Rosy Rodriguez Writes

09/05/2026

🇨🇺 ROSY’S CUBANISM OF THE DAY: MATRACA

Growing up in Boston, every summer we’d go to Miami to visit family, load up on Cuban food, and buy enormous bags of rice to haul back home like there was no rice north of Hialeah. 😂

One of my cousins, Joaquinito—Jack—was a couple of years older than me, and he had a motorcycle.

Well, 16-year-old Rosy HAD to get on that motorcycle.

Every. Single. Day.

“Can I go on Jack’s motorcycle?”

No.

“But I’ll be careful.”

No.

“But we’ll just go down the street.”

“¡DEJA LA MATRACA, QUE ME TIENES HASTA LA CORONILLA!”

Translation: Stop pestering me before you drive me completely insane. 😂

Then one day Mima and Pipo left me at my aunt’s house while they went shopping.

You already know where this is going.

I convinced Jack to take me out on the motorcycle. We weren’t going anywhere! Just up and down the street in front of the house in Hialeah.

And just as Jack was doing a wheelie…

Guess who pulled up?

MIMA AND PIPO.

They had forgotten something and turned around.

After days of dar la matraca about that motorcycle, they came back to find their 16-year-old daughter ON IT, in the middle of the street, with her cousin doing a wheelie.

I’m pretty sure at that moment la matraca became the least of my problems. 😂😂😂

🇨🇺 MATRACA — relentless pestering, nagging, or going on and on about something.

And yes… sometimes the person giving the matraca eventually gets what she wants.

She just might wish her parents hadn’t come home early. 😂

09/04/2026

Apparently my hair has become a topic of discussion in the comments. 😂

Some of you love it. Some of you apparently wake up in the morning deeply concerned about what is happening on top of MY head.

So I just wanted to reassure everyone:

I have looked in a mirror.

I know what my hair looks like.

I did this to it ON PURPOSE. 😂

Now that we’ve cleared that up, can we get back to arguing about whether bochinche is Cuban or Puerto Rican? 🤣🇨🇺

Because THAT I have time for.

My hair? She’s staying. 😂

09/04/2026

🇨🇺 ROSY’S CUBANISM OF THE DAY: BOCHINCHE

Every summer when I was growing up, we’d go to Miami to visit the family.

And my aunt could turn absolutely NOTHING into a party. 😂

There was always something happening — at her house, at somebody else’s house, somebody’s cousin’s house… it didn’t matter. Somehow there would be food, music, people talking over each other, somebody arriving who nobody remembered inviting, and before you knew it, the whole family was there.

And Pipo would look around and say:

“¡Se armó el bochinche!” 😂🇨🇺

Bochinche is one of those wonderful words that can mean a commotion, a noisy gathering, a big fuss or a whole lot of chaos going on.

And in my family?

Apparently it meant IT’S SUMMER AND WE’RE IN MIAMI. 😂

Tell me — did your family say “se armó el bochinche” too?

09/03/2026

🇨🇺 Rosy's CUBANISM OF THE DAY: FAROLERO

A farolero is someone who loves to show off, brag a little, or make sure everybody is looking.

In my family, that was my brother. 😂

Put a pretty girl anywhere in the vicinity and suddenly he had muscles that needed flexing, a cool car that needed driving, and apparently an urgent need for everyone to notice him.

My parents were always calling him farolero.

But they had another name for him, too:

Perfumito. 😂

Because the man NEVER met a bottle of cologne he didn't like. He wore it constantly. I swear, you probably knew my brother was coming before you actually saw him.

So basically, he was a farolero perfumito.

Showing off for the girls and smelling fabulous while doing it. 😂

Please tell me somebody else had a farolero in the family.

09/03/2026

ROSY’S CUBANISM OF THE DAY 🇨🇺

¡ESTÁ QUE CHIFLA EL MONO! 🐒🥶

Cubans don’t say, “It’s cold.”

We say:

“¡Está que chifla el mono!”

I woke up at 4:00 this morning because SOMEONE in my house decided the AC needed to be set to Arctic temperatures.

