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100 reasons why I love being Hispanic


10/12/2006 10:02 PM CDT

By Michael Quintanilla
Express-News Staff Writer, San Antonio, Tx

Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month (which ends Sunday) heroes and leaders from the Latin world are saluted, culture and customs are celebrated. But here in San Antonio, the nation's Tex-Mex headquarters, Hispanic pride comes in muchos unconventional ways. Here (in no particular order, except for the first) are 100 reasons why it's great to celebrate all cositas (things) Hispanic, the S.A. way.

1. Amá (Mom)


2. Huge hugs from 'güelita' (abuela or grandmother)


3. Tías talking chisme (gossip) while making tamales


4. Warm flour tortillas slathered with butter


5. Images of the Virgin Mary on a tortilla


6. Wearing chanclas (flip flops)


7. Babies with pierced ears


8. El Cucuy (the boogeyman)


9. La Llorona (the folk legend about the crying mother)


10. Selena


11. Salma Hayek


12. Dolores del Rio (the actress and the restaurant)


13. Paseo del Rio


14. Chicharónes (crunchy pork rinds), tripitas (cow intestines) and lengua (tongue)


15. Poultry living in the backyard


16. Religious grottoes in the front yard


17. Piñatas, especially 'La Estrella' (the star)


18. Radio estrellas Hot Henrietta, Sonny Melendrez, Elizabeth Ruiz


19. Charro beans


20. Refried beans


21. Playing lotería with pinto beans


22. Charreada (Mexican rodeo)


23. Easter Sunday picnics at Brackenridge Park


24. Eating conchitas (seashell-shaped pasta in tomato sauce)


25. Barbacoa on Sunday mornings


26. The broken-down Chevy in the driveway


27. Drinking Bud Light at Night in Old San Antonio


28. Tequila shots at the Esquire Bar ... oops!


29. Big Red on a hot day


30. Homemade chocolate (over the stove) with cinnamon sticks on a cold day


31. A 15-year-old in her quinceañera gown


32. Twenty bridesmaids in a wedding


33. The dollar dance


34. Cruising Zarzamora Street


35. The honking car in the street waiting to give a kid a ride to school, or to announce that the Spurs just won or to pick up a date on a Saturday night.


36. El Grito on Sept. 16 or any other day for that matter


37. Over-the-top makeup and diva drama on telenovelas


38. My sister's impossibly long, long, long hair in a trenza (braid)


39. Our Lady of Guadalupe (she's our gal)


40. Our man Manu (yes, we claim him)


41. The Malt House on the West Side


42. The haunted railroad tracks on the South Side


43. Slang: '¡Ay te watch-o, cucaracho!' ('See ya later, ****roach!')


44. Being naughty in Spanish (That pinche car almost ran me over!)


45. Chihuahuas


46. ¡Ay Chihuahua!


47. Comino (cumin) in everything


48. Fútbol


49. The Chili Bowl


50. Chili powder on raspas, on fruit cups, on corn on the cob and on gigantic dill pickles


51. 'Sabado Gigante' with Don Francisco and his bikini-clad spokesmodels


52. Watching boxing on pay-per-view in someone's backyard


53. Oscar de la Renta and Carolina Herrera, our designing heroes


54. Tom Frost and Lila ****rell, nuestro amigos


55. Cascarones during Fiesta


56. Huevos rancheros served all day


57. San Fernando Cathedral, the city's corazón (heart)


58. Paletas


59. Mi Tierra restaurant, 24/7


60. Dashboard saints


61. Shakira, because hips don't lie


62. 'Lowrider' ringtone


63. Vikki Carr and Eva Longoria calling San Antonio home


64. Salsa dancing


65. Salsa, red and green


66. The Lopez trifecta: George, Jennifer and Mario


67. The Henry trifecta: Cisneros; B. Gonzalez; the Puffy Taco


68. Flea markets


69. Double features at Mission Drive-In


70. Pancho Claus


71. Mariachi serenatas (serenades) on Mother's Day


72. The soon-to-open Museo Alameda


73. Leche quemada, divinity and pecan pralines from Segovia Candies


74. Lu Ann Platter from Luby's with enchiladas on the side


75. Pan de Muerto from Bedoy's


76. Birthday cake from H-E-B Plus


77. Los Lonely Boys


78. Flaco Jimenez and his boys


79. Jalapeños


80. Las matas (potted plants) on the front porch


81. Washing machines on the back porch


82. Yerbas and toothpicks in raw eggs under the beds to cure everything and ward off evil spirits


83. Botanica power: 'Come to me Lover' talcum powder; 'Come to me Money' floor wash; 'Come to me new car' room deodorizer.


84. Asking St. Anthony of Padua, the saint of lost and stolen articles, for his sleuthing powers when something has gone missing (and finding it almost instantly!)


85. Relatives named 'Cuca,' 'Chon' and 'Chela'


86. La Sandra Cisneros


87. The clicking of tacones (high heels)


88. The clacking of dominoes


89. Opening gifts on Christmas Eve


90. Las Posadas


91. Superstitions ('mal ojo,' 'ojo' or evil eye)


92. Comadres and compadres


93. Ruffles


94. Guayaberas


95. Shooting hoops (and fireworks) in the street


96. Speaking Spanglish:


Mom: '¿Mijo, vas a H-E-B?'


Me: 'Sure, Amá, what do you want me to get for you?'


Mom: 'Trai me el brown hair dye that's on sale.'


97. Anglos speaking perfect Spanish


98. Fideo (at five boxes for $1, this vermicelli is the Mexican version of Ramen noodles)


99. 99-cent stores


100. Ending a phone chat with 'Bueno, bye!'



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maria

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thanks for posting

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CaliBoi

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Damn how i miss my Texas

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Charlie

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Haha good stuff

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John

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Nice list

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Lilly

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Haha good stuff man

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IQ

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It's all so true!

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Jesse

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This is puro tejas, thanks for posting!!!!

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conjuntoblondie101

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I love being hispanic

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KING

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LOL



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US ARMY GUY

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Nice!

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BEN

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If you love being Hispanic give me a big Hell Ya!!



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Tina

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You left out reason #101


We have the First Lady of Conjunto Music "Linda Escobar"!!!



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Giant

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Conjunto Music music makes me proud to be Hispanic



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balde

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great list, and it is all soo very true

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Kidd

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all so very true

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jclaudio

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The closeness I have with my family.

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Gracie

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this stuff is all so true lol, i totally agree

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ashley101

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In my case i love being 50% Hispanic lol

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JSK

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Great read

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Eddie

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Being Hispanic kicks ass

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GB

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Good read

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