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The best Latino moments, trends and memes of 2021

2021-12-28T03:57:13.976Z


From recipes and Latin memes on the social network TikTok, to the meeting of an iconic Mexican band and the signing of Messi, these moments made us laugh and sometimes cry.


By Edwin Flores -

NBC News

Amid ongoing tense headlines about COVID-19, politics, and the economy, memorable events involving music, people, and trends made us smile this year.

Here's a rundown of some of our favorite moments from 2021.

The hottest tour of the summer

Earlier this year, the legendary Mexican regional band Los Bukis sparked speculation about their reunion during a concert broadcast live by their leader, Mexican icon Marco Antonio Solís.

A few weeks later, the group released a new music video for their hit “Tu Cárcel,” further fueling the rumors.

On June 14, Solís and Los Bukis made headlines by announcing their reunion tour: Una Historia Cantada.

[This was the first Los Bukis concert after 25 years apart]

For the first time in 25 years, all the original members of the group took the stage together

.

Tickets were sold out at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles on August 27.

Nine concerts and six cities later, the band's reunion ranked sixth on Pollstar's Top 100 World Tours list, selling more than 350,000 tickets and grossing nearly $ 50 million.

"This is historic for us," Solís said in an interview with People magazine in June.

"The parents of the young people listen to Los Bukis and connect with the feelings and the songs," he added.

Fittingly, on TikTok, a trend was triggered in which children gave their parents tickets to the reunion tour.

On the occasion of Father's Day, many parents had heartwarming reactions.

Trying Grandma's Kitchen… on TikTok

From carne asada cakes, Puerto Rican jibarito sandwiches, and Cuban cookies,

Latino TikTok users shared their culinary and cultural prowess

on this social network.

The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic closed restaurants and bars, forced millions of people to stay at home and caused Latinos who had extra time to be encouraged to enter the platform and share the favorite recipe of their family or country originally.

Users such as @latinduckskitchen (Andrea Nicole), @jennymartinezzz (Jenny Martínez) and @robegrill (Roberto Morales) showed some of their favorite dishes, which helped them accumulate millions of visits and followers.

It was very popular and motivated us to keep going in 2021.

Latin style memes

What's more fun than memes that have been Latinized?

Perhaps one of the most memorable originated in the inauguration of President Joe Biden, when Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was seen sitting in a folding chair, arms and legs crossed, and wearing large gloves, which sparked thousands of reactions on social media.

[Bernie Sanders appears in the most unexpected places with montages of his photo at the inauguration of Joe Biden]

Many Latinos circulated one in particular:

Uncle Bernie appears wearing a Virgin Mary poncho.

The caption read: "Cover Uncle Bernie."

It was one of the many classic memes that circulated that day.

Messi's monumental year

For the many Latinos who live and breathe soccer - as the phrase in the Ted Lasso series says, “Soccer is life!” - it was quite an event when, after more than two decades, Lionel Messi spent at FC Barcelona reached its dramatic end.

Although both parties tried to reach an agreement,.

Messi finished as the top scorer in club history

, with 672. He attended in 288 and helped lift 35 trophies in a brief summary of his record resume.

Messi takes his seventh Ballon d'Or but his "greatest prize" had already been won months ago

Nov. 30, 202101: 25

In August, Messi found a new home in France by joining Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year contract.

In this star-studded team, he was reunited with his old FC Barcelona teammate and close friend, Neymar Jr. 

The forward chose to wear the jersey with the number 30 instead of the 10 that he had worn for most of his career.

The new number represents the first one used at FC Barcelona.

[Lionel Messi tearfully says goodbye to Barcelona, ​​the club where he became a soccer idol]

Despite his shocking and emotional transfer, Messi finally met international success.

With a 1-0 victory over Brazil, their South American rival, Argentina lifted the 2021 Copa América trophy, sealing Messi's first international title, something that was lacking in his illustrious career.

Messi closed 2021 by winning his seventh Ballon d'Or

, considered the most prestigious individual award a footballer can receive, which places him two victories ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, who is the second.

For his legions of fans, he did not disappoint.

Bad Bunny dominates Spotify 

For the second year in a row, the Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny has been the most listened to artist on Spotify, the world's largest streaming service with more than 381 million users.


Bad Bunny during his 'P FNK R' Concert on December 10, 2021 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Gladys Vega / Getty Images

Wrapped, Spotify's annual campaign, revealed that Bad Bunny led global streams with over 9.1 billion in 2021, surpassing Taylor Swift and South Korean K-Pop band BTS.

[Bad Bunny is recognized by Time magazine as one of the most influential characters in the world]

Bad Bunny performed live in Puerto Rico for the first time in over a year, celebrating his success and Puerto Rican culture.

In early 2022, fans will line up to see him in North America on his

The Last World Tour

tour , which is also the name of his 2020 album.

Latinx: Do you love it or leave it?

In a year full of diversity and inclusion, there was much debate surrounding the term "Latinx."

The gender neutral term has been used since the early 2010s and is intended to replace the male and female names “Latino” and “Latina”.

Although many young people, progressives and others have easily adopted the word, it has become the subject of many debates and polls.

Why is there a high rejection of the term 'Latinx'?

The journalist Paola Ramos explains it

Dec. 17, 2021

One of them revealed that 40% of Hispanic voters responded that the term annoys or offends them and that it could even decrease electoral participation among some Latinos if a politician or political organization used it.

[Hispanics Do Not Identify With The Term 'Latinx', New Survey Reveals]

The president of the League of United Latin American Citizens recently advised the organization to withdraw the term from its communications, saying the Latino community "doesn't like it very much."

But it may not be as controversial as it sounds: this summer a Cid Gallup poll found that only 4% of Hispanic adults said they preferred Latinx, 57% said they had no preference.

Source: telemundo

All news articles on 2021-12-28

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