Editing Veracruz (section)

===Dance and music===
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The state is well known in the country for its music and dance. The [[fandango]] is a dance brought over from Spanish. Today the state has two varieties: the jarocho and the huasteco.<ref name="atractcul"/> Indigenous and folk dances in the state are most often associated with rituals and religious festivals. These include one called Los Lisceres also called the Tigres from the Los Tuxtlas region. Participants wear Olmec style masks which represent the rain god Tlalóc. Another is Los Guaguas in which the participants pay homage to the sun, and Los Santiagos, which is related to the veneration of Saint James, patron saint of Hernán Cortés. One last one is called Los Negritos (The Little Black Ones) which was created by African slaves. According to tradition, the origin of this dance lies in a story about a boy who was bitten by a snake and the rituals his family held to heal him.<ref name="rincones22">González, p. 22</ref>

However, the state's most famous dance is as much a ritual and daredevil act as movements performed to music. The '''Danza de los Voladores''' (Dance of the Flyers) is a ceremony/ritual which has its roots in the pre-Hispanic period and presently best known as associated with the town of [[Papantla]], Veracruz. It is believed to have originated with the [[Nahua peoples|Nahua]], [[Huastec people|Huastec]] and [[Otomi people|Otomi]] peoples in central Mexico, and then spread throughout most of [[Mesoamerica]]. The ritual consists of dance and the climbing of a 30-meter pole from which four of the five participants then launch themselves tied with ropes to descend to the ground. The fifth remains on top of the pole, dancing and playing a flute and drum. According to myth, the ritual was created to ask the gods to end a severe [[drought]]. Although the ritual did not originate with the [[Totonac]] people, today it is most strongly associated with them, especially those in and around [[Papantla]], as the ceremony has died off in most other places.<ref name="wilkerson7576">{{Cite book |title=El Tajin: A Guide for Visitors |last=Wilkerson |first=S. Jeffrey K |year=1987 |isbn=968-499-293-9 |pages=75–76 |publisher=Universidad Veracruzana }}</ref> The ceremony was named an [[Intangible Cultural Heritage]] by [[UNESCO]] in order to help the ritual survive and thrive in the modern world.<ref name="mcclat">{{Cite news |title='Flying Men' are now Cultural Heritage |newspaper=McClatchy – Tribune Business News |location=Washington, DC |date=October 1, 2009 }}</ref>

The state's best-known musical style is called the "son". A "[[son (music)|son]]" is a musical variation which traces its origins to Spain and developed during the 17th and 18th centuries. It is the state's most popular musical style shows influences from the many peoples who have lived here such as indigenous groups, Portuguese, Italians, Africans, French and others. The music is generally performed by harps, violins and guitars, with an occasional wind instrument. [[huapango|Son huasteco (also called son huapango)]] is a variety of son played in the north of the state mostly among the Totonacs. Son jarocho is the better known and more popular variety played in the south of the state. The famous Grammy award-winning song "La Bamba" by [[Los Lobos]] is said have its roots in a traditional folk song from Veracruz (hence the reference to the "Marinero" in that song).<ref name="atractcul"/><ref name="rincones2021">González, pp. 20–21</ref>

The state has produced a number of musicians famous in the country. One of the best known is Francisco Gabilondo Soler. Gabilondo Soler is best known for creating a character known as "Cri-cri", a singing cricket for a radio show in the first half of the 20th century. As a musician, he specialized in writing children's songs such as "Abuelito", "Caminito de la escuela", "El baile de los muñecos", "El burrito" and "La negrita Cucurumbé". A number of his works have been translated into other languages. Another famous musician is Agustín Lara, who has had more international fame. Nicknamed "Flaco de oro" (golden skinny one), he always insisted that he was born in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz and not Mexico City as records show. Lara formed his first band in 1930 called El Son de Marabú and toured almost continuously in Mexico and abroad during his career. His most famous compositions include "Veracruz", "Noche de Ronda" and "Solamente una vez".<ref name="rincones2021"/> Other prominent musicians include Toña "La Negra" or María Antonia del Carmen Peregino, Narcisco Serradel, Lorenzo Barcelata and María Greever.<ref name="atractcul"/>