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Angel Aviles is “Too Happy to Be a Sad Girl”

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiDecember 8, 2020December 10, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiDecember 8, 2020December 10, 2020015323

Angel Aviles is a fixture in Latinx pop culture. Her character of Sad Girl in the 1993 cult classic, Mi Vida Loca, repping the tough-as-nails East L.A. chola, has lived on. Although she isn’t acting much these days, Aviles has...

Fashion

23 Chola Brands Repping for the Culture

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiJune 18, 2020June 22, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiJune 18, 2020June 22, 2020026261

Old English letters. Bandana print. Gold hoops, winged liner, and acrylic nails. A fierce sense of female strength and perseverance. Chicana pride. These are just some of the things you associate with the chola lifestyle and aesthetic. There are several...

Beauty

10 Things California Cholas Were Rocking in the ’90s

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiMay 20, 2020May 20, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiMay 20, 2020May 20, 20202 89636

Chola style has always been a balance of timeless, classic elements, mixed with the trends of the time. You can look back at photos from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s, and see some of the same brands and looks, but...

Beauty

24 Brands And Aesthetics Cholas Have Been Loyal to for Decades

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiMay 6, 2020October 23, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiMay 6, 2020October 23, 20200115862

Chola style has always been a balance of timeless, classic elements, mixed with the trends of the time. You can look back at photos from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s, and see some of the same brands and looks today,...

Beauty

The 15 Most Stylish Cholas and Pachucas to Follow on Instagram

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiMarch 10, 2020August 3, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiMarch 10, 2020August 3, 2020029470

Since the 1940s, Chicana ladies, in towns such as El Paso (known as Chuco Town), Los Angeles, and Tucson, redefined what it meant to be a woman in America. While women at the time were expected to stay home and...

Beauty

25 Chola Makeup and Hair Tutorials to Watch on YouTube

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiFebruary 25, 2020July 23, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiFebruary 25, 2020July 23, 2020057141

When something works, it can wind up stick around forever. Take chola makeup, for instance. The dramatic swoop of eyeliner, arched eyebrows, and carefully lined lips is a style worn from the days of las pachucas in the 1940s and...

Culture

Cholo: 23 Facts About the History of the Word

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiJanuary 17, 2020July 20, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiJanuary 17, 2020July 20, 2020044020

Lowriders, skinny eyebrows, winged eyeliner, Dickies, and Ben Davis. East Los Angeles, El Paso’s Segundo Barrio, the Southwest, and San Francisco’s Mission District. There is a certain aesthetic and lifestyle that comes to mind when you hear the word “cholo”...

Culture

A Look at the Que Chola Exhibit at the National Hispanic Cultural Center

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiApril 23, 2019August 11, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiApril 23, 2019August 11, 202007483

Albuquerque’s National Hispanic Cultural Center is “dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and advancement of Hispanic culture, arts, and humanities.” This is done through their art museum, genealogy center, educational resources, library, and over 700 events. One such event is Qué Chola,...

News and Entertainment

9 Oldies The Chola in You will LOVE

HipLatinaOctober 25, 2018November 23, 2020

by HipLatinaOctober 25, 2018November 23, 2020037482

Whether you were listening to Sunday Night Oldies in the Bay Area or L.A., or playing Art Laboe’s Dedicated to You, East Side Story, and/or Lowrider Oldies tapes and CDs, oldies were a part of life. They were the songs you sang...

News and Entertainment

10 Things Pachucas Were Rocking in The 1940s

HipLatinaOctober 12, 2018August 27, 2020

by HipLatinaOctober 12, 2018August 27, 2020022283

Before there were cholas, there were pachucas. These fearless Chicana ladies, in towns such as El Paso (known as Chuco Town), Los Angeles, and Tucson, redefined what it meant to be a woman in 1940s America. While women at the...