43-530: For technical reasons , "X_X" and similar titles redirect here. For the keyboard symbol, see List of emoticons . [REDACTED] Look up XX , xx , or x_x in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. XX or xx may refer to: 20 (number) , Roman numeral XX Film and TV [ edit ] XX (film) , a 2017 anthology horror film "XX", an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 4) XX,
86-403: A 1998 album by Toto XX (Mushroomhead album) , 2001 xx (The xx album) , 2009 XX (Great Big Sea album) , 2012 XX – Two Decades of Love Metal , a 2012 compilation album by HIM XX (O.A.R. album) , 2016 XX (Mino album) , 2018 XX , a 2018 album by Note-oriety + + (EP) , a 2018 EP, repackaged as [X X] in 2019, by Loona Songs [ edit ] "xx",
129-562: A 22 percent share of its beer business to John Labatt Ltd. of Canada and signed an agreement with Labatt to associate their respective companies in the United States. FEMSA became the successor of Visa in 1998. On 11 January 2010, the Dutch brewing company Heineken International announced it would acquire the beer activities of FEMSA, including Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery. In 2017 Heineken Mexico (Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma) and Molson Coors signed
172-492: A 24 oz. can. The goal for the US market is 189,000 cases. The campaign, "We Are Bold", targets males, specifically Hispanic C-store shoppers, according to Tecate Brand Director, Belen Pamukoff. In 2017, Heineken announced that Tecate would be exported worldwide. In 2007, Dos Equis inaugurated its " The Most Interesting Man in the World " advertising campaign. The advertisements feature
215-600: A British deception operation in the Second World War Les XX , a group of twenty Belgian painters Dos Equis or XX, a brand of Mexican beer xx , to express exponentiation in the initial version of the FORTRAN programming language See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing XX 20 (disambiguation) Double Cross (disambiguation) X (disambiguation) XXX (disambiguation) XXXX (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
258-433: A bearded, debonair older gentleman (originally portrayed by actor Jonathan Goldsmith ) with Frontline narrator Will Lyman conducting voiceovers. As Ottmar Liebert 's "Barcelona Nights" plays in the background, the advertisements featured a montage of daring exploits involving "the most interesting man" when he was younger. The precise settings are never revealed, but he performs feats such as: freeing an angry bear from
301-561: A craft-style wheat beer to the line – "Bohemia Weizen" a German Kristallweizen was released in summer 2011. Dos Equis ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdos ekis] ) is a lager that was brewed by the German Wilhelm Hasse in Mexico who originally founded the brewery and named it after the Aztec ruler Moctezuma. The brand was named Siglo XX ("20th century") to commemorate the arrival of
344-833: A deal to import Cerveza Sol to areas in the US where Heineken didn’t already import Sol. This deal also allowed Heineken Mexico (Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma) to import Molson Coors Miller and Coors brands to Mexico, a deal similar to Molson Coors importing Heineken France's Killian's to the US. The company operates plants in Monterrey, Tecate, Navojoa, Guadalajara, Toluca, Orizaba and for 2012 one in Chihuahua. The company has an annual production of 3.09 gigalitres (26,330,000 US beer barrels ; 18,880,000 imperial barrels ). The company produces several types of pale and dark lagers , some of which are available only in Mexico. The brewery's original premium beer. Carta Blanca takes its name from
387-758: A face, unless winking, in which case a semicolon is used. However, an equals sign, a number 8, a capital letter B or a capital letter X are also used to indicate normal eyes, widened eyes, those with glasses or those with crinkled eyes, respectively. Symbols for the mouth vary, e.g. ")" for a smiley face or "(" for a sad face. One can also add a "}" after the mouth character to indicate a beard. :)) ;> T-T x_x x_X o_o o‑o Eastern emoticons generally are not rotated sideways, and may include non-Latin characters to allow for additional complexity. These emoticons first arose in Japan, where they are referred to as kaomoji (literally "face characters"). The base form consists of
430-548: A kidnapping attempt by Mexican left-wing guerrillas) and Roberto Garza Sada. In 1943, company executive Eugenio Garza Sada with his brother and other prominent people, founded the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM), and in 1973, the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame was opened at the site of the company headquarters. After Eugenio Garza Sada's assassination, VISA,
473-429: A local company, Tecate was acquired by Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma in 1955. Tecate is sold in both distinctive red and blue aluminium cans and in twist-top bottles. Tecate Light was launched in 1992 by Héctor Emilio Ayala, who was the project manager. In 2013 Tecate Titanium, containing a greater amount of alcohol was launched as a new product of the company. In 2019, Tecate Titanium, which contains 7.5% ABV, became available in
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#1732844982038516-634: A new financial-services group called Valores de Monterrey (Vamsa). Vamsa's life-insurance subsidiary, Seguros Monterrey, was the largest in Mexico. With the integration of the Moctezuma brewery in 1985, the Dos Equis, Superior, Sol, and Noche Buena brands were added to the Carta Blanca, Tecate, Bohemia and Indio brands. In 1988 Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. was formed as the main subsidiary of Visa containing beer and other companies. In 1994 FEMSA sold
559-461: A painful-looking bear trap ; shooting a pool trick shot before an audience; catching a marlin while cavorting in a Hemingway -esque scene with a young woman; winning an arm-wrestling match in a South American setting; surfing a rogue wave ; and bench pressing two young women in a casino setting, each woman being seated in a chair. In the commercial he says, "I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis." Each commercial ends with
602-639: A phenotypical male with two X chromosomes XX gonadal dysgenesis , a type of female hypogonadism resulting in non-functioning ovaries XX sex chromosomes, in the XO sex-determination system a female , an organism producing ova gametes that fuse with the male gamete during sexual reproduction, typically having two X chromosomes in the XY and X0 sex determination systems Music [ edit ] The xx , an English indie rock band X_______X (band) , an American no wave band Albums [ edit ] Toto XX ,
645-533: A refundable and not-refundable 0.5-litre (1.1 US pt; 0.88 imp pt) bottle, a refundable 1.00-litre (1.06 US qt; 0.88 imp qt) bottle and a 1.25-litre (1.32 US qt; 1.10 imp qt) refundable bottle. Bohemia 4.9% alc. takes its name from the Czech region. It is pale pilsner, although recently a new dark Vienna beer has been launched as Bohemia Obscura (see Image gallery below). In addition, Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma has added
688-415: A sequence of an opening round parenthesis, a character for the left eye, a character for the mouth or nose, a character for the right eye and a closing round parenthesis. The parentheses are often omitted for well-known kaomoji. The mouth/nose part may also be omitted if the eyes are much more important. Most East Asian characters are usually inscribed in an invisible square with a fixed width. Although there
731-572: A six pack of 12.00 US fl oz (12.49 imp fl oz; 355 ml) bottles or a twelve pack of 12.00 US fl oz (12.49 imp fl oz; 355 ml) cans. The packaging received a redesign in August 2020, with increased focus on the XX symbol and the brand's colours. Tecate and Tecate Light are popular pale lagers named after the city of Tecate , Baja California, where they were first produced in 1943. Originally brewed by
774-491: A song by Hayley Kiyoko from Expectations "XX", a song by Feid from Ferxxo (Vol 1: M.O.R) Organisations [ edit ] XX Bomber Command , an inactive United States Air Force unit XX Corps (disambiguation) Legio XX Valeria Victrix or Legion XX, a legion of the Roman Empire Other uses [ edit ] XX (novel) , a 2020 novel by Rian Hughes XX System or Double-Cross System,
817-531: A television ad campaign targeted at the Mexican-American community, which features boxer Oscar de La Hoya and wrestler Rey Mysterio Jr. Also in 2009, Tecate announced a sponsorship agreement with ESPN sports. In the 2007 movie Hellboy II: The Golden Army , Hellboy is shown drinking Tecate Light with Abraham Sapien and in a locker room with Krauss. In the 2014 movie That Awkward Moment , with actors Zac Efron and Miles Teller , Efron's character
860-531: Is a major brewery based in Monterrey , Nuevo León, Mexico, founded in 1890. It is a subsidiary of Heineken International . The company operates brewing plants in Monterrey , Guadalajara , Toluca , Tecate , Orizaba , Navojoa and, beginning in 2017, Meoqui . The plants produce, among other brands, Dos Equis , Sol, Bohemia, Superior, Carta Blanca , Noche Buena , Indio, Casta and Tecate. It has an annual production of 3.09 Gl (gigalitres). The Cuauhtémoc brewery
903-604: Is also a history of half-width characters , many Japanese, Korean and Chinese fonts include full-width forms for the letters of the basic roman alphabet and also include digits and punctuation as found in US ASCII . These fixed-width forms are also available in Unicode. Mostly depending on the input mode available, kaomoji may use these Eastern forms of Western characters, but hardly ever rely on any particular width to be discernible. A number of Eastern emoticons were originally developed on
