Many people just learn the Hawaiian Strum (down, down, up… up, down, up), once common time is learned (down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up).
Here is the Mariachi/Latin Strum
It takes a little bit to get the brain trained to remember how to do it, and to get the hands used to moving this way, but it adds a lot to your skill! It’s worth the time to learn it!