Latin american entertainment trivia

What is the latin american country with more Academy Awards?

• Argentina

• Mexico

• Brazil

• Cuba

Answer explanation

Mexico has 28 Oscars and had 91 nominations!

Who is this person?

Hint: Uruguayan, singer, actress, fashion designer and very loved in Russia

• Luisana Lopilato

• Natalia Oreiro

• Salma Hayek

• Sofia Vergara

Answer explanation

She has her own documentary in Netflix: Nasha Natasha.

What is the name of this song?

• Águas de março

• Samba da minha terra

• Onde anda você

• Garota de Ipanema

Answer explanation

Garota de Ipanema is a Brazilian bossa nova song. It was a worldwide hit in the mid-1960s and won a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965. It was written in 1962, with music by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes.

Pedro Pascal, who played Oberyn Martell in GOT and Javier Peña in Narcos, is from which country?

• Mexico

• Colombia

• Chile

• Venezuela

Answer explanation

He is also the star of the Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian!

Which city in Colombia are these famous singer from?

J Balvin, Maluma, Karol G

• Medellín

• Bogotá

• Barranquilla

• Santa Marta

Answer explanation

Medellín is known -amongst other things- for having a lot of reggaeton famous musicians!

Who sings this song?

• Lila Downs

• Celia Cruz

• Shakira

• Gloria Estefan

Answer explanation

Celia Cruz, was a Cuban singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century.

Which is the latest latin american country to have won a Literature Nobel prize?

• Chile

• Guatemala

• Peru

• Colombia

Answer explanation

Mario Vargas Llosa won the literature Nobel prize in 2010 "for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat.".

What is The Motorcycle Diaries movie about?

• Biography about a poor boy

• Fiction about a friends roadtrip

• Fiction about a motorcycle's mechanic

• Biography of a famous person

Answer explanation

It's a 2004 biopic about the journey and written memoir of the 23-year-old Ernesto Guevara, who would several years later become the revolutionary leader "Che Guevara".

Where is Guillermo del Toro from?

• Oaxaca

• Guadalajara

• Puebla

• Guanajato

Answer explanation

Guillermo del Toro Gómez is a Mexican film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning fantasy films Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water, winning the Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture for the latter.

How many million copies did Soda Stereo band sell?

• 15

• 25

• 40

• 55

Answer explanation

Soda Stereo is the best-selling band in the history of Argentina, setting landmarks in record sales and concert attendances. The band has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide.