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  2. Folktales of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Legends are stories created by anonymous authors with some basis in history but with many embellishments. They talk about facts that occurred in the near past and which characters can or cannot be human. Legends show us the rision of the world and the life that people had with historical, political, philosophical, and cultural value.

  3. Mexican-American folklore - Wikipedia

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    Some folklore stories told today, for example The Bracero (Mexican Agricultural Worker), reflect this struggle of identity. This story revolves around a young Mexican man who, during WWII, came to the US for farm work under the Bracero program. Throughout the story he finds himself in awkward situations where he must act more American or more ...

  4. Category:Mexican folklore - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Mexican folklore" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 ...

  5. Pájaro Verde (Mexican folktale) - Wikipedia

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    Pájaro Verde (English language: Green Bird) is a Mexican folktale collected by Howard True Wheeler from Ayutla, Jalisco.It is related to the cycle of the Animal as Bridegroom and distantly related to the Graeco-Roman myth of Cupid and Psyche, in that the heroine is forced to perform difficult tasks for a witch.

  6. Sun, Stone, and Shadows - Wikipedia

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    Sun, Stone, and Shadows: 20 Great Mexican Short Stories, edited by Jorge Hernandez, and published by Fondo de Cultura Economica, is a collection of short stories written by Mexican authors born in the first half of the twentieth century.

  7. John Leguizamo delves into 'untold' Latino history in new PBS ...

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    In “American Historia: The Untold Story of Latinos,” Leguizamo sets the record straight as he delves into U.S. Latino and Latin American history in a three-part series.

  8. Zorro - Wikipedia

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    The last, "The Mask of Zorro" (not to be confused with the 1998 film), was published posthumously in Short Stories for Men in 1959. These stories ignore Zorro's public revelation of his identity. The Curse of Capistrano eventually sold more than 50 million copies, becoming one of the best-selling books of all time. For the most part, McCulley's ...

  9. Serape - Wikipedia

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    Classic Saltillo Serape, circa 1825 Traditional serapes are worn like a shawl or cloak.Its alteration into a poncho-like clothing item is more recent. The serape, sarape or jorongo is a long blanket-like shawl or cloak, often brightly colored and fringed at the ends, worn in Mexico, especially by men.