coco culture

Question 1

animal representing Mexico and the day of the dead, guides souls to the land of the dead

Answer 1

Xolo dog

Question 2

Cempasúchil

Answer 2

Mexican marigold flowers, used to decorate graves and altars. Believed that their strong aroma attracts spirits visiting their families

Question 3

mariachi/s

Answer 3

A band or style of music usually with trumpets, violins, vihuela (small guitar), guitarrón (big guitar). Mariachis wear sombrero hats and embroidered “charro” outfits

Question 4

Alebrijes

Answer 4

Mexican folk art structures, first made by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera

Question 5

Lucha libre

Answer 5

Entertainment form of wrestling

Question 6

Frida Kahlo

Answer 6

Folk-art/autobiographical/magical realism style Mexican artist with paintings featured in the Louvre.

Question 7

El Santo

Answer 7

Mexican sports icon, film actor, folk icon. He was a masked professional wrestler. The GOAT of Mexican wrestling!

Question 8

Pedro Infante

Answer 8

Mexican actor and singer (Ernesto de la Cruz largely based off him)
Known for waltz, cha-cha-cha, ranchero, and bolero style music

Question 9

Cantiflas

Answer 9

Mexican comic film actor, producer, screenwriter, and icon.