80s latina

Guadalupe Rosales started an Instagram account cataloging the Latina youth scene in Southern California in the ’80s and ’90s.

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Veteranas And Rucas on Instagram: “This is Reina from Inglewood at age 15 in 1997. This photo was featured in Scholastic magazine to share Reina’s story about growing up in…”

1980s Latina fashion had different styles. In the 80s, women wore strange hair, big accessories, bright makeup, and lots of flowy dresses with bright colors. Latinas wore their hair poofy, teased, or in big curls. They had a hairspray called Aquanet and it’s a strong hold for any weather. This trend was especially popular with cholas. A chola by definition, is a woman of Mexican-American culture.Cholas would wear styles that related to gang culture or other things like wearing their brothers…