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The Puerto Rican cuatro, a staple of jibaro music. Jíbaro culture is also characterized by its own typical Puerto Rican folk music, commonly termed "jíbaro music". [12] "Jíbaro music and dance was the principal musical expression of the humble and hardworking mountain people who worked the coffee plantations and inland farms of Puerto Rico."
These influences are evident in the fields of dance and music, such as la bomba, la plena, and most recently in reggaeton, which is an Afro-Caribbean based Puerto Rican genre, as well as influences in Puerto Rican Spanish, and Puerto Rican cuisine. The presence of African diasporic religions, such as Santeria, is due to African influence.
Alfaro was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico and showed a passion for design ever since she was a child, often designing clothes for family and friends. She was raised in Santurce where her aunt taught her how to sew.
Antonio Lopez (February 11, 1943 – March 17, 1987) was a Puerto Rican fashion illustrator whose work appeared in such publications as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Interview and The New York Times. Several books collecting his illustrations have been published. n his obituary, the New York Times called him a "major fashion illustrator."
The following is a list solely of Puerto Ricans or people of Puerto Rican descent with non-Hispanic surnames and is not intended to reflect the ethnicity of the person listed. This list also includes people of Puerto Rican descent born in the United States and men and women who adopted Puerto Rico as their homeland. [note 1]
Two guayaberas seen from the back, showing the alforza pleats and the Western-style yoke. The guayabera (/ ɡ w aɪ. ə ˈ b ɛr ə /), also known as camisa de Yucatán (Yucatán shirt) in Mexico, is a men's summer shirt, worn outside the trousers, distinguished by two columns of closely sewn pleats running the length of the front and back of the shirt.
Ordinary Puerto Rican Pava. The pava is a straw hat made out of the leaves of the Puerto Rican hat palm.It is normally associated with the Puerto Rican jíbaro and with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).
Pages in category "Puerto Rican fashion designers" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.