October 2, 2024 • 36 mins
It’s that time of year again! Latine/Hispanic Heritage Month is in full swing. We celebrate Latines all year round, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have things to say about these four extra Latine weeks. In this capítulo, we discuss some our favorite pop culture moments of 2024. From the many JLO memes, to the viral tears in my Latina eyes, Angela Aguilar and other faves!
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Speaker 1 (01:54):
So in case you missed it, it's that time of
year again where Latinos and Hispanic folks come out of
hiding to celebrate Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
And you know, over here at Look, I thought our radio,
it's always Latino, Latina, Latine and my personal favorite LATINX
Heritage Month, each and every day. But that doesn't mean
that we don't have some things to say about these
four extra special extra LATINX weeks that we have to
celebrate between September and October. I've always wondered, why do
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we start in the middle of September and then end
in the middle of October. Why do we straddle these
two months, like why not one full month? What is
the purpose? But there's actually a reason, and it's not
just because Hispanic Heritage Month in this way is kind
of like a Mestizo month.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
I was about to say, yah, yeah, it's like symbolic,
it just makes sense, But there is an actual history
about Hispanic Heritage Month and why these four weeks were
specifically chosen. According to Hispanic Heritage Month dot GOV, each year,
Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September fifteenth to
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October fifteenth by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of
American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean,
and Central and South America.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
So something interesting is that this observation of Hispanic Heritage
Month actually started a while back in nineteen sixty eight,
and it was originally Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson.
Hispanic Heritage Week was actually expanded by President Ronald Reagan
in nineteen eighty eight to cover a thirty day period
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starting on September fifteenth and ending on October fifteenth. It
was enacted into law on August seventeenth, nineteen eighty eight,
on the approval of Public Law one hundred through four
or two. You can look that up if you're interested
in that.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
The day of September fifteenth is also significant because it
is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries like
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hoduras, and Nicaragua. In addition,
Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September sixteenth
and September eighteenth, respectively.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
So why celebrate Hispanics in the United States? Why give
us a month the Why celebrate us as a people
and as a population. So we're going to share some
key facts about US Latinos for National Hispanic Heritage Month,
and this coming from Pew research from a study in
twenty twenty three. The US Hispanic population reached sixty three
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point six million in twenty twenty two, which is up
from fifty point five million in twenty ten. This is
a twenty six percent increase in the Hispanic population. And
this increase in the Hispanic population was actually faster than
the nation's eight percent growth, but slower than the thirty
four percent increase in our Asian American population. In twenty
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twenty two, Hispanics made up nearly one in five people
in the United States, meaning if you're in a group
of five people, at least one of us is probably
of Latin descent.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
Latinos or Hispanics, have also played a major role in
US population growth over the past decade. The US population
grew by twenty four point five million from twenty ten
to twenty twenty two, and Hispanics accounted for fifty three
percent of that increase.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
The number of Latinos who say that they are multiracial
has also increased dramatically.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
We are a very.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
Multicultural, multi ethnic, multiracial people group, and more than twenty
seven million Latinos identified with more than one race in
twenty twenty two.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
These data points are so interesting because obviously the term
Hispanic was created by the US Census, So I'm so curious,
what is Hispanic and what is Latino? Are these stats
also including folks from Spain because it is they are
part of the Hispanic population If you.
Speaker 3 (05:55):
Will, yes, I imagine that the span population is probably
pretty tiny compared to folks of Latin American origin. And again,
according to Pew Research, roughly thirty seven point four million
people of Mexican origin in the US represent almost sixty
percent of the nation's Hispanic population, this at least as
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of twenty twenty two, and those of Puerto Rican origin
are the next largest group at five point nine million,
which does not include the three point two million Puerto
Ricans who lived on the island of Puerto Rico in
twenty twenty two. So my, okay, here we go. In addition,
in twenty twenty two, Spaniards accounted for nearly one million
US Latinos. So they do have, it seems, at least
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according to Pew Research, they have their own place in
our census data and in the counting of Hispanics.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Right, I mean, and that continues to be the conversation,
what do we call ourselves? And we're not getting into
that today because so many people have that conversation. And
I think, self identify how you want to identify. I
identify as Latina, which I know some folks don't like
that either, but that is true to my identity. There
was a while when I was in college when I
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was identifying as Chicana because it made sense for me
and my political understanding. But then the more time I
spent in Peru and in South America, I just felt
it didn't fit anymore, which is why as someone in
the US, Latina fits. But I also like just saying
we're my background, Well, my background is you know, I'm
proving Mexican. And then if you want to give me
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an umbrella term, I'm proudly Latina.
Speaker 3 (07:34):
Absolutely, there's the hyper specific of who we are as
individuals and who our parents are, and then there's like
are in group, you know, membership. I identify as Mexican
American or Chicana. I think that's just the most specific
thing identity for me. I was very much raised by
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my parents to identify as a Chicana. My dad identifies
as a Chicano, and I just feel like that's my
culture and that's my people, and I'm an la Mexican
American and this is.
Speaker 2 (08:04):
Just where we're from and what we do.
Speaker 3 (08:08):
Yeah, and you know, but I'm not a I'm not
a Chicana that wears like you know those T shirts
that say like not islan. Yeah, let's say like Uslan
and vivla rasa and like not Hispanic, not Latino, not Mexican, Indigenous,
you know, like those.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
I'm not one of those. I just want you guys
to know that.
Speaker 3 (08:29):
And so for today's episode, we're gonna talk about some
of our top Hispanic Heritage moments of twenty twenty four.
And these being in no real particular order, we just
kind of thought about, like what was in the zeitgeist
this year as far as Latino, Latina, latinx Latina Hispanic people.
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This is not an exhaustive list. If there were things
this year that really stood out to you that you're
celebrating this Hispanic Heritage Month or thinking about, let us know,
leave us a comment, leave us a review, and tell
us what we're missing from this list.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
Don't go anywhere, lookamotes, We'll be right.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
Back, and we're back with more of our episode.
Speaker 1 (09:15):
So it isn't a conversation about latinos latinas I think
if we don't start with the iconic, the beloved and
hated Jennifer Lopez.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
JLO has given us so much, so much to think about,
so much to watch and listen to, and a lot
to criticize and make fun of.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
So this year was no exception.
Speaker 3 (09:39):
And if you've been on the internet at all, and
even if you haven't been on the internet, you've probably
seen this meme that took off in a lot of
different forms talking about a Jlo quote from an acceptance
speech that she made in twenty eleven at the American
Music Awards for her win in the Latin Music category.
During her acceptance speech, Jlo thanked mihinte latino, which is
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an incorrect use of Spanish. It should be mihinte latina.
Speaker 4 (10:08):
Thank you so much, and all the producers on the
album everybody, uh, don't not to say mi henda latino.
Speaker 3 (10:24):
But I didn't realize that this clip and this moment
was from twenty eleven, because it was circulating this year,
in twenty twenty four, in the past few months, and
circulating in a big way, and people making tiktoks with
the sound, a lot of tiktoks with the sound, people
doing a lot of like theorizing and analyzing and making
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fun of It's really taken off. And I just feel
like every single year since Jalo has been working, which
has been decades now, she's been part of the conversation,
whether a good way or a bad way, and this
was just one of many ways this year that Jlo
was in the conversation in a major way. She also
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had movies out this year that she like self funded
and self produced. Of course we had benefit back in business,
and now they're not anymore. She's just been very busy
and she like she does. She's given us a lot.
