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Hispanic Month is the perfect time to enjoy and introduce Hispanic singers and musicians to people who are not familiar with them. Who would you talk about?

Here in this small test are some of the most well known and revered artists that made big strides in creating wonderful Latino music.

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He is called "El Rey del Mambo," which is a Cuban musical form and dance style. Tito Puente. Some people write to me telling me it is "Perez Prado," here is a link to the Lincoln Center article called The Music of Gillespie & Puente, where it says he was called "The Mambo King."

She was the first successful cross-over Hispanic Pop singer. She is from Cuba. Gloria Estefan.

This siger is called "El Cantante de los Cantantes" or the singer of singers. He is from Puerto Rico. Hector Lavoe.

Who si called "La Guarachera de Cuba," famous for her saying "azucar" or sugar? Celia Cruz.

Who is the most prominent Venezuelan conductor of today? He is the Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Gustavo Dudamel.

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Hispanic Facts
in the U.S.

One in seven people in the United States is of Hispanic origin.

Hispanics are a mix of European, African and Native American people.

In 204 B.C. Romans created the term Hispanic to identify inhabitants from the Iberian Peninsula which encompass Spain and Portugal today.

The term Hispanic was adopted in the U.S. in the 1970s by the federal government in its census questionnaires.

The U.S. is the fifth largest Hispanic country in the world.

St. Augustine and Santa Fe were Hispanic cities founded before Plymouth.

Spanish is the fourth most frequently spoken language in the world.

Twenty countries speak Spanish as their first language.

70% of the Hispanic population lives in five states: California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois.

Hispanics are the largest minority in the U.S.

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