Word: esmerelda
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Still, some longtime aficionados fear that the new pop Latin wave could wash away important cultural connections. Esmerelda Santiago, author of the memoir When I Was Puerto Rican, says the current crop of singers being pushed by the major labels could use some skin-tone diversity. She feels the artists who are being promoted to superstardom mostly look Anglo, leaving the darker performers behind. "It's fascinating to me, and a little upsetting, that this is still the white face of the Caribbean," says Santiago. "I'm sure that there are equally talented and gifted artists out there whose facial...
...Hunchback" tackles more adult themes than any prior Disney movie. Unlike previous Disney villains motivated by power hunger and jealousy, Judge Frollo is driven by guilt over his lust for the beautiful gypsy Esmerelda (spoken by Demi Moore in her sexiest role of the summer and sung by Heidi Mollenhauer...
...addition to Quasi and Frollo, Esmerelda is faced with a third suitor, the handsome and gallant Phoebus, Captain of the Guards. This love rectangle is new to Disney, as Quasi finds himself competing with another good guy for Esmerelda's love...
...doing nothing," and should be proud of it. Members of ANGST should no longer mumble vague platitudes about "work and travel" when questioned about their future. The correct responses are "I haven't the foggiest notion," or "Oh, go to hell." We must expunge "plans" (as in "Esmerelda will be starting her joint MD/PhD/JD program at Stanford next fall; have you made plans yet?") from standard English lexicon. It should be obvious that the time for planning is past. At this point, what we ANGSTers lack is a life. We must recognize and affirm this basic fact...