"You can say whatever you want to me, but don't mess with my daughters," stated Quiñones.
"Mentally strong enough to handle any kind of insult, especially when it's about my skin color, which is the most frequent type of message I receive."
Having a Black player excel at a home World Cup may help bring race to the forefront of Mexican culture in a way that it hasn't before, Frierson said.
At the same time, Mexican players who travel to the US to play in Major League Soccer are also bringing new perspectives back home.
Jonathan dos Santos, in a 2020 interview when he was playing for LA Galaxy, said he felt comfortable in the US because he didn't receive racist taunts.
"It's truly sad to hear the insults, the racism. I'll never understand it," said Jonathan dos Santos.
"I think many countries have to learn from the United States regarding the respect shown to athletes."
Opening up a discussion about race in the country's national sport could lead to a broader exploration of Mexico's own history, which includes roots in Africa.
During the colonial period, hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans were brought to New Spain.
Their descendants built communities throughout the territory, especially in Veracruz and along the Costa Chica of Guerrero and Oaxaca.
They participated in the formation of Mexican society from its very beginnings.
Vicente Guerrero and José María Morelos were both heroes of Mexican independence with Afro-Mexican roots, though that heritage is not often mentioned.
