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1	''Abuela'' is the name of a series of comedy videos by Jenny Lorenzo. The videos are themed around a stereotypical latina grandmother called "Abuela" ("Grandmother" in Spanish). They're predominantly in Spanish but are subtitled in English.
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3	''Abuela'' started out as a series of skits hosted by Website/BuzzFeed (which were later sponsored by Creator/{{Telemundo}}) that were later expanded on. The series includes the various extended family of Abuela's.
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5	The series can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TCa_97ZxntX7lLQrD0hZqBQS8Smac95 on this playlist]].
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8	!!This series provides examples of:
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10	* {{Chupacabra}}: In one video, the superstitious Abuela worries that the chupacabra will eat the dog because she's in the yard unsupervised.
11	* CringeComedy: Several of the videos revolve around how awkward the scene is.
12	* DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff: Abuela is constantly trying to spank her (adult) grandchildren, most commonly with sandals.
13	* HeroOfAnotherStory: In the 2020 Sangiving video, Jamie reveals that Kevin has an extremely exciting life off-screen (including but not limited to, being invited to Thanksgiving with the Kardashians, attending concerts where the bands are fans of his, and a college naming a science building in his honour despite never being a student) much to the bewilderment of Laritza.
14	* TheMunchausen: Gloria, whose always trying to make herself more successful, skilled, or refined than either of her sisters.
15	* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: A lot of the comedy comes from Abuela's outdated nature. She's not a RacistGrandma but does display other behaviors like casual fat-shaming and threatening to spank her grandkids.
16	* TheReveal: Kevin's exact relationship to Abuela's family is finally resolved in the 2021 and 2022 Sangiving videos, when the former reveals that he is Mirta's grandson and the latter reveals he is Laritza's cousin on her father's side.
17	* TheRival: Abuela and Mirta are always trying to one-up each other whether it's at church, the doctor's or over zoom.
18	* RunningGag: Nobody ever seems to remember or recognize cousin Kevin (except Jaime).
19	* ShoddyKnockoffProduct: Maruchi owns a Praaaaa bag.
20	* SpicyLatina: Abuela is a mouthy Cuban grandmother.
21	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: For Laritza, it's Mac and Cheese.
22	* UncannyFamilyResemblance: All of Abuela's female relations are played by Jenny Lorenzo.

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