Famous Firsts
This superhero will star in DC’s first Latino-led superhero movie.
Blue Beetle (2023)
This organization provides mental health and substance use services to Latino immigrant families.
El Futuro
This Spanish-speaking country has the largest population.
Mexico
Hispanic Heritage Month doesn’t align with a single calendar month, and instead starts on this date.
Sept 15
This Afro-Latina artist was the first female rapper to have a song achieve "Diamond Single" status.
Cardi B
This Grammy award winner was the first Latino artist to headline Coachella.
Bad Bunny
This Durham nonprofit works to strengthen the community, build bridges, and advocate for equity and inclusion.
El Centro Hispano
This US state has the largest Spanish-speaking population.
California
The first day of Hispanic Heritage Month is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for these Latin American countries. (name 1)
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua
This film director is known for movies such as ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’.
Guillermo del Toro
This was the first Latino/Hispanic person to serve as a Supreme Court Judge in the United States.
Sonia Sotomayor
This bilingual financial institution offers ethical financial products and education to empower communities.
Latino Community Credit Union
This South American river has no bridges that cross it.
The Amazon
Hispanic Heritage Month became an officially-recognized month in this year.
1988
This singer was known as the ‘Queen of Tejano’.
Selena Quintanilla
This ‘West Side Story’ actress was the first Hispanic person to win an Oscar.
Rita Moreno
This AU member offers free training in software development to immigrants and people of color.
Code the Dream
This mountain range separates Chile from Argentina.
Andes
This president expanded Hispanic Heritage Week into Hispanic Heritage Month.
Ronald Reagan
The MLB has this percentage of Latino players (to the nearest 5%).
28.5%
This astronaut was NASA’s first Hispanic astronaut in 1980.
Franklin Chang Díaz
This group is made up of Latine clinicians from Duke who are researching and advocating for culturally responsive health care.
Latin-19
The name of this historic site translates to “Old Peak” or “Old Mountain” in the Quechua Indian language.
Machu Picchu
This is the theme for 2023’s Hispanic Heritage Month.
Todos Somos, Somos Uno: We Are All, We Are One
This soccer player is a six-time winner of FIFA’s World Player of the Year Award.
Marta