Mexican Movies Trivia
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo and take a cinematic journey south of the border with this trivia game featuring Mexican films and filmmakers.
15 questions · Published May 1, 2023
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. Who was the first Mexican film star to win an Academy Award?
Anthony Quinn is actually the first Mexican actor to win TWO Academy Awards: he won Best Supporting Actor in 1952 and 1956 for "Viva Zapata!" and "Lust for Life," respectively.
- Multiple Choice
2. Which popular Mexican actor made his feature film debut in 2000's "Amores perros"?
Gael García Bernal had appeared in just a handful of telenovelas before landing a lead role in "Amores perrros" (2000), the debut film from future four-time Academy Award winner Alejandro González Iñárritu.
- Multiple Choice
3. Which star of 2018's "Black Panther" was born in Mexico City in 1983?
Lupita Nyong'o was born to Kenyan parents living in Mexico City in 1983. The family relocated to Kenya in 1986, and Lupita, whose name is the diminutive form of Guadalupe, holds dual citizenship in Kenya and Mexico.
- Multiple Choice
4. What is the Mexican equivalent to the Academy Awards?
The Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences established the Ariel Awards in 1946.
As opposed to the American Academy's twenty-four awards, the Ariel Awards feature twenty-six categories.
- Multiple Choice
5. Which of these Guillermo del Toro films is NOT primarily Spanish language?
Mexican director Guillermo del Toro frequently alternates between films in English and films in his native Spanish. 2015's "Crimson Peak" is NOT one of del Toro's Spanish-language features.
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