#Gloria and Luisa are sisters

[atarahderek]

Hello! May I ask if you have any headcanons about Enrique and Luisa Rivera?

I have a few for Enrique. I made a comic of one that you can read here:

And I've done some one-shot stories featuring Enrique. You can read them here:

I think those should about cover it for Enrique. Well, there is one more: Enrique had a favorite rooster on his paternal grandparents' farm, which he named Panchito, after the Disney character from the Three Caballeros. It disappeared one night, and Enrique's pretty sure coyotes got it. The rooster becomes his alebrije, and in that form, it has characteristics of a duck and a parrot as well.

As for Luisa, I have a few head canons for her. She's younger than Gloria, but closer to her in age than Enrique is to Berto. The girls' mother does not get along with Berto and Enrique's mother. At all. But their father is very popular around the hacienda and is good friends with Franco. According to a tie-in book, Luisa can't carry a tune in a bucket, and I've adopted that idea. But she still enjoys playing the maracas. While Gloria married into the Riveras in part for the shoes, Luisa fell in love with Enrique with no ulterior motives (and she 100% teases her sister about this). She really only met and started getting to know Enrique after Berto and Gloria became engaged. Giving up music was more of a sacrifice for her than it was for Gloria because Luisa associates music with her abuelo, with whom she was very close. Her abuelo was a music teacher (despite her best efforts, she was one of his worst students), and was always a kind and generous man who valued family above all other earthly things. What he never told her, however, was that his love for family was a conscious decision on his part to distinguish himself from his absent biological father, who always denied having offspring (and he had many). His father was Ernesto de la Cruz, and he kept the man's identity a secret for fear his descendants would want to emulate such a selfish, egotistical man who abused women and abandoned family at every opportunity. Miguel does later discover the connection, and Luisa fully understands his struggle with that revelation. She has to come to terms with the idea that her great-grandfather murdered her husband's great-grandfather.

[alainas-sims]

Alexandrea's Diary

We held Héctor's funeral today as his body was finally sent back home. It took over a month but it was worth it for that closure so that we could properly grieve. We are fortunate enough that his body was recovered— many soldiers' families are not so fortunate as their loved ones are buried where they fell. I adorned his grave with a bouquet of sunflowers, which I felt fit my darling Héc's sunny personality.

Everyone who had known Héctor attested to his courage, his positivity, and his strength. Hardest of all was to see his parents, Consuelo and Andrés. Consuelo said that she could not help but be reminded of her sister, Héctor's mother, who had died shortly after giving birth to him, and how his short life mirrored hers. "Luisa named him Héctor— steadfast, the tragic Trojan king of the Greek legend. I could see my hermana's smile on his bright face."

It was so hard to try to explain the permanence of death to Gloria, who is but a mere three years old. Poor darling barely had the chance to get to know her father. After the ceremony, I was greeted by Dirk, who had been sent home on account of losing a leg, and learning to walk with a prosthesis and crutches. He told me that he had something he would give to me at a later time.

"Héctor wanted me to give you his journal," he said. "That day my leg had to be amputated... he saved my life. We were in Normandy and there were many casualties that day, not just Héc. My leg had been pierced by a shell. I could not walk, it hurt so much, and he carried me to safety until a medic could arrive. I never got to thank him. I would be dead if it weren't for Héctor."

"He really did love you, Alex. You were his world, the reason he fought so hard. You must know that." And I did.

[dragoneyes618]

Somehow, Carmen hadn't realized she was carrying twins until they were born. They'd been positioned so that one blocked the other from the sonogram; both were small, although not dangerously so; the birth of two babies surprised everyone. It explained her being so much more tired than during her previous pregnancies, though.

"Twins," Berto murmured, dazed. "Twins."

Carmen laughed, slightly hysterically. "The kids'll be thrilled, though."

Her sisters-in-law, Gloria childless, Luisa with a son of nearly ten, both stepped in to help; she was grateful for any and all assistance. Raising two rambunctious little boys simultaneously was quite a handful.

[2centsnobodyasked4]

Teresa VS Rubi

I haven't watched a telenovela since like 2007. I feel like Rebelde was the last one I saw. However, I hold on to a couple of novelas that I thought were outstanding, such as Rubi. With the years, I've come across a lot of talk about 'Teresa' and I wondered why it had the same premise as Rubi. I was slightly intrigued. I learned that the story of Teresa came first back in the day, then Rubi. On social media such as tiktok and youtube, people are always comparing both. I kept saying that obviously Rubi was better because it was the one i watched. So in order to not be THAT biased, i decided to give Teresa a shot. So i just binged the entire novela in a couple of weeks. So here are my 2 cents.

Intro:

Song: La descarada- Reyli

Song: Esa hembra es mala- Gloria Trevi

With the songs alone, I will still have to give it to Rubi's intro song. I feel like it was more seductive and more true to what the novela was going to be about. On the other hand, Teresa's theme song felt like it would be more appropriate for Rubi. Because it was sang from the point of view of the 'betrayed friend'. Although you can argue that the betrayed friend was Luisa and that it would be from her point of view, but that only happened towards the very last episodes, so it wouldn't really make sense for it to summarize the entire novela as Reyli's song did.

Furthermore, I enjoy Rubi's intro more, especially the beginning were is says 'Una obra de ..." it makes it seem fancy and like I'm in for a special treat.

The actress

Barbara Mori vs Angelique Boyer

I know I'm going to sound like a jerk by comparing their physical appearance, but I'm going to do it anyway.

Face

They are obviously both beautiful women, but in MY opinion, Barbara Mori's face is more seductive without even trying. She reminds me so much of Megan Fox. On the other hand, Angelique's face is so youthful that she has to work extra hard and make over the top gestures to act out the seductress role.

Body

Although they both have fantastic bodies, they are very different from each other. Once again, Barbara's body gives off a more sensual and natural look. Even the way she moves is a perfect embodiment of Rubi. Angelique once more has a more youthful small body, and the main thing that makes her 'hot' is her boobs, which look really fake and it doesn't play into the story since she's suppose to be poor. Rubi didn't have much of a chest, but she still managed to appear more naturally seductive. Teresa was just constantly exposing her chest to appear seductive.

Acting

Barbara Mori's acting was excellent. She made me feel like thats how she was in real life. Everything came natural to her. Angelique's acting was all over the place. She really had to OVERACT to put her point across. Everything about the novela in general was overacted actually. Angelique had to do over the top facial expressions to show when she was scheming, when she was talking down to people or when she was in love. She came out looking like a cartoon character as opposed to Barbara that made her character seem like a real person.

Story

I've already made this post way longer than i expected and there's so much more that I want to talk about out so I'm just gonna have to shoot out random points:

Evil

I feel like they were both equally evil. They both were horrible to their families, to the men they loved and to their friends. I can't really make my decision on who was worse. I will hand it to Teresa though that she worked and studied hard to have a degree and was an excellent lawyer. However, I've seen arguments that mention that she was smarter that Rubi and relied on her brains instead of her body to get ahead. But thats not true. Sure she had a degree but she didn't get far because of it at all. She did the EXACT same thing that Rubi did, got ahead with her body provoking a rich guy. Sure she played the long game but at then end she did the same thing, not just with Arturo but with Fernando as well. She seduced him, nothing to do with her brain.

Ending

Rubi's ending was EXCELLENT. It has stayed with me for a long time because we finally have a main character that didn't win at the end. She got what she deserved. She lost the man she loved, she lost all her money which is what she fought the most, she lost her beauty, and she lost her beautiful body. EVERYTHING, and it was just excellent.

Teresa's ending left me baffled. She ended up with the man she loved after everything that she did. People may argue that she changed and felt remorse for what she did, but come on. She didn't even suffer for that long. She only regretted things because she was caught and exposed, otherwise she would've never changed. Also the fact that Arturo came to her after what she did to his sister is disgusting. Sure forgive her for what she did to him, but to his innocent sister? Seriously??? I get it, that they wanted for them to have a happy ending since the actors were dating in real life, but that just makes bad story telling.

