Carmen Salinas: "My Epitaph Will Read '¡Soy Chiva Y Que!'"

You know Carmen Salinas doesn't fuck around: if she says her epitaph is going to read "¡Soy Chiva Y Que!" [I root for Chivas, so what?] then that shit is going to read ¡Soy Chiva Y Que!

TvNotas just ran a hilarious-but-heartwarming profile on Carmen, who's 78-years-old (!), and we loved every word of it. Here are some choice quotes:

"I never studied a 'career'; my family was poor and thus I only finished 3rd grade. But like to be prepared! I buy a lot of books and I've also opened a Facebook and a Twitter account — which I learned to use all by myself!"

"Growing up my family couldn't afford to eat chicken or beef, we were too poor. For breakfast we had one egg and then rice & beans for lunch. That's it. And we only had two-outfits: the one you had on your back and a second, nicer one for special occasions. Same thing with underwear: we only had two."

"I'm no 'high-society' dame, I'm just the typical housewife; short and chubby."

"I already told Chato [her best friend] that the epitaph on my tombstone should read: '¡Soy Chiva Y Que!' Because, you know, I taking things easy, with joy. You can't take things negatively — that gives you cancer!"

Oh, Carmen! Without a doubt, you're definitely ¡la voz del pueblo!