Real Women Have Curves Lyrics – Real Women Have Curves

Song Overview

Song Credits

• Performers: Tatianna Córdoba, Justina Machado, Jennifer Sanchez, Carla Jimenez, Shelby Acosta & Sandra Valls
• Producer: Julio Reyes
• Writers: Benjamin Velez & Joy Huerta
• Release Date: June 6, 2025
• Album: Real Women Have Curves (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• Genre: Pop–Cumbia fusion, Latin-Broadway
• Language: English with Spanish flourishes
• Label: Broadway Records

Song Meaning and Annotations

“Real Women Have Curves” explodes like a factory siren that turns into a block-party drumline. Set to a contagious cumbia backbeat, the number transforms a sweltering East L.A. sewing shop into a runway of unapologetic bodies and bigger-than-life rhymes. The women shed layers, literal and emotional, to flaunt stretch marks and self-worth in equal measure. It is part pep rally, part protest, and fully a celebration of Latina labor, laughter, and long-overdue self-love.

Musically, Julio Reyes’ production smashes together accordion-laced cumbia rhythms, pop hooks, and freestyle rap breaks that let each seamstress spit her own origin story. Lyrically, Velez and Huerta thread body-positivity through immigrant hustle: wage gaps, domestic pressures, and cultural pride dance side-by-side. By the last chorus, the factory has morphed into a communal shout of survival—real curves, real grind, real power.

“Some of us got stretch marks … Some, cellulite … And that’s alright”

“No matter what curveballs they throw / We can bend, we can dance, let the music flow”

“Estela in the house … I’m an entrepreneur … I’ll eat you like a chicken quesadilla!”

“La vida’s la cumbia that we all know”

Similar Songs

1. “I Am Here” – The Color Purple: a gospel-infused affirmation of womanhood that, like this song, turns pain into triumphant testimony.
2. “My Shot” – Hamilton: both anthems champion self-determination; one uses hip-hop patriotism, the other cumbia swagger.
3. “I Enjoy Being a Girl” – Flower Drum Song: an earlier Broadway take on femininity, though “Real Women Have Curves” updates the message with intersectional, body-positive grit.

Questions and Answers

Why do the women remove their shirts?

It’s a symbolic strip-down of shame—claiming visibility for bodies usually hidden by labor and societal judgement.

How does the rap section serve the story?

Each rap break lets a character narrate her hustle and heritage, spotlighting individuality within the collective anthem.

What does “la vida’s la cumbia” imply?

Life is a perpetual dance: sometimes hectic, always rhythmic, best navigated together.

Where does this song sit in the show’s arc?

It’s the confidence crescendo, fusing personal empowerment with communal solidarity before final plot conflicts hit.

Is “curves” only about body shape?

No—curves double as life’s twists, workplace grind, and the cultural contours that shape identity.

Fan and Media Reactions

“A body-positive cumbia cypher? Broadway finally served the carne asada.”

“The rap verses turn sewing machines into turntables—electric.”

“Left the theater ready to flaunt every scar like sequins.”

“Spanglish sass, economic critique, dance-floor heat—this track does it all.”

“Call it a revolution stitched in neon thread.”