DIASPORA: Enrique Iglesias - Let Me Be Your Lover ft. Pitbull

Thanks to Rose of Denver, Colorado for the links. The newest hit of Enrique.

DIASPORA: Enrique Iglesias - Heartbeat ft. Nicole Scherzinger

Again, the link was sent by Rose of Denver. Enrique, as everybody knows, is a Filipino-Spanish mestizo. Nicole is Filipino Hawaian-Russian mestiza, her family name is Valiente & her father came from Samar/Leyte. There is a coincidence, I don't know if there is any relation to her story: When the Communists in China took over, the 50,000 strong White Russian population who escaped the Bolshevik takeover of Russia & sought refuge in China, were transported to the Philippines, with temporary holding in an island off Guiuan, Eastern Samar (Calicoan?). From that batch came the famous Pinoy comedy team Wing Duo, one of whom is Russian-Filipino. Many have filtered to other islands in the Visayas and I was introduced to a boy in Bacolod years ago but he came from somewhere in the south of Negros (Slavetsky was the family name if I'm not mistaken).

Enrique Iglesias - Bailando (Español) ft. Descemer Bueno, Gente De Zona

Pinoy culture celebrates the mixing of cultures, being a "mestizo" is a plus, and this is significant because 10% of the Philippine population lives in 100 countries. It's amazing that this diaspora produced some of the biggest pop stars in the world. Enrique Iglesias, Bruno Mars, Nicole Scherzinger, Vanessa Hudgens, Apl.de ap of the Black Eyed Peas, etc., the Philippines sharing the biggest  and most successful Asian contribution to world pop culture. I'll start featuring them in a new section called DIASPORA.

Enrique Iglesias is very vocal about his concern for the Philippines but do Filipinos know his song is one of the biggest current hits in the Latin world?