with Bold Editorial Design
Mi Valedor, a street publication based in Mexico City, creates thematic issues and fanzines crafted by valedores. The 38th volume, titled "Abstracto," showcases a monochrome image capturing the shadows of Tlatelolco, complemented by gold geometric lettering. Volume 39, "Sabores," presents a vibrant couple in front of a wall marked with blue tags. In volume 37, "Usurpando los 90," a child is illustrated eating beneath a yellow header. The Fanzines Valedores collection features "Nawatlahtol" (vol. 7), a dictionary in Nahuatl, and "MigraPalabra" (vol. 5), which includes maps and illustrations of hands. Guillermo Vargas's volume 8, "no me quieren por ser de la periferia," displays a hand-drawn title over an etched urban scene. Mi Valedor is affiliated with INSP and a reintegration initiative, selling its publications to promote economic independence.
Key facts
- Mi Valedor is a Mexico City street paper that turns street life into editorial design.
- Vol. 38, "Abstracto," features a black-and-white photograph of Tlatelolco's stairwell shadows with gold geometric type and a red, gold, and blue "MI VALEDOR [MV]" lockup.
- Vol. 39, "Sabores," uses full color with a festive couple in a doorway and a hand-lettered yellow and red brush script headline "¡¡¡SABORES!!!".
- Vol. 37, "Usurpando los 90," frames a kid eating in a doorway under a yellow masthead and stamps "VALEDORES ADVERTIDOS / CONTENIDO PERRÓN" in the corner.
- The Fanzines Valedores series includes "Nawatlahtol" (vol. 7), a Nahuatl dictionary by Javier Vizcaya Xilotl, with a red-and-black jaguar linocut.
- "MigraPalabra" (vol. 5) stacks condensed blue capitals over a red-and-blue duotone of maps and hands.
- Vol. 8, "no me quieren por ser de la periferia," by Guillermo Vargas, mixes a hand-drawn lowercase title in pink and red over an etched street scene in acid green.
- Mi Valedor is a member of INSP, the international network of street papers, and part of a reintegration program where the tienda sells every publication directly.
Entities
Artists
- Javier Vizcaya Xilotl
- Guillermo Vargas
- Christian Cañibe
Institutions
- Mi Valedor
- INSP
Locations
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Tlatelolco
- CDMX