Plot

It kind of gave me the impression that Teresa was going to follow a similar plot to Rubi's in the sense that Teresa was going to stay in love with Mariano all the way til the end, and that at some point when Teresa was not going to have any more money, that Mariano would now be super rich and prestigious but would want nothing to do with her like in Rubi. Although that would've been a Rubi copy, it would've been a better route to take. Because then other elements seem pointless. Something that I do admire more from Teresa was the fact that Mariano fell in love with Aurora, because in Rubi, it felt like Alejandro, although he married Maribel, it never seemed like he truly loved her. It was more like he cared for her. So i was so ready for an awesome ending to where Teresa was trying to stop the wedding and be suffering because the love of her life no longer loves her. That would've been so satisfying to watch and Mariano's wedding would also be triumphant because he overcame his temptation....however, that didn't happen. Teresa didn't even care, so it makes the wedding kind of pointless to the story. It really felt like 3 quarters of the novela they were building it up that triumph moment, but instead it felt like they changed the direction of story to fit in the real romance between Angelique and Sebastian. To be honest, Arturo's ending should've been the same as his counterpart role in Rubi.

In Summary. I have a lot more bones to pick with Teresa, but the ones that come to mind, are probably mostly the acting, not just of Angelique but of the cast. I think many of them were new actors or something, but their acting was horrible. I can really tell who was new and who was a veteran. Having said all of this, I DID enjoy watching Teresa. I know it may seem like I'm just hating on it and like I didn't enjoy it, but I really did. The first few episodes were really boring but after a while it was hard for me to stop. In one day I would go through 10 episdoes.....bruh, those are like 10 hours a day dedicated to Teresa. It was intriguing and interesting, especially many of the elements that were different from Rubi, such as her becoming a lawyer and her ways that she helped unmask Ruben.

In conclusion though, I do see Rubi as superior. A superior actress, a superior story and superior ending. Maybe a bit is from nostalgia but I did give Teresa a fair chance. Although entertaining, it was not what I would consider a good novela.

Me das miedo Teresa.

Rubi, tan bella como malvada.

[mtvswatches]

Jane the Virgin 3x03 Chapter Forty-Seven

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Stray thoughts

1) I really hope this is not another bait...

There’s so much buildup that I wonder if this is going to be disappointing. Or if it will even happen at all…

Well, we’re back to where they got the go-ahead from the doctor, but...

2) People keep interrupting them, and I just wonder why Jane won’t just be open about it and tell her mom, dad, and grandma that they want some privacy to finally get laid!

3) “If you weren’t a singer, what would you be?”

It’s an interesting question indeed, considering she’s not really a singer and she hasn’t done much with her life so far. It’s a weird question to be asking yourself when you’re pushing forty, right? But I guess Xiomara always followed her impulse and that’s how she led her life, there wasn’t really much time to think about what she wanted to do. I’m kind of curious to see where they go with this.

4) New character, I guess?

So, this is Cecilia, Alba’s sister and the one responsible for telling everyone Alba wasn’t a virgin on her wedding day.

5) Oh, thank god!

I found the whole “You and I finishing at the same time” comment… odd? And tbh, Jane doesn’t look very satisfied. But at least she got it over with! Of course, he fell asleep right after, and it doesn’t feel as magical as she’d expected, I guess. But I mean, why should it? Expectations about the first time having sex should be very low, but culturally women are raised to make this huge deal of their “first time” and “losing their virginity”, and it’s very difficult to shed those expectations, right?

6) OMG she’s sending a sex tape of her first time with her husband to her advisor!

But… the most important question is, is she going to watch that video? Will Michael and Jane watch it? Will they do a play-by-play analysis? Will he notice that she didn’t really come?

7) “It was actually my first time” “Oh, that explains things…”

Well, the advisor (I’m sorry, can’t remember her name!) made it out to look like she was talking about her writing – which she might well have been – and how it was lacking something. I think I’ve actually mentioned this before, but It’s kind of odd for Jane to be a romance writer and to be writing sex scenes without actually having experienced sex herself. The advisor makes a good point – romance without sex is just fantasy. And I’m not saying that you can’t have romance if you’re asexual. But that’s not the type of stories Jane is writing or the audience she’s writing for. Anyway, I think the advisor was actually talking about her performance in the tape and not her writing. Or maybe both.

8) I knew it.

And of course, her friend tells her NOT TO TELL MICHAEL, and I’m like, huh? I just wish this would stop being a storyline? Both the faking and the not-talking to your partner about your feelings regarding the sexual experiences you share with them. Not having an orgasm is just part of the sexual experience and there’s nothing wrong with it, and sex can still be enjoyable even when you don’t have an orgasm. So let’s see where they take this storyline. I’m guessing Michael is going to be super supportive, and will try to make it up to her.

9) Why is this still a thing in this show? We get it, Luisa is a fucking moron, and she makes terrible decisions. I wish there was more to her character than that.

10) And I know that we crave representation for LGBTQ+, but… Rose is a fucking psycho? And this is almost a textbook abusive relationship? She’s literally kidnapped Luisa, isolated her, and keeps telling her how she’s alone and Rose is the only one there for her. (and I’m not even touching on the whole murderer/drug lord thing because that’s just part of the zaniness of this show.)

11) Okay, Xiomara is considering moving on from singing, but move on to what?

12) I genuinely laughed at this.

13) Okay, I liked this joke.

JANE: What’s the CW? Like a streaming thing? ROGELIO: No, no! It’s a huge network! Look it up! Amazing shows! Fabulous line-ups! 

Anyway, Jane is very intent on manipulating her mom into finding her passion for singing again, and I don’t know how I feel about this. Yes, Xiomara loves singing, but what is wrong with giving up? She hasn’t really made it, and there are other things she might be passionate about that she hasn’t figured out yet because she’s been pursuing her “singing career.” I know Jane is trying to be supportive, but if she truly were, she would just try to help her mom to find what other avenues she can pursue instead of tormenting her with her unfulfilled dreams. It just feels like another thing Jane does because it’s what she wants rather than being selfless and thinking of others.

14) See? This is why you should be honest with your partner about your orgasms or lack thereof…

At least it led to an honest conversation. Which led to this…

15) I’m loving this Cecilia character. I kind of wish she was the leading lady, actually. She’s so fun, even if she’s a figment of Jane’s imagination!

16) Rogelio is selling his show to the CW, but Rob Lowe will be the leading man, not him. I see how this could easily lead to an existential crisis for Rogelio, but I have so much faith in him, he’ll probably take it in stride and turn into a bigshot Hollywood producer.

17) Hm. Day two and Jane is already trying to spice up their sex life? This doesn’t bode well. And Michael is telling her not to discuss their glitch with anyone to protect his fragile ego? Because he tells her she can say they had sex, but that she shouldn’t mention how it wasn’t good? Double hm. And now Jane is with Xiomara, someone who could actually help her get out of her head and understand what she’s going through, but she keeps her mouth shut because Michael’s ego is more important.

18) And then she finds this…

I hope this sets her straight.

19) So… instead of getting on board with Xiomara wanting to move on after finding the list, Jane and Rogelio continue to plot to get her “back on track.” But why?

20) For a second, I thought Rafael had truly sent a caring, loving email to his sister, but it seems to be a ploy to get her to reply and reveal her location. Considering she’s a moron, she’ll probably fall for it, but it’s kind of sad? When she was reading the email, I was hoping it would be her wake-up call (if the fact that she literally jumped and gasped when Rose walked into her room wasn’t already a warning sign…) and that she would try and leave this toxic relationship. But if she’s being lured by false declarations of brotherly love… I don’t know, it feels wrong. Yes, she’s a fucking moron, but what makes her a moron is that she’s constantly looking for love and affection. That’s always her downfall.

21) Now, that is a cameo…

Loved the fan bit! 

22) So… Rogelio got freaking Gloria Estefan to help Xiomara, but it never occurred to him that it might have the opposite effect. Because Xiomara has seen Gloria and Emilio casually sitting there and watching her show and she’s freaking out.

You bow to royalty. 

23)  So… Lina Has just offered to help Michael and Jane and demanded a play by play, and Michael remembered the sex tape. He’s not going to show it to Lina, though, right? He’s just going to watch it and figure out what went wrong.

24) Oh, no she didn’t!

Why is she so intent on convincing Xiomara to continue pursuing a career that hasn’t really worked out for her? She hasn’t made it, and it doesn’t look like she will anytime soon, and that’s OKAY! What’s wrong with wanting to try other things? What if she’s really talented at something else and she’s missing the opportunity to shine because she’s stubbornly fixated on being a singer? And why does it matter so much to Jane? Why does she need to control everything and everyone’s lives?