Speaker 1 (11:22):
She's given us a lot, and it's one of those
things where like nobody asked for this. I feels like
the consensus from the internet, But I for one, will
continue to follow Jlo on her work because I just
think she's someone for me. Like we can critique. There's
like critiques and then there's like criticizing, right, So I'm like,
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we can critique her, but I'm not going to criticize her,
you know what I mean, Like, Yeah, she's given us
a lot, she continues to give and she's just an icon.
You know, love her or hate her. I've been saying
this for years. She's the Elizabeth Taylor. She's gonna get
married again. She loves to get married, she loves love.
She's a lover girl, true and true and true, Like
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she's a lover girl. And so you know, I love
Jlo the.
Speaker 3 (12:13):
Next one is a sound that we have been living
for on TikTok. It is so freaking funny and I
love the way that Latinas are using this sound. So
it's kind of like a little bit of a poem.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
Tears in my Latina eyes, blood on my Latina thighs,
dreams in my Latina head, I rest in my Latina bed.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
It sounds like a poem written in a Chicano Cities
class when you're like a freshman in college.
Speaker 3 (12:38):
Oh absolutely, and you enter into like a spoken word
competition or showcase.
Speaker 2 (12:43):
Oh absolutely, and this is what you share this. We've
all done it.
Speaker 1 (12:47):
We've all done it. No shame, That's how we grow.
Speaking of bad art, exactly what is the source of
this sound?
Speaker 3 (12:54):
Do you know? I have no idea because I was,
you know, as one does. I'm scrolling on TikTok, scrolling mindlessly,
and I saw a TikTok that was like just like
an image with these lyrics and the sound, which sounds
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like one of the voice effects. Yeah, on the app,
And that's where I first heard it. And then I
started and I think I sent it to you, and
then I started seeing people Latinas putting themselves on camera,
especially and using the sound, but to like playfully mock
their own use of their various LATINX traumas, especially in
their applications for college, grad school, grants, jobs, opportunities, et cetera.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
And I think it's really funny.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
It's very like, yeah, maybe we're like kind of indulging
in our own trauma a little bit, but maybe that's
a good thing, because like you got to get something
out of your trauma, and so if that gets you
into college or grad school, then write about it. Write
about your Latina tears.
Speaker 2 (13:58):
Do it. You know somebody's gonna love it. There's an
audience for that.
Speaker 3 (14:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (14:02):
I mean it's also definitely like mocking certain latinas and
how they show up in their identity online. Some of it,
I think we know the ones. We know the ones
where it's a caricature. It's like what you think Latini
that is. And then there's like, you know, something that's
more authentic, you know. But that's the thing. It's like
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I saw a comment that was like, Latini that is
meant to be corny because it's a colonial project, right,
It's not meant to be like this deep ass thing, right,
which I think is something to consider. Like there's a
lot of things on like the LATINX Internet, if you will,
that's corny.
Speaker 2 (14:44):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
I also see like younger Latinas on TikTok in particular
talking about how they're very tired of gunchas on everything,
freedom on everything, hot cheetos on everything, no pilas on everything,
And we've talked about that too. Yeah, there is more
out there there for us to pool from.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
But it's also you know.
Speaker 3 (15:03):
Once something becomes mainstream, it's mainstream. And like we just
talked about with the Pew data, Latinos our mainstream. There's
millions of us. There's a lot of us. We are
increasing the overall population of the United States. One in
five people is probably of Latino discent on us.
Speaker 1 (15:22):
We're not increasing the population depending on we're educating.
Speaker 2 (15:26):
Oh, we're educating the population.
Speaker 3 (15:27):
You know, one in five people is probably Latino depending
on where you are in the United States. So we're
not like, you know, a tiny people group that's that's disenfranchised.
Speaker 2 (15:37):
Across the board. Right, So, yeah, Latinos our mainstream.
Speaker 1 (15:41):
Y'all, don't go anywhere, lokomotives, We'll be right back.
Speaker 2 (15:50):
We're back with more. We hope you didn't go anywhere.
Speaker 3 (15:53):
So moving on our next favorite Hispanic heritage moment, which
is a really recent moment. We are so super duper
proud of our friend DJ Sizzle Fantastic and the Kumiaton Collective,
who have not only performed at the Ford, but at
this point they've also performed on stage at the Hollywood
Bowl alongside such iconic acts as La Sonorra Dnamita the
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Hollywood Bowl. Honestly, that Kumbia night, the Hollywood Bowl has
never been so lit. There has never been so much
dancing in the aisles in the stairway. I mean, the
audience was up, they were active, and people were.
Speaker 2 (16:31):
Having an incredible time. Sizzle looked amazing. She had this
gorgeous dress and this fabulous updu.
Speaker 1 (16:37):
She was like channeling Selena. I know she was. I
know that was definitely on her Pinterest board and she achieved.
She looked beautiful.
Speaker 2 (16:44):
She did it.
Speaker 1 (16:45):
Yeah, she looked gorgeous. So proud of Sizzle and the
Kumiaton Collective and all the folks that were involved. Because
the Hollywood Bowl is such an iconic venue in LA
and not just anyone performs there. When I went to
see Carla Morrison last year perform at the Hollywood Bowl.
She said, I can't believe I'm performing at the Hollywood Bowl.
Like Gotla Montesen is like a star, and I think
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even she had that moment on stage where she was like,
I can't believe I'm performing here. And so then to
see our friends on stage and to see Sizzle looking
so beautiful and repin for La and her community so
hard was such a magical, beautiful thing to.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
See, extremely incredibly.
Speaker 3 (17:25):
You can get more Sizzle and actually hear from Sizzle
if you tune into our other podcast, our brand new show,
Senora sex Ed.
Speaker 2 (17:33):
Sizzle actually has.
Speaker 3 (17:34):
Her own episode with her mom, Goco Loco, and it's
an intergenerational conversation between the two of them about sex
and sexuality and how they learned about sex and sexuality.
So make sure you tune into that episode of Senora Sexed,
also on the Michael Dia Podcast Network.
Speaker 1 (17:48):
Next on the list, Mala, have you been following the
Anheila Aguilar and Christinolal drama?
Speaker 2 (17:54):
Okay?
Speaker 3 (17:55):
Is there some like infidelity and cheating and somebody stole
somebody's man allegedly?
Speaker 2 (17:59):
Okay?
Speaker 3 (17:59):
Tell me about it because I only, like very vaguely
have seen mentions of this.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
Okay. So Christiano is a Mexican singer performer. He's very famous,
very popular, and he has kind of now created this
reputation of being like Omohriego, being a cheater. And so
first he was dating Belinda, the Belinda Okay, I.
Speaker 2 (18:22):
Know who she is nova, right, she was in Cheater Girls.
Speaker 1 (18:26):
Yes, Belina wasn' that's how I love that's how.
Speaker 3 (18:29):
See, that's my reference. That's how I found out about
her for the Barcelona cheatera Girls movie, specifically because she
was in it.
Speaker 1 (18:36):
Okay, she was in it Okay, So he was dating her,
and then he eventually started dating Gasu. And Gasu is
another singer from Argentina. She has her own musical career
and she had a baby with him very recently. And
so it appears that Anhila Aguilar, who is famously daughter
of Pepe Aguilar. Okay a, they're a dynasty in Mexico.
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So she was friends with Gasu and there was a
point where on an Instagram photo of Christian and Casu,
she says fan the Sura Lacion yes shady yes, So
she knew them as a couple she loved, allegedly loved
them as a couple. Next thing, you know, we see
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Ahila Aguilad and Christian Olan are together and Gasu just
had a baby, like when their relationship went public. She
had her baby with Christian was like only months old.
