1. Always wondering why reruns of El Chavo del Ocho seem to be on 24/7:
2. And always being a little confused about what El Chapulín Colorado was supposed to do as a superhero:
3. Knowing the party was about to be turnt up whenever "Vuela, Vuela" by Magento...
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4. ...or "Oye Mi Amor" by Maná was put on:
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5. Dancing to the "Macarena" at every wedding, birthday party, quinceañera, and BBQ you went to:
6. Having these exact bowls and plates:
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7. And for some reason, this exact blue fan:
8. Never knowing if there was actually margarine in this container or if it was leftovers or salsa...the possibilities of what it held inside were endless:
9. And knowing there was never cookies in this tin and that it was strictly for sewing supplies:
10. Always having these vanilla and chocolate sandwich cookies in your pantry:
11. Eating tres leches cake at EVERY. SINGLE. BIRTHDAY. PARTY. you went to:
12. Going to a kid's birthday party and seeing either a Power Ranger or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle piñata:
13. And knowing that piñatas at those birthday parties would be filled with at least 70% of these candies:
14. Accidentally picking up the phone in the pre-caller-ID days and having to talk to your aunt for 15 minutes before she finally asked to talk to your mom:
15. Being woken up early on Saturday mornings to your mom listening to Los Bukis or Gloria Estefan while cleaning:
16. And listening to Luis Miguel, Chayanne...
...or Juan Gabriel whenever your mom was in a romantic mood:
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17. How every evening, it was all about watching Primer Impacto...
18. ...especially to see their sensational stories about the chupacabra and UFOs...
19. ...and to hear Walter Mercado dramatically read horoscopes (your mom would always shush you when he was reading hers):
20. How your friends' families watched the evening news with Dan Rather or Tom Brokaw, but your family watched the evening news hosted by Jorge Ramos:
21. And how you didn't just watch Oprah, you also watched Cristina:
22. Watching El Blablazo and being confused as to why it felt like such a chaotic game show:
23. And also seeing the puppet from the show, Pepe Locuaz, show up on a bunch of other Univision programing:
24. How Latine magazines covered the Monaco royal family as much as they did the British royal family:
25. Flipping through your mom's Vanidades for its fancy pictorials:
26. And your mom having a stack of TV y Novelas and TV Notas magazines that she refused to throw out:
27. Seeing the Inglés Sin Barreras commercials play over and over. And maybe also having a set at home, if your parents were trying to brush up on their English:
28. Your abuela owning at least one Precious Moments figurine — even if she didn't collect them or know what they were:
29. And your abuela owning several of these mesh bags that she never used:
30. Knowing at least one kid (or maybe it was you?) who was obsessed with their Xuxa jellies and wore them ALL THE TIME:
31. Having your mom call every toy line you owned "Los Power Rangers" or "Ese juguete feo"...
32. ...and every video game system you owned a "Nintendo," whether they were or not:
33. Learning about the world from Fuera de Serie:
34. Watching Sábado Gigante on Saturday nights with your family:
35. And watching Siempre en Domingo on Sunday nights with your family:
36. Listening to Selena's Amor Prohibido (and having this image of her engraved in your mind)...
37. ...and Shakira's Dónde Están los Ladrones? over and over:
38. And finally, always debating which Thalía telenovela had the best theme song:
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