25) So… this whole obsession with Xiomara’s career is because… Jane gave up her virginity? Huh? That doesn’t make sense? How is Xiomara’s singing career a metaphor for Jane’s virginity? I’m just confused! The show is usually very good at pulling off this type of parallelism and metaphors, but this time it just didn’t work for me.

26) See? Xiomara had the right answer all along:

“With sex, it can take time to find your groove and figure out what you like, what you need. You’re just starting out. You’ll get there.”

27) So… they end up watching their own sex tape, and finally have satisfying intercourse, I guess. I kind of wish this storyline hadn’t been resolved in an episode, though, it doesn’t feel realistic.

28) So, that was the reason for the riff between Alba and her sister Cecilia…

29) Why am I always so much more invested in Rogelio’s storylines?

He apologized for the way he broke-up with her, and then they decided to embrace their artistic connection. And now he has six months to become famous in America so that he can be the lead of his own show in the CW hahaha! I feel this storyline will be lots of fun.

30) Look what the cat dragged in…

…a moron thirsty for love.

31) So… I guess Rose lied about the whole “I’m not a criminal anymore” thing. Shocker.

Rafael’s mom was on her kill list, before she even killed her. And Muter died holding a bible and clamoring for her son. I guess this will be Rafael’s storyline, then.

32) To be honest, I wasn’t a fan of this episode. Usually, the plot A and plot B are connected in a way that makes sense, and this week, it felt a bit far-fetched to have Jane obsess over Xiomara’s singing career because she had let go of her virginity. I don’t know, what are your thoughts? Let me know in the comments!

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[im-fairly-whitty]

Some fluff with potential for angst-- any headcanons on what Imelda is thinking the first time Hector gets to react to all of their non-Miguel-and-Coco descendants? Or Hector's reactions? I just want Hector to love all of his kids...

“Hector, if you don’t close your mouth your jaw’s going to fall off again.” Imelda said, pulling on Hector’s arm to try and shake him back to awareness. 

“But, just, just, oh Imelda, they’re really all ours?” Hector said, not looking away as Rosa and Abel carried plates of food past them to the table set up in the family courtyard. 

“You think I brought you to the wrong casa?” Imelda chided teasingly. The living Riveras were all laughing and bustling around the family compound, which was already aglow with Dia de los Muertos decorations and cheer.

“Oh! Oh! That’s Benny and Manny, right?” Hector excitedly pointed as the twins ran towards and then right though them, gleefully screeching and throwing handfuls of marigold petals at each other.

“Si,” Imelda said with a fond smile, sweeping her skirt out of the way out of habit as the little boys ran by. They’d both gotten so big in the last year and seeing them brought back warm memories of when Oscar and Felipe had been their age. 

“And Berto, and Gloria, and that’s- Imelda, Enrique’s got my cheekbones! You didn’t tell me he had my face!” Hector was practically shaking and his smile seemed to be permanently fixed at maximum brightness, tempting Imelda to squint.

“None of our descendants have ever come close to your cheekbones mi amor.” She said, taking his hand and kissing him one one of said cheekbones. “But Enrique certainly does take after you.”

Imelda pulled him along to the kitchen, knowing they would find Elena there, fussing over the last of the meal preparations as always. 

It had taken weeks for Hector to physically recover from his brush with the second death, and months after that for him to even begin to recover emotionally from being abandoned for nearly a century. Just last night she’d had to shake him awake from a dark nightmare of abandonment, returning the same favor he’d done her only the week before that.  

It was going to take a lot of time to heal their wounds, but tonight at least it warmed her bones to see Hector glorying over every wonderful bit of his regained family.

Victoria was already leaning against the kitchen counter when they came in, a wry grin on her face as she watched her sister Elena give strict instructions to anyone who dared come near. Victoria waved at them before following Elena out of the kitchen through a side door, doubtlessly in pursuit of some helper that had run off.

“That must have been Elena, and that must be Carmen there at the stove then!” Hector said, pointing as they entered the kitchen. 

“But where’s Luisa?” he said, looking around almost desperately, his fingers twitching in hers. “She's the only new one we haven't seen yet, oh! And little Socorro! Where are they?”

“Hector.” Imelda stood in front of him and took hold of his jacket’s lapels, making his frantic gaze focus on her instead. “We are going to be here all night, we’ll see everyone.”

Hector paused. He must have seen her unspoken request in her eyes, because he took a deep breath. He raised his bony hands to cover hers as he closed his eyes, taking a moment to gather himself. 

“You’re home, mi corazon.” Imelda said quietly. She felt his hands tighten on hers. “And you’re never leaving again. You have all the time in the world.”

“Promise?” Hector asked quietly, eyes still closed as he tipped his forehead forward to touch hers.

“Promise.” Imelda said.

“I just, I feel like I’m going to wake up and I’ll be back in my old shanty again.” Hector confessed. His voice sounded like he was trying to make a joke, but it cracked in the middle of his sentance.

“Open your eyes.” Imelda said. 

He obeyed, blinking when he saw she was still there. 

“I love you, your family loves you, and you are home.” She said firmly, “No more of this nonsense, we are here to have a good time and celebrate. We’re going to go find where Miguel’s gotten to and we’re going to stuff ourselves on Pan de Muertos and we are going to sing and dance and enjoy ourselves. Is that clear?”

“Si, diosa.” Hector said, his smile returning as he lifted one of her hands and kissed her palm. “I have my orders.”

“Good.” Imelda said, stroking his hair. “Now, let’s go see where Miguel and his little sister are hiding themselves.“

“What kind of things are you left on the ofrenda?“ Hector asked, his inevitable excited energy coming back as she led him out of the kitchen. “I mean, I’ve never had offerings before.”

“Well, knowing Miguel we'll probably some unexpected surprises this year.” Imelda chuckled as they strode into the courtyard. 

There was a strum of a guitar and they both looked over to see Miguel striding towards them, wearing a handsome maroon mariachi outfit and proudly carrying the old skull guitar.

“If you ask me, I think Miguel’s definitely the one that’s taken after you the most.” Imelda said, taking Hector’s arm. 

“Well then, he’s going to be quite the ladies man isn’t he?” Hector said, looking at her with a grin.

Imelda just shook her head as they joined Coco and Julio and the rest of the family by the table, the air filling with laughter and joyful music from Miguel’s guitar. 

It was going to take time for everyone’s wounds to truly heal, Imelda knew that. But as the music played, and her husband smiled, and laughed, and she held his hand, she knew from the warmth all around them that everything was going to be alright.

Because for the first time in generations, they were all home.

[pencopanko]

☯️▼ for tia Gloria, tio Berto and Enrique

Sure thing, Nonny! I’m always up for the three Rivera siblings (*´∀｀)

☯ Likes and dislikes

Berto: He likes to play with his children and nephew and niece, no matter what game they want to play. Abel and the twins want to play fútbol but Miguel is sick thus lacking one more person? Count Papá in! Rosa wants someone to help her finish a puzzle? It’s a bit hard if he’s the only one who helps his daughter but his beloved Carmen is there to help! Post-movie, he also comes to like folk music and dancing. He might not be very good at the latter but he still likes it! Also puns. Besides Héctor’s way of getting angry (or, rather, should Héctor be more strict), he inherited Héctor’s silliness−the latter being something that Abel also inherits. Miguel finds it endearing since he misses Héctor, but Carmen and Rosa can only heave a sigh.

Enrique: He likes a good cup of coffee in the morning while sitting in the veranda and listening to the only music allowed: the chirping of birds. He also really likes buying good-quality booze, can hold his alcohol really well and knows what’s good and what’s meh, once even giving Berto a severely judging look for getting a bottle of cheap whiskey. But what the family doesn’t realize until the music ban is lifted is that Enrique also really likes rock music. ‘70s and ‘80s rock in particular but he also finds Chingon’s rendition of “Malagueña Salerosa” to be really catchy. He is also fond of more traditional Mexican songs too, and to everyone’s surprise he later develops a love of singing which he proves to be really, really good at. He and Miguel even picked Bon Jovi’s “Living On A Prayer” when the family decided to do karaoke for the first time and absolutely shredded it.

Gloria: Besides the seemingly never-ending gossiping in Santa Cecilia, she also likes to just chat about simpler things with her mamá, Mama Coco, and her sister-in-laws. She also likes watching telenovelas with them, particularly the latter. The most extroverted of the three siblings, she also likes to have small talk with the customers. And after the music ban is lifted, Carmen and Luisa also introduce Gloria to their favorite music. She especially loves tecano and salsa and knows almost all of Selena’s songs by heart.

