The global phenomenon that sparked the movie Barbie is also alive in Ecuador. The film will be released on July 20, although the preview will be this Wednesday the 19th.

In several shops you can see objects that refer to the famous doll that came on the market in 1959. T-shirts, shoes, trousers and many more accessories fill the hangers.

Allusive figures have also been placed in several shopping centers for visitors to take photos.

When is the premiere of Barbie in Ecuador

According to the register of first and last names maintained by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) between 1900 and 2021, the name Barbie has been registered 22 times in Ecuador. The first antecedent available is from 1978.

The city with the highest number of women with this name is Guayaquil with 8, followed by Cuenca and Quito with 2. The last time was in 2021.

Three people with some variation of the doll’s name have also been recorded. Three Barbies were registered between 1990 and 2012.

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In Ken’s case, Ecuador has 347. Most of these are from Guayaquil with 148 records, followed by Quito with 41, Portoviejo with 20 and Manta with 14.

The beginning of this name in the country dates back to 1950 when two people bore the name in that year. In contrast, more people like Ken were registered in 2008, with 22 times.

In addition, two women have also been named as Ken, one in Rioverde (1985) and another in Guayaquil (1968).