Chongalicious is a 2007 homemade
music video performed by Laura DiLorenzo and Mimi Davila (both born in 1990), who were drama students at
Dr. Michael M. Krop High School
Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School is a secondary school located at 1410 County Line Road in Ives Estates, an unincorporated area of north Miami-Dade County ( Miami address), Florida, US. However, it serves the city of Aventura, northern f ...
in Unincorporated north Miami-Dade County.
The song is a
parody of
Fergie's 2006 hit song "
Fergalicious." It focuses on the term "
chonga
Chonga is a Spanish-derived term used especially in South Florida, often to indicate a working-class, sexually liberated, very sassy, and emotionally expressive young woman.
Chongas are also a distinct subculture, believed to have developed in Mi ...
," a slang term first coined in
Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in ...
describing a stereotypical way of dressing and behaving among working class
Latin American women in
Hialeah, Florida. The video was filmed on a digital photo camera and the music and vocals were later recorded with a simple microphone on a computer.
Radio station
Power 96 said that it was one of their most requested songs after being discovered on YouTube. The singers said that they "didn't expect it to be this big." DiLorenzo and Davila became overnight celebrities, being profiled in ''
The Miami Herald'' and appearing on local
NBC,
CBS and
Telemundo television programs. They also made a cameo appearance on the video show of
Pitbull
Pit bull is a term used in the United States for a type of dog descended from bulldogs and terriers, while in other countries such as the United Kingdom the term is used as an abbreviation of the American Pit Bull Terrier breed. The term was f ...
on
Mun2. The Chongalicious Girls served as the 2007 Grand Marshals of the annual
King Mango Strut The King Mango Strut is an annual satirical parade held in Coconut Grove, Florida. Founded by Glenn Terry and Bill Dobson in 1982, it is held on the last Sunday of each year. The parade, which uses the motto "Putting the 'nut' in Coconut Grove", is ...
in
Coconut Grove.
The Chongalicious Girls' second video was "I'm in Love with a Chonga", a spoof of
T-Pain's 2006 song "
I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper)". It was released on YouTube on October 8, 2007. Thanks to the popularity of their first video, they were offered free studio space to shoot the new production. They rewrote the music and lyrics to avoid copyright problems and consulted with a lawyer about earning money from the project.
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References
External links
Original Chongalicious video on YouTube
Hispanic and Latino American women
Hispanic and Latino American working class
2000s music videos
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