Music
This Miami-based Cuban-American icon fronted the Miami Sound Machine and scored massive crossover hits with "Conga" and "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You."
Who is Gloria Estefan?
A popular Mexican drink traditionally made with rice, cinnamon, and sugar
What is Horchata?
This is the largest country in Latin America by both land area and population.
What is Brazil?
The Mexican American singer became a Tejano legend and is still honored every March 31ist after her passing.
Who is Selena Quintanilla?
This Holiday is celebrated between October 31st-Nov 2nd
What is Dia De Los Muertos?
In 1958, 17-year-old rock-and-roll pioneer Ritchie Valens transformed this traditional Mexican son jarocho wedding folk song into an electric guitar smash hit.
What is "La Bamba"?
It's a corn-based food that's filled, then wrapped in a corn husk or banana leaf and then steamed
What are Tamales?
Machu Pichu is in this South American Country
What is Peru?
Known as the "Rey Del Jaripeo," this Mexian singer-songwriter composed over 1,000 songs and won a record number Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards for a Mexican Artist.
Who is Joan Sebastian?
This holiday is celebrated on January 6, children usually leave shoes by the door for them to be filled up with gifts.
What is Three Kings Day?
In 1999, this Mexican-American guitarist swept nine Grammy Awards with his multi-platinum comeback album Supernatural, featuring the hit song "Smooth."
Who is Carlos Santana?
A Venezuelan and Colombian staple that's a round cornmeal cake filled with meat, cheese, or other ingredients
What is an Arepa?
This Caribbean country shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti
What is the Dominican Republic?
This Colombian Actress became known after her leading role in "La Reina Del Sur."
Who is Kate Del Castillo?
This is an annual festival that occurs 5 days before Ash Wednesday. It has influences from African and Indigenous music, dance and performance.
What is Carnival?
Originating in the rural Cibao region of the Dominican Republic, this genre is traditionally played with the accordion, tambora drum, and güira, and is distinguished from its slower sister genre, bachata.
What is Merengue?
The Puerto Rican dish is made from mashed fried green plantains, traditionally with garlic and fried pork skin
What is Mofongo?
This mountain range stretches along the western side of South America through countries including Chile, Peru, and Argentina
What are the Andes?
This bachata group, originally formed in the Bronx, helped bring the genre into mainstream U.S radio with hits like “Obsession.”
Who is Aventura?
In Mexico families gather on December 16th for 9 nights of processions reenacting Mary and Josephs search for shelter during this Christmas Tradition.
What are Las Posadas?
This core 5-stroke syncopated rhythmic pattern—often structured in either 3–2 or 2–3 arrangements—serves as the foundational structural blueprint for Afro-Cuban jazz, son, and salsa music.
What is the clave?
This Dominican dish is made from mashed green plantains and is usually served for breakfast. It is also part of Los Tres Golpes
What is Mangu?
This is the smallest Spanish-speaking country in South America by land area
What is Uruguay?
Before becoming a global reggaeton icon, this iconic Colombian singer was an artist whose early albums like “Pies Descalzos” and “Donde Estan Los Ladrones” defined Latin pop in the late 90s
Who is Shakira?
Celebrated on December 7th, this Colombian holiday lights up streets and windows with hundreds of candles to honor the Virgin Mary and mark the unofficial start of Christmas.
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