This article
discussed the growing involvement of Latino influence in the rest of the world.
From music to fashion to make-up and food, America and many other countries are
being influenced by the Hispanic culture. This is due to the fact that they are
4.3 million strong, more than 14% of the total Hispanic population and 13.6% of
all teens (at the time this article was written in 1999).
It started to
not only become okay but actually popular to be more like J-Lo for example.
People were idolizing her curves and make-up and the importance of looking like
a wealthy white teen started fading out.
With the amount
Hispanic teens were spending on make-up and fashion and their increasing
numbers that started out growing white teens their traditions such as thick
liquid liner, embroidered shirts and break dancing it seemed that everyone was
doing these things making them the idealized practices to be a “cool” teen.
I liked reading
this article because I thought it was interesting to see how people viewed the
rising of the Hispanic culture 10 years ago. Some of these traditions that
people picked up on in the early 2000’s are still relevant now. For example the
liquid eyeliner still stuck around and Hispanic actors are still very well
recognized and utilized in Hollywood.
-Mare
The article mainly talked about marketing towards a mass
audience using the Latino culture because people are starting to embrace it,
those who aren’t even of the origin. If youre wondering why, according to the
article, the Hispanic population is 30 million strong, and it isn’t slowing
down any time soon- it’s growing four times faster than the general population.
Some designers have had their collections based off of Latin
influence:
Rebecca Minkoff - Spring 2014 Collection - New York Fashion Week
vibrant colors, embroidery, and Frida-Kahlo inspired braids
Hollywood as well. Instructions Not Included, was the first time I have personally seen a movie hit theatres that is IN Spanish with English subtitles.
- Alex
In this weeks article “Generacion
Latino” it was discussed how our generation these days are more accepting
towards the Latino race. A few years back it was not as common to turn on the
TV and see a Hispanic actor or actress making big changes within the industry.
If you wanted to see a Hispanic making waves within the industry, you knew you
could go see a Tele-Novela
but today, you can simply go watch Modern Family and
get your dose of Hispanic madness from the famous Sofia Vergara. She has made
such an impact on our society that she is one of the most top paid actresses
today on national television. She is being sought out by companies such as
Maybelline to record funny and stand out commercials as well as on talk shows
such as Ellen Degeneres and Saturday Night Live.
She has helped open up acceptance
within the Hispanic community and role selection when casting for TV shows or
commercials. Just an example of this for me in my life is a few years back when
I began modeling it was very hard for me to audition for certain roles because
of my last name. I then decided to cast as Valerie Ann or Valb, which gave me a
way out from being type casted. I was always put into the Hispanic category,
holding me back from my full potential of being able to take on different roles
in the industry. Today, after Sofia Vergara and other Spanish actresses have
made an impact on our culture and generation it is actually a lot easier to get
acting jobs because they are looking for more Hispanic roles. It is actually
not held against you if you speak Spanish like it was a few years back. It has
really made it a lot easier for us to accept who we are and run with it.
-Val