Mexican Influence around the World Thread

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Why is Vanilla Popular?

Every so often, there will be polls asking people in the U.S. and around the world about ice cream. Specifically, what is their favorite ice cream flavor? The winning answer is almost always vanilla.

How did this happen? Why is vanilla the longtime king of ice cream flavors? There's nothing wrong with vanilla. It's quite delicious.

Vanilla originated in Mexico , yet according to one vanilla historian, vanilla was introduced to us here in America as a flavoring for ice cream. This was not a boring flavor. Vanilla was considered exotic and rare. European royalty enjoyed the flavor and thought of it as anything but boring. In fact, the vanilla historian tells us vanilla was first brought to the U.S. by Thomas Jefferson, who enjoyed the flavor in sweets he sampled in treats in France. Jefferson later imported vanilla beans for the purpose of using them in ice cream.

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The Lowriders and cholos {as} of Japan.Japanese obsessed with Chicano sub culture.





The imagery looks plucked directly from East L.A. in 1995: lowriders cruising slowly down narrow streets or parked in long lines on the side of the road, flanked by tattooed men in white shirts and caps emblazoned with the insignia of the Los Angeles Dodgers. But this isn’t Los Angeles, and the men aren’t speaking either English or Spanish: they’re speaking Japanese.








These men and the devoted subculture they’ve created in parts of Tokyo and Osaka are the subject of a new documentary, Chicano, directed by the British filmmakers Louis Ellison and Jacob Hodgkinson. The film highlights a group of Japanese people’s intense obsession with the Chicano culture of East Los Angeles, particularly those elements of it associated with cholo/a (or gang) style. The Japanese devotees have all the aesthetic trappings: low shorts, high socks, tons of gear repping L.A., and tattoos covering their torsos.





“What was most interesting and exciting to me was the attention to detail,” says Ellison, one of the directors. “Like any subculture in Japan, they’ve dedicated themselves completely and they spend a lot of time and a lot of money to make sure they’ve got everything exactly right.”











Cholo/Chicano culture began making its way into Japan in the late ‘80s and ‘90s, mainly via media like Lowrider Magazine, according to Shin Miyata, one of the film’s subjects and the owner of Chicano/Japanese record label Barrio Gold. Miyata himself traveled to L.A. in the ‘80s and became fascinated with lowrider culture and the Chicanos who were a part of it. When he came back, he explains in the film, he tried to replicate what he’d seen and teach other people, too.

That replication appears to be based mainly in aesthetics and some cultural practices like making lowriders. But several of the men in the film also speak about feeling a deeper connection across cultures, rooting their Chicano cultural practices in things they feel exist in Japan, too.

“In Japan, people have strong family values and have a strong social identity. They keep where they are from or where they grew up deeply in their minds. In this same way.

“We feel affinity toward them and connect in the way they express their opinions, love their crews, family, and work hard on the things that they love. In my opinion this is what brings the Chicano and Japanese cultures together.”

Our Lady of Japanese Fashion – Graphic Art, Tortillas, Comics, and ...

Lol Japan is ratchet

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ALL time Classic Song

Tequila song
Single by the: Champs
written by : Daniel Flores the only Mexican-American member of the Champs
Saxophone player-Daniel Flores and says Tequilaaaaa


"Tequila" became a #1 hit on both the pop and R&B charts at the time of its release and continues to be strongly referenced in pop culture to this day.
Sold over 1.7 million copies in 1958.

Champs and Tequila single on American Bandstand 1958
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyl7GP_VMJY

The Champs recorded a sequel to "Tequila" entitled "Too Much Tequila". Released as a maroon-label Challenge single, it reached #30 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In popular culture
The song is well known for being played during high school and college football games, usually performed by the school's band.

"Tequila" is the University of Washington Husky Marching Band "dynasty" song, with Husky fans sporting "Tequila!" bumper stickers and t-shirts. The band plays the song at every home and away football game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cnIYwr0gUs

UW Cheerleaders - Tequila - Homecoming 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUft2P78BOA

Bremerton High School Band/Drill-Tequila
Bremerton High School band playing Tequila for the Bremerton High School Drill Team :]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU6SNTfWga4

The TV series Happy Days made a lot of use of the "Tequila" hit, especially at the diner scenes.


In the 1980 film Cheech and Chong's Next Movie, the tune was played during a montage scene in which Cheech and Chong begin customizing Cheech's work van.

The 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure featured a scene in which Pee-wee Herman knocks over a row of motorcycles, then proceeds to win over the angered bikers by selecting "Tequila" from the jukebox and comically dancing to it. The "Pee-wee dance," as well as the character himself, have since been closely linked with the tune in popular culture. This usage of the tune was further referenced in rapper Joeski Love's track "Pee-wee's Dance", which also utilized "Tequila"'s melody.

