Mueve la cadera Sin preocupación Frente para arriba Ponle tu sazón Luz en tu semblante Hombros para atrás Camina hacia adelante Con seguridad Eres un astro que brilla muy fuerte El mundo es tuyo Y todo lo que sientes Con gracia y estilo, Nadie te detiene Conviertes en oro A todo lo que encuentres
¡fabulosa! Sí ¡ingeniosa! Sí ¡poderosa! Sí ¡she se puede!
Don't live in the past Look around you now Make this feeling last Girl, this is your chance Welcome all things new Go where you want to go It's all up to you A brand new attitude You're shining so bright, Like the sun and the stars This whole world is yours, Be whoever you are With grace, love and style, Nothing gets in your way Time to be bold and be brave! She is powerful! She's ingenios! She is fabulous!
¡poderosa! Sí ¡ingeniosa! Sí ¡fabulosa! Sí
¡she se puede!
I remember we'd visit abuela When i was just a little girl Running up and down the streets I'd get lost in my own world Soon as we got back to the states Father said, no mas español He despised it. I despised him for it.
Mishel This isn't how you were raised. Trust me, I know what it feels like to grow up smothered by religion. Ten years of therapy, and i still can't shake my catholic guilt.
Luci The years hurried by And we never returned Father would not allow it Made sure we unlearned And slowly those memories Just faded away Abuela passed on Mami never spoke her name But she was beautiful! She was strong! She was fabulous!
¡fabulosa! Sí ¡ingeniosa! Sí ¡poderosa! Sí
¡she se puede!
Luci So how did you overcome it?
Mishel ¿qué?
Luci The guilt?
Mishel Ah, that never goes away — welcome to being a divorced, childless woman en guatemala.
It's a real shame, The way that they shame us Contemplating all the ways To persuade us A shame, a shame, a shame…… One day they fall at your feet Blinded by your beauty, The next you did something wrong, They knock you down to the floor. With nowhere to go. I couldn't walk out the door. But he said keep swaying your hips, Your good for nothing Child bearing hips, But there were tears and bruises And blood on my lips. So i had The courage and strength To say “¡nunca jamas!” Now i'm taking a stand For all women who are…
For all the powerful chapinas y latinas who paved the way … who fought for justice; who served the poor, wrote words of paz y tolerancia and sang songs llena de pasión! For the artists, explorers y las primeras. Y para todas las mujeres who lead with love, courage and determination — who continue to fight, and who believe, yes we can!
