Summary For more than fifty years, Eliseo Torres Cobian has made lasts for shoes. The pieces he makes are an invaluable tool for shoemakers in making any kind of footwear, because they imitate the dimensions and contours of the human foot. From experience, Eliseo knows that he needs to work with painstaking care so that customers can find shoes that fit right. Last making is an artisanal craft which demands rigor and precision in carving and measurement. The final process of fashioning a last includes attaching the insole, to guarantee the shape and size of the shoe. It is a trade which, according to historical record, dates from the Sixteenth Century, and in Don Eliseo finds its last practitioner in Mexico City.
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Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Mexico
Official sites : Company Name Official site
Language : Spanish
Production companies : Gravedad Cero Films Sistema Público de Radiodifusión del Estado Mexicano
Summary For more than fifty years, Eliseo Torres Cobian has made lasts for shoes. The pieces he makes are an invaluable tool for shoemakers in making any kind of footwear, because they imitate the dimensions and contours of the human foot. From experience, Eliseo knows that he needs to work with painstaking care so that customers can find shoes that fit right. Last making is an artisanal craft which demands rigor and precision in carving and measurement. The final process of fashioning a last includes attaching the insole, to guarantee the shape and size of the shoe. It is a trade which, according to historical record, dates from the Sixteenth Century, and in Don Eliseo finds its last practitioner in Mexico City.
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Mexico
Official sites : Company Name Official site
Language : Spanish
Production companies : Gravedad Cero Films Sistema Público de Radiodifusión del Estado Mexicano
