Movies and Music
In this charming movie, no se habla de Bruno (or we don’t talk about Bruno).
What is Encanto?
This Spanish phrase is most often heard after "gracias".
What is "de nada"?
The largest country in South America. The official language is not Spanish.
This relative of the banana is larger and has tougher skin than bananas.
What is plaintain?
This Christian holiday is observed in Hispanic countries on December 25.
What is Navidad?
The concept for the movie “Coco” was inspired by this holiday.
What is Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos?
This is one of the most common phrases in Costa Rica. It can be used as a way to say thank you, all is well, and is a general greeting. It directly translates to "Pure life".
What is "Pura vida"?
This Spanish country is not located in any of the Americas, the Caribbean or Africa.
What is Spain/España?
This is what you get from queso+tortilla
What is a quesadilla?
This holiday falls on November 1st and 2nd, primarily in Mexico, every year.
What is Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos?
This merengue song debuted on Elvis Crespo's first solo album in April 1998. It hit the top of the charts then and is still very popular.
This Spanish word is a false English cognate because it actually means "soup" not "soap".
What is "sopa"?
The capital of this Central American country is Managua.
This popular dessert is made with eggs, milk and sugar. It can be enjoyed from Spain and most Latin American countries.
What is "flan"?
This celebration in Colombia requires hundreds of thousands of flowers.
What is Festival of the Flowers?
Feria de las Flores
In 2020, Billboard magazine put this "Queen of Tejano music" on their list of "Greatest Latino Artists of All Time".
Who is Selena (Quintanilla)?
What is "azucar"?
This South American country has two capitals.
What is Bolivia?
This makes the difference between a taco and a burrito.
What is the tortilla (shell)?
What is Cinco de mayo?
This book, by Quiara Alegría Hudes, was turned into a Broadway musical and later a movie with concepts, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
What is “In the Heights”?
This Spanish phrase roughly means "it's worth it" in English.
What is "vale la pena"?
These two countries are located on one single island in the Caribbean.
What is Haiti/"Haití" and Dominican Republic/"República Dominicana"?
These are three types of milk in a tres leches cake.
What is regular milk, condensed milk and evaporated milk?
The traditional religious ceremony of the Inca Empire in honor of the sun God, the most venerated deity in Inca religion. It is still celebrated today, but in some areas is more of theatrical production than a religious ceremony.
What is Inti Raymi?