💈 1940s Mexican Cinema Inspired Classic Haircut | Starlite Barber Shop Mexico City

💈 1940s Mexican Cinema Inspired Classic Haircut at Starlite Barber Shop in Mexico City ✨

Edgar Monroy Escutia, a 37-year-old native of Mexico City 🇲🇽, founded Starlite Barber Shop in 2017. Since then, the shop has endured an earthquake, a pandemic, and a move!

Now located in the cool and popular Roma Norte neighborhood, Starlite is housed in a spacious 1940s Art Deco style residence. Edgar remembers the challenge of restoring the floors to their original glory. The beautiful checkerboard floors were hidden under vinyl, and it was a big job to remove it all!

🎞️ When Edgar was a teenager, he was fascinated with the hairstyles of the Mexican Golden Age cinema and 1950s American Rock 'N' Roll singers. Actors Pedro Infante, Germán Valdés (Tintán), Ramón Valdés, Mauricio Garcés, Jorge Negrete, Wolf Ruvinskis, Ramón Gay, Gustavo Rojo, and Emilio “El Indio” Fernández represented a classic style that would later be an influence for Starlite Barber Shop.

The difficulty was finding a place that understood what Edgar wanted so he ultimately found other people with the same taste. Then one day, he was online and discovered some barbershops in California with a revival of traditional barbering... this sparked his desire to become a barber 💈

Starting out with used clippers, practicing on friends and family, Edgar recalls making plenty of mistakes along the way! He was motivated to find a barbershop apprenticeship after falling in love with someone who encouraged and inspired him.

Seven years ago, Edgar opened Starlite Barber Shop, inspired by the 40s and 50s. The shop reflects his love for music, mid-century modern design, and preserving a vintage spirit transporting you to a different time. Edgar focuses on traditional barbering, respecting old school methods, classic cuts and hot towel shaves. He aims for each patron to feel unique and receive a high-quality service that stands out.

With a decade of barbering under his belt, Edgar enjoys the camaraderie and creativity of barbering ✨ He previously studied Political Science and Public Administration at UNAM but realized it wouldn't make him happy.

During his free time, he enjoys producing Rockabilly events and DJing with vinyl records 🎶 His favorite neighborhoods are Centro Histórico and Roma Norte where "you can find everything to live and enjoy a cosmopolitan lifestyle in Mexico.”

For first time visitors to Mexico City, Edgar recommends visiting the city’s many museums, trying the street food with such a variety of flavors 🌮 and exploring La Lagunilla flea market on Sundays :)

✨ Edgar's Life Advice: "Fight for your dreams and for the place you want to see yourself in the future. Do what you love for the passion, not for the money or fame.”

Among his favorite Haircut Harry videos are The Nite Owl Barber Shop, featuring his friend and mentor Brian Hurson, and Blue Velvets, showcasing Mr. Hideki Kakinouchi who is a master of the Pompadour and Ducktail styles 🙌🏼💈❤️ Check out these videos here👇🏼

S P E C I A L T H A N K S:

Edgar Monroy Escutia, Barber & Owner
Merida 238, Roma Norte, Cuauhtémoc
Mexico City, Mexico 06700

To book an appointment and for current prices of services, please visit👇🏼

P R O D U C T S:

▶ Starlite Pomade - Available Only In Starlite Barber Shop
▶ Hair Cream - Not Available On Amazon USA

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[HairCutHarry]

Hola! It was awesome to finally visit Mexico City 🇲🇽 We loved it 😍 Huge thank you to Edgar at Starlite Barber Shop for welcoming us and making our time in CDMX so memorable 🙏🏼❤

¡Deja un comentario abajo si eres de México!

[Robert-Olbrycht]

What I like about this YouTuber is that he treats his job professionally and allows the hairdresser to act as he sees fit. This way, the video becomes much more interesting and the hairdresser can spread his wings.

[ericfinn]

I love that this barber actually gave Harry a different cut. A lot seem to go cautious when Harry says "Do what you want" but he didn't. Kudos. Also like that he's a lefty which gives a different perspective on things at times.

[jamesford]

There has not been such strong ASMR in Harry's video for a very long time... last 10 min was pure perfection of pampering and a solid tranqulizer for my fat ass.

[taylorellington]

Oh snap, a Haircut Harry video of a haircut! Time to fall asleep to this 100 times in 50 days

[matthewpulley]

BEST ASMR VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE! Why? Little to no talking and no music! Thanks again, Harry!

[mh.]

Finally, there’s a barber who understands the “You can do whatever you like” and makes a unique haircut, love to see it, great work 🫵🏻👍🏻

[QueenJaneway]

Aah, the is my favorite sound of all time.

[prestondavis]

Remember to subscribe everyone! I feel like Harry has been at 500k for WAY to long! Let's get him to 1 million ASAP! It costs you nothing, and you get notified every time he drops a new video! Thanks for another great video Harry!

[alexsamperio]

Finally!!, a barber shop that i could visit in my country 😅😅

[jmcdhfn]

Really enjoyed Edgar's post-cut grooming. A real perfectionist at his craft. A+

[rowdogspeaks]

This is a lovely haircut. Barber really takes his time, and it sounds very peaceful with the birds chirping and the sunshine out.

[Badonicus]

In first. Sit down and get a haircut. Then review. Barber seemed a little nervous out the gates but recovered well. The comb colour marched the walls and table on the way in. Another lovely relaxing one Harry.

[garyparker]

idk why, but the buzzer that they use on the back of our neck always sent some kind of asmr sensation to my head and spine.

[robinrickett]

A true artisan and a perfectionist. Great pride in his work.

[odessan]

Thanks for the video Harry. The interior is beautiful, and the barber is a master of his craft who was able to give you a haircut that you had never had before. Great job!🎉

[Petrovalex]

I’ve had the pleasure of guest spotting at Starlite under Edgar. He’s a very talented and passionate barber, learned alot from him.

[stevesanderson]

Hey, Harry. I think this might be the best cut you've ever had. I told my stylist i wanted a "Mexican Cinema" cut and he looked perplexed and gave me a whatever cut

[simongleim]

Ich finde ihre viedeos total interessant und entspannt immer wieder cool Ich freue mich immer wenn ein neues Video kommt 😃👌👍

[ElDocBruh]

After watching once I moved on to the "play in the background" phase, and I realised that I the sounds in this video feel especially good to me. Very clear and relaxing.