Hispanic Influence
Fun Facts
Music and Food
Famous Latinas
Famous Latinos
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In 1962, with Dolores Huerta, he started a group called the United Farm Workers of America, to improve work conditions for migrant farmworkers.
Cesar Chavez
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This celebration originated in the 16th century when Aztec culture and Roman Catholic influences commemorated the dead. It is observed on November 2 and often associated with a festival of skulls.
Dia de Los Muertos
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This chilled seafood dish is a favorite in Peru
Ceviche
100
Nominated by President Barack Obama to be the first Latina in Supreme Court History
Hon. Sonia Sotomayor
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Puertorrican composer, lyricist, playwriter, and actor best known for creating and starring in the Broadway musicals In the Heights and Hamilton
Lin Manuel Miranda
200
This Colombian singer/actress/activist performed the theme song at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and since her "Hips Don't Lie", she has 100 million Facebook followers, more than anyone else.
Shakira
200
This term is used for a Spanish soap opera. Its meaning is a television novel
Telenovela
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This popular Mexican soup is said to be the best cure for a hangover
Menudo
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Considered one of Mexico's greatest artists who began painting mostly self-portraits after she was severely injured in a bus accident
Frida Khalo
200
Former wide receiver for the New York Giants. In 2011, his first full year for the team, he helped lead the club to victory in Super Bowl XLVI
Victor Cruz
300
She's regarded as the most influential Hispanic entertainer in America. She's been successful in her pursuits of fashion, acting, film production, and music. She is known by one of her song titles "Jenny from the Block".
Jennifer Lopez
300
The planet’s largest deposit of salt can be found in this South America Latin country. The Salar de Uyuni or salt flats or Uyuni salt beds hold more than 64 million tons of salt
Bolivia
300
A Portuguese and Spanish term referring to beef or grilled meat and is a prominent feature in Latin American cuisine
Churrasco / Skirt steak
300
A Latina-American novelist who wrote the bestselling novel "The House on Mango Street."
Sandra Cisneros
300
Known as "El idolo de Mexico" and "El Rey" throughout Latin America and the world
Vicente Fernandez
400
This Hispanic food chain brand was founded in 1936, in Manhattan, NY by Jose Antonio Ortega Bonetin. With $1.5 billion in annual sales, it is the fastest-growing food producer in the United States.
GOYA
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He was the first Dominican to win the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Award
Juan Luis Guerra
400
This style of music combines soca, bachata, merengue, hip hop, and dancehall. Popular artists include Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Bad Bunny, Natti Natasha
Reggeaton
400
An activist and labor leader who co-founded what would become the United Farm Workers
Dolores Huertas
400
A Guatemalan-born actor and musician
Oscar Isaac
500
What book Miguel de Cervantes wrote which is now known as the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon?
Don Quijote / Don Quixote
500
This country is home to Angels Fall, the world's highest waterfall
Venezuela
500
Originated in the Caribbean, although it also has a strong African influence. Couples typically perform this dance together and it centers on a four-beat combination of two quick steps and a slow step with a pause or tap. Also known as the sauce you eat with tortilla chips!
Salsa
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Political and human rights activist from Guatemala and Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Rigoberta Menchu
500
From Migrant Farmworker to NASA Astronaut
Jose Hernandez