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List Of Argentine Americans
The following is a list of notable Argentine Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship. List Actors and actresses * Alejandro Agresti - film director and producer * Carlos Alazraqui - actor, comedian, impressionist and voice actor * Stephanie Beatriz - actress * Alexis Bledel - actress * Linda Cristal - actress * Juan Diego Botto - actor * India Eisley - actress * Julie Gonzalo - actress; Argentine born, American raised * Olivia Hussey - Argentine-British actress * Fernando Lamas - actor and director * Lorenzo Lamas - actor * Shayne Lamas - actress * Florencia Lozano - actress * Mía Maestro - actress * Miguel Mas (actor), Miguel Mas - actor, writer, director * Eduardo Montes-Bradley - American writer-filmmaker * Camila Morrone - actress, model * Jacqueline Obradors - American actress * Juan Pablo Di Pace - Actor * J. D. Pardo - American actor of Argentine and Salvadoran descent * Carlos Olguin-Trelawny - film director, screenwriter and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Americans
Argentine Americans ( es, argentino-estadounidense) are Americans whose full or partial origin is in Argentina. They are part of the broader Hispanic and Latino American category, and make up a scant 0.1% of the U.S. population, compared to larger Hispanic American groups such as Mexican American (11%) and Stateside Puerto Ricans (2%). Argentine immigration increased after the Dirty War in the 1970s, and many took up residence in states such as California, Florida, and New York. History In any case, it seems that the first Argentines who arrived in the United States did so during the 1950s and 1960s, seeking better economic conditions. A wave of Argentine immigrants came to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1950s. Most these arrivals had achieved higher education in Argentina. For example, many were scientists. However, immigrants in the late 1970s arrived fleeing the political repression of the Dirty War. They numbered 44,803 people. Then, a few decades later, large waves of immigrants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camila Morrone
Camila Rebeca Morrone Polak (; born June 16, 1997) is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of actors Maximo Morrone and Lucila Polak; and was also raised in part by actor Al Pacino (who served as a parental figure during his long-term partnership with Polak). Morrone made her acting debut in the James Franco film ''Bukowski'' (2013). In 2016, she posed in the Victoria's Secret lookbook; and walked the runway for Moschino, the following year. Since then, she has made appearances in the action film ''Death Wish'' (2018), as well as the independent films ''Never Goin' Back'' (2018) and '' Mickey and the Bear'' (2019). Her role as Camila Alvarez-Dunne in the Amazon Prime Video limited series '' Daisy Jones & the Six'' (2023), earned her a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. Early life and education Morrone was born in Los Angeles, California, to Argentine actors Maximo Morrone and Lucila Polak (who goes by the stage name Lucila Solá). They moved to Los Angeles shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Gratas
Enrique O. Gratas (born Gratás; November 25, 1944 – October 8, 2015) was an Argentinian journalist and television personality known for being the original host of '' Ocurrio Asi'' on Telemundo, and the former anchor of Univision's ''Última Hora'' (''Last Hour''), the second most popular Spanish newscast in the United States. Biography Born in Bahía Blanca, Gratas started working in Argentina as a radio speaker in 1966 and moved to television news a year later. He moved to the United States in 1971 and worked as a correspondent for the Argentine television. Later he joined the sport division of the Los Angeles KWHY-TV station. In 1978 he conducted the first Spanish-language sports program from Los Angeles station KMEX-TV. From 1982 to 1985 he was the news director of the New Jersey WXTV. In 1989, he moved to Miami where Executive Producer Fran Mires brought him in to anchor Telemundo's flagship show, the network's first daily investigative news magazine '' Ocurrio asi'' ("I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uki Goñi
