His efforts have earned recognition, including a 2023 National Arts Award from Mexico’s Ministry of Culture. Still, Jiménez remains focused on the grassroots. "Every time a child in a suburb or a digital nomad in Tokyo laughs at a picarón , we win," he says.
Jiménez collected these from cantinas, markets, prisons, and construction sites. He argued this was not pornography; it was folklore .
His efforts have earned recognition, including a 2023 National Arts Award from Mexico’s Ministry of Culture. Still, Jiménez remains focused on the grassroots. "Every time a child in a suburb or a digital nomad in Tokyo laughs at a picarón , we win," he says.
Jiménez collected these from cantinas, markets, prisons, and construction sites. He argued this was not pornography; it was folklore .