▼ Childhood

Berto: He wasn’t bullied per se, but the other kids were wary of befriending him. He was quite big for his age, had a set of menacing scowl and glare. But he didn’t mind as he had more important things to do: teasing his baby siblings and learning to make shoes. But that doesn’t mean he didn’t have friends. After some kids decided to approach him, they realized that Berto Rivera was a rather cool kid and a good goalkeeper. Also, he and Carmen actually knew each other from kindergarten but Carmen’s family had to move to Monterrey when they were seven before returning nine years later. A few days before her family moved she kissed his cheek at school, asking him to wait for her. They both kinda forgot about that until Elena reminded the both of them after Carmen and her family returned, much to their embarrassment.

Enrique: He inherits Héctor’s tendency to become emotional and was what one will call a “crybaby” when he was still a boy. He was teased a lot due to it at school but Berto always had his back. But Enrique is a Rivera and a Rivera learns how to stand up to the naysayers and the bullies. So he did. But thanks to his sympathetic personality, he has friends from childhood that to this day are still tight with him. He did get exposed to a song when he was twelve and found that he quite liked it (it was “Love Is A Song” from “Bambi”, he later learned from Miguel). He kept it a secret from his family, of course, and never spoke of it again well until the fated Dia de Muertos.

Gloria: She liked playing house, like a typical little girl. But because of having two brothers, she also liked to play rough sometimes, often joining them for a game of fútbol with the Ramirez boys. She even got involved in a few fights when she was nine. But as time went on she began to mellow a bit. When she turned thirteen, she started to like makeup and began to pay more attention to her appearance. And for quite a long while, she also longed to be a dancer after catching a glimpse of a group of folk dancers from her room but due to the music ban she buried that dream of hers deep down.

[batbobsession]

For all those who were curious (and equally confused because they didn’t read any of the novelization), I made a Rivera family tree. 

This is the entire known Rivera clan. Lemme break it down a bit, though, 'cuz there are a lot of names on here. I'll spare the obvious ones like Imelda, Héctor, Coco, and Miguel. 

The spirits that Miguel meets in the land of the dead are as follows: 

Felipe and Óscar, twin brothers to Imelda 

Papá Julio, the small one with the gray mustache and his sister, Tía Rosita (the cheerful one in the pink dress) 

Victoria, Abuelita Elena's late sister 

And of course, Imelda and Héctor. 

Miguel’s Living Family: 

Franco, Abuelita Elena's husband

Enrique (Miguel's dad), Gloria, and Berto (Enrique's siblings, Miguel's aunt and uncle) 

Carmen (Berto's wife), and Manny, Benny, Abel, and Rosa (their children, Miguel's cousins) 

Luisa (Miguel's mom) and Socorro (Miguel's little sister)

[skylightbooks]

Late last night we gathered all of the new books that we carry that contain lists of

radical/difficult/legendary/badass/bold/brave/bad

girls/women/ladies/leaders/rebels/princesses/goddesses/feminists/heroines 

and created a word cloud of all the names that occur in these books. Here it is in long form:

