I'm making a movie showing fact aout mexico (religion, food, culture, daily life ect) I need a list of topics.

Question

Can someone list as many topics as you can that would be relevant to a movie showing facts about Mexico?

Answer 1

RELIGION- Virgen de Guadalupe, Basilica de Guadalupe, semana santa, san judas tadeo for the ones looking for work or lost causes, San Antonio place it upside down if you want to find love, a creepy one use by drug lords and convicts is the Santa Muerte, and a seudo saint called Jesus Malverde.

Also try La Santa de Cabora  and the Martirs of Tomochic a very interesting chapter of Chihuahua's history.

Food.- Mexico have diferences on the food depending the region, try Chiles en Nogada thats a food created by nouns on independence day. or the Pan de Muerto.

Culture.- Charrería, Huapango, Guelaguetza, Dia de Muertos, dia de la candelaria, 5 de mayo, dia  de la virgen de Guadalupe, Posadas, Pastorelas, etc

Answer 2

Mariachi, Menudo, Catholics, Sep 16

Answer 3

BASIC FACTS

Religion - Catholicism

Language – Spanish plus 62 indigenous languages

Currency- Mexican peso

Population – about 108 million

Economy – general situation, tourism, oil, infrastructure, etc

Etc

HISTORY

Prehispanic cultures (wiiiiide topic so I think you should focus on Aztecs and Mayas)

Spanish influence due to the arrival of the conquerors

Independence

CULTURE, TRADITION AND ARTS

**Typical food (it depends on the region but u should mention the importance of corn and chili in the Mexican cuisine)

Tacos, enchiladas, chilaquiles, burritos, quesadillas, flautas and other dishes with tortilla as the main ingredient

Tortas, tamales, chiles en nogada, mole, cochinita pibil, carnitas, carne asada,cabrito, pozole, guacamole, nopales and a wide variety of salsas.

**Prehispanic cuisine

Dishes with exotic ingredients such as grasshoppers, crickets , rattlesnake, iguana, etc

**Desserts and Candy

Churros, buñuelos, flan, cajeta, arroz con leche, chocolate, jamoncillos, obleas, capirotada, pan dulce, among others.

**Beverages

Tequila, mezcal, tejate, pulque, tepache, chocolate (hot cocoa), atole, aguas frescas (horchata, jamaica, tamarindo, etc)

*Traditional Music

Mariachi, son, jarabe, corridos, norteño, banda, etc

*Fine Arts

A few of the many important characters in painting and literature are: Juan Rulfo, Octavio Paz, Amado Nervo, Carlos Fuentes, Elena Poniatowska, Frida Khalo, Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, Posadas, Jose Maria Velasco, etc.

*Sports

Soccer is very popular and Charreria is the national sport.

HOLIDAYS (most important)

*Dia de Reyes - jan 6th

*Independence day -sep 15th

*Dia de muertos - nov 1st and 2nd

*Revolucion Mexicana - nov 20th

*Virgen de Guadalupe - dec 12

*Christmas (do some research on posadas and pastorelas)

Good luck!