Funerals are traditionally known as places of sorrow and solemn reflections.
But one in Peru took a jaw-dropping turn when a widow was caught on camera twerking against a life-sized cut-out of her late husband leaning against his open coffin.
Dressed in all black, the woman was seen gyrating her behind on the cardboard tribute as funeral guests clapped, whooped and cheered her on.
The gathering turned into a full-on concert as reggaeton singer, El Cangri del Callao, a self-described ‘wake entertainer’, graced the occasion with party hits.
At one point, the performer even encouraged other guests to stomp the dancefloor and shake off their sorrow.
The bizarre send-off, which took place on July 6, was all caught on camera.
El Cangri later posted the clip on Instagram, where it racked up 4.3 million views and nearly 8,000 comments.
Social media hilariously chimed in with one comment saying: ‘Hi bro, I’m going to die on 23 July. Are you available?’
A young woman in Peru was caught on camera twerking against a life-sized cut-out of her late husband leaning against his open coffin.
The gathering turned into a full-on concert as reggaeton singer, El Cangri del Callao, a self-described ‘wake entertainer’, graced the occasion
Funeral guests clapped, whooped and cheered her on as she gave her husband the bizarre send-off
Another added: ‘They are very young, but in my time we cried at funerals.’
A third joked, ‘Widow finds five new loves… at the wake.’
Others weren’t so impressed. One commentator fumed: ‘We can see how that stupid music makes people stupid.’
But not everyone was clutching their pearls. Another social media user wrote: ‘I’ve performed funerals and wakes, but always from a very different tone to what this video shows.
‘I’ve never had the opportunity to capture a farewell from such a luminous, vivid perspective.’