I’m lying there freezing, wondering why I can’t feel my toes, and the first thing that popped into my head was:

“¡Ño! ¡Está que chifla el mono!” 😂

And then I thought… well, there’s today’s Cubanism.

Because apparently even at 4 a.m., half frozen, I’m working. 😂

Now I just need to find out WHO TOUCHED THE THERMOSTAT. 👀

09/02/2026

2,600?! ARE YOU PEOPLE SERIOUS?! 😂❤️

Yesterday I was celebrating 2,500 and somehow 100 more of you wandered into this little Cuban corner of the internet.

Bienvenidos! Pull up a chair, grab a cafecito, and prepare yourself for Cuban words you forgot you knew, sayings your mother definitely yelled at you, and the occasional story about my completely normal, not-at-all-chaotic Cuban family. 😂🇨🇺

And for everyone who's new here — hi, I'm Rosy! 👋
I'm also an author, and I write funny, big-hearted books about love, family, Cuban culture, and all the beautiful madness that comes with la familia.

2,600 of you. I genuinely cannot believe it.

Thank you for laughing with me, teaching me words, correcting me 😂, sharing your memories, and keeping all these little pieces of our culture alive.

Now tell me...

WHERE ARE MY 2,600 PEOPLE FROM? 🌎🇨🇺



Romy Garcia, Matteo Rango, Ekaterina Ponce, Amanda Batista Paz, George Arbelo, Ana Fernandez, Claudia Natucci Barreiros, Olga Prieto, Jovan Garcia, Vicki Torres McCord, Teresa Thissen, Maria Donnelly, Michelle Pizzolo-Marigliano, Elisa McCall Everett, Jorge Greenhaulsolutions, Virginia Hernandez, Charlie Gibson, Yelamy Cancio, Vivian Seoane Gammell, Marilyn Sanchez, May Arte, Jillian Batista, Felicita Gigi Mojica, Maria Garcia-Passwaters, Samuel Hernandez, Margie Pesante, Martha De La Tejera, Ed Toirac, Rosa Cossio, Abiael Garcia, Yoendy Garcia, Cely Gonzalez, Beatriz Kristina Vendredi, Yolanda B Alvarez, Maria Menendez, Norma Lappas, Jose M. Arias, Tania Rodriguez-Hardiman, Caroline M Quintana-Gonzalez, Jose Sotolongo, Julie Garcia, Bobby Sanabria, Elias Martin, Amid C Nazario, Sonia Molinary, Ileana Fernandez, Doug Greer, Linda Amey, Ivy Reyes Montero, Reina Francia

09/02/2026

🇨🇺 Rosy's Cubanism of the day

Cubans don’t say, “She got all dressed up.”

We say…

“¡Mírala! ¡Toda emperifollada!” 😂💃

Emperifollada — all dressed up, accessorized, hair done, jewelry on, looking extra fancy… and possibly just a little overdressed for wherever she’s going. 😂

Because in a Cuban house, you couldn't just put on a nice outfit.

You had to be EMPERIFOLLADA.

And I love it. ❤️🇨🇺

09/02/2026

🇨🇺 Rosy’s Cubanism of the Day: DESCOTORRAR

Descotorrar — now this is a word I learned the hard way. 😂

I was 16 and learning to drive when Pipo let me drive us home from the mall.

This was way back when Domino’s had its famous “30 minutes or it’s free” delivery guarantee. Remember that?

We got to an intersection and I wasn’t sure if I had enough time to go.

“Pipo, should I go?”

“Go! You have plenty of time.”

So I went.

And suddenly, a Domino’s delivery driver came barreling toward us and slammed into the rear driver’s side of the car.

Two torn ligaments and a concussion later...

Me descotorraron. 😂

That’s descotorrar: to really mess somebody up, bang them up, leave them all busted after a fall, accident, or good wallop.

English has injured.

Cuban Spanish has DESCOTORRAR.

And frankly, after that accident, injured just doesn’t cover it. 😂🇨🇺

09/02/2026

“Okay Rosy, but what are your books actually about?” 😂📚

I’ve had quite a few people ask me this lately, especially with so many new faces here, so I thought I’d answer properly.