So there was definitely some overlap. And of course who
got the heat from the public was Ahila not Christian,
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And so there was like a lot of polemica drama
about that. It was all over my TikTok, honestly, and
so I was keeping up with that for a while.
So then next step Angela and Christian get married. No wow, yeah,
and so the room is that Beilard was like, you
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are not gonna do that. You are not gonna embarrass
my daughter. They ma ass us. So they get married.
So they get married, and there's this video that goes viral.
There's a lot of videos that have gone viral where
people are now making fun of Anhilagi Lad. She's kind
of the butt of the joke right now. She's not
really liked it. And Mexico in in terms of like
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popular culture public consensus, people don't like the other woman.
Speaker 3 (20:28):
We know that, especially when there's a tiny baby.
Speaker 2 (20:31):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:31):
Yes, So there's a couple videos that have gone viral,
but one of them is where she's screeching amor.
Speaker 3 (20:51):
So.
Speaker 1 (20:51):
Now folks have replicated that sound. They've stitched it with
the video of her saying ahmod and they're like opening
a ca they're closing something, they're finding all these ordinary
household objects that replicate that same high screech. And so,
to me, that has been like one of the most
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funny moments if we're thinking about it for Latino Heritage Month,
that like, say, yousel be done.
Speaker 3 (21:19):
Yeah, okay, thank you so much for catching me up. Yes,
I have learned a lot.
Speaker 1 (21:27):
You're welcome.
Speaker 2 (21:28):
That is drama. Okay, no wonder it's all over the place. Yes,
O M G.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
Yes, and there's so much more. But that's the gist.
Speaker 3 (21:37):
That's pretty good. I know, that's pretty good drama. There's
more drama on our list.
Speaker 1 (21:41):
I was gonna say, onto the next because this is
something I'm not familiar with.
Speaker 2 (21:45):
But you are.
Speaker 3 (21:46):
Oh yes, yes, so talk me through this one. Let's
talk about the rise and fall of Shoddy Bay. You guys,
I have been watching from a distance and saying nothing
and not to me.
Speaker 2 (22:00):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I've been.
Speaker 3 (22:01):
I'll like send of a long voice memo to Viosa
like theorizing about Shadi Bay and like her place in
popular culture. And I just find the whole Shoddy Bay
trajectory to be fascinating and tragic to watch from a distance.
But there really is no denying her place in like
LATINX popular culture and social media. She has captured the
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attention of millions of TikTok users, I think most of
whom are of the Latino community. And she apparently has
had her own following for many years now. A Shadi
Bay is Ecuadorian and she's from Minnesota, and she had
sort of her own kind of underground like following for
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a few years, and then in the past couple of years,
maybe two or three years, she has just taken.
Speaker 2 (22:51):
All the way off.
Speaker 3 (22:52):
And what people seem to initially have liked about her
are her like funny little catch phrases, like she has
a fun way of saying things. She almost has her
own like shoddy speak and debias and oh my gothos
and all these things that are very quotable. She apparently
like escaped from her mother's home, she says, in Minnesota,
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because she like went to some event in a different
state and then just like never went home and then
just came to La and then she moved into like
one of these like content creator houses with like this
other LATINX influencer Uilito and another influencer, Jose Bay is
like in the mix as well. There's like a whole
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little group of them. There's a girl named Wendy, and
then they all got beef. They all started fighting with
each other. There was like major drama. They all moved
out of that content house. Shoddy is like on her
own now, but she's like the biggest one out of
all all of them as as far as followers go.
What I think is really interesting about her is that
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the attention that she's gotten has been like really intense,
Like Cheeky's had.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
Her on stage with her at one of her shows.
Speaker 3 (24:06):
I saw online that Shady Bay did like a meet
and greet at the Crito's mall, and it was so
packed out with fans that the sheriffs were like surrounding
Shoddy Bay to escort her and move her through the
crowd of like screaming like Latino fans who showed up
in Currito's and she's just has like this huge presence,
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and she has merch and she has brand deals. She's
appearing on radio, like I think she was on Big
Boy in the morning.
Speaker 2 (24:35):
She's all over the place.
Speaker 3 (24:36):
However, there seems to be this element of like people
are kind of analyzing her as what some folks would
call like a loll cow, which is, does this person
feel like there the audience is laughing with her or
laughing at her. And it's been odd to like watch
like our Latino TikTok audience sort of like hyph her
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up and project her into this level of stardom, but
then also in not unlike in a Jla way, but
then also be super nasty to her and like denigrate
her and.
Speaker 2 (25:12):
Talk really poorly about her. And it seems.
Speaker 3 (25:16):
Like like this very double edged thing with Shoddy Bay.
And so I also wonder, like with someone like Shoddy
like did people hype her up specifically because they knew,
like I don't know, like psychologically that there would be
a downfall, And do people almost enjoy like that process,
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Like this group think of like we're gonna do this
feverish hyping up of this person. They're gonna get real
big and then we're just gonna love the tear down.
Speaker 2 (25:46):
You know.
Speaker 3 (25:46):
It's almost like when you go on a bender and
you know that you're gonna feel like shit the next day.
You know it's coming, but that's almost part of the experience.
It's the high and then it's the come down. And
that is what I have sort of witnessed or observed
with Shoddy Bay.
Speaker 1 (26:03):
Yeah. I think that applies to women in general, where
they become super popular and then the public turns, like
the tide turns instantly. We've seen that with Jenna Ortega.
I'm just thinking in the last year, Jena Ortega, recently
with Chapel Rone, Like, there are so many women that
reach like a certain level where they're mainstream or they're
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super popular, adoring fans, and then just kidding, you said
something I didn't like or you did something a certain way.
I don't know if that's the same thing here, but
I do see a connection with some of the other starlets,
if you will. I also wonder if it's maybe like
the TikTok version of cancel culture, you know, like where
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on Twitter it was, oh, we're all going to like
go and like tweet at this person and we're all
going to talk about them, and we're going to like
quote bring them down or quote cancel them. And you know,
whether cancel culture is real or not, like that's another conversation.
But we saw the people participating in like a vitriol
or a takedown of a certain person, some deserving, some
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not right, And so I wonder if this is maybe
the TikTok equivalent, where it's like we're all going to
like band together and get this person here and then sas.
Speaker 3 (27:14):
Yes, that's it, yeah, it's It reminds me of Anna
Nicole Smith. It reminds me of Pamela Anderson. I mean,
there's a very long list, like you mentioned, especially of women.
Let's build them up so we can then have fun
tearing them down. It's very strange, but Shoddy Bay like
seems to be sort of weathering the storm and making
(27:35):
the best of it. So I don't know, we're I'm
keeping I'm keeping an eye on her right because I
find the whole thing very interesting, but also like leave
her alone, leave the poor girl alone. I've also noticed,
you know, there are so many different like subsets of
like the latinal like I don't know, social media world totally,
(27:56):
and you'll have somebody like Shoddy Bay with millions and
millions of followers. And then I see, like, you know,
latinx content creators that are maybe a little more like
in our sort of sphere, who will ask the question
like why do we put quote like these Latinos?
Speaker 2 (28:14):
Why don't we put these latinos on?
Speaker 1 (28:16):
Okay?
Speaker 3 (28:17):
You know, I saw there was another I don't remember
the name of this person, but there was a Latina
who was like on a podcast somewhere and her clip
went super viral because she was talking about how she
didn't graduate from high school. I saw that one, yeah, yeah,
and we were talking about this that went super viral
and there was a lot of conversation around it, and
it was the same sort of questions, why do we
hype these Latinas who like don't have education, or they're
(28:40):
not social justice oriented, they don't do anything for the community.
