Abstract

MAGAZINE, Roger  and  NEGROE ALVAREZ, Jorge R.. The most beloved and the most hated: Cuauhtémoc Blanco, the trickster and social mobility. Alteridades [online]. 2022, vol.32, n.64, pp.125-137.  Epub Feb 20, 2023. ISSN 2448-850X.  https://doi.org/10.24275/uam/izt/dcsh/alteridades/2022v32n64/roger.

“Skillful”, “crafty”, “hero”, “tacky”, among others, are some of the ways that Cuauhtémoc Blanco, born in one of the toughest neighborhoods in Mexico City, Tepito, ex-professional football player, and currently politician is recognized. Considering popular culture as well as a result of an on-line survey, Blanco was found to provoke polarized opinions among many in the Mexican population. Many admire his panache, audacity, and hot-headedness, while others despise him for the same characteristics. In this text the proposal is that the polarization of opinions about him are the result of his successful upward social mobility combined with his trickster behavior and the rejection of disciplined culture required to be a part of the middle and high class.

Keywords : football; social class; embarrassment; social order; rebelliousness.

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