|
List Of Dominican Americans (Dominican Republic)
This is a list of notable Dominican Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Dominican American or must have references showing they are Dominican American and are notable. List Actors * Juan Fernández de Alarcon – Dominican actor * Rose Abdoo – American actress and comedian. She is of Dominican and Lebanese descent ('' Gilmore Girls'', '' That's So Raven''). * Tina Aumont (1946–2006) – actress * Lourdes Benedicto – actress of Filipino/Dominican Republic descent * Elvis Nolasco – American actor of Dominican descent, '' American Crime'' * Vladimir Caamaño – Dominican-American actor and stand-up comedian * Rafael Campos – Dominican born, American raised actor * Francis Capra – actor of Dominican and Italian descent * Aimee Carrero – Dominican born actress * Hosea Chanchez – also cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Original Research
Research is "creativity, creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to controlling sources of bias and error. These activities are characterized by accounting and controlling for biases. A research project may be an expansion on past work in the field. To test the validity of instruments, procedures, or experiments, research may replicate elements of prior projects or the project as a whole. The primary purposes of basic research (as opposed to applied research) are documentation, Discovery (observation), discovery, interpretation (philosophy), interpretation, and the research and development (R&D) of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge. Approaches to research depend on epistemology, epistemologies, which vary considerably both within and between humanities and sciences. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aimee Carrero
Aimee Carrero (born July 15, 1988) is a Dominican-American actress. She is known for voicing Princess Elena on Disney Channel's ''Elena of Avalor'' and She-Ra, Adora/She-Ra in the Netflix series ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power''. Her live action-roles include Sofia Rodriguez on the Freeform (TV channel), Freeform sitcom ''Young & Hungry'' and Angie on the Cartoon Network series ''Level Up (U.S. TV series), Level Up''. Early life and education Carrero was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to a People of the Dominican Republic, Dominican mother and a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican father and grew up in Miami, Florida. She is an alumna of Florida International University graduating in 2008 with a degree in international relations. Career In 2009, she appeared in the feature film ''Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel''. Carrero's television credits include ''The Mentalist'', ''Lincoln Heights (TV series), Lincoln Heights'', ''Men of a Certain Age'', ''The Middle (TV ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson Jermaine Heredia
Wilson Jermaine Heredia (born December 2, 1971) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Angel Dumott Schunard in the Broadway musical ''Rent'', for which he won the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Heredia also originated the role at London's Shaftesbury Theatre in the West End theatre district and in the 2005 film adaptation. Life and career Heredia was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic – a seamstress mother and a building superintendent father. He has appeared in several films, including his portrayal of Cha-Cha, the drag queen, in 1999's '' Flawless'', where he worked opposite former ''Rent'' castmate Daphne Rubin-Vega. The film also stars Robert De Niro and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Heredia also appeared in the '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' episode "Nocturne". Along with five other principal members of the original Broadway cast, Heredia appeared in the film release of ''Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Gonzalez
Rick Gonzalez (born June 30, 1979) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his roles as Timo Cruz in the motion picture ''Coach Carter'', as Spanish in ''Old School (film), Old School'', as Ben Gonzalez on the The CW Television Network, CW supernatural drama television series ''Reaper (TV series), Reaper'', and as Naps In ''Roll Bounce''. From 2016–2020, he portrayed the superhero vigilante character Rene Ramirez (Arrowverse), Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog on the CW superhero drama series ''Arrow (TV series), Arrow''. In 2021, he starred in the TV series adaptation of ''The Lost Symbol (TV series), The Lost Symbol''. Early life Gonzalez was born in New York City, of Dominican Republic, Dominican and Puerto Rican American, Puerto Rican descent. His parents met in Washington, DC, where they married. They moved and settled down in the Bushwick, Brooklyn, Bushwick section of Brooklyn where they raised Gonzalez.Arispe, Rudy"New World Man" ''San Antonio Express-News'', June 30, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On My Block (TV Series)
''On My Block'' is an American teen comedy-drama streaming television series, created by Lauren Iungerich, Eddie Gonzalez, and Jeremy Haft. The first season, consisting of ten episodes, was released on Netflix on March 16, 2018. On April 13, 2018, the series was renewed for a second season and it premiered on March 29, 2019. On April 29, 2019, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on March 11, 2020. On January 29, 2021, the series was renewed for a fourth and final season which premiered on October 4, 2021. The series stars Sierra Capri, Jason Genao, Brett Gray, Diego Tinoco, and Jessica Marie Garcia. The series's diverse cast, story-lines, and performances were praised by critics. Premise In a rough inner-city Los Angeles neighborhood, called Freeridge, four teens find their lifelong friendship tested as they begin high school. Cast and characters Main * Sierra Capri as Monsé Finnie, a headstrong Afro-Latina tomboy, who serves as the leader of her fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a film and television series library through distribution deals as well as its own productions, known as Netflix Originals. As of September 2022, Netflix had 222 million subscribers worldwide, including 73.3 million in the United States and Canada; 73.0 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 39.6 million in Latin America and 34.8 million in the Asia-Pacific region. It is available worldwide aside from Mainland China, Syria, North Korea, and Russia. Netflix has played a prominent role in independent film distribution, and it is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Netflix can be accessed via web browsers or via application software installed on smart TVs, set-top boxes connected to televisions, tablet computers, smartph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Genao
