Pop Culture & Celebrities
This Puerto Rican singer is known for hits like “Tití Me Preguntó” and became one of Spotify's most-streamed artists worldwide.
Bad Bunny
This Mexican drink combines chocolate, cinnamon, and warm milk or water and is often enjoyed during celebrations and colder weather.
Mexican hot chocolate
This Mexican celebration takes place on November 1 and 2 and honors deceased loved ones with altars, flowers, food, and photographs.
Día de los Muertos
This island nation is home to Havana, one of the Caribbean's most famous cities.
Cuba
Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States begins on this date each year.
September 15
This Colombian singer is known for “Hips Don't Lie” and the song “Waka Waka.”
Shakira
This Cuban pastry is commonly filled with sweet guava and cream cheese.
Guava and cheese pastelito
During this celebration, people may decorate altars with bright orange flowers called cempasúchil, also known as this flower in English.
Marigold
This South American country is famous for the Andes Mountains, Machu Picchu, and ceviche.
Peru
Hispanic Heritage Month ends on this date.
October 15
This Mexican actress played Mabel Mora in Only Murders in the Building and previously starred as Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place.
Selena Gomez
This sweet Latin American treat is made by caramelizing milk and is commonly used as a filling for desserts, pastries, and cakes.
Dulce de leche
In many Hispanic cultures, this December holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus and is often marked by family gatherings, food, and music.
Christmas / Navidad
This Caribbean country shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti.
Dominican Republic
The term “Hispanic” generally refers to people, cultures, or communities connected to countries where this language is predominantly spoken.
Spanish
This Colombian singer-songwriter became internationally famous with songs like “Provenza” and “TQG.”
Karol G
This popular dish consists of raw seafood that is “cooked” by marinating it in citrus juice, often with onions, peppers, and herbs.
Ceviche
This Mexican tradition reenacts Mary and Joseph's search for lodging and takes place during the nine days leading up to Christmas.
Las Posadas
This Central American country is the largest country in the region by land area and is home to Lake Nicaragua.
Nicaragua
These five countries celebrate their independence days during the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and this country.
Nicaragua
This Mexican-American singer, actress, and producer starred as Selena Quintanilla in the 1997 film Selena.
Jennifer Lopez
This Puerto Rican dish is traditionally made by frying and mashing green plantains with garlic and shaping them into a mound or bowl.
Mofongo
This traditional celebration takes place on January 6 in many Hispanic cultures and commemorates the visit of the Three Kings to the infant Jesus.
Día de los Reyes / Three Kings Day
This South American country is the only Spanish-speaking country in South America that has coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
Colombia
Hispanic Heritage Month was expanded from one week to a month-long observance in 1988 under this U.S. president.
Ronald Reagan