Crecencio "Chencho" Portillo
1920 – 1998 A memorial honoring warmth, ritual, and family memory.A life remembered
Chencho’s story
Humble farmer from a small ranchito called Santa Rosa in the sierras of Sinaloa, Mexico.
Told by the family
Memories of Chencho
Lost Guarache
Across the years
Chencho’s life journey
The chapters between these dates are still being gathered by the family.
Crecencio "Chencho" Portillo was born
Crecencio "Chencho" Portillo passed away
Kept close
Photographs & keepsakes
Woven together
Chencho’s family
People remembered alongside Chencho. Each relationship is shown as that person’s connection to Chencho.
If you'd like to linger
The AR memorial
View selected photographs and moments from this memorial in augmented reality, placed in the room around you through your phone’s camera. It opens in the browser — no app needed.
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A gathering of light
Messages and gestures left by people who remember Chencho. The family reads each one before it appears here.
4 remembrances
This Guestbook holds 4 remembrances — quiet gestures and written messages left by people who remember Chencho. Each one is listed below.
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Miss you great grandpa.
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He loved cacaguates.
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He had a way of making ordinary evenings feel ceremonial. Thank you for preserving that feeling here.
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I always left feeling calmer than when I arrived. This page captures that softness beautifully.
Deja un mensaje o un gesto de recuerdo.
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A short message or gesture belongs here in the Guestbook. A longer memory — a story, a photograph, a saying — can be preserved in the memorial itself. The family reviews everything first. ¿Tienes un recuerdo más largo? Compártelo con la familia.