And I'm like, well, yeah, that's a good question. Why
are you hyping them up just to turn around and
talk mad shit about them? We wouldn't know who they
are unless you us we were putting them out, you know,
So I don't know, it's like, don't pedestal people just
to turn around and complain about the pedestal you put
them on.
Speaker 2 (28:59):
Absolutely, let's move on next.
Speaker 1 (29:02):
Well, we obviously have to include ourselves in this list
because we latched a brand new podcast this year, Senora
sex Ed. It's years in the making and it's our
new podcast featuring intergenerational conversations with Latinas from gen X
to gen Z. We're interviewing Senora Senoritas and we're talking
about all things sex and sexuality.
Speaker 3 (29:24):
And now, why is this worthy of Hispanic Heritage Month recognition?
Will you tell me the last time you saw a
show like this? You know this is show. This show
is very unique. I think this show is It is
years in the making, It's taken us years to make it,
and there's nothing else like it out there. And we're
interviewing some of the most iconic Latinas ever period about
(29:49):
things like their periods and how they learned about sex
and sexuality. We're talking to them about menopause and perimenopause
and masturbation and virginity and sexual violence and creating art.
It's really interesting and it's really cool. So it's now
it's part of the cultural zeitgeist.
Speaker 1 (30:07):
It is, and we were actually talking to Vittinia, the
editor in chief of Hip Latina this morning, and she
said that when she listened to Senana Sex said, it
was giving NPR and well, personally, as a radio audio enthusiast,
I loved it. I loved that comparison.
Speaker 3 (30:24):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (30:25):
That's why I went to grad school. Truly, best compliment ever.
Speaker 2 (30:28):
High praise. It's not not everybody gets compared to NPR. Honey,
Next past guest.
Speaker 3 (30:36):
An says Hernandez, los Angeles City Council person representing Council
District one. This year launched her very first field office
in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Anie says, famously
historically ran a very iconic campaign against then incumbent Gil Sidio.
(30:59):
She was a first time candidate, a young candidate, a woman,
a Latina, a resident of her district, Highland Park, and
she won in a very historic upset and she's just
killing the game. Yeah, so we love Onie says. We
do have an episode with one says during her campaign,
go ahead and tune into that episode learn more about her.
(31:20):
It's a big deal to be elected to the Los
Angeles City Council. I mean as far as city Council goes,
We're it, babe, like it's a big deal.
Speaker 2 (31:30):
Go ahead and tune in.
Speaker 3 (31:31):
We're very proud of that episode and of the work
Onie Says has done.
Speaker 2 (31:35):
Keep up the good work.
Speaker 1 (31:37):
Next, this is so exciting for me to share. It's
not even my news, but I'm just excited to talk
about it and geek out about it. So iHeartMedia joins
forces with Radio Ambulantes Studios to bring its full slate
of shows to the Michael Dura Podcast Network, our home network.
If you're not familiar, Radio narrates the stories of Latino America.
(32:00):
They have been doing it for years. They just launched
their fourteenth season with the Michael Tura podcast Network. And
not just radim Bulante joined the Michael Dura podcast Network,
but also their other show, El Elo, which I listen
to every week. El Elo covers the news and breaking
stories of Latino America, and for me, I love it
(32:24):
because I really try really hard to keep up with
the news and happenings in Latin America. So they do
political coverage, election coverage, and really just day to day
coverage of what's happening in different countries in Latin America
and They also have another show called Central and so
those are now on the Michael Dura Podcast Network. We're
(32:44):
in good company and I just feel like I can
say Danielle Alarcon is my colleague now because he's on
our network.
Speaker 2 (32:52):
We're coworkers, we work together.
Speaker 1 (32:55):
They're also producing two new shows with Michael Tura Podcast Network,
which is sing So if you're a lover of audio,
if you're a lover of storytelling, I think that you know,
if you're not familiar with these shows, then you should
definitely check them out as well.
Speaker 3 (33:11):
Next, I just want to give a quick little shout
out to Marcelo Hernandez, who is an SNL cast member,
and Marcelo has just been generally killing it and just
being the cutest, funniest Cuban Dominican poppichulo ever. I absolutely
love him in the sketches that he does, but specifically
I love him on Weekend Update whenever he's opposite Colin Jost.
(33:33):
He is just a standout. Every time he's on Weekend Update,
his clips go viral. He's also a very talented stand
up comedian, so check him out as well. I'm just
super proud of him and I think he's doing a
great job.
Speaker 1 (33:45):
I love that, I think. Also in comedian podcast updates,
former guest of Look At Dora and Senora Sex, said
aidro Rodriguez. She just launched a new podcast called Say
What You Mean, and I'm super excited to check that
one out to listen because Ida is just so smart,
so funny, so thoughtful. So I just know it's going
(34:07):
to be a great podcast.
Speaker 3 (34:08):
She drops gems always always. Definitely tune into that and
our final Hispanic Heritage moment coming up. It's Yasa's birthday,
so what better way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month than
by celebrating the birth of everyone's favorite libra. But I
want to make Kana bs FM. I love that.
Speaker 1 (34:28):
Thank you because I did not expect you to put
that on the list.
Speaker 2 (34:32):
But you're right.
Speaker 1 (34:32):
I guess it is a part of Latino Heritage Month.
Speaker 2 (34:36):
You are part of this country's Latino heritage.
Speaker 1 (34:39):
You know what I am. You are in the Library
of Congress. So yes, I am.
Speaker 3 (34:43):
That's true. I bet you guys didn't know that. I
bet you guys didn't know we're in the Library of Congress.
Speaker 1 (34:47):
Yeah, our website, our website was included in the Library
of Congress.
Speaker 2 (34:51):
It's kind of a big deal, kind of a big deal.
Speaker 1 (34:53):
I don't know if you've heard of the Library of Congress.
Are you familiar?
Speaker 3 (34:56):
We should visit the Library of Congress. We should go
and we should be like we're in your webs, just like.
Speaker 1 (35:03):
That, exactly like that word for words for beta.
Speaker 3 (35:06):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (35:06):
Absolutely, Oh man.
Speaker 3 (35:09):
This has been our Hispanic Heritage Month episode roundup, et cetera,
et cetera. I think this just needs to be a
yearly a tradition.
Speaker 1 (35:17):
I think. So this is now our second episode of
this kind. Last year, season eight, we did a LATINX
Heritage Month phase as well, but we looked at more
so the last decade. So this year we got more
specific and honed in on twenty twenty four, and nobody
come for us. We know it's Latino Latina, not necessarily Hispanic,
(35:39):
but you know that's the designated national month.
Speaker 2 (35:42):
So yes, Hispanic Heritage Month. Dot dov we didn't it, Okay,
blame Lyndon Johnson and.
Speaker 1 (35:52):
Ronald and Ronald because he is the source of many
of these countries problems even now, So talk to your
family's about it.
