Santa taxi driver raises gifts to send Mexican kids Christmas joy

W/S Santa driving taxi in Villahermosa, Tabasco
W/S Santa posing next to taxi
C/U Santa's face in rear-view mirror
M/S Santa entering taxi
W/S Taxi driving and indicating left
M/S Santa driving taxi
C/U Wishlists on dashboard
M/S Santa driving inside taxi
SOT, Armando Castillo Leon, Santa taxi driver (Spanish): "Every year I am collecting toys as Santa Claus until December 25th."
M/S Santa stood outside car
M/S Adult poses for photo with taxi santa
W/S Taxi stops in street
SOT, Armando Castillo Leon, Santa taxi driver (Spanish): "What is being collected around here until December 21 is being distributed on December 22, during a wrestling exhibition for 500 children from low-income families. After that, Santa Claus leaves and the Three Wise Men [Three Kings] arrive and continue this raising work to do a giveaway on January 6 at one of Villahermosa' municipalities, which is Macuspana."
M/S Santa giving gifts to children
M/S Santa giving gifts to children
M/S Boy smiling with gifts in santa's embrace
M/S Santa speaking to girl and handing gift to her
M/S Girls smiling in santa's embrace
SOT, Armando Castillo Leon, Santa taxi driver (Spanish): "As you can see, inside the taxi I have a lot of cards that the kids give me, we make photographs, they ask me for toys or a video. Otherwise the parents ask me to film a video for their child or grandchild, or a nephew. So I shoot a video and give it to them. This is another way to contribute."
M/S Santa driving inside taxi
M/S Santa driving inside taxi
W/S Taxi driving
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Meet 58-year-old Armando, better known as the Santa Claus taxi driver, in Villahermosa, Tabasco, as shown from footage filmed on Sunday. The taxi driver, performing a Santa Claus role, receives letters and takes pictures with children but, most importantly, sends the all the children Christmas joy.
"As you can see, inside the taxi I have a lot of cards that the kids give me, we make photographs, they ask me for toys or a video. Otherwise the parents ask me to film a video for their child or grandchild, or a nephew. So I shoot a video and give it to them. This is another way to contribute," he said.
The father of three and grandfather seems to have found a way to bring some Christmas joy to all the families, despite inequalities or a difficult economic situation: "What is collected from here until December 21 will be delivered on December 22 in a wrestling exhibition for 500 children of limited resources and then Santa Claus leaves and the wise men who, continue doing this collection work, come for to deliver to a municipality in the city of Villahermosa that is precisely going to be Macuspana."
His noble work has touched the hearts of many people. This year his goal is to make one thousand children happier.