Going Through a Painful Blood Ritual of the Black Angel Cult

In the city of Pachuca, Mexico, there is a religious following of a figure known as the Angelito Negro, or the Black Angel. VICE’s Alex Mendoza visits two of the Black Angel’s most popular places of worship. He explores the origin and belief in Angelito Negro and undergoes their respective ceremonies to seek protection from the Black Angel himself. Click here to subscribe to VICE: About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don’t even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE. Connect with VICE: Check out our full video catalog: Videos, daily editorial and more: More videos from the VICE network: Click here to get the best of VICE daily: Like VICE on Facebook: Follow VICE on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram: The VICE YouTube Network: VICE: MUNCHIES: VICE News: VICELAND: Broadly: Noisey: Motherboard: VICE Sports: i-D: Waypoint: