May 26, 2011 By 3 Comments

Was J-Lo Imitating the Original Rump Shaker?

For those of you who watched American Idol last night, you where able to experience the presentation by Marc Anthony, Sheila E., and Jennifer Lopez.

This performance and a comment of one of my  facebook friends, Elisamaris, brought me memories of when I was a kid. In the 80′s almost every household tuned in to see a performer similar to what you saw JLo do last night. Yes I am talking about what Puerto Rico’s ultimate female performer would have done, Iris Chacon.

I remember my neighbor, who was around the same age as my grandfather at the time, would call me over to view Iris Chacon’s show every week. Everyone’s excitment intrigued me and I made sure not to miss out.

What I really enjoyed was listening to Spanish music presented to a primarily English speaking audience. Recently Ricky Martin sang in Spanish on Jay Leno as did @calle13oficial on the Jimmy Kimmel show.

American Idol and all these other mainstream  shows who bring in performers to sing in another language are brilliant. It allows the right kind of energy to be conveyed about Latino culture.

Iris Chacon was an  Ambassador of our culture who broke barriers and was able to make it to mainstream American television programs way before Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony where known. She appeared on shows like Merv Griffin Show and David Letterman.

For those of You who don’t know who Iris Chacon is… I have included a few videos of her performances and you can get the idea where JLo’s got her rump shaking moves from.

They say imitation is a form of flattery and you will see why Iris Chacon was the best at this body movement.

To keep up with the traditional introduction of Iris Chacon I will switch to spanish..

Peligrosa ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ Fabulosa ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ y con su movimiento…. ( OK just watch the videos).

Iris Chacon Show

Iris Chacon At Late Night


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  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/HUNMISVNUPSJ5XZ3KNVDPRYAC4 Antigonum

    The difference, anatomically is that Iris Chacon had some tropical symmetry. JLO has flamingo assymetrical, ugly legs with a negrese butt. That is the difference, visually.

    • http://poder5.blogspot.com Prometeo

      Well, well, well. And here I was thinking that you only cared and looked at plants… Good assessment.

      • http://raulcolon.net Raul Colon

        Michael, 

        Solo llevo de vegetariano como 5+ años recuerdo a Iris de mi niñez. Un abrazo!