A'isha bint abi Bakr Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer Abigail Adams Ada Blackjack Ada Lovelace (appears 4 times) Adina De Zavala Aditi Aelfthryth Aethelflaed Agatha Christie Agnodice (appears 3 times) Agontime and the Dahomey Amazons Aine Aisholpan Nurgaiv Ala Alek Wek Alexandra Kollontai Alexis Smith Alfhild (appears 2 times) Alfonsina Strada Alia Muhammad Baker Alice Ball (appears 3 times) Alice Clement Alice Guy-Blache Alice Paul Alicia Alonso Alma Woodsey Thomas Althea Gibson Amal Clooney Amalia Eriksson Amanda Stenberg Amaterasu Amba/Sikhandi Ameenah Gurib-Fakim Amelia Earhart (appears 4 times) Amna Al Haddad Amy Poehler (appears 2 times) Amy Winehouse Ana Lezama de Urinza Ana Nzinga Anais Nin Andamana Andree Peel Angela Davis (appears 3 times) Angela Merkel (appears 2 times) Angela Morley Angela Zhang Angelina Jolie Anita Garibaldi (appears 3 times) Anita Roddick Ann Hamilton Ann Makosinski Anna Atkins Anna May Wong Anna Nicole Smith Anna of Saxony Anna Olga Albertina Brown Anna Politkovskaya Anna Wintour Anna-Marie McLemore Anne Bonny Anne Hutchinson Anne Lister Annette Kellerman (appears 3 times) Annie "Londonderry" Cohen Kopchovsky Annie Edson Taylor Annie Edson Taylor Annie Jump Cannon (appears 3 times) Annie Oakley (appears 2 times) Annie Smith Peck Aphra Behn Aphrodite Arawelo Aretha Franklin Artemis Artemisia Gentileschi (appears 4 times) Artemisis I of Caria Ashley Fiolek Astrid Lindgren Athena Aud the Deep-Minded Audre Lorde Audrey Hepburn Augusta Savage Aung San Suu Kyi (appears 2 times) Azucena Villaflor Babe Zaharias Barbara Bloom Barbara Hillary Barbara Walters Bast Bastardilla Beatrice Ayettey Beatrice Potter Webb Beatrice Vio Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter Belle Boyd Belva Lockwood Benten Bessie Coleman (appears 2 times) Bessie Stringfield Bettie Page Betty Davis Betty Friedan Beyonce (appears 3 times) Billie Holiday Billie Jean King (appears 3 times) Birute Mary Galdikis Black Mambas Blakissa Chaibou Bonnie Parker Boudicca (appears 3 times) Brenda Chapman Brenda Milner Bridget Riley Brie Larson Brigid of Kildare Brigit Britney Spears Bronte Sisters Buffalo Calf Road Woman (appears 2 times) Buffy Sainte-Marie Calafia Caraboo Carly Rae Jepsen Carmen Amaya Carmen Miranda Carol Burnett Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Carrie Bradshaw Carrie Fisher (appears 2 times) Caterina Sforza Catherine Radziwill Catherine the Great (appears 3 times) Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Celia Cruz Chalchiuhtlicue Chang-o Charlotte E Ray Charlotte of Belgium Charlotte of Prussia Cher Cheryl Bridges Chien-Shiung Wu Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (appears 3 times) Chiyome Mochizuki Cholita Climbers Chrissy Teigen Christina   Christina of Sweden Christine de Pizan Christine Jorgensen (appears 2 times) Clara Rockmore Clara Schumann Clara Ward Claudia Ruggerini Clelia Duel Mosher Clemantine Wamariya Clementine Delait Cleopatra (appears 3 times) Coccinelle Coco Chanel (appears 2 times) Constance Markievicz Cora Coralina Coretta Scott King Corrie Ten Boom Courtney Love Coy Mathis Creiddylad Daenerys Targaryen Dahlia Adler Daisy Kadibill Dame Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira Delia Akeley Demeter Dhat al-Himma Dhonielle Clayton Diana Nyad Diana Ross Diana Vreeland (appears 2 times) Dixie Chicks Dolly Parton (appears 2 times) Dolores Huerta Dominique Dawes Dona Ana Lezama de Urinza and Dona Eustaquia de Sonza Dorothy Arzner Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Thompson Dorothy Vaughan Dr. Eugenie Clark Dr. Jane Goodall (appears 3 times) Durga Edie Sedgwick Edith Garrud Edith Head Edith Wharton Edmonia Lewis Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor Roosevelt (appears 3 times) Elena Cornaro Piscopia Elena Piscopia Elinor Smith Elisabeth Bathory Elisabeth of Austria Elizabeth Bisland Elizabeth Blackwell Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elizabeth Hart Elizabeth I (appears 3 times) Elizabeth Murray Elizabeth Peyton Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Zimmermann Elizsabeth Vigee-Lebrun Ella Baker Ella Fitzgerald Ella Hattan Elle Fanning Ellen Degeneres Elsa Schiaparelli Elvira de la Fuente Chaudoir Emily Warren Roebling Emma "Grandma" Gatewood Emma Goldman (appears 2 times) Emma Watson (appears 2 times) Emmeline Pankhurst (appears 3 times) Emmy Noether (appears 3 times) Empress Myeongseong Empress Theodora (appears 2 times) Empress Wu Zetian (appears 2 times) Empress Xi Ling Shi Enheduanna Eniac Programmers Eos Erin Bowman Estanatlehi Ethel Payne Eufrosina Cruz Eustaquia de Souza Eva Peron (appears 3 times) Fadumo Dayib Faith Bandler Fannie Farmer (appears 2 times) Fanny Blankers-Koen Fanny Bullock Workman Fanny Cochrane Smith Fanny Mendelssohn Fatima al-Fihri (appears 3 times) Fe Del Mundo Ferminia Sarras Fiona Banner Fiona Rae Florence Chadwick (appears 2 times) Florence Griffith-Joyner (appears 2 times) Florence Nightingale (appears 4 times) Frances E. W. Harper Frances Glessner Lee Frances Moore Lappe Franziska Freya Frida Kahlo (appears 7 times) Friederike Mandelbaum Funmilayo Ransome Kuti (appears 2 times) Gabriela Brimmer Gabriela Mistral Gae Aulenti Gaia George Sand Georgia "Tiny" Broadwick Georgia O'Keefe (appears 3 times) Gertrude Bell Gerty Cori Gilda Radner Girogina Reid Giusi Nicolini Gladys Bentley Gloria Steinem (appears 3 times) Gloria von Thurn Grace "Granuaile" O'Malley Grace Hopper Grace Jones Grace O'Malley (appears 3 times) Gracia Mendes Nasi Gracie Fields Grimke Sisters Guerrilla Girls Gurinder Chadha Gwen Ifill Gwendolyn Brooks (appears 2 times) Gypsy Rose Lee Hannah Arendt Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Tubman (appears 6 times) Hathor Hatshepsut (appears 7 times) Hazel Scott Hecate Hedy Lamarr (appears 5 times) Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Hel Helen Gibson Helen Gurley Brown (appears 2 times) Helen Keller (appears 2 times) Hildegard von Bingen Hillary Rodham Clinton (appears 2 times) Hina Hortense Mancini Hortensia Hsi Wang Mu Huma Abedin Hung Liu Hypatia (appears 4 times) Iara Ida B. Wells (appears 3 times) Ida Lewis Imogen Cunningham Irena Sendler (appears 3 times) Irena Sendlerowa Irene Joliot-Curie Isabel Allende Isabella of France Isabella Stewart Gardner Isadora Duncan (appears 2 times) Isis Iva Toguri D'Aquino Ixchel J.K. Rowling (appears 3 times) Jackie Mitchell Jacqueline and Eileen Nearne Jacquotte Delahaye Jane Austen (appears 2 times) Jane Dieulafoy Jane Mecom Jang-geum Janis Joplin Jayaben Desai Jean Batten Jean Macnamara Jeanne Baret (appears 3 times) Jeanne De Belleville Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Steinkamp Jenny Lewis Jesselyn Radack Jessica Spotswood Jessica Watson Jezebel Jill Tarter Jind Kaur Jingu Joan Bamford Fletcher Joan Beauchamp Procter Joan Jett (appears 2 times) Joan Mitchell Joan of Arc (appears 3 times) Jodie Foster Johanna July Johanna Nordblad Josefina "Joey" Guerrero Josephina van Gorkum Josephine Baker (appears 7 times) Jovita Idar (appears 2 times) Juana Azurduy Judit Polgar Judy Blume Julia Child (appears 2 times) Julia de Burgos Julie "La Maupin" d'Abigny (appears 3 times) Julie Dash Juliette Gordon Low Junko Tabei (appears 4 times) Justa Grata Honoria Ka'ahumanu Kali Kalpana Chawla Karen Carson Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera Kat Von D Kate Bornstein Kate Sheppard Kate Warne Katherine Hepburn Katherine Johnson (appears 2 times) Kathrine Switzer Katia Krafft (appears 2 times) Katie Sandwina Kay Thompson Keiko Fukuda Keumalahayati Kharboucha Khawlah bint al-Azwar Khayzuran Khoudia Diop Khutulun (appears 5 times) Kim Kardashian King Christina of Sweden Kosem Sultan Kristen Stewart Kristin Wig Kuan Yin Kumander Liwayway Kurmanjan Dtaka Lady Godiva Lady Margaret Cavendish Laka Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi (appears 5 times) Lana Del Rey Las Mariposas Laskarina Bouboulina (appears 2 times) Laura Redden Searing Lauren Potter Laverne Cox (appears 2 times) Lee Miller Lella Lombardi Lena Dunham Leo Salonga Leymah Gbowee (appears 2 times) Libby Riddles Lieu Hanh Lil Kim Lili'uokalani Lilian Bland (appears 3 times) Lilith Lillian Boyer Lillian Leitzel Lillian Ngoyi Lillian Riggs Lindsay Lohan Liv Arensen and Ann Bancroft Lorde Lorena Ochoa Lorna Simpson Lorraine Hansberry Lotfia El Nadi Louisa Atkinson Louise Mack Lowri Morgan Lozen (appears 3 times) Lucille Ball Lucrezia Lucy Hicks Anderson Lucy Parsons Luisa Moreno Luo Dengping Lyda Conley Lynda Benglis Ma'at Mackenzi Lee Madam C.J. Walker (appears 3 times) Madame Saqui Madia Comaneci Madonna (appears 3 times) Madres de Plaza de Mayo Mae C. Jemison Mae Emmeline Wirth Mae Jemison (appears 3 times) Mae West Mahalia Jackson Mai Bhago Malala Yousafzai (appears 7 times) Malinche (appears 2 times) Mamie Phipps Clark Manal al-Sharif Marcelite Harris Margaret Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown Margaret Bourke-White Margaret Cho Margaret Hamilton (appears 2 times) Margaret Hardenbroeck Philipse Margaret Sanger Margaret Thatcher (appears 2 times) Margery Kempe Margherita Hack Marguerite de la Rocque Maria Callas Maria Mitchell Maria Montessori (appears 2 times) Maria Reiche Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Tallchief Maria Vieira da Silva Mariah Carey Marian Anderson Marie Antoinette Marie Chauvet Marie Curie (appears 5 times) Marie Duval Marie Mancini Marie Marvingt Marie Tharp Marieke Nijkamp Marina Abramovic Mariya Oktyabrskaya (appears 2 times) Marjana Marlene Sanders Marta Marta Vieira da Silva Martha Gelhorn Martha Graham Mary Anning (appears 5 times) Mary Blair Mary Bowser (appears 3 times) Mary Edwards Walker (appears 2 times) Mary Eliza Mahoney Mary Fields (appears 2 times) Mary Heilmann Mary Jackson (appears 2 times) Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen Mary Kingsley Mary Kom Mary Lacy Mary Lillian Ellison Mary Pickford Mary Quant Mary Seacole (appears 3 times) Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft (appears 2 times) Maryam Mirzakhani Mata Hari (appears 3 times) Matilda of Canossa Matilda of Tuscany Matilde Montoya Maud Stevens Wagner Maya Angelou (appears 4 times) Maya Gabeira Maya Lin (appears 2 times) Mazu Meg Medina Megan Shepherd Melba Liston Mercedes de Acosta Merritt Moore Meryl Streep Micaela Bastidas Michaela Deprince Michelle Fierro Michelle Obama (appears 3 times) Mildred Burke Miley Cyrus Millo Castro Zaldarriaga Mina Hubbard Minnie Spotted Wolf Mirabal Sisters (appear 2 times) Miriam Makeba (appears 3 times) Missy Elliot Misty Copeland Mochizuki Chiyome Moll Cutpurse Molly Kelly Molly Williams Moremi Ajasoro Murasaki Shikibu (appears 3 times) Nadia Murad Nadine Gordimer Nakano Takeko Nana Asma'u (appears 2 times) Nancy Rubins Nancy Wake (appears 2 times) Naomi Campbell Naziq al-Abid Neerja Bhanot Nefertiti Nell Gwyn Nellie Bly (appears 8 times) Nettie Stevens (appears 2 times) Nichelle Nichols Nicki Minaj Nicole Richie Nina Simone (appears 2 times) Njinga of Angola Njinga of Ndongo Noor Inayat Khan (appears 3 times) Nora Ephron (appears 3 times) Norma Shearer North West Nuwa Nwanyeruwa (appears 2 times) Nyai Loro Kidul Nzinga Nzinga Mbande Octavia E Butler Odetta Olga of Kiev (appears 2 times) Olivia Benson Olympe de Gouges Oprah Winfrey (appears 5 times) Osh-Tisch Oshun Oya Pancho Barnes Paris Hilton Parvati Patti Smith (appears 2 times) Pauline Bonaparte Pauline Leon Peggy Guggenheim (appears 2 times) Pele Petra "Pedro" Herrera Phillis Wheatley Phoolan Devi Phyllis Diller Phyllis Wheatley Pia Fries Pingyang Policarpa "La Pola" Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta (appears 2 times) Poly Styrene Poorna Malavath Pope Joan Portia De Rossi and Ellen Degeneres Princess Caraboo Princess Diana Princess Sophia Duleep Singh Psyche Pura Belpre Qiu Jin (appears 3 times) Queen Arawelo Queen Bessie Coleman Queen Lili'uokalani (appears 2 times) Queen Nanny of the Maroons (appears 4 times) Quintreman Sisters Rachel Carson (appears 4 times) Rachel Maddow Raden Ajeng Kartini Ran Rani Chennamma Rani Lakshmibai Rani of Jhansi Raven Wilkinson Rebecca Lee Crumpler Rhiannon Rigoberta Menchu Tum Rihanna Rita Levi Montalcini (appears 2 times) Robina Muqimyar Roni Horn Rosa Luxemburg Rosa Parks (appears 4 times) Rosalind Franklin Rosaly Lopes Rose Fortune Rowan Blanchard Roxolana Ruby Nell Bridges (appears 3 times) Rukmini Devi Arundale Rupaul Ruth Bader Ginsburg (appears 3 times) Ruth Harkness Ruth Westheimer Rywka Lipszyc Sadako Sasaki Sally Ride Samantha Christoforetti Sappho (appears 3 times) Sara Farizan Sara Seager Sarah Breedlove Sarah Charlesworth Sarah Winnemucca Saraswati Sarinya Srisakul Sarojini Naidu Sarvenaz Tash Sayyida al-Hurra (appears 2 times) Sekhmet Selda Bagcan Selena Seondeok of Silla (appears 2 times) Serafina Battaglia Serena Williams (appears 4 times) Shajar al-Durr Shamsia Hassani Sharon Ellis Sheryl Crow Sheryl Sandberg Shirely Chisolm (appears 2 times) Shirley Muldowney Shonda Rhimes (appears 2 times) Simone Biles (appears 2 times) Simone de Beauvoir Simone Veil Sister Corita Kent Sita Sky Brown Sofia Ionescu Sofia Perovskaya Sofka Dolgorouky Sojourner Truth (appears 5 times) Solange Sonia Sotomayor (appears 2 times) Sonita Alizadeh (appears 2 times) Sophia Dorothea Sophia Loren Sophie Blanchard Sophie Scholl (appears 3 times) Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz (appears 2 times) Sorghaghtani Beki Spider Woman Stacey Lee Stagecoach Mary Fields (appears 2 times) Steffi Graf Stephanie Kwolek Stephanie von Hohenlohe Stevie Nicks Subh Susa La Flesche Picotte Susan B. Anthony Susan La Flesche Picotte Sybil Ludington (appears 3 times) Sybilla Masters Sylvia Earle (appears 3 times) Tallulah Bankhead Tamara de Lempicka Tara Tarabai Shinde Tatterhood Taylor Swift Te Puea Herangi (appears 2 times) Temple Grandin (appears 3 times) Teresita Fernandez Mirabal Sisters Muses Night Witches Shaggs Stateless Thea Foss Therese Clerc Tin Hinan Tina Fey (appears 2 times) TLC Tomoe Gozen (appears 2 times) Tomyris (appears 2 times) Tonya Harding Tove Jansson (appears 2 times) Troop 6000 Trung Sisters Trung Trac and Trung Nhi (appear 2 times together) Tyche Tyler Moore Tyra Banks Ulayya bint al-Mahdi Umm Kulthum Ursula K. LeGuin Ursula Nordstrom Valentina Tereshkova (appears 5 times) Valerie Thomas Vanessa Beecroft Venus Williams (appears 2 times) Victoria Beckham Vija Celmins Viola Davis Viola Desmond Violeta Parra Virginia Apgar Virginia Hall Virginia Woolf (appears 3 times) Vita Sackville-West Vivian Maier Wallada bint al-Mustakfi (appears 2 times) Wang Zhenyi (appears 2 times) Wangari Maathai (appears 3 times) Washington State Suffragists Whina Cooper Willow Smith Wilma Mankiller Wilma Rudolph (appears 3 times) Winona Ryder Wislawa Szymborska Wu Mei Wu Zetian (appears 3 times) Xian Zhang Xochiquetzal Xtabay Yaa Asantewaa (appears 3 times) Yael Yani Tseng Yayoi Kusama Yemoja Yennenga Yeonmi Park Ynes Mexia Yoko Ono Yoshiko Kawashima Yuri Kochiyama Yusra Mardini Zabel Yesayan Zaha Hadid (appears 2 times) Zenobia Zoe Kravitz Zora Neale Hurston (appears 2 times)