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#1732844982038946-414: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages List of emoticons This is a list of emoticons or textual portrayals of a writer's moods or facial expressions in the form of icons . Originally, these icons consisted of ASCII art , and later, Shift JIS art and Unicode art . In recent times, graphical icons, both static and animated, have joined
989-577: Is known as a Caguama (English: Sea turtle ). New variations from Cerveza Sol include: Sol Brava (a dark beer in a light dark bottle), Sol Light, Sol Sal y Limón (Sol with lime and salt) Sol Clamato (Beer mixed with Clamato ) and Sol Cero (non-alcohol beer). Indio beer has six sizes: Aluminium can 325 ml (10.99 U.S. fl oz; 11.44 imp fl oz), 355 ml (12.00 U.S. fl oz; 12.49 imp fl oz)-not refundable and 325 ml (10.99 U.S. fl oz; 11.44 imp fl oz) bottles plus
1032-466: Is shown drinking Tecate with his friends in their New York apartment. In 2015 a series of ads were recorded with the action actor Sylvester Stallone in his role of Rocky Balboa , in this campaign Rocky appears saying the phrase " Te hace falta ver más box " (In English You need to watch more boxing ) in which he gives a cold stare to some men that are not acting so "manly" (e.g. listening to pop music or putting on too many clothes for cold weather). In
1075-494: Is that in the East, the eyes play the primary role in facial expressions, while in the West, the whole face tends to be used. Western style emoticons are mostly written from left to right as though the head is rotated counter-clockwise 90 degrees. One will most commonly see the eyes on the left, followed by the nose (often omitted) and then the mouth. Typically, a colon is used for the eyes of
1118-530: The Cerveceria Cuauthtemoc Moctezuma's holding, was split into two units: Visa and Grupo Industrial Alfa. Alfa received Hylsa and cash, while Visa retained the brewery business and its stake in the Banco de Londres and its affiliated institutions, and Eugenio Garza Lagüera , a son of Eugenio Garza Sada, was named CEO of Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma, and Bernardo Garza Sada a son of Roberto Garza Sada
1161-595: The French " carte blanche ". Introduced in the 1890s, originally called El Sol. Sol is for sale in four sizes in Mexico: 500 ml (16.91 U.S. fl oz ; 17.60 imp fl oz ), 355 ml (12.00 U.S. fl oz; 12.49 imp fl oz)-not refundable aluminium can , 325 ml (10.99 U.S. fl oz; 11.44 imp fl oz) bottles and 940 ml (31.79 U.S. fl oz; 33.08 imp fl oz), this last
1204-840: The Japanese discussion site 2channel . Some of these are wider (made up of more characters) than usual kaomoji, or extend over multiple lines of text. Many use characters from other character sets besides Japanese and Latin. Many emoticons are included as characters in the Unicode standard, in the Miscellaneous Symbols block, the Emoticons block, and the Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs block. Dos Equis Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma (Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma / Heineken México) (English: Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery )
1247-582: The National Team in the World Cup 2018 . Tecate signed Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez in 2016. During the 2016 presidential election campaign, Tecate ran a television ad mocking Donald Trump's proposal to build a wall between the United States and Mexico. The "Tecate Beer Wall" is "a wall that brings us together, and it's going to be huge. You're welcome, America". In February 2020, the new campaign, "Mexico Is in Us"
1290-825: The United States; initially in the Spanish-language media and more recently in the English-language media. Their tag lines are "Con Carácter" ("With Character") and "It's not beer, it's cerveza". Tecate was the primary sponsor of Mexican race driver Adrián Fernández during his career in CART in the 1990s and early 2000s. In the mid 2000s, Tecate became a major sponsor in boxing . It partnered with Golden Boy Promotions in 2006, then switched to Top Rank , then returned to Golden Boy in 2016, sponsoring TV Azteca and Solo boxeo shows, and signing world champions Manny Pacquiao and Canelo Álvarez . In 2009, Tecate Light launched
1333-612: The end Stallone says that " Somos box " (" We are box ") while retired boxers are shown and " Eye of the tiger " from Survivor ) is played. In Mexico the word is changed to Bax , as Stallone uses the American English pronunciation for the sport . At the end of the commercial, Rocky looks moved by the progress of the people he helped only to receive a cold stare from Stallone himself. Stallone later led another Mexican ad campaign with soccer players and even his rival from Rocky IV , Dolph Lundgren , to help some Mexican fans to support
