We are back with Mr. Porfirio Flores González for a haircut in Mexico City 💈✂️🙌🏼 La Bohemia is a classic Mexican barbershop from the 1960s located near Mercado Jamaica 🌺🌻
Mr. Porfirio is doing well and says he’s in good health ❤️ He got a brand new barber pole to hang on the outside of his shop. For filming, he proudly hung it up inside so you can see it in the video 💈✨ He said he was a little worried the shave video we filmed might not have turned out well. When we let him know how much you guys enjoyed it, he was really happy!
▶️ Watch the shave video with Mr. Porfirio here👇🏼
https://youtu.be/QWeIQol152w
Originally from Oaxaca, Mr. Porfirio is 81 years old. As a kid, he grew up working in the countryside fields.
In search of a better future, Mr. Porfirio came to Mexico City in 1963. He remembers the long train ride with people selling tamales, tacos, and pulque along the way 🚃 The seats were wooden so even as a young man he felt pretty rough by the time he arrived in the city.
He told us the government is planning to reopen the passenger train to Oaxaca. So he is very excited to have the opportunity to ride a train home again, especially as the seats will be cushioned! 😊
▶️ Have you watched all of our videos from Mexico City? In case you missed any, check out this playlist👇🏼
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2GmdNY-n065F4QaSejy_sF-upSElZrad
Looking back, Mr. Porfirio has fond memories of Mexico City with the old crocodile and parrot taxis (cocodrilos & cotorras 🚖), and back then a haircut cost only 4 pesos! 💇🏻♂️
When he was learning barbering in Oaxaca, there was no electricity therefore, he worked with manual clippers. He still has some of the clippers in his current shop which he eagerly showed to us. In 1979, Mr. Porfirio became the 3rd owner of La Bohemia barbershop. He says the shop was opened in the 60s.
✨ His life advice: Find work that you love doing. Respect yourself. Respect your work. Respect your customers.
He loves barbering and conversations with his customers! Typically, he plays classical music in his shop to create a relaxing atmosphere 🎶
So grateful to Edgar Monroy, owner of Starlite Barber Shop, for helping us out A TON behind the scenes 🙏🏼 He offered to accompany and assist us with interpreting at the barbershops we wanted to visit, and he connected us with Mr. Porfirio as he used to live in the neighborhood :)
S P E C I A L T H A N K S:
Mr. Porfirio Flores González, Barber & Owner
La Bohemia
Ventura G.Tena 169, Asturias, Cuauhtémoc,
Mexico City, Mexico
▶ Walk-Ins only
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