Pee-wee Herman dances to 'The Tequila' song in the movie "Pee-wee's Big Adventure". The song was composed by 'The Chimps'.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDb00Mx7D7g


Canadian figure skater Kurt Browning used the song for his short program during the 1987-1988 season which included the 1988 Winter Olympics.

A television commercial for the 1988 Mexican Velveeta commercial used the song with "Tequila" replaced with "Velveeta" with the dancing jalapeño peppers.

The song "Está llegando la banda" ("The band is arriving") uses the tune of "Tequila". "Está llegando la banda" is usually sung at Mexican Football Federation football matches.

In the 1993 film The Sandlot, the song plays during a scene in which the main characters become nauseous and vomit while on an amusement park ride after chewing tobacco. This scene has been cut from some television airings of the film.

Terrorvision used the main elements of the melody of this tune as the basis of their song "Tequila" which reached No. 2 in the UK charts in January 1999.


Mafia II featured the Champs' "Tequila" on the radio station Empire Central Radio during the '50s part of the game

"Tequila" is played during the dance competition at the start of Strictly Ballroom (1992). Other films in which it appears include JFK (1991).

"Tequila" was played in Breakfast at Tiffany's, during the party that Audrey Hepburn's character hosted.



Covers
Eddie Platt took the tune to #20 in the U.S. in 1958.

A Latin hip hop cover in 1992 by A.L.T. was a Top Ten hit in numerous countries and entered the Billboard Top 40.

Hot Butter, known for their 1972 single "Popcorn", covered "Tequila" in their album Moog Hits.

US band No Way José reached #47 in the UK chart with their version in 1985.

Industrial Metal band Klutæ released a reworking entitled "Tequila Slammer" on their 1995 EP Excepted, using samples of the original lyrics and horns layered with drum machines and heavy guitar.

Spanish duo Azúcar Moreno on their 2002 album Únicas.



The (former) Yugoslav band Iskre released a cover in 1965.

The Piltdown Men released the tune as a single in 1962 called "Tequila Bossa Nova" (with "Tequila Bossa Nova" replacing "Tequila" as the calls).


More than 50 covers of Tequila song

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How many movies have titles "Vodka Sunrise,Pisco Sunrise,Bacardi Sunrise "etc??? Well it wouldnt sound cool or interesting or sexy or make sense

MOVIE
Tequila Sunrise (film)

Tequila Sunrise is a 1988 American crime thriller film written and directed by Robert Towne. It stars Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell, with Raúl Juliá, J. T. Walsh, Arliss Howard and Gabriel Damon in supporting roles.


The film, only the second (after Personal Best) to be both written and directed by Academy Award–winning screenwriter Towne, was commercially successful, making over $100 million at the box office worldwide.

It was a commercial success, made for less than $20 million and grossing over $105 million worldwide.


Tequila Sunrise was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.[2] The film's soundtrack spawned the hit single "Surrender to Me", performed by Ann Wilson (lead singer of Heart) and Robin Zander (lead singer of Cheap Trick), where it went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1989.

Dale "Mac" McKussic (Mel Gibson) is a former drug dealer trying to go straight. His close friend Nick Frescia (Kurt Russell) is a Detective Lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who, in spite of their long-term relationship going back to high school, is duty-bound to bring Mac to justice if he is selling drugs again, as DEA Agent Hal Maguire (J. T. Walsh) believes to be the case.

Mac is attracted to stylish restaurant owner Jo Ann Vallenari (Michelle Pfeiffer). Nick becomes acquainted with Jo Ann while attempting to learn more about Mac's activities, in particular his relationship with the Mexican drug kingpin Carlos, whom the DEA agents and Mexican federal police commandante Escalante (Raul Julia) believe is coming to town. Mac has a legitimate business and is raising a son, trying to distance himself from his former drug smuggling ways. But he tries to help his lawyer (Arye Gross) sell some cocaine, and feels indebted to his old friend Carlos, who is pressuring Mac to do one last job.


Tequila Sunrise Movie 1988 - full movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWsXk95MBKk

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Mexican soap operas used to dominate in the Arab world back in the 90's and early 2000's:

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Mexican soap operas used to dominate in the Arab world back in the 90's and early 2000's:

Cool, i didn't know Mexican telenovelas were seen in the Arab world. I know Mexican telenovelas are big in other countries. I will make some post about that later on.

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Mexico, Missouri

Mexico, is a city in Audrain County, Missouri. The population was 11,543 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat,[6] home to the Missouri Military Academy, and annually hosts the Miss Missouri Pageant. The micropolitan statistical area consists of Audrain County.


