Chilango (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Chilango is a Mexican
monthly humouristic and entertainment magazine
published by Grupo Expansión since November 2003 in Mexico City
.
became by the early 21st century an accepted demonym
for people from Mexico City
. The self-acceptation of the term lead to the publication of the magazine as a way to revert or emphatize in an irreverent mode prejudgements people from the inner states of Mexico had about chilangos, originally created and intended by them as an offensive name.
A how-to style section intended as a parody
of weird things that happen in the city, such as the unfinished (called surreal
) Distribuidor Vial
freeway over Río Becerra or the bottles filled with water to keep away dogs and other animals from invading gardens. Most of it is real but the logic of the situation is the questioned fact on the article.
parody in which the Mexican Spanish
(focused in Mexico City slangs) is explained, such as the words "onda", "equis" (fresa
slang), "chingar" (considered offensive by some).
, and disappeared by 2007, it was an unusual article completely in English
supposedly written by an American
criticising Mexico City and its way of life.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
monthly humouristic and entertainment magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
published by Grupo Expansión since November 2003 in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
.
About the term Chilango
ChilangoChilango
Chilango is a Mexican slang demonym for a person born in Mexico City suburbs or its surrounding areas and moved there. Sometimes it has a negative connotation when used principally by someone in one of the 31 sovereign States of Mexico....
became by the early 21st century an accepted demonym
Demonym
A demonym , also referred to as a gentilic, is a name for a resident of a locality. A demonym is usually – though not always – derived from the name of the locality; thus, the demonym for the people of England is English, and the demonym for the people of Italy is Italian, yet, in english, the one...
for people from Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. The self-acceptation of the term lead to the publication of the magazine as a way to revert or emphatize in an irreverent mode prejudgements people from the inner states of Mexico had about chilangos, originally created and intended by them as an offensive name.
DFnitivo
Word play with the Spanish pronuntiation of DF, the Mexican Federal District or Distrito Federal.A how-to style section intended as a parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of weird things that happen in the city, such as the unfinished (called surreal
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
) Distribuidor Vial
Distribuidor Vial
The Distribuidor Vial is a Mexican freeway located at the west side of Mexico City called "Distribuidor Vial San Antonio" and at the east side of the city another one called "Distribuidor Vial Zaragoza"....
freeway over Río Becerra or the bottles filled with water to keep away dogs and other animals from invading gardens. Most of it is real but the logic of the situation is the questioned fact on the article.
Chilangoñol
A RAEReal Academia Española
The Royal Spanish Academy is the official royal institution responsible for regulating the Spanish language. It is based in Madrid, Spain, but is affiliated with national language academies in twenty-one other hispanophone nations through the Association of Spanish Language Academies...
parody in which the Mexican Spanish
Mexican Spanish
Mexican Spanish is a version of the Spanish language, as spoken in Mexico and in various places of Canada and the United States of America, where there are communities of Mexican origin....
(focused in Mexico City slangs) is explained, such as the words "onda", "equis" (fresa
Fresa
Fresa is a slang term often used in Mexico for a cultural stereotype of superficiality to youngsters of whom many come from a high class and educated family....
slang), "chingar" (considered offensive by some).
Aka el DF
Social and news sections parody ("aka" comes from "acá", but it's spelled with "k" by some). However, it's all factual.El pinche gringo
Translated as The fucking gringoGringo
Gringo is a slang Spanish and Portuguese word used in Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries in Latin America, to denote foreigners, often from the United States. The term can be applied to someone who is actually a foreigner, or it can denote a strong association or assimilation into...
, and disappeared by 2007, it was an unusual article completely in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
supposedly written by an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
criticising Mexico City and its way of life.