Jason Genao (born ) is an American actor. He is best known for his appearance as the character Ruby Martinez on the Netflix show ''On My Block''.Contreras, Russell"Netflix's 'On My Block' hits race, poverty with teen humor" ''The Santa Fe New Mexican'', April 7, 2018. Accessed April 24, 2018. Personal life Jason Genao comes from a Dominican-American family in Jersey City, New Jersey. He graduated from William L. Dickinson High School.Mota, Caitlin"Jersey City high school grad hits the big screen with role in 'Logan'" ''NJ.com NJ.com is a digital news content provider and website in New Jersey owned by Advance Publications. According to a report in ''The New York Times'' in 2012, it was the largest provider of digital news in the state at the time. In 2018, comScore r ...'', March 8, 2017. Accessed April 24, 2018. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Genao, Jason 1997 births Living people American male television actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runaways (TV Series)
''Marvel's Runaways'', or simply ''Runaways'', is an American television series created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage for the streaming service Hulu, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films and other television series of the franchise. The series is produced by ABC Signature Studios, Marvel Television and Fake Empire Productions, with Schwartz and Savage serving as showrunners. Rhenzy Feliz, Lyrica Okano, Virginia Gardner, Ariela Barer, Gregg Sulkin, and Allegra Acosta star as the Runaways, six teenagers from different backgrounds who unite against their parents, the Pride, portrayed by Angel Parker, Ryan Sands, Annie Wersching, Kip Pardue, Ever Carradine, James Marsters, Brigid Brannagh, Kevin Weisman, Brittany Ishibashi, and James Yaegashi. Julian McMahon also stars in the second season as Jonah, after recurring in the first, while Clarissa Thibeaux stars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhenzy Feliz
Rhenzy Feliz (born October 26, 1997) is an American actor and occasional singer, who is best known for playing the role of Camilo Madrigal in Disney's 2021 computer-animated feature film ''Encanto'' and Alex Wilder in the Hulu/Marvel original series ''Runaways''. Life and career Feliz was born in the Bronx to a 21-year-old single mother. He is of Dominican descent. His mother moved him to Florida, where he reportedly attended eight different schools while still in elementary school. " moved to Florida because she hated the cold and didn't want me to grow up in an environment like that. We didn't end up in an amazing place in Florida, but it was better than the Bronx in New York at that time... And because of her, I had a very good childhood." After his mother remarried, they moved to Los Angeles and he attended Santa Monica High School where he majored in Drama due to gaining an interest in it. He and his team were finalists in the 2016 August Wilson Monologue Competition and T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pose (TV Series)
''Pose'' (stylized as ''POSE'') is an American Drama (film and television), drama television series about New York City's ballroom culture, an LGBT culture in New York City, LGBTQ subculture in the African-American and Hispanic and Latino Americans, Latino communities, throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Featured characters are dancers and models, who compete for trophies and recognition in this underground culture and who support one another in a network of chosen families known as ball culture#Houses, Houses. Created by Ryan Murphy (writer), Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Steven Canals, the series aired from June 3, 2018, to June 6, 2021, on FX (TV channel), FX. It stars an ensemble cast including Evan Peters, Kate Mara, James Van Der Beek, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson (model), Dominique Jackson, Billy Porter (actor), Billy Porter, Indya Moore, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Charlayne Woodard, Hailie Sahar, Angelica Ross, Angel Bismark Curiel, Dyllón Burnside, Sandra Bernhard, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FX (TV Channel)
FX is an American pay television channel owned by FX Networks, LLC, a subsidiary of the Disney General Entertainment Content unit of The Walt Disney Company. It is based at the Fox Studios lot in Century City, California. FX originally launched on June 1, 1994. The network's original programming aspires to the standards of premium cable channels in regard to mature themes and content, high-quality writing, directing and acting. Sister channels FXM and FXX were launched in 1994 and 2013, respectively. FX also carries reruns of theatrical films and terrestrial-network sitcoms. Advertising-free content was available through the FX+ premium subscription service until it was shut down on August 21, 2019. As of September 2018, FX is available to approximately 89.2 million television households (96.7% of households with cable) in the United States. In addition to the flagship U.S. network, the "FX" name is licensed to a number of related pay television channels in various countries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Bismark Curiel
Angel Bismark Curiel (born October 16, 1995) is an American actor from Liberty City, Miami. He has appeared in ''America Adrift'' (2016), ''Louie's Brother Peter'' (2017), ''Night Comes On'' (2018), ''Monsters and Men'' (2018) and ''Ashes'' (2018). He came to national attention in 2018 for his portrayal as Lil Papi Evangelista on FX's popular television drama series ''Pose''. In fall of 2019 his latest film, ''Critical Thinking'', was released. Early life Curiel grew up in Liberty City, what he describes as a rough part of Miami. He attended Miami Arts Charter School, a performing and fine arts charter school, where he got in trouble for disrupting classes as a class-clown, and for truancy. When the school's drama department supervisor gave him the choice to be disciplined by the school or a group read-through of Tennessee Williams's play ''The Rose Tattoo'', he opted to help the reading. He did so as Alvaro Mangiacavallo, the leading man, and found a "passion for performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