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Speaker 1 (01:54):
So in case you missed it, it's that time of
year again where Latinos and Hispanic folks come out of
hiding to celebrate Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
And you know, over here at Look, I thought our radio,
it's always Latino, Latina, Latine and my personal favorite LATINX
Heritage Month, each and every day. But that doesn't mean
that we don't have some things to say about these
four extra special extra LATINX weeks that we have to
celebrate between September and October. I've always wondered, why do
(02:27):
we start in the middle of September and then end
in the middle of October. Why do we straddle these
two months, like why not one full month? What is
the purpose? But there's actually a reason, and it's not
just because Hispanic Heritage Month in this way is kind
of like a Mestizo month.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
I was about to say, yah, yeah, it's like symbolic,
it just makes sense, But there is an actual history
about Hispanic Heritage Month and why these four weeks were
specifically chosen. According to Hispanic Heritage Month dot GOV, each year,
Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September fifteenth to
(03:05):
October fifteenth by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of
American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean,
and Central and South America.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
So something interesting is that this observation of Hispanic Heritage
Month actually started a while back in nineteen sixty eight,
and it was originally Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson.
Hispanic Heritage Week was actually expanded by President Ronald Reagan
in nineteen eighty eight to cover a thirty day period
(03:39):
starting on September fifteenth and ending on October fifteenth. It
was enacted into law on August seventeenth, nineteen eighty eight,
on the approval of Public Law one hundred through four
or two. You can look that up if you're interested
in that.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
The day of September fifteenth is also significant because it
is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries like
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hoduras, and Nicaragua. In addition,
Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September sixteenth
and September eighteenth, respectively.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
So why celebrate Hispanics in the United States? Why give
us a month the Why celebrate us as a people
and as a population. So we're going to share some
key facts about US Latinos for National Hispanic Heritage Month,
and this coming from Pew research from a study in
twenty twenty three. The US Hispanic population reached sixty three
(04:35):
point six million in twenty twenty two, which is up
from fifty point five million in twenty ten. This is
a twenty six percent increase in the Hispanic population. And
this increase in the Hispanic population was actually faster than
the nation's eight percent growth, but slower than the thirty
four percent increase in our Asian American population. In twenty
(04:56):
twenty two, Hispanics made up nearly one in five people
in the United States, meaning if you're in a group
of five people, at least one of us is probably
of Latin descent.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
Latinos or Hispanics, have also played a major role in
US population growth over the past decade. The US population
grew by twenty four point five million from twenty ten
to twenty twenty two, and Hispanics accounted for fifty three
percent of that increase.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
The number of Latinos who say that they are multiracial
has also increased dramatically.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
We are a very.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
Multicultural, multi ethnic, multiracial people group, and more than twenty
seven million Latinos identified with more than one race in
twenty twenty two.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
These data points are so interesting because obviously the term
Hispanic was created by the US Census, So I'm so curious,
what is Hispanic and what is Latino? Are these stats
also including folks from Spain because it is they are
part of the Hispanic population If you.
Speaker 3 (05:55):
Will, yes, I imagine that the span population is probably
pretty tiny compared to folks of Latin American origin. And again,
according to Pew Research, roughly thirty seven point four million
people of Mexican origin in the US represent almost sixty
percent of the nation's Hispanic population, this at least as
(06:17):
of twenty twenty two, and those of Puerto Rican origin
are the next largest group at five point nine million,
which does not include the three point two million Puerto
Ricans who lived on the island of Puerto Rico in
twenty twenty two. So my, okay, here we go. In addition,
in twenty twenty two, Spaniards accounted for nearly one million
US Latinos. So they do have, it seems, at least
(06:41):
according to Pew Research, they have their own place in
our census data and in the counting of Hispanics.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Right, I mean, and that continues to be the conversation,
what do we call ourselves? And we're not getting into
that today because so many people have that conversation. And
I think, self identify how you want to identify. I
identify as Latina, which I know some folks don't like
that either, but that is true to my identity. There
was a while when I was in college when I
(07:10):
was identifying as Chicana because it made sense for me
and my political understanding. But then the more time I
spent in Peru and in South America, I just felt
it didn't fit anymore, which is why as someone in
the US, Latina fits. But I also like just saying
we're my background, Well, my background is you know, I'm
proving Mexican. And then if you want to give me
(07:31):
an umbrella term, I'm proudly Latina.
Speaker 3 (07:34):
Absolutely, there's the hyper specific of who we are as
individuals and who our parents are, and then there's like
are in group, you know, membership. I identify as Mexican
American or Chicana. I think that's just the most specific
thing identity for me. I was very much raised by
(07:54):
my parents to identify as a Chicana. My dad identifies
as a Chicano, and I just feel like that's my
culture and that's my people, and I'm an la Mexican
American and this is.
Speaker 2 (08:04):
Just where we're from and what we do.
Speaker 3 (08:08):
Yeah, and you know, but I'm not a I'm not
a Chicana that wears like you know those T shirts
that say like not islan. Yeah, let's say like Uslan
and vivla rasa and like not Hispanic, not Latino, not Mexican, Indigenous,
you know, like those.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
I'm not one of those. I just want you guys
to know that.
Speaker 3 (08:29):
And so for today's episode, we're gonna talk about some
of our top Hispanic Heritage moments of twenty twenty four.
And these being in no real particular order, we just
kind of thought about, like what was in the zeitgeist
this year as far as Latino, Latina, latinx Latina Hispanic people.
(08:49):
This is not an exhaustive list. If there were things
this year that really stood out to you that you're
celebrating this Hispanic Heritage Month or thinking about, let us know,
leave us a comment, leave us a review, and tell
us what we're missing from this list.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
Don't go anywhere, lookamotes, We'll be right.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
Back, and we're back with more of our episode.
Speaker 1 (09:15):
So it isn't a conversation about latinos latinas I think
if we don't start with the iconic, the beloved and
hated Jennifer Lopez.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
JLO has given us so much, so much to think about,
so much to watch and listen to, and a lot
to criticize and make fun of.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
So this year was no exception.
Speaker 3 (09:39):
And if you've been on the internet at all, and
even if you haven't been on the internet, you've probably
seen this meme that took off in a lot of
different forms talking about a Jlo quote from an acceptance
speech that she made in twenty eleven at the American
Music Awards for her win in the Latin Music category.
During her acceptance speech, Jlo thanked mihinte latino, which is
(10:04):
an incorrect use of Spanish. It should be mihinte latina.
Speaker 4 (10:08):
Thank you so much, and all the producers on the
album everybody, uh, don't not to say mi henda latino.
Speaker 3 (10:24):
But I didn't realize that this clip and this moment
was from twenty eleven, because it was circulating this year,
in twenty twenty four, in the past few months, and
circulating in a big way, and people making tiktoks with
the sound, a lot of tiktoks with the sound, people
doing a lot of like theorizing and analyzing and making
(10:48):
fun of It's really taken off. And I just feel
like every single year since Jalo has been working, which
has been decades now, she's been part of the conversation,
whether a good way or a bad way, and this
was just one of many ways this year that Jlo
was in the conversation in a major way. She also
(11:09):
had movies out this year that she like self funded
and self produced. Of course we had benefit back in business,
and now they're not anymore. She's just been very busy
and she like she does. She's given us a lot.
Speaker 1 (11:22):
She's given us a lot, and it's one of those
things where like nobody asked for this. I feels like
the consensus from the internet, But I for one, will
continue to follow Jlo on her work because I just
think she's someone for me. Like we can critique. There's
like critiques and then there's like criticizing, right, So I'm like,
(11:44):
we can critique her, but I'm not going to criticize her,
you know what I mean, Like, Yeah, she's given us
a lot, she continues to give and she's just an icon.
You know, love her or hate her. I've been saying
this for years. She's the Elizabeth Taylor. She's gonna get
married again. She loves to get married, she loves love.
She's a lover girl, true and true and true, Like
(12:07):
she's a lover girl. And so you know, I love
Jlo the.
