Tía buena

A philological mischief is at the origin of this book: where does the expression "hot girl" come from? The answer takes us to the mid-19th century, when women's bodies began to be used to sell all kinds of products. Since then, a constant and not always healthy capitalization of the female physique has been maintained, which cinema and advertising have turned into one of the most profitable businesses of all time: the business of looking. Tía buena is, in effect, a book about looking, about looking at women, about wanting to be looked at, and about the fatal implications that these sightings have on relationships between men and women. Supported by dozens of interviews with friends, known and unknown, as well as an exquisite selection of readings, Alberto Olmos twists the expression "good girl" to its ultimate consequences. What is sexy? Why, even today, a woman's success still depends largely on her appearance? How does feminism deal with the sociocultural aspiration for beauty? Is beauty a gift or can it sometimes be a curse? Tía buena is a fun, disturbing and unique analysis of one of the driving forces of everyday life: female erotic capital.