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Lo Cura Hidalgo: A Performative Transformation of Mexico's Symbolic Father

In 2010, I transformed Mexico’s legendary priest and independence leader from one who heals (curar) to one who represents madness (locura). His original moniker, “El Cura Hidalgo,” translates as Father Hidalgo. The noun cura means father or priest, but it is also a verb that means “to cure.” The word game is a play on Father Hidalgo Cure You, creating the pun Lo Cura Hidalgo, which means both Hidalgo Cures It and The Madness Hidalgo. Hidalgo will father you, will cure you. My reference to madness relates to my country’s narco-dependency: