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1	'''Basic Trope''': Spanish is thrown in the media, usually for comedic effect or to teach viewers Spanish.
2	* '''Straight''': Bob meets a his friend Carlos, a guy from Colombia who speaks with a heavy Hispanic accent and refers Bob as an 'amigo.'
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Literally every new person Bob meets is a Spanish speaker.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Carlos is Hispanic-American and very occasionally slips in Spanish words in his speech, but otherwise sounds and behaves mainly in an American manner.
5	* '''Justified''':
6	** Carlos' native tongue is Spanish so he naturally would use Spanish words in his speech.
7	** Carlos doesn't know English all too well, so it makes sense his speech would consist mostly of Spanish.
8	* '''Inverted''': GratuitousEnglish
9	* '''Subverted''': Bob is taking a walk when he hears someone talking in what seems like Spanish, but it was actually Greek!
10	* '''Double Subverted''': … but later he sees Cubans speaking Spanish nearby.
11	* '''Parodied''': A lesser known language like Urdu or Lithuanian is treated as important as Spanish in Bob's world.
12	* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob sees people speaking in Spanish, Armenian, and English.
13	* '''Averted''': Carlos doesn't know English at all, so his speech is ''just'' Spanish.
14	* '''Enforced''': The writer wants to add comedic effect or teach the viewers Spanish.
15	* '''Lampshaded''': * "I feel like I see Spanish speakers everywhere."
16	* '''Invoked''':
17	** Carlos naturally moves to USA from Colombia, so he will arrive using lots of Spanish.
18	** It adds to the [[{{Spexico}} Spexican theming]] of ''[[KitschyThemedRestaurant La Tasca Bonita]]''
19	* '''Exploited''': Bob uses Carlos to teach him Spanish.
20	* '''Defied''': A law in the USA deports Spanish speaking immigrants.
21	* '''Discussed''': "I know how you feel with how often Spanish is forced onto you Bob. I'm from Ukraine and my native tongue is Ukrainian, but Russian is forced onto our country's citizens."
22	* '''Conversed''': "Why does many media feel the need to use Spanish in the work?"
23	* '''Implied:''': Bob tells Alice he met people from all over the world, including Ukraine, Colombia, Italy, and Pakistan, but none of these people are shown on-screen and are just mentioned.
24	* '''Deconstructed''': Bob has a desire to learn Spanish, but he discovers it was too hard for him to learn and he fails Spanish lessons.
25	* '''Reconstructed''': Bob still listens to lots of Spanish music anyways.
26	* '''Played For Laughs''': As Alice and Bob were watching their favorite show, [[ShowWithinaShow The Adventures of Sam The Skunk]], Bob accidentally presses a blue button on his remote, and switches it to Spanish, and he and Alice spend time trying to switch it back to English.
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