Guillermo del Toro pays attention to a Pinocchio puppet made by a Machaleño on social networks

Browsing Twitter, the Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro came across the content of a puppet made by an Ecuadorian artisan in honor of his latest film for Netflix. The giant version of the character from pinocchio It was exhibited in the city of Machala.

This would have happened this week, since the filmmaker has been very active on the social network, retweeting and ‘liking’ various publications not only about the character, but also about art, cinema and music.

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“Look @RealGDT, your Pinocchio of almost 8 meters, in a tradition of burning old years that we have in Ecuador” tweeted the account @ Juanespinar1 wanting to draw the attention of the creator of the Pan’s Labyrinthwho He finally saw the post and retweeted it.

In the tweet were two photos, one of Pinocchio and another of his artist, Danny Narvaez Pazthe man behind this stick figure. Narvaez has a track record in this field specifically a master’s degree in art studies so he was able to make a figure similar to the wooden doll. “A tribute to your work and endearing cinema!” Added the tweeter.

Although the tweet says that it was made in Guayaquil, several accounts corrected it and assured that “This work of art is located on the streets 9 de Mayo and 9.ª north of the city of Machala, province of El Oro.” From this publication, with more than 108,000 reproductions, others emerged where there is more information about the puppet, such as this photo where the artist is with a group, arranging pieces before their exhibition. “It was worth working until dawn”, wrote @JulexyJimenez.

Guillermo del Toro He also retweeted a publication where only the puppet appears with the description “a giant Pinocchio in Ecuador”, and another from a Machala newsreel that recounts, “a tribute to you in Machala, Ecuador. Our tradition and Pinocchio too”. (AND)