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1376-401: The family's holdings were reorganized, creating Valores Industriales S.A. (VISA) as a holding company controlling the majority of shares of the firms formerly held by Cuauhtemoc, especially Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc and Famosa. During the 20th century, Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma was headed by José Calderón Muguerza and the two Garza Sada brothers Eugenio Garza Sada (assassinated in 1973 in
1419-487: The new century, and the bottles were marked with the Roman numeral for 20 ("XX"), thus "Dos Equis" which is Spanish for "two Xs". The main brand Dos Equis XX Special Lager is a 4.45% abv pale lager sold in green bottles. Dos Equis XX Amber (in Mexico, Dos Equis Ambar) is a 4.7% Vienna-style amber lager sold in brown bottles, and was first exported to the United States in 1973. In November 2020, Dos Equis Lager Salt & Lime
1462-458: The production code for the 1969 Doctor Who serial The Seeds of Death XX (web series) , a 2020 South Korean web series XX (organization) , a fictional organisation in the comic and game XIII Genetics [ edit ] XX sex chromosomes, in the XY sex-determination system XX male syndrome , also known as de la Chapelle syndrome, a rare congenital intersex condition resulting in
1505-401: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title XX . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=XX&oldid=1252218445 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1548-490: The sign-off: "Stay thirsty, my friends." After nearly a decade of being the mascot for the beer, Goldsmith's version of the character was sent on a one-way trip to Mars in a commercial. From September 2016, "The Most Interesting Man in the World" is a French actor named Augustin Legrand . The campaign was ended in 2018, and replaced with a new campaign called "Keep It Interesante". Tecate beer has begun advertising heavily in
1591-430: The traditional text-based emoticons; these are commonly known as emoji . Emoticons can generally be divided into three groups: Western (mainly from United States and Europe ) or horizontal (though not all are in that orientation); Eastern or vertical (mainly from East Asia ); and 2channel style (originally used on 2channel and other Japanese message boards). The most common explanation for these different styles
1634-508: Was established to produce malt for the brewery. The cardboard box department would eventually become Titán Company. During the Mexican Revolution , which began in 1910, its original founders supported Victoriano Huerta . As a consequence, his rival Venustiano Carranza seized the brewery, so the founders' families fled to Texas. They re-acquired the brewery through the intervention of U.S. and Russian diplomats. The Sociedad Cuauhtémoc
1677-568: Was founded in 1918 to provide medical and educative services to the workers' families; the final objective was to provide a welfare system to avoid strikes . The working day was reduced from twelve to nine hours in 1907. By 1936 the holdings of the Garza, Calderón, and Sada families and their associates were divided into two groups: the Cuauhtemoc (brewery) group and the Vidriera (glass) group. In that year,
1720-511: Was founded in Monterrey in 1890 by José A. Muguerza , Francisco G. Sada Muguerza, Alberto Sada Muguerza, Isaac Garza Garza (brother in-law of Francisco and Alberto, married to their sister Consuelo Sada Muguerza), and Joseph M. Schnaider, with the capital of 150,000 pesos, starting with the Carta Blanca brand. The Cuauhtémoc brewery produced its first beer barrel in 1893 and won first prize in the Chicago and Paris world fairs . The Cervecería Moctezuma
1763-425: Was founded near Orizaba during the late Porfiriato by German brewer Wilhelm Hasse. In 1909 Cervecería Cuauhtémoc started to expand vertically . To provide glass bottles, in 1909, Vidrios y Cristales de Monterrey, S.A., later Vidriera Monterrey, S.A. later Grupo Vitro, was founded. In order to produce boxes, bottle caps, and packaging materials, Fábricas de Cartón Monterrey was founded in 1900. In 1929, Malta, S.A.
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1806-472: Was introduced into limited markets (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Oklahoma, Florida, Louisiana, and Hawaii) in 24 oz. cans, with 12 oz. six-packs available beginning in Spring 2021. Dos Equis XX Mexican Pale Ale (MPA) is a 5.5% traditional pale ale with a Mexican twist, released in late 2018 on draught to various restaurants and bars across the United States. As of February 2019 it could be purchased as
1849-508: Was named CEO of Alfa. When oil prices fell in 1981, Mexico's economic boom, financed with borrowed money, abruptly halted. Visa found itself more than $ 1 billion in debt the following year, and the federal government nationalized Banca Serfin —the nation's third-largest bank—in which Visa held a 77 percent stake. The nondeposit banks and associated financial companies in Grupo Financiero Serfin, not nationalized, were reorganized into
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