Machete - Cultural References

Cultural References

• The flag of Angola features a Machete, along with a cog-wheel.
• The machete is also a performance weapon used in variations of the Brazilian martial dance called maculelê, often practiced by proponents of capoeira.
• In the Mexican state of Durango, the folkloric dance called Danza de los Machetes consists of blind-folded dancers juggling machetes and pitching them at increasing speeds between one another in synchronicity.
• In some Central American regions, the machete is believed to be the best weapon to kill the mythical cadejo.
• In Colombia and other countries in South America, machete is a term often used to describe a kluge.
• Mexican news journal Machetearte adopts the name in a game of words, where it can mean Machete Art as well as Striking you with a Machete. Its distribution is mainly throughout Central and Northern Mexico, as well as online.
• Fictional mass murderer from the Friday the 13th film series, Jason Voorhees, uses a machete as his weapon of choice, on his victims.
• Machete is a 2010 film by Robert Rodriguez, named for the character played by Danny Trejo, also starring Steven Seagal and Robert De Niro. It is a follow-up to Grindhouse and based on the character developed in Spy Kids.

• In the game Fallout: New Vegas machetes are frequently used in one of the major factions, Caesar's Legion. The most common are made by flattening a lawnmower blade and strapping on a wooden handle.