The Tamale Man

Description

In 2021, I Am An Immigrant asked Ian the Painter to honour Marino Escobar, a New Orleans icon known locally as The Tamale Man. Marino left Guatemala for California over twelve years ago and moved to New Orleans after spending a few months in the Golden State. His sales call — different combinations of “Hot tamales baybeee”, “I love you baybeee”, and “I love you all my life” —reverberates around the narrow crowded streets of the Quarter.

Hunter

Meghan
Art is the energy that flows through me
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Location

Created on January 15, 2024
Royal St, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Hunted by Meghan.