Briefing on Mexican Culture

Culture is all the things that make up a people's entire way of life. Many things make up culture like religion, food, traditions, ethnicity, values, holidays, music, dance, etc. We should all learn about other people’s culture so we can expand our knowledge. It’s good to learn about other people’s culture because there are very interesting things, then you might even think didn’t exist. There are many beautiful, exciting cultures, but the culture I belong is in the beautiful Mexican culture.

There are so many kinds of music that we listen to in my culture. The most traditional type of music we listen to is the mariachi. The mariachi comes from Jalisco, Mexico. It’s one of the most recognized type of music in Mexico. This type of music is a combination of string and brass instruments. The mariachis are more used for serenatas (serenades) because of its unique beautiful sound that the instruments make. Not all the mariachi music is romantic though there are playful happy songs that have their on dance. The most popular mariachi band are the Mariachi Vargas.

Besides the famous Mariachi’s there is the famous corridos. The corridos were developed during the early 20th century. The corridos in many ways chronicled to the events of Mexico’s revolution. The corrido is an epic ballad that talks about tales of heroes exploits battles, crimes and betrayals. There are many types of corridos some corridos are happy while others are full of hate. Corridos can be dangerous, especially when they’re about drug dealers it can get the corridos singers killed.

Mexicans have a lot of traditional dishes. We eat mostly everything with tortillas and we like our food spicy. One of my favorites is the enchiladas. Enchiladas are very ...

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...he less-privileged Mexicans. Benito died July 18, 1872. Who is now remembered a hero.

Frida Kahlo was an important Mexican painter. She was born July 6, 1907. Her work is celebrated in mexico as emblematic of national and indigenous tradition. She is known for her self-portraits. Her paintings were full of pain and passion with intense colors. She did many things while she lived and her paintings express a lot of things. She’s gone but her legacy will live on forever. Frida died July 13 1954.

Mario Moreno also known as the famous Cantinflas. Mario was born on august 12, 1911 in Mexico City. He was the most famous comic actor. Everyone knew who Cantinflas was. He entertains us up until he was 81 he died of lung cancer. As a little girl I grew up watching his funny lovable movies. Everyone one in my family remembers him as a great actor with such a personality.