Thalía was criticized for a singular reason,
Thalía’s recreation of a Marimar look elicited a lot of praise and emotion. But at the same time the criticisms came.
The actress reappeared on TikTok in the same dress she was wearing then: the novel premiered in early 1992. The video garnered 6 million views and thousands of comments.
Also, the interpreter of the “costañita” used the same makeup technique at that time. A procedure called brown face and that it is used when a light-skinned person is trying to appear brunette.
“I have always tanned, a lot, a lot. I used an oil with a lot of brown pigments and this smeared it all over my body. They made up my whole body! “explained the singer.
Thalía recreated a scene from Marimar.
The denunciation of racism
The point of conflict came from a claim by the Poder Prieto collective.
from that grouptry to eliminate that technique in the entertainment industry.
In a note for the Yahoo news site, Láurel Miranda, a trans activist and member of that movement, explained that people with dark skin or Afro descendants don’t have the same opportunities in the entertainment industry. As is also the case in other areas.
“I don’t even think Thalia herself realizes how annoying the brown face is.”
Thalía performed the brownface trick on the telenovela Marimar.
The adoption of this practice, as the note from Yahoo tells us, dates back to the first decades of cinema. “When people of color and African descent couldn’t appear in movies.”
Miranda also added that “the technique was used as a mockery and, no doubt, leads to stigmatization. “
Marimar’s success
Marimar belongs to the telenovelas trilogy known as The Maria.
The three titles – the rest are María del neighborhood and María Mercedes- They debuted in the 90s and starred in Thalía.
The common denominator: the protagonists in the three cases are Humble young people who, by circumstances of fate, become millionaires and at the same time have to go through situations of misfortune.
Thalía starred in the Las Marías trilogy.
The famous mud scene
Among the memories of the soap opera, the scene in the mud in the middle Thalia and Chantal Andere -Who played the role of the villain? Angelica Santibanez.
Angelica humiliates the innocent Marimar. Later, he does the same and takes revenge.
As Thalía rode her horse, Angélica shows the young woman a bracelet that allegedly belonged to her lover’s mother and assures her that she would give it to her if she picked it up from the mud with her teeth and Marimar does.
As the note on the Mag site of El Comercio de Perú tells us, Marimar discovers that she is the daughter of a millionaire man, becomes Bella Aldamaa woman of society, cultured, refined and desired by all the men of her new social group.
Seek revenge on Angelica and collect a necklace from the mud for her.
The unknown fact is that the recording was a very difficult time for Andere.
“In order for Thalía to collect the bracelet, the mud was simulated with a mixture of chocolate with a sandy consistency. But when I had to do the same, a problem arose. The guy who was supposed to bring the food mix didn’t, and soyes, I had to literally put my trumpet under the ground”, He said.
“It was a very strong feeling. But we were so happy with what was going on, with the ratings skyrocketing. And it’s all part of doing that kind of thing, I guess an actor must be prepared for anything as long as it does not threaten your health or person”, Commented the actress.
Source: Clarin
