Carrillo (puppetry)
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Carrillo is a form of shadow puppetry in the Philippines during the time of Spanish colonization.{{Cite journal |last=Keller |first=Daniel S. |date=1959 |title=Historical Notes on Spanish Puppetry |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/335894 |journal=Hispania |volume=42 |issue=2 |pages=205–209 |doi=10.2307/335894 |issn=0018-2133|url-access=subscription }}
Etymology
The term carrillo refers to the small traveling carts used to transport the puppets. Onwards, the term was used to refer to the whole shadow puppetry performance.{{Cite web |date=2019-09-03 |title=An Exhibit of Shadows: Marc Cosico's Carillo Cart Project - ClickTheCity |url=https://www.clickthecity.com/arts/article/4466/an-exhibit-of-shadows-marc-cosicos-carillo-cart-project/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |language=en-US}}
History
Carrillo is a shadow puppetry that uses puppets made of cardboard. The first recorded carrillo was in 1879 in Quiapo, Manila. The performance often presented moro-moro, a tale where Christian heroes usually defeat Muslim opponents.{{Cite web |date=2016-04-22 |title=Philippines |url=https://wepa.unima.org/en/philippines/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts |language=en-US}}
Jose Rizal, the national hero of the country, had staged a carillo. He used a carton and a stick for the puppet. Then, he placed this at the back of a white cloth and used a candle light at its back.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2011-08-11 |title=History of Puppetry in the Philippines |url=https://www.roppets.com/blog/history-of-puppetry-in-the-philippines/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Roppets |language=en-US}}
Today, carrillo is no longer performed. In 2019, an exhibit was organized for carrillo at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex.{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2019 |title=PUPPETRY GOES MOBILE AT THE CCP THIS AUGUST |url=https://culturalcenter.gov.ph/press-release/puppetry-goes-mobile-at-the-ccp-this-august/ |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=Cultural Center of the Philippines}}