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Camila Cabello Had One Busy Summer — Here’s Why

Toni Gonzales — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 22:13:17 +0000

From her album Familia to her actual family in Cuba, Camila Cabello has had one busy summer that hasn’t been without controversy. Most recently, Cabello hit your social media feeds following her latest appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last month (July 23). There, she performed her first single on the new album,

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This Venezuelan Singer Was Somehow Praised After Performing in Blackface as Celia Cruz on TV Show

Cheky — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 22:10:56 +0000

Last weekend, social media was flooded with positive reactions to Carlos Baute’s participation in Antena 3’s Tu Cara Me Suena. The Spain-based Venezuelan singer took the stage to perform a rendition of Celia Cruz’s hit single “Que Le Den Candela,” while doing a head-to-toe impersonation (from her voice to her signature mannerisms to her skin color)

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Blackface Character Soldado Micolta Removed From Colombian TV After Protests

Andrew S. Vargas — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:36:29 +0000

Afro-Colombians made it clear that they’ve had just about enough of Caracol TV's Soldado Micolta caricature.

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10 Egregious Uses of Blackface on Spanish-Language Television

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 18:39:39 +0000

There is no excuse for blackface. Here are 10 times Spanish-language television shows engaged in racist stereotyping through blackface characters.

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