Former mayor issues statement about her boobs after her World Cup celebration goes viral

A former Mexican mayor has gone viral during the World Cup for mingling with the people and celebrating her country’s early success. She’s drawn comparisons to actress Mar Castro, who became a pop culture icon in Mexico during the 1986 World Cup when she was dubbed, "La Chiquitibum."

It all started for Sandra Cuevas, who served as mayor of Cuauhtémoc from October 2021 to March 2024, when she posted a video of herself celebrating in the streets in a low-cut top. Hundreds of thousands of views followed, as did several comparisons in the comment section to "La Chiquitibum."

Who knew a simple video celebrating victory that she captioned "2026 FIFA World Cup: Long live Mexico, from the Angel of Independence in our #Cuauhtémoc borough! #SandraCuevasMX" had so much viral potential packed into it?

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Naturally, comparisons to a World Cup icon are going to elicit a response of some kind. I don’t even want to think of how brushing aside that level of viral recognition would be received. It would be a slap in the face of fans all over Mexico.

The 40-year-old former politician issued her response with a statement addressing her boobs, and you would expect nothing else from this moment. For anyone hoping the attention would upset her, you’re going to be very disappointed with her response.

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Cuevas does not take the La Chiquitibum comparisons lightly. She acknowledged them directly and accepted them graciously in her response to the nearly 1 million views she's received at the time this is being written.

"The Chiquitibum… well, guys, what can I do, I can’t just take them off. They had already nicknamed me that in 1986 and it amuses me, I like it," she said of the viral passing of the torch, if you will, reports The Sun.

"I don’t take it as an attack, there will be those who think that way and take it in a derogatory way, but that’s how we Mexicans are." 

I don't know what the odds are on Mexico making a run at winning the whole tournament, but this kind of statement with all eyes on you on soccer’s biggest stage can only help improve those odds.