{"id":25675,"date":"2017-02-14T11:01:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T10:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/chato-rayo-2016\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T14:54:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:54:05","slug":"chato-rayo-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/en\/chato-rayo-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"El Chato and El Rayo, a very peculiar couple from the Miguelturra Carnival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-90pj4n-86244148ab310f73ec317ba4e884a6d5\">\n.flex_column.av-90pj4n-86244148ab310f73ec317ba4e884a6d5{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 2% 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-90pj4n-86244148ab310f73ec317ba4e884a6d5 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_four_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first no_margin flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-loy79jrn-48bda2d5d8c9b527ebd027943d280318\">\n.avia-image-container.av-loy79jrn-48bda2d5d8c9b527ebd027943d280318 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-loy79jrn-48bda2d5d8c9b527ebd027943d280318 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-loy79jrn-48bda2d5d8c9b527ebd027943d280318 av-styling- av-img-linked avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/ngg_featured\/carnaval-miguelturra-mascaras-1985-001-chato.jpg\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='1985. Photo of the Chato and the Rayo'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-24359 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24359 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/ngg_featured\/carnaval-miguelturra-mascaras-1985-001-chato.jpg\" alt='carnival-miguelturra-street masks-1985' title='1985. Photo of the Chato and the Rayo'  height=\"800\" width=\"512\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-89cg5z-273bf57b822e6a92d19633f74fbfb00c\">\n.flex_column.av-89cg5z-273bf57b822e6a92d19633f74fbfb00c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0 0 0 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-89cg5z-273bf57b822e6a92d19633f74fbfb00c av_four_fifth  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  no_margin flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-loy76cv8-f0d35bfc66b1133a614fe2b3cca68a8e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock blockquote'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"font-size: 1.235em; line-height: 1.5em; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 7px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding-left: 20px; border-color: #719430;\">El Chato and El Rayo, a very peculiar couple from the Miguelturra Carnival<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-loy76yz3-39a3d2d280aac4d4303278b750f60266 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Inseparable since the early eighties<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-loy761d3-173375cf1789bdbd317a86f1e71a8fe0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jos\u00e9 Lu\u00eds Rivas Ar\u00e9valo and Leandro Ar\u00e9valo L\u00f3pez, known as Chato and Rayo respectively, are two friends who have been intensely involved in the Miguelturra Carnival for many years, and have been a carnival couple since 1983.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We spent a great evening with them, sharing anecdotes and laughter. Accompanied by Encarni and Charo, they told us about their carnival adventures, even with the local police and civil guard, always with great humor and respect.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They have dressed up as brewers of a well-known brand, as police officers, as Snow White and the Dwarf, as TV clowns, as somewhat cheerful widows, they have made parodies of celebrities such as Pantoja, the Duchess of Alba, members of the Royal House Spanish and English, chefs with the occasional star and endless characterizations, each more fun and inventive.<\/p>\n<p>Will they ever be the Major Masks of the Miguelturra Carnival?<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for making us enjoy the carnival.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2mrpl3-7033c9ee157db6b4d1f60888603db81f\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-2mrpl3-7033c9ee157db6b4d1f60888603db81f .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:12.5%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-2mrpl3-7033c9ee157db6b4d1f60888603db81f avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  avia_lazyload av-slideshow-ui av-loop-manual-endless av-control-hidden av-navigate-arrows av-navigate-dots hover-effect av-control-hidden avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-1'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" content=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/en\/chato-rayo-2016\/\"><div class='avia-gallery-big-wrapper'><a class='avia-gallery-big fakeLightbox lightbox avia-gallery-big-crop-thumb ' href=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/chato_rayo_2016_1983_001.jpg\"  data-onclick='1' title='1983. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo' ><span class='avia-gallery-big-inner'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-24117 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24117\"  width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/chato_rayo_2016_1983_001-495x400.jpg\" title='1983. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo' alt='carnival-miguelturra-chato-rayo' \/><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/chato_rayo_2016_1983_001.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/chato_rayo_2016_1983_001-495x400.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='1983. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-24117 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24117\"   src=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/chato_rayo_2016_1983_001-495x400.jpg\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\"  title='1983. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo' alt='carnival-miguelturra-chato-rayo' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24117 avia-img-lazy-loading-24117\"  width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/chato_rayo_2016_1983_001-495x400.jpg\" title='1983. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo' alt='carnival-miguelturra-chato-rayo' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_1984_001.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_1984_001-495x400.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='2' title='1984. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-24118 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24118\"   src=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_1984_001-495x400.jpg\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\"  title='1984. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo' alt='carnival-miguelturra-chato-rayo' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24118 avia-img-lazy-loading-24118\"  width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_1984_001-495x400.jpg\" title='1984. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo' alt='carnival-miguelturra-chato-rayo' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_1984_002.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_1984_002-495x400.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='3' title='1984. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-24119 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24119\"   src=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_1984_002-495x400.jpg\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\"  title='1984. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo' alt='carnival-miguelturra-chato-rayo' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24119 avia-img-lazy-loading-24119\"  width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_1984_002-495x400.jpg\" title='1984. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo' alt='carnival-miguelturra-chato-rayo' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_1990.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_1990-495x400.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='4' title='1990. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-24120 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24120\"   src=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_1990-495x400.jpg\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\"  title='1990. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo' alt='carnival-miguelturra-chato-rayo' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24120 avia-img-lazy-loading-24120\"  width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_1990-495x400.jpg\" title='1990. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo' alt='carnival-miguelturra-chato-rayo' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_1991.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_1991-495x400.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='5' title='1991. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-24121 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24121\"   src=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_1991-495x400.jpg\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\"  title='1991. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo' alt='carnival-miguelturra-chato-rayo' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24121 avia-img-lazy-loading-24121\"  width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_1991-495x400.jpg\" title='1991. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo' alt='carnival-miguelturra-chato-rayo' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_2009.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_2009-495x400.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='6' title='2009. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-24122 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24122\"   src=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_2009-495x400.jpg\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\"  title='2009. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo' alt='carnival-miguelturra-chato-rayo' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24122 avia-img-lazy-loading-24122\"  width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_2009-495x400.jpg\" title='2009. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo' alt='carnival-miguelturra-chato-rayo' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_2012.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_2012-495x400.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='7' title='2011. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-24123 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24123\"   src=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_2012-495x400.jpg\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\"  title='2011. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo' alt='carnival-miguelturra-chato-rayo' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24123 avia-img-lazy-loading-24123\"  width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_2012-495x400.jpg\" title='2011. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo' alt='carnival-miguelturra-chato-rayo' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_2014.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_2014-495x400.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='8' title='2014. Photo: El Chato and El Rayo'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-24124 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24124\"   src=\"https:\/\/carnavaldemiguelturra.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chato_Rayo_2016_2014-495x400.jpg\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\"  title='2014. 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