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Chilean singer and musician Ana Tijoux performs during the Mexican musicial festival Vive Latino, at the Foro Sol in Mexico City, on March 28, 2014. ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Starting in the 1930s, Mario Moreno played Cantinflas, a scrappy but witty guy from the streets of Mexico City. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Families communicated through a border fence at San Diego's Friendship Park Nov. 17. On weekends, people on the American side are allowed to to visit, under U.S. Border Patrol supervision, with family and friends in Mexico. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption

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Adrian Quesada of Ocote Soul Sounds, Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath, The Echocentrics, and Spanish Gold. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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