1. Famous people from Latin America!
In this assignment you are going to fnd information about ONE famous person from Latin
America. You can use books, dictionaries and the Internet to fnd facts.
1. Find one famous person that you want to know more about. Below is a list of some famous
persons, feel free to use that list as an inspiration. Remember to let My know when you
have chosen your famous person.
2. Find information about that person, for example:
– When was she/he born? (If the person is dead, when did he/she die?)
– Where does she/he come from?
– Why is this person famous?
– Why did you choose this person?
If possible, try to fnd some fun facts about the person that people maybe don't know.
3. Find a picture of the person.
4. Take your facts and your picture and make a poster.
List of famous people
Singers and movie stars
Benicio DelToro
Jennifer Lopez
Shakira
Salma Hayek
Antonio Banderas
Victor Jara
Sport stars
Lionel Messi
Maradona
Ronaldinho
Kaka
Ayrton Senna
Criminals
Pablo Escobar
Painters
Frida Kahlo
Fernando Botero
Diego Rivera
Writers
MarioVargas Llosa
Gabriel García Marquez
Pablo Neruda
Politicians and revolutionaries
Evíta Peron
Che Guevara
Hugo Chavez
Augusto Pinochet
The people above are just suggestions to make it easier for you to start working. If there is
another person that you know of and is interested in you are more than welcome to fnd facts
about that person instead!
Good luck!