Uki Goñi (born 17 October 1953) is an Argentine author. His research focuses on the role of the Vatican, Swiss authorities and the government of Argentina in organizing "ratlines"—escape routes for Nazi criminals and collaborators. Personal life Goñi was born on 17 October 1953 in Washington, D.C., and was raised in the United States, Argentina, Mexico, and Ireland. He has lived in Buenos Aires since 1975. Investigations Drawing on investigations in Argentine, Swiss, American, British, and Belgian government archives, as well as numerous interviews and other sources, Goñi's conclusions are detailed extensively in ''The Real Odessa: Smuggling the Nazis to Perón's Argentina'' and several follow-up books. He also wrote an article for ''The Guardian'' in which scientific testing on a skull fragment put into question the authenticity of mainstream accounts of the death of Adolf Hitler. Goñi is also well known for his reporting on the crimes of Argentina's National Reorgan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candela Ferro
Candela Ferro (born November 13, 1973 in Reconquista, Argentina) is an Argentine journalist, model, and current host of Telemundo's ''Al Rojo Vivo: Fin de Semana con Candela Ferro'' and the E! Latin show ''Mil Preguntas, Una Estrella con Candela Ferro'' (1,000 Questions, 1 Star). Biography Early life At an early age she realized she loved entertaining people, she would mimic Libertad Lamarque, a famous Argentine tango vocalist, and she would passionately recite poems by García Lorca, her favorite writer and one of the most influential Spanish writers of all time. She studied Communications at the University of Buenos Aires, thinking that she would be able to showcase her many talents through this career. At age 18, she began working in a local TV show called Domingo Total (Total Sunday), which was broadcast live every weekend. She also worked as an entertainment reporter for the show De Boca en Boca (From Mouth to Mouth) at ATC Television. For two years she anchored a show foc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Zapata
Carmen Margarita Zapata (July 15, 1927 – January 5, 2014) often referred to as "The First Lady of the Hispanic Theater" was an American actress best known for her role in the PBS bilingual children's program ''Villa Alegre''. Zapata is also the co-founder and director of the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts in Los Angeles. Zapata took an active part in the Chicano movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Zapata was born in New York City to Julio Zapata, a Mexican immigrant, and Ramona Roca, an Argentine immigrant. Acting career Zapata made her Broadway debut in the chorus of Oklahoma! in 1946. She appeared in over three hundred movies and shows, including '' Batman: The Animated Series'', '' Married... with Children'', ''Sister Act'', and she was Carmen Castillo in '' Santa Barbara''. One of her longest-running roles was on the bilingual children's program '' Villa Alegre'', where for nine years she played the lead character, "Doña Luz."Lowe Kilmer. "Celebrities" (column), ''Watertow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anya Taylor-Joy
Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy ( ; born 16 April 1996) is an actress. She has won several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2021, she was featured on ''Time'' magazine's 100 Next list. Born in Miami and raised in Buenos Aires and London, Taylor-Joy left school at the age of 16 to pursue an acting career. After small television roles, she made her film debut with a leading role in the horror film ''The Witch'' (2015), before starring in the horror film ''Split'' (2016), its sequel ''Glass'' (2019), and the black comedy ''Thoroughbreds'' (2017). She won the Trophée Chopard at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Taylor-Joy appeared in the fifth and sixth seasons of the television crime drama ''Peaky Blinders'' (2019–2022), and played Emma Woodhouse in the period drama '' Emma'' (2020), which gained her a Golden Globe nomination. Also in 2020, she received critical acclaim for her p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrián Suar
Adrián Kirzner Schwartz (born March 25, 1968), better known as Adrián Suar, is an Argentine actor, media producer and businessman who is the program director of Canal 13. Early life Adrián Suar born in Queens, New York City, on March 25, 1968. His father was Leibele Schwartz. When he was two, Suar moved to Argentina with his family. When he was 13, Suar auditioned for a casting for Channel 9 and obtained his first role in an episode of a television series called ''El Ciclo de Guillermo Bredeston y Nora Cárpena''. He landed his first major role in 1982 as Adrián in a television series called ''Pelito'', a popular series on Channel 13. Career Suar started working in the TV series ''Pelito'' at the early age of 13. He then worked in other TV shows such as ''La Banda del Golden Rocket'', ''Poliladron'', ''Por el Nombre de Dios'', ''22, El Loco'', and ''Sin código'', and for films such as ''Comodines'', ''Cohen vs Rossi'', ''Apariencias'', ''El hijo de la novia'', ''El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignacio Serricchio
