Duérmete mi niño, duérmete ya...

Que viene el Coco y te comerá.

~JuanCaxés- 17thcentury

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El Cucuy (el Coco) is a Spanish and Latin American legend much like the “boogeyman,” conjured by parents to scare children into behaving. According to the myth, when el Cucuy spies a disobedient child, he comes in the night to kidnap and eat him or her.

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As adults, we easily forget how terrifying the world can be to a child. In this piece, themes representing the grotesque and monstrous confront themes representing the tender innocence of a sleepy child. Perhaps el Cucuy is not so bad after all. Or perhaps...