Morenas and Triguenas

[cabocancun]

Guys,

One of the members sent me an Email asking me to define the words,"Morena and Triguena".
I know that some latin countries define those words differently based on the demographics of thier population.

I think in Colombia a Triguena is a woman with an olive or tanned complexion and black hair.
Jennifer Lopez would be an example.

I think a morena would have a carmel or brown complexion.
Halle Berry would be an example.

How would you guys define these terms?

[Malandro]

... in response to Morenas  and Triguenas, posted by cabocancun on Aug 22, 2005

[This message has been edited by Malandro]

how about these?

http://www.askmen.com/women/actress_250/277_eva_longoria.html

http://www.celebritystorm.com/actresses/pics/RosarioDawson/gallery1.html

http://www-ni.laprensa.com.ni/archivo/2003/febrero/20/cabito/mundocomic/mundocomic-20030215-01.html

http://www-ni.laprensa.com.ni/archivo/2004/abril/26/nacionales/nacionales-20040426-02.html

[jediknight]

... in response to Re: Morenas  and Triguenas, posted by Malandro on Aug 23, 2005

Eva Longoria trigueña
RosarioDawson morena
Deborah David morena
speedy gonzalez trigueño

hair texture does have something to do with it. the fact that a morena straightens her hair doesn´t change the fact that she has african roots. there is no way that ACG779 has naturally straight hair, its chemically treated. a morena has african features although they are less pronounced than a negra, a trigueña doesnt have the african features but they have darker skin, hair, eyes than a blanca.
JK

[Malandro]

... in response to Re: Re: Morenas  and Triguenas, posted by jediknight on Aug 23, 2005

you said she was morena but she has straight hair.  

hair has nothing to do with skin tone.

[jediknight]

... in response to what about Rosario Dawson??, posted by Malandro on Aug 23, 2005

my guess is that she straightens it, but i could be wrong. the point is this, my original post said GENERALLY speaking. GENERALLY speaking means that there will be exceptions, Rosario Dawson is multi ethnic, she is of Puerto Rican, Cuban, African American, Irish and Native American descent, so her hair, if it is naturally straight, comes from her irish and native american background, but she still has african features that makes her morena. a trigueña does not have african features and i didn´t say that hair had anything to do with skin tone, i said hair TEXTURE, there is a difference between an afro type texture in a negra or morena and curly or wavey hair that a trigueña might have.
JK

[Malandro]

... in response to Re: what about Rosario Dawson??, posted by jediknight on Aug 23, 2005

the skin tone is what is important.  No Ameri-Indians have curly or kinky hair yet many Mexican women are "morena".  

what is this woman?

http://www2.latineuro.com/detail.php?code=B6054

[jediknight]

... in response to the amount of african blood is irrelevan..., posted by Malandro on Aug 23, 2005

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skin tone is NOT the only factor, B6054 Renata is morena. african decent has everything to do with it in colombia, having lived in jackson heights, nyc and having worked in a mexican restaurant i have never ever heard of a mexican woman being referred to as morena, if they are really dark they will be referred to as india because of their mayan, aztec, indian background, but the original post was referring to the terms used in colombia, not mexico, their use might be different as it may differ in other latin countries.
JK

[jediknight]

... in response to Morenas  and Triguenas, posted by cabocancun on Aug 22, 2005

[This message has been edited by jediknight]

my girlfriend confirmed this and she is costeña.... GENERALLY speaking, negra is black(really dark skin)like the little statues that are sold in the artesanias of the women carrying fruit baskets on their heads in colombia,

morena is a lighter skin version of that but still of african decent, like halle berry.

triguena is someone with a tan skin, darker eyes, hair, like JLo, generally straight hair but can be curly but not kinky like a morena or negra, black persons hair(afro).

women from cali are generally described as triguena while there are more morenas and negras in the coast. it is very commen for people to describe others as morena or triguena.

JK

[Malandro]

... in response to Re: Morenas  and Triguenas, posted by jediknight on Aug 22, 2005

hair has nothing to do with it.  how would you describe these from left to right and top to bottom??

http://www.allcolombiangirls.com/gallery.php?pageNum_profile=39&totalRows_profile=506

http://www.allcolombiangirls.com/gallery.php?pageNum_profile=2&totalRows_profile=506

[jediknight]

... in response to morena vs. triguena quiz (a PL rerun), posted by Malandro on Aug 23, 2005

first page, all trigueña except ACG745, shes negra

second page, all trigueña except ACG801 and ACG779, morenas