Ignacio Ariel Serricchio (born April 19, 1982) is an Argentine actor. He is known for his role as Diego Alcazar on ''General Hospital'' and as Alejandro "Alex" Chavez on ''The Young and the Restless''. Other roles include Lifetime's ''Witches of East End'', seasons 9-12 of ''Bones'', and the Netflix reboot of ''Lost in Space''. Life and career Serricchio was born in Lanús, Argentina, and is a graduate of Syracuse University's drama department. In October 2004, Serricchio joined the cast of the ABC daytime soap ''General Hospital'' as troubled youth Diego Alcazar. He left the soap in November 2006. He returned as Diego on February 22, 2008, until his character was killed off on March 5, 2008. In 2005, Serricchio portrayed a streetwise Mormon missionary in the critically acclaimed film '' States of Grace''. In 2007, he appeared in 6 episodes of '' Ghost Whisperer'', where he played the character Gabriel Lawrence. In 2008, he portrayed Luis in the CW's '' Privileged''. The show s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sol Rodriguez
Sol or SOL may refer to: Astronomy * The Sun Currency * SOL Project, a currency project in France * French sol, or sou * Argentine sol * Bolivian sol, the currency of Bolivia from 1827 to 1864 * Peruvian sol, introduced in 1991 * Peruvian sol (1863–1985) *Solana (blockchain platform) (SOL), a cryptocurrency Entertainment, arts and media Music * G (musical note) or sol, a note of the solfege music scale * G major or sol, a musical key * Sol (band), a Canadian indie rock band active in the 1990s * ''Sol'' (album), an album by electronic musician Eskmo * ''Sol'', an album by Ougenweide * ''Shit Out of Luck'', a 1996 album by The Lillingtons Gaming * ''SOL'', or ''The Shadows of Luclin'', an expansion to ''Everquest'' computer game * Sol Badguy, a character in the ''Guilty Gear'' video games * ''Sol Squadron'', an enemy squadron in the video game Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Newspapers * ''Sol'' (newspaper), a weekly newspaper published in Portugal * ''soL'' (newspaper), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Rey
Alejandro Rey (February 8, 1930 – May 21, 1987) was an Argentine-American actor and television director. Career Early work Rey was born in Buenos Aires and studied acting under Hedwig Schlichter and Milagros de la Vega. He became known as an actor in Argentine movies. In 1957, he participated in the film ''El Diablo de vacaciones'', directed by Ferruccio Cerio, with Nelly Panizza and Ana María Cassan, embarking on the ship ''Yapeyu'' to travel around the world, but filming did not conclude. In 1960, he began working with Ana Casares forming the main couple of the television program ''María Trastorno y yo'', but within three months, production had to be interrupted, after he was hired in the United States for a small role in ''Battle at Bloody Beach''. 1960 to 1986 Rey was most famous for his roles in movies such as ''Fun in Acapulco'' with Elvis Presley (1963), where his time on screen corresponds to that of a starring role. On television, he had memorable supporting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maia Reficco
Maia Reficco Viqueira (born July 14, 2000) is an Argentine-American actress and singer. She is known for roles in the Nickelodeon Latin America original series, '' Kally's Mashup'', and in the horror thriller series '' Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin'', a spinoff of ''Pretty Little Liars''. Early life Reficco was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and at the age of six, she moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with her family of Argentine origin. From a young age, she showed interest in music, singing and playing the guitar, piano, saxophone and ukulele. Her mother Katie Viqueira is a singer and singing teacher, and is the director of her own Center for Vocal Art, and her father Ezequiel Reficco is a professor at the University of Los Andes in Bogotá. She has a younger brother, Joaquín Reficco Viqueira, who is also a singer. Reficco did acrobatics for 11 years. At the age of 15, she traveled to Los Angeles, and lived with Claudia Brant, where she had the opportunity to study ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