Speaker 3 (12:13):
Next one is a sound that we have been living
for on TikTok. It is so freaking funny and I
love the way that Latinas are using this sound. So
it's kind of like a little bit of a poem.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
Tears in my Latina eyes, blood on my Latina thighs,
dreams in my Latina head, I rest in my Latina bed.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
It sounds like a poem written in a Chicano Cities
class when you're like a freshman in college.
Speaker 3 (12:38):
Oh absolutely, and you enter into like a spoken word
competition or showcase.
Speaker 2 (12:43):
Oh absolutely, and this is what you share this. We've
all done it.
Speaker 1 (12:47):
We've all done it. No shame, That's how we grow.
Speaking of bad art, exactly what is the source of
this sound?
Speaker 3 (12:54):
Do you know? I have no idea because I was,
you know, as one does. I'm scrolling on TikTok, scrolling mindlessly,
and I saw a TikTok that was like just like
an image with these lyrics and the sound, which sounds
(13:14):
like one of the voice effects. Yeah, on the app,
And that's where I first heard it. And then I
started and I think I sent it to you, and
then I started seeing people Latinas putting themselves on camera,
especially and using the sound, but to like playfully mock
their own use of their various LATINX traumas, especially in
their applications for college, grad school, grants, jobs, opportunities, et cetera.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
And I think it's really funny.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
It's very like, yeah, maybe we're like kind of indulging
in our own trauma a little bit, but maybe that's
a good thing, because like you got to get something
out of your trauma, and so if that gets you
into college or grad school, then write about it. Write
about your Latina tears.
Speaker 2 (13:58):
Do it. You know somebody's gonna love it. There's an
audience for that.
Speaker 3 (14:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (14:02):
I mean it's also definitely like mocking certain latinas and
how they show up in their identity online. Some of it,
I think we know the ones. We know the ones
where it's a caricature. It's like what you think Latini
that is. And then there's like, you know, something that's
more authentic, you know. But that's the thing. It's like
(14:25):
I saw a comment that was like, Latini that is
meant to be corny because it's a colonial project, right,
It's not meant to be like this deep ass thing, right,
which I think is something to consider. Like there's a
lot of things on like the LATINX Internet, if you will,
that's corny.
Speaker 2 (14:44):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
I also see like younger Latinas on TikTok in particular
talking about how they're very tired of gunchas on everything,
freedom on everything, hot cheetos on everything, no pilas on everything,
And we've talked about that too. Yeah, there is more
out there there for us to pool from.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
But it's also you know.
Speaker 3 (15:03):
Once something becomes mainstream, it's mainstream. And like we just
talked about with the Pew data, Latinos our mainstream. There's
millions of us. There's a lot of us. We are
increasing the overall population of the United States. One in
five people is probably of Latino discent on us.
Speaker 1 (15:22):
We're not increasing the population depending on we're educating.
Speaker 2 (15:26):
Oh, we're educating the population.
Speaker 3 (15:27):
You know, one in five people is probably Latino depending
on where you are in the United States. So we're
not like, you know, a tiny people group that's that's disenfranchised.
Speaker 2 (15:37):
Across the board. Right, So, yeah, Latinos our mainstream.
Speaker 1 (15:41):
Y'all, don't go anywhere, lokomotives, We'll be right back.
Speaker 2 (15:50):
We're back with more. We hope you didn't go anywhere.
Speaker 3 (15:53):
So moving on our next favorite Hispanic heritage moment, which
is a really recent moment. We are so super duper
proud of our friend DJ Sizzle Fantastic and the Kumiaton Collective,
who have not only performed at the Ford, but at
this point they've also performed on stage at the Hollywood
Bowl alongside such iconic acts as La Sonorra Dnamita the
(16:17):
Hollywood Bowl. Honestly, that Kumbia night, the Hollywood Bowl has
never been so lit. There has never been so much
dancing in the aisles in the stairway. I mean, the
audience was up, they were active, and people were.
Speaker 2 (16:31):
Having an incredible time. Sizzle looked amazing. She had this
gorgeous dress and this fabulous updu.
Speaker 1 (16:37):
She was like channeling Selena. I know she was. I
know that was definitely on her Pinterest board and she achieved.
She looked beautiful.
Speaker 2 (16:44):
She did it.
Speaker 1 (16:45):
Yeah, she looked gorgeous. So proud of Sizzle and the
Kumiaton Collective and all the folks that were involved. Because
the Hollywood Bowl is such an iconic venue in LA
and not just anyone performs there. When I went to
see Carla Morrison last year perform at the Hollywood Bowl.
She said, I can't believe I'm performing at the Hollywood Bowl.
Like Gotla Montesen is like a star, and I think
(17:07):
even she had that moment on stage where she was like,
I can't believe I'm performing here. And so then to
see our friends on stage and to see Sizzle looking
so beautiful and repin for La and her community so
hard was such a magical, beautiful thing to.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
See, extremely incredibly.
Speaker 3 (17:25):
You can get more Sizzle and actually hear from Sizzle
if you tune into our other podcast, our brand new show,
Senora sex Ed.
Speaker 2 (17:33):
Sizzle actually has.
Speaker 3 (17:34):
Her own episode with her mom, Goco Loco, and it's
an intergenerational conversation between the two of them about sex
and sexuality and how they learned about sex and sexuality.
So make sure you tune into that episode of Senora Sexed,
also on the Michael Dia Podcast Network.
Speaker 1 (17:48):
Next on the list, Mala, have you been following the
Anheila Aguilar and Christinolal drama?
Speaker 2 (17:54):
Okay?
Speaker 3 (17:55):
Is there some like infidelity and cheating and somebody stole
somebody's man allegedly?
Speaker 2 (17:59):
Okay?
Speaker 3 (17:59):
Tell me about it because I only, like very vaguely
have seen mentions of this.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
Okay. So Christiano is a Mexican singer performer. He's very famous,
very popular, and he has kind of now created this
reputation of being like Omohriego, being a cheater. And so
first he was dating Belinda, the Belinda Okay, I.
Speaker 2 (18:22):
Know who she is nova, right, she was in Cheater Girls.
Speaker 1 (18:26):
Yes, Belina wasn' that's how I love that's how.
Speaker 3 (18:29):
See, that's my reference. That's how I found out about
her for the Barcelona cheatera Girls movie, specifically because she
was in it.
Speaker 1 (18:36):
Okay, she was in it Okay, So he was dating her,
and then he eventually started dating Gasu. And Gasu is
another singer from Argentina. She has her own musical career
and she had a baby with him very recently. And
so it appears that Anhila Aguilar, who is famously daughter
of Pepe Aguilar. Okay a, they're a dynasty in Mexico.
(19:00):
So she was friends with Gasu and there was a
point where on an Instagram photo of Christian and Casu,
she says fan the Sura Lacion yes shady yes, So
she knew them as a couple she loved, allegedly loved
them as a couple. Next thing, you know, we see
(19:20):
Ahila Aguilad and Christian Olan are together and Gasu just
had a baby, like when their relationship went public. She
had her baby with Christian was like only months old.
So there was definitely some overlap. And of course who
got the heat from the public was Ahila not Christian,
(19:41):
And so there was like a lot of polemica drama
about that. It was all over my TikTok, honestly, and
so I was keeping up with that for a while.
So then next step Angela and Christian get married. No wow, yeah,
and so the room is that Beilard was like, you
(20:02):
are not gonna do that. You are not gonna embarrass
my daughter. They ma ass us. So they get married.
So they get married, and there's this video that goes viral.
