translated from Spanish: Arath de la Torre is accused of racism for commercially using the Papantla Voladores

Mexico.- A few days ago a commercial of MoneyMan was launched, where the protagonist was the Mexican actor and comedian Arath de la Torre, who had a dialogue that has generated a great controversy and the criticism against him has not stopped on social networks. In this spot Arath compares the magnificent spectacle offered by the Voladores de Papantla, which on September 30, 2009 were recognized as Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) with a loan from that company.” Do you know that they have in common the number of laps that give the Papantla Voladores and your first loan with MoneyMan?” begins Arath de la Torre in this commercial that intersperses scenes from the show and the comedian. Read more: “El güey became very aggressive”: Luisito Comunica suffers attempted robbery during LGBT march “That both generate zero interest,” he responds, which has generated a great controversy against him and criticism continues to be present on social networks, where he has been called a racist, both Arath de la Torre and MoneyMan. Due to the large number of comments that were made on social networks, MoneyMan had to issue a statement in which they apologize to the Voladores of Papantla, Veracruz, explaining that it was not their intention to offend them. They also separate the actor from the creation of the spot.” At no time was our intention to offend, discriminate against or denigrate the Cultural Heritage of the Papantla Voladores, “can be read in the statement of MoneyMan with Arath de la Torre as the protagonist. They hardly get rid of it! Papantla flyers get tangled up and hit in mid-flight

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