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- 1. Open EndedIn 1950, one in __ Americans were Latino. According to the documentary, by 2050, one in __ Americans will be Latino.
- 2. Open EndedThe Latin music from the 1950s featured a fusion of ____ -Cuban rhythms with jazz sometimes thrown in.
- 3. Fill in the BlankDesi Arnaz was a Cuban singed who married comedienne Lucille Ball. They would later star in the television comedy "_____"
- 4. Fill in the Blank_____ was the breakout star of Westside Story and many other films. Westside Story eventually won ___ Oscars, including one for her performance as a supporting actress.
- 5. Open EndedDescribe Rita Moreno's struggle in Holly wood.
- 6. Fill in the BlankIn the 1960s, many Mexican-American musicians played rock music and adopted _________ to conceal their Hispanic ancestry.
- 7. Fill in the BlankAccording to José Feliciano, he started out with "strikes" against him because he was born ____, ____, and ____. He would go on the write "________," a song that remains wildly popular to this day.
- 8. Open EndedThe popularity of ____'s music in the 1970s showed America's renewed interest in songs with Latin influence.
- 9. Open EndedBy 1970, the Latino population of the US had increased by ___ % compared to 1950
- 10. Open Ended____ and ____ were a popular comic duo during the 1970s.
- 11. Fill in the Blank_____ was a Cuban salsa star who relocated to the United States. She broke the New York salsa scene wide open with her group the Fania All-Stars.
- 12. Fill in the Blank_____ and the Miami Sound Machine crossed over into pop music with the hit "Conga," a fusion of pop and Latin rhythms. They went on to win ____ Grammies.
- 13. Open EndedWhat caused an influx of Cuban people into the United States?
- 14. Fill in the BlankThe biopic La Bamba starred Lou Diamond Phillips and told the story of the short life of _______. It breathed new popularity into the song mentioned in the title.
- 15. Fill in the BlankPresident ________ signed an immigration reform bill giving amnesty to millions of Latinos in the United States.
- 16. Fill in the Blank_____ was known as the Queen of Tejano. Right at the verge of her crossover into the English-language music market, she was killed at the age of ___.
- 17. Fill in the Blank______ started out in the boy band Menudo in the 1980s. His career saw a resurgence in the late 1990s when he performed a song in English at _______.
- 18. Fill in the Blank_____ is a Puerto Rican singer that had a speech impediment as a child and found his voice in music.
- 19. Fill in the Blank_______'s breakout role was portraying Selena in the biographical film of the same name.
- 20. Fill in the Blank____ collaborated with Gloria Estefan to craft an English-language album. By 2006, she'd become an international superstar known for the song "_______."
- 21. Fill in the BlankIn the year 2000, Latinos became America's largest group of _____.
- 22. Fill in the BlankCuban-American rapper _____ "brought the streets of Miami to the heart of American music." His video for "_____" was the most watched video on YouTube in 2009.
- 23. Fill in the BlankFrom a political standpoint, Latinos are the fastest-growing group of _____ in the United States.
- 24. Fill in the Blank_____ has sold out Yankee Stadium multiple nights in a row. He's often called the King of _____, a style of romantic music originating in the Dominican Republic. He's collaborated with hip-hop stars like ___ and ____.
- 25. Open EndedLos lazos
- 26. Open EndedLos retos
- 27. Open EndedBrindar
- 28. Open EndedLa recompensa
- 29. Open EndedLas pertenencias
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