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๐ด๐ถ๐ต๐ฌ๐, ๐ท๐ถ๐พ๐ฌ๐น, ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐: ๐จ ๐ท๐ณ๐จ๐-๐ป๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฏAt home with Maria and Marcelo Rosario before their infamous Money, Power, Glory
written by Sasha Nadle for แดกแดกแดก.สษชแดแดสษชษดแดแดษข.แดสษข
Before I wrote for Bitchin', I worked for Ariana Grande...or so I told myself. I was a full-time stan. I saved every coin for shows and merch. I met friends online via my semi-popular Instagram account dedicated to her dancers on the Sweetener Tour. In my account bio, I listed the number of times Ari or her dancers would share, like, or comment on my content. Maria Rosario was a name I saw almost every day in my notifications. I often claimed she was Ari's favorite and best dancer, and frequently raved about how she kissed me on the cheek during God Is A Woman in Miami. I haven't been the same since.
As I began reviewing and writing on pop culture gems, my interests broadened, and I stumbled across the รlite fandom. I made my Latina mami proud with a newfound hobby refining my Spanish on Duolingo so I could join fan discourse. Bitchin' was blessed with having Marcelo Rosario on our cover this summer midst his busy schedule promoting season 3 and polishing the debut album of GLORIANA - a rising star that my mind refused to believe was the same girl I gushed about on my "Arinator" account only a year ago.
You don't realize the Rosarios are siblings until they speak to one another. They're close: besties with the same traumatic childhood. Marcelo has darker hair and skin, reflecting what he calls the "Arabic side" of their family: their Cuban-Lebanese grandparents raised their children in Spain. Maria is the spitting image of their mother. Her brother calls her a poster girl since she often mirrors the flamenco art you'd find in touristy restaurants around Barcelona, where she was born. Like their late mamรก, Maria's heart beats like bulerรญas. Fiery passion burns in her eyes and sounds over her brother's catchy beats. Spain might not always claim them, but this American-raised duo is becoming their most popular export.
I was kindly invited to stay in their gorgeous Spanish courtyard-style within a quiet part of Hollywood on June 2nd and 3rd 2020, days before the release of Money, Power, Glory. That's weeks after a critically-acclaimed performance of Maria's first solo single, El Querer (The Loving) at the Billboard Awards and mere 48 hours after her debut at Primavera Sound in Barcelona.
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