Lotería: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	La lotería Mexicana • Mexican bingo

Photos

Close-up of Mexican Loteria game cards and boards, featuring colorful illustrations of traditional characters and objects such as El Mundo, La Estrella, and La Botella.

Black and white Loteria game board by Jose Guadalupe Posada featuring rows of illustrated cards with various objects, animals, and symbols, each labeled with its Spanish name.

Close-up of a Mexican family playing Loteria at a table, placing beans on colorful game cards, with hands reaching for cards and game pieces on a blue striped tablecloth.

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