Street Tacos al Pastor — Mexico City at Midnight

16:9 video, 8 seconds. Midnight in Mexico City: a food documentary of the trompo, the taquero, and the night crowd.

0-2s: The trompo spins — marinated pork stacked like a top, glistening as it turns before the vertical flame. The taquero's knife flicks, shaving glistening slices onto the griddle where they sizzle on contact. Above the trompo, pineapple caramelizes on its spike, juices dripping onto the pork. The flame gutters and recovers with each pass of the knife, breathing with the work.
2-5s: Cilantro, onion, and lime fly — the taquero's hands a blur, chopping and scattering with practiced rhythm. The tortillas warm on the griddle's edge, puffing slightly. Tacos are doubled up, filled with the shaved pork and crowned with caramelized pineapple, and handed over the counter to the night crowd.
5-8s: The crowd eats standing, salsa dripping, the midnight chaos happy and loud. The trompo keeps spinning behind the counter, the flame licking the pork, and the taquero is already shaving the next round. A lime wedge arcs through the air and lands precisely on a finished taco.

Detail: the trompo's glistening pork layers, the caramelizing pineapple, the flying cilantro and onion, the griddle's sizzle, the crowd's happy chaos. Camera: fiery trompo close-ups, the midnight crowd's energy. Lighting: streetlight and flame on glistening meat, warm and vivid. Atmosphere: festive and irresistible — the city's beating heart at midnight. Style: vibrant street-food documentary, sizzling detail, rich color.