Arts
This famous Mexican artist is well known for her self-portraits, depictions of nature and Mexican artifacts. She is also well known for her personal strength and battle with pain following a bus accident
Who is Frida Khalo?
Author of “House on Mango Street”
Who is Sandra Cisneros?
First Puerto Rican baseball player to play in the major leagues and has been inducted into the baseball hall of fame. There is a middle school named after him in North Philly.
Who is Roberto Clemente?
This is the national dish of Puerto Rico
What is Arroz con gandules?
This Mexican singer is known for songs titled “I Could Fall In Love”, “La Caracha”, and “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom.”
Who is Selena?
This is a famous Mexican artist that helped establish the mural movement in Mexico and internationally. He was married to Frida Khalo.
Who is Diego Rivera?
This is a Colombian author who is a Nobel Prize winner for Literature and is known for his masterpiece of magic realism, “One Hundred Years of Solitude.”
Who is Gabriel Garcia Marquez?
The best known Brazilian soccer player.
Who is Pele?
Name three foods native to Latin America.
This Chilean actor is known for his roles in “The Mandalorian,” “The Last Of Us”, and “Kingsman.”
Who is Pedro Pascal?
This is a Puerto Rican actor who is known for his roles as Federico Diaz in Six Feet Under and Gio on Ugly Betty.
Who is Freddy Rodriguez?
Chilean Poet known for his “20 Love Poems and a Song of Dispair,” and is a Nobel Prize winner for Literature.
Who is Pablo Neruda?
2 NBA Latinx Players
Who are Juan Jose Barea and Juan Toscano?
Name three Latin American countries that are known for their ceviche.
What are Peru, Ecuador and Mexico?
This Cuban singer is nicknamed “La Guarachera de Cuba" and has a famous tag line of "¡AZUCAR!"
Who is Celia Cruz?
This is a famous artist of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent who rose to fame in the 1970s for his neo-expressionist work in NYC depicting racism, classism, colonialism, and started as a graffiti artist.
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat?
Puerto Rican Poet whose work engages themes of feminism and social justice. There is a public school named after her in North Philadelphia.
Who is Julia DeBurgos?
Famous Mexican-American boxer who won 11 world titles in six different weight classes and represented the USA in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Who is Oscar De La Hoya?
This is the year Taco Bell originated.
What is 1962?
This Mexican drug-dealer-turned-actor owns a taco shop in California.
Who is Danny Trejo?
This is a local Philadelphia mural artist that is Puerto Rican and has a Gallery called “A Seed on Diamond.”
Who is Betsy Casañas?
This is a Puerto Rican author and Central HS alumni who wrote the book “In the Heights” that later became a famous Broadway play.
Who is Quiara Alegria Hudes?
Famous Mexican luchador and Mexican icon from the 1950s thru 80s.
Who is Santo el Enmascarado de Plata?
Tacos al Pastor were originally created by immigrants from this country.
What is Lebanon?
This famous astrophysicist, author and science icon is of Puerto Rican descent.
Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson?