Latin American culture, Marvel superhero, America Chavez, feminism, interculturality, comic book heroine, Gaby Rivera, strong women, diversity in comics
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Meet America Chavez, Marvel's new superheroine of Latin American origin, breaking stereotypes and inspiring feminism and interculturality.
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[...] The two have in common being of Latin American origin. Physically, the heroine is different from the usual representation of Latin women; she is simple in exercise clothing and has natural hair. In addition, she is strong and intelligent, and wants to help save the world. It is important to have heroes like Miss America because she is not common. Beyond her superpowers, her presence in comics allows breaking stereotypes of normal stories of strong men or women from the United States. [...]
