more insight on milesβ puerto rican heritage for your fics or fanart
- traditional quinceaΓ±eras (or as they are often called by puerto ricans quinceaΓ±eros) are really not that common anymore, most girls nowadays have pool parties or go on a cruise. if miles were to go to one of his cousinsβ 15 birthday party, chances are it would be casualβ no big poofy dress (his mom probably had one like that though)
edit: some people disagree on this. depends on how traditional your family and friend group is I guess, as well as which part of the island youβre from. on average, it seems to be a far bigger deal amongst some other latines. in my class in pr only 3 out of approx 30 girls had a big event like that. not a single one of my cousins had a traditional quince either so you could say Iβm partly biased bc of my own experiences. i personally just had a big pool party
- plantains are a big part of our diet. also, pr being an island in the caribbean, coconut is in a lot of our desserts. if miles had to pick a favorite fruit I hc heβd pick either one of the two lol also please google our food, our food isnβt actually spicy so much as savory
- we βcelebrateβ thanksgiving like other americans. itβs about the only time we eat oven roasted turkey. for winter holidays (christmas eve/day, new years eve/day, three kings day/eve) oven roasted pork. chicken might be offered as a second option for people who donβt consume pork for whatever reason
- youβre pretty much taught how to dance as soon as you can walk. most of us have basic rhythms down. chances of miles dancing with his mom or friends at parties? astronomically high.
- the reason why our flag is everywhere, besides pride, is βcause it was illegal to own it. look up the gag law that prohibited us from even displaying it at our homes. so itβs actually an awesome detail in these movies
- this is my opinion/a fun fact but I feel like miles is basically an homage to black and puerto rican (specifically nuyorican) solidarity around the 70s-80s during the creation of hip-hop and rise of graffiti as a form of expression (you can easily read up on this or watch shows like the get down to learn more about this if youβre curious)
- whether youβre βnuyoricanβ or βfrom the islandβ spanglish is common so milesβ mixing english and spanish isnβt odd bc even rio does this as miles points out in the party scene. he isnβt a βno saboβ kid so much as someone with a strong accent. he understands his mom perfectly
- race β ethnicity. there are plenty of black people in and from Puerto Rico, and milesβ pr family in the spiderverse films are designed to be for the most part afro-latine. so I wouldnβt really call him biracial
- the puerto rican day parade wouldnβt be a thing he skips, heβs gifted a special suit for it in a comic run. his puerto rican heritage is important to him!