[atarahderek]

Coco fan art.

My interpretation of Gloria and Luisa's bio family. I've named their parents Heraclio and Inés. Gloria is about 15 here, and Luisa is around 9. I'd like to take this moment to remind everyone that Gloria and Luisa are canonically sisters, and the family tree in the novelization has a typo on it.

Heraclio gets along famously with the Riveras, and he and Franco have loud conversations filled with laughing. I haven't decided what he does for a living yet. Gloria and Luisa are very close to him, and he always did his best to spoil them while they were growing up. He let Gloria's relationship with Berto develop naturally, occasionally teasing her about whether she was actually after him for the shoes (her greatest material love). When Gloria and Berto got engaged, it led to Luisa meeting Enrique. Heraclio immediately liked Enrique and kept encouraging Luisa to get to know him. He was their first shipper. He visits the zapatería frequently and loves being an abuelo.

Inés is a very different story. She does not like Elena at all, and resents the fact that the Riveras claimed both her daughters. She competes with Elena for the grandkids' affections, and has had her best success with Miguel. She's the one who introduced Miguel to Ernesto de la Cruz. She had a specific reason for doing this. Her father, Marco, is one of de la Cruz's many illegitimate offspring. He hid that part of his family tree from his children for a long time. But Inés found out. She had always been obsessed with the idea of fame, and wanted to move to Hollywood to be an actress. But she was always passed over in school for major roles in plays, and eventually gave up on her acting dream. When she learned that her grandfather was the famous Ernesto de la Cruz, she was furious with her father for not telling her. She blamed him for her shortcomings as an actress, claiming that if she had known, she could've used that inspiration (and possible leverage) to land the roles she wanted. She could've become as famous as her abuelo. Basically, she completely justified Marco's reasons for concealing his family line. But their relationship was damaged from that point on. Inés never cut her father off, and he was much beloved by his grandchildren (especially Luisa). But things remained prickly between them until Marco's death. Inés' link to de la Cruz is the main reason she disapproved of her daughters marrying into the music-hating Rivera family.

Inés saw a lot of de la Cruz in Miguel from the time he was young. He resented the music ban early, often humming little tunes he heard in the plaza. Inés thought that perhaps she could live vicariously through Miguel, if he pursued musical fame. So she introduced him to de la Cruz's music and movies. It was fun for Miguel at first, having a secret he shared with one abuela that he had to keep from the other. Inés began to see some wisdom in concealing de la Cruz's connection from Miguel for the time being, deciding that there would be a right moment to reveal the truth to him. But before she could, Miguel turned on de la Cruz very suddenly and very, very vehemently. Inés was nothing short of gob-smacked as Miguel systematically dismantled de la Cruz's reputation in favor of the musician who had been the reason for the Rivera music ban in the first place. She blamed Elena, of course.

Eventually Inés will let Miguel know that Ernesto de la Cruz is his great-great-grandfather. How will Miguel react when he learns that he is, in fact, related to a murderer?

[alainas-sims]

In Memory of Consuelo Eva Huntington Morales

Consuelo passed away in 1948, months after the death of her twin brother, Oscar Jameson Huntington Cortes. She was followed in death by her longtime close friend and partner, Helen Eudora Coates. Consuelo was the second child of Olga Cortes Huntington and J Huntington III and raised in comfortable wealth. She married Andrés Rodolfo Morales in 1931, in a platonic marriage, to placate Andrés' family. After the death of her older sister Luisa, Consuelo took in Luisa's son Héctor. Through Andrés' life, Consuelo remained his close friend and confidante, while resuming her long-term romantic relationship with Helen. Andrés' criminal career afforded some comfort to Consuelo and her family. Consuelo was heartbroken by the death of her adopted son, Héctor, in World War II, in 1944. She stayed in Oasis Springs in the cabin that had been in her family for generations, and her partner Helen moved in with her after the death of her husband, Andrés, in 1945. In her final years, Consuelo focused on her relationship with her grandchildren and continuing to tend to the earth. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Alexandrea Cole Morales, her younger brother, Ramon Huntington, and her grandchildren, Salvador and Gloria Morales.

