Giraffe Benito is immortalized in Talavera crafts, three months after his arrival in Puebla – El Financiero

The popularity of Benito the giraffe, who this Tuesday marks three months after arriving in the state of Puebla after more than a year of mistreatment on the northern border of Mexico, arrived at the traditional Talavera crafts in the center of the country.

Animal conservation park visitors African Safari, Where Benito arrived on January 23, you can find more than 20 designs, with only six colors allowed and under the rules of the designation of origin of the Talavera of Puebla.

The animal, rescued after a national campaign by environmentalists who pressured the Government, is shown wearing glasses, in love, chewing gum or gum, with a rose in his mouth, or dancing.

Jessica Varela, administrator of the Grupo Armando talavera factoryshared with EFE that the idea arose since the first news of the animal began last year, but when they announced that it would come to Puebla they did not hesitate to start producing.

“Representing Benito in Talavera has been something very important, we have had visits from adults who are delighted to see Benito on a plate or in any product that is made from Talavera because the artisan Gabriela Rodríguez did a very beautiful job,” he commented. the merchant

The giraffe was held since May 2023 in the Central Park of Ciudad Juárez, of the state government of Chihuahua, which refused to move the giraffe even though it lived with barely a roof and a concrete and sheet metal construction, where it endured temperatures of up to 10 degrees below zero.

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With Talavera products, Varela and the artisans seek to encourage respect for animals among citizens and teach children respect for being a living being.

She mentioned that they are respecting each of the guidelines of the original talavera such as colors and hand-made, so they give people the craftsmanship with its original seal.

The pieces, he said, sell from 3,000 to 7,000 pesos due to their complexity and manufacturing time.

José Antonio López, craftsman in charge of capturing Benitoassured EFE that it was one of the most pleasant experiences of his work because he considers him one of the new icons of the city.

“We have 26 years of experience and we have made different images in the talavera and making this figure, which is now emblematic of Puebla, at this time it was very pleasant and very exciting and we have had a good response from the public,” he asserted.