''Chilango'' is a monthly entertainment Mexican magazine. It was established by Grupo Expansión in November 2003 in

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. It has won the National Journalism Prize of Mexico twice.

About the term ''Chilango''

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Chilango ''Chilango'' () is a Mexican slang demonym for natives and residents of Mexico City. The Royal Spanish Academy and the Mexican Academy of Language give the definition of the word as referring to something "belonging to Mexico City", in particular ...

'' became by an accepted

demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

for people from

. The self-acceptance of the term lead to the publication of the magazine as a way to

subvert Subversion () refers to a process by which the values and principles of a system in place are contradicted or reversed in an attempt to transform the established social order and its structures of power, authority, hierarchy, and social norms. ...

prejudice Prejudice can be an affective feeling towards a person based on their perceived group membership. The word is often used to refer to a preconceived (usually unfavourable) evaluation or classification of another person based on that person's per ...

s of people from the inner states of Mexico had about ''chilangos'', originally created and intended by them as an offensive name.

The magazine

Sections of the magazine include:

DFnitivo

Word play with the Spanish pronuntiation of DF, the

Mexican Federal District Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of M ...

or ''Distrito Federal''. A ''how-to'' style section intended as a

parody A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its subj ...

of weird things that happen in the city, such as the unfinished (called

surreal Surreal may refer to: *Anything related to or characteristic of Surrealism, a movement in philosophy and art * "Surreal" (song), a 2000 song by Ayumi Hamasaki * ''Surreal'' (album), an album by Man Raze *Surreal humour, a common aspect of humor ...

) 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 by the article.

Chilangoñol

A RAE parody in which the

Mexican Spanish Mexican Spanish ( es, español mexicano) is the variety of Dialect, dialects and Sociolect, sociolects of the Spanish language spoken in Mexican territory. Mexico has the largest number of Spanish speakers, with more than twice as many as in a ...

(focused in Mexico City

slang Slang is vocabulary (words, phrases, and linguistic usages) of an informal register, common in spoken conversation but avoided in formal writing. It also sometimes refers to the language generally exclusive to the members of particular in-gro ...

) is explained, such as the words "onda", "equis" (''

fresa Fresa may refer to: * Fresa (slang), slang, socially used in Mexico and some parts of Latin America to describe a cultural stereotype of superficial youngsters * Armando Fresa, (1893 - 1957), Italian politician and Civil Engineer Officer See als ...

'' 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

gringo ''Gringo'' (, , ) (masculine) (or ''gringa'' (feminine)) is a term in Spanish and Portuguese for a foreigner, usually an English-speaking Anglo-American. There are differences in meaning depending on region and country. In Latin America, it is ge ...

'', and disappeared by 2007, it was an unusual article completely in

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

supposedly written by an

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

criticising Mexico City and its way of life.

DFondo

The collection of cover full-length articles.

Motto

During its first years, the magazine's slogan was a spoof of the racist "haz patria y mata un chilango" (''perform patriotism and kill a chilango''), marked as "haz patria y ama a un chilango" (''perform

patriotism Patriotism is the feeling of love, devotion, and sense of attachment to one's country. This attachment can be a combination of many different feelings, language relating to one's own homeland, including ethnic, cultural, political or histor ...

and love a chilango''). Later issues included new phrases such as "la ciudad que vale la pena vivir" (''the worthy city to live'') or "haz patria y levantamiento de tarro olímpico" (''perform patriotism and olympic beer mug lifting'').

References

External links

''Chilango'' official website
2003 establishments in Mexico Entertainment magazines Magazines established in 2003 Mass media in Mexico City Magazines published in Mexico Monthly magazines published in Mexico Spanish-language magazines