There's a lot of videos that have gone viral where
people are now making fun of Anhilagi Lad. She's kind
of the butt of the joke right now. She's not
really liked it. And Mexico in in terms of like
(20:23):
popular culture public consensus, people don't like the other woman.
Speaker 3 (20:28):
We know that, especially when there's a tiny baby.
Speaker 2 (20:31):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:31):
Yes, So there's a couple videos that have gone viral,
but one of them is where she's screeching amor.
Speaker 3 (20:51):
So.
Speaker 1 (20:51):
Now folks have replicated that sound. They've stitched it with
the video of her saying ahmod and they're like opening
a ca they're closing something, they're finding all these ordinary
household objects that replicate that same high screech. And so,
to me, that has been like one of the most
(21:13):
funny moments if we're thinking about it for Latino Heritage Month,
that like, say, yousel be done.
Speaker 3 (21:19):
Yeah, okay, thank you so much for catching me up. Yes,
I have learned a lot.
Speaker 1 (21:27):
You're welcome.
Speaker 2 (21:28):
That is drama. Okay, no wonder it's all over the place. Yes,
O M G.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
Yes, and there's so much more. But that's the gist.
Speaker 3 (21:37):
That's pretty good. I know, that's pretty good drama. There's
more drama on our list.
Speaker 1 (21:41):
I was gonna say, onto the next because this is
something I'm not familiar with.
Speaker 2 (21:45):
But you are.
Speaker 3 (21:46):
Oh yes, yes, so talk me through this one. Let's
talk about the rise and fall of Shoddy Bay. You guys,
I have been watching from a distance and saying nothing
and not to me.
Speaker 2 (22:00):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I've been.
Speaker 3 (22:01):
I'll like send of a long voice memo to Viosa
like theorizing about Shadi Bay and like her place in
popular culture. And I just find the whole Shoddy Bay
trajectory to be fascinating and tragic to watch from a distance.
But there really is no denying her place in like
LATINX popular culture and social media. She has captured the
(22:23):
attention of millions of TikTok users, I think most of
whom are of the Latino community. And she apparently has
had her own following for many years now. A Shadi
Bay is Ecuadorian and she's from Minnesota, and she had
sort of her own kind of underground like following for
(22:44):
a few years, and then in the past couple of years,
maybe two or three years, she has just taken.
Speaker 2 (22:51):
All the way off.
Speaker 3 (22:52):
And what people seem to initially have liked about her
are her like funny little catch phrases, like she has
a fun way of saying things. She almost has her
own like shoddy speak and debias and oh my gothos
and all these things that are very quotable. She apparently
like escaped from her mother's home, she says, in Minnesota,
(23:14):
because she like went to some event in a different
state and then just like never went home and then
just came to La and then she moved into like
one of these like content creator houses with like this
other LATINX influencer Uilito and another influencer, Jose Bay is
like in the mix as well. There's like a whole
(23:36):
little group of them. There's a girl named Wendy, and
then they all got beef. They all started fighting with
each other. There was like major drama. They all moved
out of that content house. Shoddy is like on her
own now, but she's like the biggest one out of
all all of them as as far as followers go.
What I think is really interesting about her is that
(23:58):
the attention that she's gotten has been like really intense,
Like Cheeky's had.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
Her on stage with her at one of her shows.
Speaker 3 (24:06):
I saw online that Shady Bay did like a meet
and greet at the Crito's mall, and it was so
packed out with fans that the sheriffs were like surrounding
Shoddy Bay to escort her and move her through the
crowd of like screaming like Latino fans who showed up
in Currito's and she's just has like this huge presence,
(24:28):
and she has merch and she has brand deals. She's
appearing on radio, like I think she was on Big
Boy in the morning.
Speaker 2 (24:35):
She's all over the place.
Speaker 3 (24:36):
However, there seems to be this element of like people
are kind of analyzing her as what some folks would
call like a loll cow, which is, does this person
feel like there the audience is laughing with her or
laughing at her. And it's been odd to like watch
like our Latino TikTok audience sort of like hyph her
(25:00):
up and project her into this level of stardom, but
then also in not unlike in a Jla way, but
then also be super nasty to her and like denigrate
her and.
Speaker 2 (25:12):
Talk really poorly about her. And it seems.
Speaker 3 (25:16):
Like like this very double edged thing with Shoddy Bay.
And so I also wonder, like with someone like Shoddy
like did people hype her up specifically because they knew,
like I don't know, like psychologically that there would be
a downfall, And do people almost enjoy like that process,
(25:37):
Like this group think of like we're gonna do this
feverish hyping up of this person. They're gonna get real
big and then we're just gonna love the tear down.
Speaker 2 (25:46):
You know.
Speaker 3 (25:46):
It's almost like when you go on a bender and
you know that you're gonna feel like shit the next day.
You know it's coming, but that's almost part of the experience.
It's the high and then it's the come down. And
that is what I have sort of witnessed or observed
with Shoddy Bay.
Speaker 1 (26:03):
Yeah. I think that applies to women in general, where
they become super popular and then the public turns, like
the tide turns instantly. We've seen that with Jenna Ortega.
I'm just thinking in the last year, Jena Ortega, recently
with Chapel Rone, Like, there are so many women that
reach like a certain level where they're mainstream or they're
(26:25):
super popular, adoring fans, and then just kidding, you said
something I didn't like or you did something a certain way.
I don't know if that's the same thing here, but
I do see a connection with some of the other starlets,
if you will. I also wonder if it's maybe like
the TikTok version of cancel culture, you know, like where
(26:46):
on Twitter it was, oh, we're all going to like
go and like tweet at this person and we're all
going to talk about them, and we're going to like
quote bring them down or quote cancel them. And you know,
whether cancel culture is real or not, like that's another conversation.
But we saw the people participating in like a vitriol
or a takedown of a certain person, some deserving, some
(27:06):
not right, And so I wonder if this is maybe
the TikTok equivalent, where it's like we're all going to
like band together and get this person here and then sas.
Speaker 3 (27:14):
Yes, that's it, yeah, it's It reminds me of Anna
Nicole Smith. It reminds me of Pamela Anderson. I mean,
there's a very long list, like you mentioned, especially of women.
Let's build them up so we can then have fun
tearing them down. It's very strange, but Shoddy Bay like
seems to be sort of weathering the storm and making
(27:35):
the best of it. So I don't know, we're I'm
keeping I'm keeping an eye on her right because I
find the whole thing very interesting, but also like leave
her alone, leave the poor girl alone. I've also noticed,
you know, there are so many different like subsets of
like the latinal like I don't know, social media world totally,
(27:56):
and you'll have somebody like Shoddy Bay with millions and
millions of followers. And then I see, like, you know,
latinx content creators that are maybe a little more like
in our sort of sphere, who will ask the question
like why do we put quote like these Latinos?
Speaker 2 (28:14):
Why don't we put these latinos on?
Speaker 1 (28:16):
Okay?
Speaker 3 (28:17):
You know, I saw there was another I don't remember
the name of this person, but there was a Latina
who was like on a podcast somewhere and her clip
went super viral because she was talking about how she
didn't graduate from high school. I saw that one, yeah, yeah,
and we were talking about this that went super viral
and there was a lot of conversation around it, and
it was the same sort of questions, why do we
hype these Latinas who like don't have education, or they're
(28:40):
not social justice oriented, they don't do anything for the community.
And I'm like, well, yeah, that's a good question. Why
are you hyping them up just to turn around and
talk mad shit about them? We wouldn't know who they
are unless you us we were putting them out, you know,
So I don't know, it's like, don't pedestal people just
to turn around and complain about the pedestal you put
them on.
