A story of sadness, anger and loss. For the culinary world, for Mexicans, for women. An opinion piece by Cristina Lugo, originally published in 2018.
#Mexplaining Lucha Libre
When the lights go out and the reflectors illuminate their bodies dressed in tight underpants, colorful masks and exotic capes, the audience goes insane; they are witnessing the real Mexican superheroes in flesh and blood. The Luchador’s pilgrimage to the ring unleashes whistles, applause, compliments, threats and, yes, a ton of groserías (swear words) that are as part of the ritual as anything else.
#Mexplaining La Limpia
La Limpia translates into “the cleanse”. This practice is a deep-rooted inheritance from our Aztec ancestors, as they believed everything in this world had a spirit. Today, it’s still commonplace for the elder - especially in rural or mainly indigenous communities - to resort to spirits and implore their intervention to obtain good harvests, produce rain, cure illnesses or to avoid misfortunes.
#Mexplaining Taco Honor Code
#Mexplaining Apapacho
The Morenita Team is made up of multi-cultural, multi-lingual, fun-loving hustlers. When you belong to multiple worlds at the same time, you develop a keen eye and ear for pointing out all the little quirks that come up as you cross between cultures. We are in essence cultural attachés, pointing out entertaining cultural codes we want to share with Morenita insiders.