Mexican Culture

Mexican music, film and

architecture

Mexican Music

• Spain was known for its rhythmic flamenco music, and the rapid percussion elements of flamenco can be heard in many of the Latin rhythms now produced in Mexico. The Spaniards also introduced the concept of the large brass band to Mexico, drawing on influence from the municipal bands of Spain that traditionally played on holidays.

• German roots are particularly notable in Mexican music due to the large numbers of German immigrants in Texas and northern Mexico around the 1830s. The genres of tejano, banda, conjunto, ranchera and norteño music in Mexico all developed in part from European polkas and the waltz

Mexican Film

• Ricardo Montalbán was a Mexican radio, television, theatre and film actor. He had a career spanning seven decades (motion pictures from 1943 to 2006) and multiple notable roles.

• Guillermo del Toro - Director

• Lupe Velez was a star in Hollywood during the late 1920s and 1930s

Mexican Architecture

• Spanish architecture has a great influence on Mexican Architecture .

• Spanish Architecture’s influence can be seen in various buildings in Mexico

E-How: Mexican Music

o http://www.ehow.com/about_5431575_did-mexican-music-

originate.html

Wikipedia: Mexican Film

o http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Mexico

Maps of the World: Mexican Architecture

o http: //travel.mapsofworld.com/mexico/architecture-in-

mexico.html