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23 Cards in this Set
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how many spanish speakers live in the US right now?
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38 million
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how many spanish speakers will there be in the US in 2010?
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50 million
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is spanish the most popular second language in the US?
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yes
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Who is Jorge Ramos?
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a mexican reporter for Univision. He hosts "Notiverio Univision"
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Who is Antonia Novello?
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A doctor from Puerto Rico, who was the Surgeon General.
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Cesar Pelli is...
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an architect from argentina who teaches at yale and designed one of the biggest towers in the world.
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En contacto
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discusses how people are able to stay in touch with loved ones abroad through the internet.
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Julissa
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is a singer from new york who draws on eclectic influences and does latin stuff
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Narcisso Rodriguez
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designer who makes clothes for celebrities and designed clothes for the kennedies
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Julia Alvarez
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Dominican writer about her culture and unknown things to people in the US from her culture.
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Robert Rodriguez.
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famous mexican director, directed mariachi and desperado
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Carmen Lomas Garza
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painter that paints about mexican culture and their practices
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Salma Hayek
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acrtress mexico
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Enrique Iglesias
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singer from mexico
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Sammy Sosa
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baseball from Dominican republic
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San Miguel de Allende
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a beautiful colonial city located in the mountains to the north of Mexico City which attracts a lot of foreigners who often move there
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Cafe Tacuba
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Rock band from la Ciudad de Mexico who use unique instruments that are more traditional, they mix rock with popular Mexican rhythms
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Frida Kahlo
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painter de la pintura introspecitva mexicana de siglo XX who is known for her self-portraits and was married to Diego Rivera
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Elena Poniatowska
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mexican writer and active intellectual who has written in all genres. Wrote La noche de Tlatelolco, Tinisima, y La piel del cielo
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Gael Garcia Bernal
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actor from mexico
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Diego Rivera
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mexican painter whose murals and frescos relate the history and social problems of mexico; painted on ceilings and walls of public buildings for the working class
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Pablo Neruda (page 35)
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poet from chile; veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada at 20; when he was older he wrote about the history of latinoamerica and politics
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Jose Emilio Panchero (page 73)
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mexican writer of many genres; poetry is simple and direct, reflects daily universal themes; wrote a lot about his childhood in the city of mexico
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