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Reginito- who are contrasted with the youngsters from Hermelinda Linda. Although
both Macuca and Reginito dress fashionably (wearing peace and love medals, go-go
style clothes, etc.), they are submissive with adults, especially with their parents.
Macuca and Reginito do not contradict their parents, despite Regino’s old fashioned
way of thinking and Borola’s eccentric behaviour.
They are an example of virtue in a sexist culture in which the father is the
unquestionable figure of authority in the family. Macuca kisses her father’s hand while
she promises that she does not have a boyfriend, 142 and Reginito helps his father
working in his barber shop when he is not at school. Even more, Foforito, Burrón’s
adopted child, rarely speaks and does not often contradict his adoptive parents, though
he is wise and observant. For example, when Borola wants to show off in front of a very
rich family she states ‘si ellos presumen de mucho, nosotros también’, and Foforito
replies: ‘¿Podemos presumirles de mucho qué? Será de hambre’. 143 Despite this
exception, Foforito and many of the kids portrayed rarely speak except when asked to,
and instead appear playing or watching the happenings around them.
The image of these young people and children is funny because of the
caricatured features and its resemblance to reality. Nevertheless, the representation and
142 La Familia Burrón, 17280, p. 28.
143 La Familia Burrón, 17170, p. 30.
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Image 3.8. ‘Reginito and Macuca’. Gabriel Vargas,
La Familia Burrón (n.d.) (black and white)
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