00:00And we arrived at the village of Huancot, with a lot of sacrifice, in Buscalán.
00:06Located in the province of Calinga, in the north of the island of Luzon,
00:10exactly 440 kilometers from the capital Manila.
00:16The family of Huancot went to receive us at the entrance of the small town,
00:20and there we began our journey.
00:30A thousand people, a lot of people.
00:50But how? Not only Huancot tattoos?
00:53No, Francisco, his nieces also tattoo, but much more elaborate things.
00:58There are many people who visit this place every day.
01:01According to what Reimi told us, there are approximately 60 people a day.
01:06She did these three dots, I got this from her.
01:11And is it a protection or what?
01:14Yes, it's a protection because it's from her, it's her signature.
01:19Ah, her signature too.
01:21Yes, one of the meanings is protection.
01:23Of course, she tattooed the warriors.
01:25Huancot is not only the oldest tattoo artist in the Philippines,
01:29but it is considered the last Mamba Batok that uses the Batok technique,
01:35a tattoo made by hand that was made to the ancient warriors of the tribe
01:40when they fought in the Second World War.
01:43This ancient technique dates back a thousand years,
01:46and is more painful than a tattoo today.
01:59If you get tattooed, you might pass out if you don't have something in your stomach.
02:04So we go eat, and after we eat, we go down.
02:09I love to eat.
02:12Yeah, you love to eat.
02:14No problem.
02:29They're like passion fruits.
02:31They're passion fruits, obviously.
02:33How are you?
02:34Good.
02:35I'm feeling a little less inflamed, but it still hurts a little.
02:39Dude, if nothing else, I'm going to go down.
02:41Yeah, but walk slowly, because you might trip and trip again.
02:49Dude!
02:51How are you?
02:52Good, sit down for a bit.
02:53No, I'm fine here, thanks.
02:55Hey, this is good, right?
02:57I ate a steak.
03:00Delicious.
03:02Sit down for a bit.
03:04Do you want to get closer?
03:05There's no sun here.
03:06Look.
03:09This is good.
03:10What are you eating?
03:12Let's go back there.
03:14They're calling me.
03:15Go ahead, then.
03:16If you're having such a good time, I'll keep enjoying myself here, fatty.
03:20Good.
03:22Yeah.
03:23No, it's entertaining, go back there.
03:26It's entertaining, go back there.
03:27Go back there.
03:28It's entertaining.
03:35Hey, every little corner has life.
03:42Everything is so small here.
03:43Yeah.
03:44People are so small, dogs are so small, chickens are so small, so are chickens.
03:50Hello, hello.
03:53Oh, we're almost there.
03:54It looks like we have to go up a ladder.
03:56Please, hold my stick.
03:58There.
04:13Look, there are some eggs, there are duck eggs, there are some fried bananas.
04:18Fried bananas.
04:19And rice, because rice is always good.
04:21Rice.
04:22Let's go.
04:23Let's go.
04:24Let's go.
04:25Perfect.
04:29Oh, look.
04:33What does Allure mean to me?
04:35On a trip, Allure is enjoying simple things.
04:39It's discovering new places.
04:41Enjoying new experiences.
04:44Finding ways to communicate with other cultures.
04:47It's discovering different people and connecting with them through a smile.
04:52It's landscapes, it's cities, it's people.
04:56Allure is about accumulating experiences.
04:59Which will be the stories I'm going to tell tomorrow.
05:04Guatita, my heart is full of joy.
05:05But you ate all the chicken.
05:08You ate half the eggs, you ate half the lettuce.
05:11Guys, I hope you enjoyed your lunch.
05:13Now we're finished.
05:14It's time to go see Apple.
05:17Okay.
05:18And do the interview.
05:20Yeah, okay.
05:21Ready?
05:22Ready, ready, ready.
05:30Oh, they're tattooing people here.
05:34This tattoo method has been practiced for centuries.
05:37And it's known for the use of natural materials.
05:40These are a sharp thorn from a citrus tree.
05:44Or a bush as a needle.
05:46The mixture of oil and water for the ink.
