And this is the problem with most Latino media: the celebration of the European beauty standard. How often have you seen a dark mestizo, indigenous, mulatto, or Afro-Latino as the sexy, talented actor, actress, model, singer, etc.? It’s almost as rare as seeing a flying serpent over Mexico City.

Every year, People en Espanol comes out with its most beautiful people list. Scarily, it’s whiter than the English-language People magazine’s version.