[babycharmander]

I had to look this up and the definition seems to be sexual in nature and can only be applied to dudes, so as an aroace woman, no, I’m not a “simp” for anything.

“Do you remember anyone in Miguel’s family other than the grandmas”

…Yeah? All of them??? Let’s see if I can do this off the top of my head, all of the Riveras and their relation to Miguel:

Héctor & Imelda (great great grandparents), Óscar & Felipe (great-great uncles (Imelda’s brothers)), Coco + Julio (great grandparents), Rosita (great aunt? (Julio’s sister)), Elena & Franco (grandparents), Victoria (grand-aunt (Elena’s sister)), Berto & Carmen (aunt & uncle), Abel & Rosa & Manny & Benny (cousins), [blanking on aunt’s name], Enrique & Luisa (parents), and Socorro (little sister).

*THUD*

I’M SORRY I FORGOT THE AUNT’S NAME (had to check—it was Gloria) I ONLY WROTE HER LIKE TWICE.

Anyway!

I haven’t seen Encanto yet but am planning to. Meanwhile, I’ve written extensively about abuse in Coco, and here’s one of my posts about it: https://babycharmander.tumblr.com/post/168740201995/okay-im-gonna-rant-for-a-minute-about-something

Hopefully Tumblr lets this reply show up…

Regardless, yeah, Elena did some awful things, but the movie never portrays them in good light and in fact speaks against any abusive behavior by making Miguel RIGHT, so I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make here? Let’s not pit random movies against each other for dumb reasons.

The family in coco is more abusive than the one in encanto, you're all just pixar simps

[theroyalfanzine]

Royal babies Class of 2016

Unknown Date:

Princess Florence von Preussen  & Mr. James Tollemache welcomed their first daughter, Sylvie Tollemache. Princess Florence von Preussen is the great x4 granddaughter of Queen Victoria through her eldest daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal.

January:

7th:

Princess Nejla bint Asem of Jordan  & Nasser Talhouni welcomed their first child, Kareemah Talhouni. Princess Nejia is a 3rd cousin of King Abdullah II through  King Abdullah I.

16th:

Isabella Alexandra May Windsor is the daughter of Lord and Lady Fredrick Windsor. She joins big sister Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor. She is presently distantly in succession for the British Throne. 

February:

1st:

Prince Talal bin Rashid of Jordan, second child and son of T.R.H. Prince Rashid bin Hassan of Jordan and his wife, née Zeina Shaban.

5th:

The Gyalsey, Crown Prince of Bhutan is the son of the King and Queen of Bhutan. He is first in line for the Bhutanese throne. On 17 April, his name was announced: Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck

9th:

Teresa Julie Elisabeth is the first daughter of  Count Friedrich zu Ortenburg & Countess Friedrich zu Ortenburg.

17th:

Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein and Princess Zeina Faisal of Jordan welcomed a son, Prince Abdullah bin al-Faisal. Prince Abdullah is their first child together, and fifth child of Prince Faisal. He joins older paternal half-siblings:

Princess Ayah (1990)

Prince Omar (1993)

Princess Sara (1997) 

Princess Aisha (1997).

24th:

Archduchess Magdalena Maria Alexandra Zita Charlotte of Austria is the second child of Archduke Imre and Archduchess Kathleen. She joins big sister Archduchess Maria Stella. She is named for  Archduchess Magdalena of Austria who was the daughter of  Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, and  Anne of Bohemia and Hungary.

March:

2nd: 

Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, The Duke of Skåne is the second child of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden. He is currently 3rd in succession after his big sister, Princess Estelle. He is named for his grandfather (Carl) and father (Prince Daniel’s actual name is Olof). His Dukedom was last held by his greatx2 grandfather, King Gustaf VI Adolf.

Prince Abdul Malik al-Bolkiah of Brunei & Dayangku Raabi’atul ‘Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah welcomed their first child,  Princess Muhee'ah Raayatul Bolqiah of Brunei

April:

8th:

Princess Badiya bint Al-Hamzah of Jordan is the fourth daughter of Prince Hamzah Bin Al Hussein of Jordan and Princess Basma bint Al-Hussein of Jordan. She joins big sisters:

Princess Haya bint Hamzah  of Jordan (2007, half sister, from her father’s 1st marriage)

Princess Zein bint Hamzah of Jordan (2012)

Princess Noor bint Hamzah of Jordan (2014)

19th:

Prince Carl Philip of Sweden & Princess Sofia of Sweden welcomed their first child, a son {Source} The child’s name, title and style is HRH Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil of Sweden, The Duke of Södermanland {Source}. He is currently 5th in Swedish succession and distantly for the British succession.

22nd:

Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma & Princess Annemarie, Duchess of Parma welcomed their third child and first son together: Prince Carlos Enrique Leonard of Bourbon-Parma, Hereditary Prince of Parma. He joins big sisters Luisa and Cecilia, and much older paternal half brother who is also named Carlos {Source}.

May:

9th:

Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma & Princess Viktoria of Bourbon-Parma welcomed their second daughter, Princess Gloria Irene of Bourbon-Parma {Source}. Gloria joins big sister, Princess Zita Clara of Bourbon-Parma   and shares a birthday with her first cousin,  Princess Luisa Irene of Bourbon-Parma. 

17th:

Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este & Archduchess Elisabetta of Austria-Este welcomed their first daughter, Archduchess Anna Astrid of Austria-Este{Source}. She is currently 7th in succession for the Belgian throne, is the first great granddaughter of King Albert II & Queen Paola, and first grandchild of Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz. She was named Anna for her paternal greatx2 grandmother (her paternal grandfather’s grandmother), Princess Anne d’Orleans and her paternal grandmother (Princess Astrid)’s grandmother, Princess Astrid of Sweden. Due to recent title laws passed by her great uncle King Philippe, she is not entitled to the title Princess of Belgium, however, she is an Archduchess of Austria-Este through her paternal grandfather.

June:

2nd:  Prince Jean d’Orléans, Duke of Vendôme & Princess   Maria Magdalena Philomena d’Orléans, Duchess of Vendôme welcomed their 4th child,   Prince Joseph Gabriel David Marie d’Orléans. Prince Joseph joins older siblings:

 Prince Gaston d’Orléans(2009)

 Princess Antoinette  d’Orléans (2012)

Princess Louise-Marguerite  d’Orléans (2014)

5th: Don Fernando Humberto Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón and Nadia Halamandari  welcomed their first child, a son, Don  Nicolás Gómez-Acebo y Halamandari. 

23rd:  Prince Moulay Rachid bin Hassan of Morocco and his wife,  Oum Kalthum Boufarès, welcomed their first child, Prince  Moulay Ahmed.

July:

Unknown Date: Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria, Countess of Limburg-Stirum & Count Rodolphe of Limburg-Stirum welcomed their third son, Count Gabriel. He joins older brothers Count Léopold  de Limburg-Stirum  and Count Constantin de Limburg-Stirum.

17th:  Don Luis Beltrán Ataúlfo Alfonso Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón and his second wife,  Andrea Pascual Vicens welcomed a son. {Source}. This son is the 9th grandson of Infanta Pilar of Spain. His son’s name was later revealed to be:  Juan Gómez-Acebo y Pascua

August:

11th: Prince  Abdülaziz, the son of Prince Abdülhamid Kayihan Osmanoglu (Turkey) and his wife Walaa

30th: Princess Amélia of Orléans-Braganza and Alexander James Spearman welcomed their first child, Alexander Joaquim Pedro Spearman. Alexander Joaquim Pedro is presumably for his father (Alexander),  Joaquim (the Portugese version of Joachim) and Pedro (for her deceased elder brother, Prince Pedro, who died in a plane accident in 2009)

September:

5th:  Count Alexander and Countess Isabel zu Stolberg-Stolberg welcomed a son, Count Lorenz zu Stolberg-Stolberg

November:

17th: Georg, Prince of Prussia & Sophie, Princess of Prussia welcomed baby #4.... Heinrich Albert Johann Georg, Prince of Prussia. He joins almost 4 year old twins  Prince Carl Friedrich Franz Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Prussia & Prince Louis Ferdinand Christian Albrecht of Prussia and 18 month old Emma Marie, Princess of Prussia. Little Heinrich is named:

Heinrich: likely a name they liked

Albert: Likely a name they liked

Johann: his maternal greatx2 grandfather  Count Johann Wolfgang von Saurma-Jeltsch 

Georg: For his father

     The little prince is currently 3rd in succession for the defunct kingdom of             Prussia after his twin brothers.

