Welcome to Latino Culture 101. In the following list, I will reveal to you the Latin versions of pop-culture that we grew up with. What you had in your day-to-day TV, radio, news, household, we had it too, in Spanish.

These are the 13 Latino opposites of American pop-culture:

1. Zooey Deschanel = Julieta Venegas

You want fun and quirky, and a girl who can sing and act? We got her.

2. Pamela Anderson = Sofia Vergara

For obvious reasons. Come on, a hot blonde actress? Boo, we gotchu.

3.Superman = El Chapulin Colorado

A superhero who always saves the day? They both wear spandex, too! But to us, Chapulin was are Superman, "NO contaban con mi astucia!" We never mistook him for a bird or a plane, because those red tights gave him away like no other.

4. PARAMORE = NIKKI CLAN

You don't actually think we missed out on our scene phase, did you? We were scene, and Nikki Clan was our Paramore. Misunderstood and rebellious? Yeah, we were there with you.

5. Oprah Winfrey = Christina Saralegui

While your moms were watching the heartfelt stories on Oprah, we were on the sofa with our moms watching the tear-jerkers on Cristina. Every drama, every celebrity, from Selena to Shakira, to the dog who saved a family from a burning building, they were on Cristina.

7. Maury = Laura

Oh trust me... we had liars, paternity tests, fights, misbehaved children too. It's ok, you binge watch Maury, we binge watch Laura. We live for the drama.

8. Judge Judy = Caso Cerrado

A sassy judge who won't take any of your crap? We got her, too, and she wears fabulous heels.

9. Mickey Mouse = Topo Gigio

A furry friend who sings, dances, and tells stories? We lived with our beloved Topo Gigio from sunup to sundown. A LA CAMITA!

10. Zoey 101 = Rebelde

While you dreamed day after day of joining the PCP boarding school, we longed to be part of the Elite Way School. Mia and Miguel 4ever!

11. Super Bowl = The World Cup

You love American Football. We love real footbal!

We are highly competitive, hate every team that isn't our own and know every cheer since the age of three. We know the history of our team and of our players, and we own every jersey. EVERY. LAST. ONE.

Also...ERA GOL DE YEPES!!!

12. Scene Queens = Chonga-Licious

As I previously mentioned, we, too, went through our share of the scene phase. But we our biggest phase was our Chonga Phase. Thin browns and heavy eyeliner? We did it. Pants tighter than skin? We did it. We're not as different as you would think. The only difference may be the over-moussed hair with the pin straight bangs and a tad more cleavage.

13. Beyonce = Selena

You have a Queen B. We have the Queen B. Lovable, talented, gorgeous, and fabulous. Plus, she was a trendsetter.

To this day, we love her and remember her amazing efforts to bring everyone together through the love she put into her music. Who did you think Selena Gomez was named after?

Let's be real, there aren't too many differences between us. We went through all the same phases and loved every minute of it. We just experienced our childhood and prepubescence in Spanish.

Lots of Love,

Gaby Rodo

xoxo