Speaker 2 (28:59):
Absolutely, let's move on next.
Speaker 1 (29:02):
Well, we obviously have to include ourselves in this list
because we latched a brand new podcast this year, Senora
sex Ed. It's years in the making and it's our
new podcast featuring intergenerational conversations with Latinas from gen X
to gen Z. We're interviewing Senora Senoritas and we're talking
about all things sex and sexuality.
Speaker 3 (29:24):
And now, why is this worthy of Hispanic Heritage Month recognition?
Will you tell me the last time you saw a
show like this? You know this is show. This show
is very unique. I think this show is It is
years in the making, It's taken us years to make it,
and there's nothing else like it out there. And we're
interviewing some of the most iconic Latinas ever period about
(29:49):
things like their periods and how they learned about sex
and sexuality. We're talking to them about menopause and perimenopause
and masturbation and virginity and sexual violence and creating art.
It's really interesting and it's really cool. So it's now
it's part of the cultural zeitgeist.
Speaker 1 (30:07):
It is, and we were actually talking to Vittinia, the
editor in chief of Hip Latina this morning, and she
said that when she listened to Senana Sex said, it
was giving NPR and well, personally, as a radio audio enthusiast,
I loved it. I loved that comparison.
Speaker 3 (30:24):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (30:25):
That's why I went to grad school. Truly, best compliment ever.
Speaker 2 (30:28):
High praise. It's not not everybody gets compared to NPR. Honey,
Next past guest.
Speaker 3 (30:36):
An says Hernandez, los Angeles City Council person representing Council
District one. This year launched her very first field office
in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Anie says, famously
historically ran a very iconic campaign against then incumbent Gil Sidio.
(30:59):
She was a first time candidate, a young candidate, a woman,
a Latina, a resident of her district, Highland Park, and
she won in a very historic upset and she's just
killing the game. Yeah, so we love Onie says. We
do have an episode with one says during her campaign,
go ahead and tune into that episode learn more about her.
(31:20):
It's a big deal to be elected to the Los
Angeles City Council. I mean as far as city Council goes,
We're it, babe, like it's a big deal.
Speaker 2 (31:30):
Go ahead and tune in.
Speaker 3 (31:31):
We're very proud of that episode and of the work
Onie Says has done.
Speaker 2 (31:35):
Keep up the good work.
Speaker 1 (31:37):
Next, this is so exciting for me to share. It's
not even my news, but I'm just excited to talk
about it and geek out about it. So iHeartMedia joins
forces with Radio Ambulantes Studios to bring its full slate
of shows to the Michael Dura Podcast Network, our home network.
If you're not familiar, Radio narrates the stories of Latino America.
(32:00):
They have been doing it for years. They just launched
their fourteenth season with the Michael Tura podcast Network. And
not just radim Bulante joined the Michael Dura podcast Network,
but also their other show, El Elo, which I listen
to every week. El Elo covers the news and breaking
stories of Latino America, and for me, I love it
(32:24):
because I really try really hard to keep up with
the news and happenings in Latin America. So they do
political coverage, election coverage, and really just day to day
coverage of what's happening in different countries in Latin America
and They also have another show called Central and so
those are now on the Michael Dura Podcast Network. We're
(32:44):
in good company and I just feel like I can
say Danielle Alarcon is my colleague now because he's on
our network.
Speaker 2 (32:52):
We're coworkers, we work together.
Speaker 1 (32:55):
They're also producing two new shows with Michael Tura Podcast Network,
which is sing So if you're a lover of audio,
if you're a lover of storytelling, I think that you know,
if you're not familiar with these shows, then you should
definitely check them out as well.
Speaker 3 (33:11):
Next, I just want to give a quick little shout
out to Marcelo Hernandez, who is an SNL cast member,
and Marcelo has just been generally killing it and just
being the cutest, funniest Cuban Dominican poppichulo ever. I absolutely
love him in the sketches that he does, but specifically
I love him on Weekend Update whenever he's opposite Colin Jost.
(33:33):
He is just a standout. Every time he's on Weekend Update,
his clips go viral. He's also a very talented stand
up comedian, so check him out as well. I'm just
super proud of him and I think he's doing a
great job.
Speaker 1 (33:45):
I love that, I think. Also in comedian podcast updates,
former guest of Look At Dora and Senora Sex, said
aidro Rodriguez. She just launched a new podcast called Say
What You Mean, and I'm super excited to check that
one out to listen because Ida is just so smart,
so funny, so thoughtful. So I just know it's going
(34:07):
to be a great podcast.
Speaker 3 (34:08):
She drops gems always always. Definitely tune into that and
our final Hispanic Heritage moment coming up. It's Yasa's birthday,
so what better way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month than
by celebrating the birth of everyone's favorite libra. But I
want to make Kana bs FM. I love that.
Speaker 1 (34:28):
Thank you because I did not expect you to put
that on the list.
Speaker 2 (34:32):
But you're right.
Speaker 1 (34:32):
I guess it is a part of Latino Heritage Month.
Speaker 2 (34:36):
You are part of this country's Latino heritage.
Speaker 1 (34:39):
You know what I am. You are in the Library
of Congress. So yes, I am.
Speaker 3 (34:43):
That's true. I bet you guys didn't know that. I
bet you guys didn't know we're in the Library of Congress.
Speaker 1 (34:47):
Yeah, our website, our website was included in the Library
of Congress.
Speaker 2 (34:51):
It's kind of a big deal, kind of a big deal.
Speaker 1 (34:53):
I don't know if you've heard of the Library of Congress.
Are you familiar?
Speaker 3 (34:56):
We should visit the Library of Congress. We should go
and we should be like we're in your webs, just like.
Speaker 1 (35:03):
That, exactly like that word for words for beta.
Speaker 3 (35:06):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (35:06):
Absolutely, Oh man.
Speaker 3 (35:09):
This has been our Hispanic Heritage Month episode roundup, et cetera,
et cetera. I think this just needs to be a
yearly a tradition.
Speaker 1 (35:17):
I think. So this is now our second episode of
this kind. Last year, season eight, we did a LATINX
Heritage Month phase as well, but we looked at more
so the last decade. So this year we got more
specific and honed in on twenty twenty four, and nobody
come for us. We know it's Latino Latina, not necessarily Hispanic,
(35:39):
but you know that's the designated national month.
Speaker 2 (35:42):
So yes, Hispanic Heritage Month. Dot dov we didn't it, Okay,
blame Lyndon Johnson and.
Speaker 1 (35:52):
Ronald and Ronald because he is the source of many
of these countries problems even now, So talk to your
family's about it.
Speaker 2 (36:00):
I'm so twisted. Anyways, this has been another episode of
look at Radio. Thank you for tuning in.
Speaker 1 (36:04):
At you next time. Look At Radio is executive produced
by viosa Fem and Mala Munios.
Speaker 2 (36:12):
Stephanie Franco is our producer.
Speaker 1 (36:14):
Story editing by Me.
Speaker 2 (36:16):
Viosa creative direction by Me Mala.
Speaker 1 (36:18):
Look At Radio is a part of iHeartRadio's Michael Tura
podcast Network.
Speaker 3 (36:22):
You can listen to look at Radio on the iHeartRadio
app or wherever you get your podcasts.
Speaker 1 (36:27):
Leave us a review and share with your prima or
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Speaker 3 (36:31):
And thank you to our local motes, to our listeners
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Speaker 2 (36:35):
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