The meaning of caballero is "gentleman" (derived from the one who follows a code of honour like knights used to do, or shares certain values and ideals associated with them that included, among others like a particular pride in honour, treating women kindly with especial delicacy and attention). " Caballerosidad" in Spanish, or cavalheirismo in Portuguese, or the English mixture of both but not a proper word in any of the previously mentioned languages, caballerismo, is a Latin American understanding of manliness that focuses more on honour and chivalry. Portrait of Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire 9 Prevalence and acculturation in the 21st century.8.5.1 Female respect and responsibility.6.3.1.1 Lasting effects of Cuban machismo.6.2 Cuban machismo and its effect on women and LGBT community.5 Puerto Rican machismo and American cultural influences of gender equality.3.3 Negative depictions of machismo in popular literature.3.2 Consequences of a one-sided negative depiction.3.1 Controversy surrounding colonial connotations.Machos in Iberian-descended cultures are expected to possess and display bravery, courage, and strength as well as wisdom and leadership, and ser macho (literally, "to be a macho") was an aspiration for all boys. Macho in Portuguese and Spanish is a strictly masculine term, derived from the Latin mascŭlus, meaning "male". It was originally associated with the ideal societal role men were expected to play in their communities, most particularly, Iberian language-speaking societies and countries. The word macho has a long history in both Spain and Portugal as well as in Spanish and Portuguese languages. The correlation to machismo is found to be deeply rooted in family dynamics and culture. Machismo is strongly and consistently associated with dominance, aggression, exhibition, and nurturance. It is associated with "a man's responsibility to provide for, protect, and defend his family". Machismo ( / m ə ˈ tʃ iː z m oʊ, m ɑː-, - ˈ tʃ ɪ-/ Spanish: Portuguese: from Spanish and Portuguese " macho", male) is the sense of being " manly" and self-reliant, the concept associated with "a strong sense of masculine pride: an exaggerated masculinity". The Crowning of the Virtuous Hero by Peter Paul Rubens