And this is the town Tultepec, which is a small town in Mexico State, right outside
Mexico City. This particular town is very famous for their fireworks, their
fireworks festival, and their fireworks market which got international fame in 2017
early last year, when the firework market exploded. Now it's one year later. It is
the 30th anniversary of the fireworks festival, and we're here to see the Toros.
The burning bulls, perhaps the most dangerous part of the festival.
I've got to say I'm a little bit... actually I'm a little bit nervous for real.
So the Bulls have started their "Paseo". It's now 3 p.m. on Thursday and before they light
them on fire later in the night they drive them around, well they push them around
downtown Tultepec. This is the main plaza right now and about 100 police officers
waiting for the carnage to start
This is the center and the Downtown of Tultepec, and this is a place
where all of the Bulls explode. so we're following al volador it's at the
So we're following "Devorador", is that the name of this bull?
They've got a band with them, and we met a friend. What is your name?
Brian Woodward who is a little more drunk than I am I think
Together to Victory! Together!
***Guys*** - Let's go ***Guys***
Some of these bulls are so incredibly big that there's people whose job is to take a giant
stick and push the power lines up, so the horns of the bull don't cut the power
lines as they're going by. That's a job that I definitely do not want.
Spin, Spin!
They spin them as fast as they can and the snout comes and goes right over your
head. If you're not paying attention get hit in the head by a bull.
Welcome to Hell. I'll see you there, yeah?
Haha yeah, I'll see you there...
- So I'm here with my man Dave on Arrival. - Hey!
What are your impressions so far... it's still light out
This is insane like, it's not even like really started yet the crazy part hasn't even
started yet, but Mexicans know how to throw a festival man. Nobody signs any waivers here. That's why this place works.
Haha, that's why I love this country and check out this holy shit...
The size of this thing!
It's amazing, so this year they are trying to break the Guinness World
Record. I didn't know there was a record for this, but over 300 burning bulls will
beat the current record. So this year they have over that. Everyone is incredibly
different and it's all to honor one Saint, you can see them on the front up here...
Juan de Dios, here, yes? The Saint Juan de Dios? The patron saint of fireworks.
Spin, Spin!
Okay welcome to the zocalo in Tultepec, this is where the Bulls will be
spinning and be lit on fire... starting right now?!
So that little turkey is gonna kick off the evening. We just finished watching
the parade of the Bulls going through the streets. They're all parading down
here to the main square, to be lit on fire just like that one. The kids will kick it off
and then the giant ones will go. They'll be setting up a hospital, a makeshift
hospital, in the city center because it is extremely dangerous. Eye injuries are
common, burns are very common. Often the Bulls explode... You have to be very
careful, and we will try to be that today filming the Toros de Fuego here in Tultepec
Jesus, that guy got hit! - They go all over!
That guy got hit in the chest! - Yeah!
Here we Go!
They hit you like bullets! I took one to the leg. It was getting shot with a BB gun.
This is literally insane.
This is literally insanity.
This is amazing!
And extremely dangerous!
Oh my man...
What the hell are we doing
Who's bright Idea was this?!
I've never done anything like this before
- What happened... what happened here? - What happened? I'll tell you what happened...
Well at first there was a bright light... it pretty much hit me straight in my eye
and kind of just stayed on my face
I had to do a whole dance to get it off... - Does it Burn? - Yeah it burns, but I'm OK
So after the bull has done it's thing, and they have paraded it through the square
The people chant one of two things...
They chant This Bull is "Puto" or This Bull is "Verga"
Both are very colorful language for "This Bull is Good" or "This Bull is Bad"
"Puto" is bad, "Verga" is good.
This is why I love this country!
Where are you from?
- Canada? - Ahhh Canada, So Awesome - Canada is the Best
I put the camera down for a second, I've got the GoPro
There's 500... 500 Bulls tonight.
Light it!!! Light It!!!
This Bull is Awesome! This bull is Awesome!
They light the Bull... the bulls have several rounds so there's different sequences of
explosions. Two or three. After the first sequence stops and the sparks stop
flying for a second, everyone rushes in and starts pushing the bull in random
directions. You've no idea where it's going to go. You've got to join or get out of the way.
Every one is completely different. You don't know if it's going explode or shoot rockets everywhere.
It's the craziest festival of my life
You suck if you don't jump! You suck if you don't jump!
It is now 1 in the morning. The festival is still going on for another three or
four hours. We have been basically burned to crisps had our eardrums slightly
ruptured, and had been in direct line of fire fireworks for about four hours.
We're going to do a little body check and then call it a night. I want to see who's burned where.
- I know that Dave... - I got a little... I got a little bit burned.. - Took several hits to the chest
Yup, there's holes in my pants too I mean they're they're everywhere... - Holes here too!
Antonio had a drunk guy hit him? No... He had the camera to his face and a drunk guy hit the camera? Then cracked his nose...
- and I've got rolled ankle that's all. - A rolled ankle that's not bad
I got burned here under the armpit a couple times. One the one over here as well.
One right here on the crotch. And actually if you can tell on the camera... I burnt the front of the lens.
See look at these dots... see look at these dots. Here dot here. I can't buff that out.
That is one ruined lens. I should have put an ND filter on...
Anyway so this is how it is... Happy we're here. Happy to meet these guys!
Dave on Arrival
Minimal Me
Antonio. The links are below for those cats, and I'm making a
what I packed video for this as well. Showing you what I put my backpack to be
able to shoot this video. Make sure to watch that as well. It will be posted very shortly.
Experience no Possessions. Kick the Grind
I'll catch you in the next video! Peace!