Find lots of Mexico videos below about:
- “Cietlito Lindo” learn to sing the chorus of this famous folk song
- “Las Mañanitas” the Mexican birthday song
- “El Rey” another favorite mariachi song
- “Viva Mexico!” patriotic song with mariachi
- Mariachi history
- “Marcha de Zacatecas” a rousing patriotic march
- “El Jarabe Tapatio” the Mexican Hat Dance
- Norteño music
- Banda Music
- Day of the Dead
- Making Papel Picado
- See Mexico City
- Aztecs and Tenochtitlan (Mexico City today)
- Mexican Street Art Explosion (murals)
- Lucha Libre
There are also links below the video for papel picado templates.
Cielito Lindo - Lyrics in Spanish & English
Cielito Lindo - Mariachi
Mexican Birthday Song - Las Mañanitas
Mariachi Sing El Rey with Lyrics
Mariachi - Viva Mexico
Mariachi History - 3 minutes
Marcha de Zacatecas
El Jarabe Tapatio- Mexican Hat Dance
El Jarabe Tapatio- Mexican Hat Dance
Norteño Music - Ramon Ayala
Banda Music- Fiesta Himara
Day of the Dead - 1 Minute Introduction
Day of the Dead- introduction
Day of the Dead-Short Animated Film
Making Papel Picado - Snowflake Method
Very Fancy Papel Picado
Life In Mexico City
Aztecs- Short Animated Introduction
Tenochtitlan (Impossible City)
Why did the Aztec Empire End?
Mexico's Street Art Explosion
Lucha Libre Introduction
Coco Trailer
The Book of Life Trailer
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Cielito Lindo - Lyrics in Spanish & English
Sung by Luciano Pavaroti and Enrique Iglesias, it's not the most traditional version, but it has the best translated lyrics. -
Cielito Lindo - Mariachi
Performance in Japan, starts with the song chorus -
Mexican Birthday Song - Las Mañanitas
With Spanish lyrics and translation into English -
Mariachi Sing El Rey with Lyrics
"El Rey" is a favorite mariachi song, especially to sing along with the refrains- "llorar y llorar" (cry and cry) and "rodar y rodar" (roll and roll). -
Mariachi - Viva Mexico
This includes only the chorus of the song which means: "Long live Mexico, long live America, oh blessed land of God; long live Mexico, long live America, I’ll give by life for you." America means the Americas, not the United States. -
Mariachi History - 3 minutes
2 minutes 56 seconds -
Marcha de Zacatecas
The national Mexican march. -
El Jarabe Tapatio- Mexican Hat Dance
The men wear "charro suits," which are traditional cowboy/rancher suits. And in this version the women wear "China Poblana" which is the most traditional dress for women dancing the Jarabe Tapatio. The dance is now sometimes done with women waving very wide skirts, but this more traditional dress lets you see the footwork of both the men and women. -
El Jarabe Tapatio- Mexican Hat Dance
For those who love the version with the flying wide skirts. -
Norteño Music - Ramon Ayala
"Un Rinconcito en el Cielo" -
Banda Music- Fiesta Himara
"Fiesta Himara" by Banda Carnival. Banda music was developed in Sinaloa state in the 1880s as a result of a large influx of German immigrants to the area. Its style is a mix of German polka rhythms and brass instruments with Mexican music. -
Day of the Dead - 1 Minute Introduction
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Day of the Dead- introduction
3 minutes 48 seconds -
Day of the Dead-Short Animated Film
Experience the meaning of the day of the dead with this animated short film about a young girl experiencing the day of the day. -
Making Papel Picado - Snowflake Method
There are many different ways to fold and cut papel picado, here is one. See the bottom of the Mexico Activity page for links to papel picado templates -
Very Fancy Papel Picado
Made by an artist who uses an exacto knife. (Most papel picado artists use hammer and shaped chisels to cut through up to 50 sheets of tissue paper at once.) You don't need to watch the whole video but it gives lots of good examples of how papel picado can be a beautiful art form. -
Life In Mexico City
A little over 6 minutes with almost no narrative, but it gives a great idea of what it's like to move around the city. -
Aztecs- Short Animated Introduction
History Channel 1 minute 20 seconds -
Tenochtitlan (Impossible City)
5 minutes -
Why did the Aztec Empire End?
History Channel Animation. One correction: Historians now doubt the story that Montezuma thought that Cortes could be an Aztec god. There is no evidence of this; the story was spread later by the Spanish. -
Mexico's Street Art Explosion
BBC news piece- 3 minutes. "Aztec meets urban" -
Lucha Libre Introduction
1 minute, 34 seconds -
Coco Trailer
Of course, you should see Coco if you haven't already. -
The Book of Life Trailer
Another great movie that revolves around el dia de los muertos.
Template for making Papel Picado for Day of the Dead or Halloween