🇨🇺 Book 1 — Suzy García: Remedies, Romance & La Familia

Meet 26-year-old Suzy García.

She’s Cuban-American, loud, messy, opinionated, surrounded by a family that loves her fiercely and has absolutely no concept of boundaries… and then she falls for Dominic.

Dominic is British.

Very British.

So naturally, this goes smoothly. 😂

It’s about falling in love, but it’s also about family, identity, independence, Cuban remedies, cafecito, unsolicited advice, and what happens when two VERY different worlds collide at the kitchen table.

And it’s funny. At least that was the plan. 😂

💍 Book 2 — Suzy García: Operation ¡Boda!

Suzy found the man.

Now she has to marry him.

Which might actually be harder.

Two continents. Two very different families. A best friend with no filter. An abuela with strong opinions and a direct line to God. And approximately 7,000 people with opinions about a wedding that is supposed to belong to Suzy and Dominic.

Somewhere between the guest list, the family drama, the cultural collisions and the groom’s very polite British relatives, things get considerably more complicated than a seating chart should allow.

And YES — it’s a series.

📖 Remedies, Romance & La Familia is Book 1.
https://a.co/d/09YplOMN
💍 Operation ¡Boda! is Book 2 and is OUT NOW.
https://a.co/d/0awiv3vF

And Book 3?

Wellllll… 👀

I may be working on it....

So no, we are definitely not done with Suzy yet. Not even close.

If you’ve already met Suzy and la familia, tell the people who haven’t read the books yet what they’re getting themselves into. 😂❤️📚

Suzy García ¡Operation Boda!

09/01/2026

WHAT THE FUÁCATA?! 😳🇨🇺

2,500 FOLLOWERS?!

Seriously… ¿qué está pasando aquí? 😂

Just a few days ago I was celebrating 1,800 of you, and now there are 2,500 people here talking about Cuban words, remembering things our parents and grandparents used to say, debating what a word really means 😂, and making me laugh every single day.

To everyone who just got here: BIENVENIDOS! ❤️☕🇨🇺

I'm Rosy. I write books, drink entirely too much cafecito, and apparently spend a ridiculous amount of time remembering words I haven't heard since 1978. 😂

And since so many of you are new here, I should probably mention that I'M AN AUTHOR! 📚😂

I've written two books in my Suzy García series — Suzy García: Remedies, Romance & La Familia and Operation ¡Boda! — funny, romantic stories filled with familia, chaos, Cuban culture, and yes… plenty of the words we talk about around here. 🇨🇺❤️

So whether you came for the Cubanismos, the nostalgia, the cafecito, the books, or just to watch us argue about whether your abuela used a word differently than mine… I'm so happy you're here.

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for 2,500! 🥹❤️

Now I want to know…

Where is everyone from?! 🌎👇

Romy Garcia, Matteo Rango, Ekaterina Ponce, Amanda Batista Paz, George Arbelo, Ana Fernandez, Claudia Natucci Barreiros, Olga Prieto, Jovan Garcia, Vicki Torres McCord, Teresa Thissen, Maria Donnelly, Michelle Pizzolo-Marigliano, Elisa McCall Everett, Jorge Greenhaulsolutions, Virginia Hernandez, Charlie Gibson, Yelamy Cancio, Vivian Seoane Gammell, Marilyn Sanchez, May Arte, Jillian Batista, Felicita Gigi Mojica, Maria Garcia-Passwaters, Samuel Hernandez, Margie Pesante, Martha De La Tejera, Ed Toirac, Rosa Cossio, Abiael Garcia, Yoendy Garcia, Cely Gonzalez, Beatriz Kristina Vendredi, Yolanda B Alvarez, Maria Menendez, Norma Lappas, Jose M. Arias, Tania Rodriguez-Hardiman, Caroline M Quintana-Gonzalez, Jose Sotolongo, Julie Garcia, Bobby Sanabria, Elias Martin, Amid C Nazario, Sonia Molinary, Ileana Fernandez, Doug Greer, Linda Amey, Ivy Reyes Montero, Reina Francia