Mexico was incorporated as a town in 1855, was served by the Wabash Railroad in 1858 and by the Alton Railroad in 1872, and was first chartered as a city in 1874. The city is situated in the blue grass region of Missouri, and was a shipping-point for horses and mules. Mexico was a one-time major source for the nation's fire brick production, so much so, that it adopted the moniker "Fire Brick Capital of the World". However, the industry fell on hard times and both major refractory plants in the area closed in 2002. There is currently no active quarrying for clay used in fire brick or refractories production in the area.



Mexico was the home of Hardin College and Conservatory of Music, a Baptist college established in 1873 for young women, an institution founded and endowed by Charles H. Hardin, governor of the state from 1872–1874. Hardin College closed during the Great Depression and never re-opened. Its 1200-seat auditorium has been painstakingly restored and is now used for community theater and concerts. The remainder of the college houses the Mexico Public Schools administrative offices which are located on South Jefferson Street. They have a bulldog for their mascot.

It is served by the Mexico Public Schools. Present public schools in the city include Mexico Senior High School, Mexico Middle School, Hawthorne Elementary School, Eugene Field Elementary School, and McMillan Elementary School. Private schools include St. Brendan's Catholic School. The Davis H. Hart/Mexico Area Vocational-Technical School and the Advanced Technology Center are located here as well.








https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4yHNhGZU7k
Tyronn Lue gave a shoutout to his hometown of Mexico, Missouri when he won the 2015-2016 NBA Championship as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers-- and Mexico wanted to give him a shoutout back.

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The state of New Mexico named for the country of Mexico.
The only American state named after a country.


New Mexico (Spanish: Nuevo México pronounced: [ˈnweβo ˈmexiko] locally: [ˈnwẽβo ˈmeχiko]; Navajo: Yootó Hahoodzo [jò:txó hàhò:tsò]) is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. It was admitted to the Union as the 47th state on January 6, 1912. It is usually considered one of the Mountain States. New Mexico is fifth by area, the 36th-most populous, and the sixth-least densely populated of the 50 United States.

Inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years before European exploration, New Mexico was colonized by the Spanish in 1598 Imperial Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain "Mexico". Later, it was part of independent Mexico before becoming a U.S. territory and eventually a U.S. state as a result of the Mexican–American War. Among U.S. states, New Mexico has the highest percentage of Hispanics, including descendants of the original Mexican settlers,Tlaxcalan Mexican native colonists who have lived in the area for more than 400 years beginning in 1598. It has the second-highest percentage of Native Americans as a proportion of the population after Alaska, and the fourth-highest total number of Native Americans after California, Oklahoma, and Arizona.[7] The major Native American nations in the state are Navajo, Pueblo, and Apache peoples. The demography and culture of the state are shaped by these strong Mexican and Native American .

QUINTESSENTIAL NEW MEXICAN FOOD could succinctly be defined as anything made with New Mexico's famous red or green chiles.







Albuquerque ,New Mexico






Santuario De Guadalupe, Santa Fe, New Mexico

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Montezuma "Moctezuma" the last emperor of the Aztecs

Montezuma Creek, Utah

Montezuma Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 507 at the 2000 census, a large increase over the 1990 figure of 345.

Montezuma Creek also is the center of education of about 500 Navajos in the area. Schools in the area include Montezuma Creek Elementary School and Whitehorse Junior/Senior High School, both a part of the San Juan School District.[3]

Whitehorse High is adjacent to the census-designated place,[4][5] while the elementary school is in nearby Aneth.[6][7]

Montezuma Creek is located within and partially outside the boundaries of the Navajo Nation on the northwestern border of that vast Indian Reservation known locally as "The Rez." It is a center for oil and gas field work in the area, and a school as well as several churches.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 507 people, 117 households, and 100 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 41.8 people per square mile (16.2/km²). There were 170 housing units at an average density of 14.0/sq mi (5.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.06% Native American, 2.76% White, 0.39% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.

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Aztec, New Mexico

Aztec (Navajo: Kinteel) is a city and county seat of San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.[1][4] As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,763. The Aztec Ruins National Monument is located on the north side of the city.

Aztec is part of the Farmington, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area.

As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 6,763 people, 2,578households in the city.[citation needed] The population density was 539.8 people per square mile (253.1/km²).[citation needed] There were 2,892 housing units at an average density of 230.8 per square mile (101.0/km²).[citation needed] The racial makeup of the city was 78.1% White, 0.4% African American, 8.9% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 23.7% Pacific Islander, 7.53% from other races, and 3.29% from two or more races.[citation needed]