05:49And a bamboo stick with which the blow penetrates the skin is made.
05:55Excellent.
05:56Hello, how are you?
05:58I swear that the journey of coming to get a tattoo has been like climbing a mountain.
06:02The pain of the skin.
06:03Watch out for the chicken.
06:04The chicken.
06:06And what happens if the tattoo artist tells us that she doesn't want to tattoo us?
06:15Cut it out.
06:16Look at all the tragedy we've done.
06:21And until we got it.
06:23After almost ten hours of travel.
06:25And many inconveniences.
06:27There it was.
06:28The famous tattoo artist.
06:30Wang Ot.
06:32Wang Ot.
06:33A unique and imposing woman.
06:36With more than 107 years of wisdom.
06:39And Filipino culture.
06:43Getting there.
06:44Finding it.
06:45Wow.
06:46I think it changes your energy.
06:48Regardless of whether you believe it or not.
06:51In the powers of your tattoo.
06:58I loved it.
06:59I loved it.
07:00I loved it.
07:01It's a sweetness that can't be explained.
07:07Do you realize that she is a living legend?
07:12The last of a generation.
07:15Everything she knows.
07:17All the history.
07:19Everything she has lived.
07:21All the warriors she tattooed.
07:24This profession of tattooing.
07:26Of tattoo artist.
07:27It was passed from parents to children.
07:30Not to daughters.
07:32And her father.
07:33Who was a tattoo artist.
07:34He had no children.
07:36And she wanted him to teach her the profession.
07:41She broke with the paradigms.
07:45Are you going to do it on the arm?
07:47I think so.
07:48And she wanted you on the cheek.
07:50On the butt?
07:51Yes.
07:52Here's the thorn.
07:53That you will use to get the three deaths.
07:58And it's your souvenir as well.
08:01You will use.
08:04Yes.
08:06That's a thorn.
08:14So you will use later.
08:18Nice to meet you miss.
08:22Nice to meet you.
08:23Nice to meet you.
08:25Juan Cot is the one who chooses who and where to tattoo.
08:31She chose my hand.
08:39The technique is very painful.
08:41But I had to be brave.
08:53It hurts.
08:54It hurts?
09:00To be with her.
09:02The one who tattooed us.
09:03And to feel.
09:05That I'm getting the bad vibes.
09:11It hurts.
09:13It hurts.
09:14It hurts.
09:15It hurts.
09:16It hurts.
09:17It hurts.
09:18It hurts.
09:19It hurts.
09:20It hurts.
09:22It hurts.
09:23It hurts.
09:24It hurts.
09:25It hurts.
09:26It hurts.
09:27It hurts.
09:28It hurts.
09:29It hurts.
09:32To feel that I'm changing skin.
09:35I don't want to move.
09:36Nobody complained Francisco.
09:37Nobody complained.
09:38Nobody complained.
09:39Okay.
09:40I don't either.
09:41There's a row of people.
09:42Okay.
09:43Even some of the kids.
09:44They didn't complain.
09:45Okay.
09:46I don't either.
09:47I'm brave.
09:49I don't complain.
09:50I
09:57Please a photo with you
10:00Victoria, okay
10:03Linda Linda, thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you
10:10Obviously, I'm being visited at one. No better. Yeah, the opportunity to tell you what you would love to hear come back story in Philippines
10:21You
10:28They were a connoisseur kiss a momento unico can all be there is a mass
10:35May see me remember to ask you to look at a serial último no tenía ningún tatuaje ninguna parte pero creo que
10:42de cierta forma
10:44este tatuaje
10:46une
10:47tosta amistad
10:49Este programa a estos viajeros
10:54Creo que tenemos ahora algo una ventura muy en común para contarle a los nietos
11:05De verdad que deseo a
11:08one gold a start at aura maravillosa
11:12que ya tiene entre no se sabe exactamente pero entre
11:16106
11:17Y ciento dieciséis años no se sabe muy bien cuántos años tiene
11:22Deseo que viva muchos años más y sigue ejerciendo este oficio increíble
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