You Bring Out the Mexican in Me
lagrímas--tears
Dolores del Río--Mexican actress who appeared in both Mexican and American films, from the '20s-'70s
navajas--pocket knives
mariachi--a group of Mexican musicians, usually composed of a trumpet and various string instruments
obsidian--A usually black or banded, hard volcanic glass formed by rapid cooling of lava, often found in Mexico
berrinchuda, bien-cabrona
Mexico City '85 earthquake--two earthquakes (8.1 and 7.5) hit the city in two days, deaths were estimated from 5-10,000
Popocatepetl--"Smoking Mountain", Aztec name given to the active volcano located SW of Mexico City
Ixtaccíhuatl--"Sleeping Woman", Aztec name for a volcano close to Popocateptl
Agustín Lara--1896-1970, musican
barbacoa taquitos--barbecued tacos
Me sacas lo mexicana en mi--You bring out the Mexican in me
Uled-Nayl--a dance of Arab women, especially Algerian
Flecha Roja mountain disaster
dengue fever-- an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching
    head and joints
¡Alarma!--alarm
Tlazoltéotl--“Filth Deity”, Aztec goddess who represented sexual impurity and sinful behaviour; she was important and
    complex earth-mother goddess.
ocher--Any of several earthy mineral oxides of iron occurring in yellow, brown, or red and used as pigments
Cochineal--a vivid red
Piñón--a pine seed
Copal--a resin of recent or fossil origin, obtained from various tropical trees and used in certain varnishes
Virgen de Guadalupe--patron saint of Mexico
diosa Coatlicue--Aztec Earth Goddess of life and death
Quiero ser tuya--I want to be yours
Quiero amarte--I want to love you
Atarte--to tie you
Amarrarte--to tie you
You Called Me Corazón
Corazón--heart
jacaranda--Any of several tropical American trees or shrubs of the genus Jacaranda, which have pale purple flowers with
    funnel-shaped corollas.
Perras
Perras--female dogs
With Lorenzo at the Center of the Universe,
el Zócalo, Mexico City
el Zócalo--a town square or plaza
la Calle de la Moneda--a principal street in Mexico City where you would find the National Culture Museum, the first
    university in the Americas, and the first printing press in Mexico
Canaletto--Italian painter noted for his detailed and precisely proportioned views of Venice
Amecameca--a state 57km SW of the Mexico City
Tepeyac--a hill where Aztecs worshipped and Juan Diego first saw the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe
querida flecha--dear arrow
Garibaldi--an Italian soldier who spent several years in South America fighting in Brazil, Argentina, and Uraguay
Avenida Lázaro Cárdenas--named for a general during the Mexican Revolution, also president from 1934-40
La Hermosa Hortensia--the beautiful hydrangea
pulque--a milky, slightly foamy beverage made by fermenting the fresh sap of certain types of Maguey; the drink dates back
    almost 2000 years
Tú Que Sabes de Amor
Tú Que Sabes de Amor--you that knows about love
Styx--the river across which the souls of the dead are ferried, one of the five rivers in Hades
Laredo--referring to the border towns of Laredo, Texas and Laredo, Mexico
nopalitos--cacti, including the prickly pear and similar species, which are sometimes eaten
ranchera--a female rancher, a female cook, a station wagon, or a Mexican folk song
mil peso--a thousand pesos (currency of Mexico)
Arturito the Amazing Baby Olmec
Who is Mine by Way of Water
Olmec--an Indian culture of SE Mexico that flourished between 1300 and 400 b.c.
Campeche--a city in SE Mexico
A ti te tocó--to you she touched you
Zapata--leader during the Mexican Revolution who fought for land reforms and civil rights