28th: Prince Felix and Princess Claire of Luxembourg welcomed their second child, a son. His title is His Royal Highness Prince de Nassau.  He joins big sister Princess Amalia Gabriela Maria Teresa de Nassau and is currently 4th in succession. 

[atarahderek]

Okay, allow ME to clear things up from the perspective of an artist. The woman on top is Tia Carmen, Berto's wife, and stated BY THE CREATORS to be Luisa's sister (she looks as much like Luisa as Berto looks like Enrique, but the resemblance is still there, if you squint). She looks ABSOLUTELY NOTHING like Berto, Enrique, Elena or Franco.

The woman on the bottom is Tia Gloria, who clearly has the same face as Elena and Berto, and the same nose and eyes as Franco and Enrique. She's a perfect blend of Elena and Franco, and looks very much like she is related by blood to Berto and Enrique. This is not mere opinion; anyone who knows thing one about character design would tell you that woman is Elena's daughter.

As for the Unkrich tweet, "full figured" tends to refer to the breasts and hips, not the belly. If a woman doesn't have breasts that make bra companies rub their evil hands together in delicious anticipation of lots of money for ugly undergarments, she is not full figured. And the woman in the bottom picture does not fit that profile. The woman on top does. And it's also possible Unkrich, who is NOT one of the character designers, accidentally confused their names. I very, very seriously doubt he would claim that a woman who clearly looks like Elena is not related to her by blood, while a woman who looks nothing like Elena IS related to her by blood. Especially when the latter woman was already stated to be a blood relative of Luisa.

Also consider the promotional material. Whenever the family is depicted together, miss Hartman hips is consistently placed next to Berto and the twins. While the sweet-faced one is always near Elena. Clearly they are meant to be Carmen and Gloria respectively.

In conclusion, the woman in the top picture is, in fact, Tia Carmen, Berto's wife, while the woman in the bottom picture is Tia Gloria, Berto's sister.

Just thought I'd clear that up.

I’m been seeing people in the Coco fandom mix up Miguel’s living tías constantly, so I thought I’d make a post to clear it up with visual aid.

This is Miguel’s Tía Gloria! She is a Rivera by blood, Elena and Franco’s only daughter, and Enrique and Berto’s sister. As of the events of Coco, she has no spouse or children. She has one line in the movie, when Miguel argues with his living family before Elena breaks his guitar.

This is Miguel’s Tía Carmen! She is Tío Berto’s wife, and the mother of Abel, Rosa, Manny and Benny. She’s the only living Rivera to have no lines in the movie aside from the toddler twins, and she isn’t seen at the workshop. She does give Pepita some well-deserved chin scritches.

Hope this helps!

[leadershiipskills]

(gonna guess more so we can complete it!) fav show- lethal weapon or jtv or supergirl? fav movie- ghostbusters? or something about dreams in its title lol; fav book- anne of green gables? time they usually go to bed- 12-2am? time zone- cst? otp- sanvers? fav character- luisa alver or alex danvers? fav song- turn the beat around?

munday guessing game | accepting

omg, you didn’t have toooo; you’re such a sweet and beautiful sister  ;^; 

Age? 4 years younger than chyler.Favorite show? lethal weapon or jtv or supergirl (all of the above and more!)Favorite movie? ghostbusters (a bunch more, but def one of them Favorite book? anne of green gables Height? 5'3"Time they usually go to bed? 12-2amTime zone? cstRelationship status? taken by a beautiful wife and a cute dogGender? femaleSexuality? aceOTP? sanvers ( no, it’s justin & britney duh! hehe! kidding )NOTP: don’t really have NOTPs for alex (~okay, maybe Rhea or Lillian unless it’s some kind of au, shhh).Favorite character? luisa alver or alex danvers ~both, bothLeast Favorite character? wasn’t answered but no one, i love everyone in the show, even my doucheson max~Favorite Song? turn the beat around (that did not cross my mind, but i do looooove gloria estefan!) it’s either rainy days & mondays by the carpenters or fantasmic by nightwish or chiquitita by abbaFavorite band/artist? carpenters

[derekhernandezfuentes]

There are 2 old obese ladies - Clara Rocha and Clara Perez-Garcia (who my living grouchy Skorpia grandmother Neida Luisa Fuentes continues to protect their gangster relatives’ identities) - of a Ricardo Antonio Rocha, Margot Eugenia Garcia Perez, and Julio Hurtado Perez, that have a Bronx Zoo Puerto Rican Cuban Perez gangster guy who dates little women and little guys in cold dark apartments with masked man in Gorilla costume suit in closet to come out and slaughter date victims. White suspect’s name is Ronald, Ronaldo, Ron, and Ronnie with short black hair, thin body, big eyes like Cow caught in traffic headlights, has obese white sisters with long curly black hair with rude bossy demeanor that shop at and possibly work at Walmart, suspects are brothers and sisters that are Leninists and/or Marxists, Socialists and/or Communists, Democrats and Murderous Cannibals. Clara Rocha is dead in our realm, but there are other realms to talk to her to where she talks to people, if you know the way. Jose Luis Garcia’s FIRST WIFE AND EX-WIFE MARY GARCIA, DANNY AND DAVID GARCIA AND THEIR MOTHER, GLORIA AND MARTA REYES, HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN MURDERS WITH GORILLA COSTUMES WORN MY SLAUGHTERERS LIKE RIGOBERTO BERT SYLVESTER PADRON WHO MIGHT HAVE WORN THE COSTUME SUITS TO SLAUGHTER INNOCENT FEMALE TEENAGER AND MINOR DATES AND ADULT DATES AND NOW DESIRE TO SMASH MY IPHONE AND OTHER PROPERTIES TO PREVENT ME FROM REPORTING TO THE PRESS AND FROM DIALING 9-1-1!!!!!! DANNY AND DAVID GARCIA HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR MANY YEARS FOR ILLICIT STREET DRUGS OFFENCES AND FOR MURDERS! THEY ARE NOW SET FREE!

There are 2 old obese ladies – Clara Rocha and Clara Perez-Garcia (who my living grouchy Skorpia grandmother Neida Luisa Fuentes continues to protect their gangster relatives’ identities) – of a Ricardo Antonio Rocha, Margot Eugenia Garcia Perez, and Julio Hurtado Perez, that have a Bronx Zoo Puerto Rican Cuban Perez gangster guy who dates little women and little guys in cold dark apartments with masked man in Gorilla costume suit in closet to come out and slaughter date victims. White suspect’s name is Ronald, Ronaldo, Ron, and Ronnie with short black hair, thin body, big eyes like Cow caught in traffic headlights, has obese white sisters with long curly black hair with rude bossy demeanor that shop at and possibly work at Walmart, suspects are brothers and sisters that are Leninists and/or Marxists, Socialists and/or Communists, Democrats and Murderous Cannibals. Clara Rocha is dead in our realm, but there are other realms to talk to her to where she talks to people, if you know the way. Jose Luis Garcia’s FIRST WIFE AND EX-WIFE MARY GARCIA, DANNY AND DAVID GARCIA AND THEIR MOTHER, GLORIA AND MARTA REYES, HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN MURDERS WITH GORILLA COSTUMES WORN MY SLAUGHTERERS LIKE RIGOBERTO BERT SYLVESTER PADRON WHO MIGHT HAVE WORN THE COSTUME SUITS TO SLAUGHTER INNOCENT FEMALE TEENAGER AND MINOR DATES AND ADULT DATES AND NOW DESIRE TO SMASH MY IPHONE AND OTHER PROPERTIES TO PREVENT ME FROM REPORTING TO THE PRESS AND FROM DIALING 9-1-1!!!!!! DANNY AND DAVID GARCIA HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR MANY YEARS FOR ILLICIT STREET DRUGS OFFENCES AND FOR MURDERS! THEY ARE NOW SET FREE!