Famous Firsts
This Mexican American singer had the first predominantly Spanish album to hit number one on the Billboard 200 chart.
Who is Selena?
The main character of this movie, inspired by Dia de los Muertos, sings about being "Un Poco Loco"
What is Coco?
We know this famous Cuban American singer as his nicknames, Mr. Worldwide and Mr. 305.
Who is Pitbull?
What is a tamale?
There are 17 different ways throughout Latin America to say the name of this snack, a popular snack to eat at the movies.
What is popcorn?
This woman was the first Latina to serve on the United States Supreme Court.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
We don't talk about Bruno. The beloved Disney movie Encanto shares the story of a family living in this Latin American country.
What is Colombia?
The music genre, originating from Puerto Rico, is led by iconic artists like Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee.
What is reggaeton?
This popular Mexican street dish consists of grilled corn, topped with spices and numerous possible toppings.
What is an elote?
These 2 Caribbean countries make up the island known as "Hispaniola."
This guitarist was the first person of Latino descent to be inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame, for his band used his surname as its title.
Who is Carlos Santana?
This popular superhero of Afro-Latino descent is a teenage boy by day and the hero of New York City by night.
Who is Spiderman?
You can always count on her to tell the truth, because this Colombian singer's Hips Don't Lie.
Who is Shakira?
This delicious food, a pastry stuffed with various meat and vegetable fillings, is popular with its own variations throughout all of Latin America.
What is an empanada?
This South American country bears the same name as the important line of latitude that crosses through it.
What is Ecuador?
This Puerto Rican baseball player who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates was the first player of Latino descent to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Who is Roberto Clemente?
If you turned the TV on in the middle of the night as a kid, you were sure to find this sitcom about a Mexican American family playing.
What is George Lopez?
Who is Bad Bunny?
In order to make this popular Latin American dessert, you can't forget the three different types of milk needed to make it.
What is Tres Leches cake?
This language is the third most spoken language in Latin America, after Spanish and Portuguese.
What is Quechua?
This woman was the first Latina astronaut and the first Latina to go to space.
This Hulu spin-off of the popular movie, Love Simon, highlights a Latino family and the main character's coming out story.
What is Love Victor?
This Mexican American singer is known for incorporating her music with her political activism throughout the Civil Rights movement and was a close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is Joan Baez?
This food, made with cornmeal or rice flour, is a griddle cake/flatbread that is often stuffed with cheese or other inclusions and is the national dish of El Salvador.
What is a pupusa?
This South American nation is the only overseas department of a European country remaining in the Americas.
What is French Guiana?