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List Of Hispanophones
This is a list of some notable Spanish-speaking people. In alphabetical order within categories. Actors * Victoria Abril (born 1959) * Norma Aleandro (born 1936) * Héctor Alterio (born 1929) * Elena Anaya (born 1975) * Imperio Argentina (1906–2003) * Moises Arias (born 1994) * Pedro Armendáriz (1912–1963) * Pedro Armendáriz Jr. (born 1940) * Antonio Banderas (born 1960) * Javier Bardem (born 1969) * Juan Diego Botto (born 1975) * Cantinflas (1911–1993) * Nestor Carbonell (born 1968) * Verónica Castro (born 1952) * Penélope Cruz (born 1974) * Carla Diaz (born 1990) * Chico Díaz (born 1959) * Fernando Fernán Gómez (born 1921) * Andy García (born 1956) * Gael García Bernal (born 1978) * Sancho Gracia (born 1936) * Salma Hayek (born 1966) * Pedro Infante (1917–1957) * Raúl Juliá (1940–1994) * Katy Jurado (1924–2002) * Libertad Lamarque (1908–2000) * John Leguizamo (born 1964) * George Lopez (born 1961) * Eva Longoria (born 1975 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hispanophone
Hispanophone and Hispanic refers to anything relating to the Spanish language (the Hispanosphere). In a cultural, rather than merely linguistic sense, the notion of "Hispanophone" goes further than the above definition. The Hispanic culture is the legacy of the vast and prolonged Spanish Empire, and so the term can refer to people whose cultural background is primarily associated with Spain, regardless of racial or geographical differences. The whole sense of identity of the Hispanic population and the Hispanophones is sometimes referred by the term ''Hispanidad'' (Hispanicity). They are also terms used to refer to speakers of the Spanish language and the Spanish-speaking world. The Spanish-speaking regions are: Spain, Hispanic America, Equatorial Guinea, Western Sahara, the Canary Islands, Philippines and the Easter Island. The Southwest of the United States and Guam are also considered part of the Hispanosphere. The terms are derived from the Latin word ''Hispanicus'' ("Span ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Néstor Carbonell
Néstor Gastón Carbonell (; born December 1, 1967) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He came to prominence for his role as Luis Rivera in the NBC sitcom ''Suddenly Susan''. He is known for his roles as Richard Alpert in the ABC drama series ''Lost'', Sheriff Alex Romero in the A&E drama series '' Bates Motel'', and Yanko Flores in the Apple TV+ drama series ''The Morning Show''. Carbonell also starred as Mayor Anthony Garcia in Christopher Nolan's superhero films ''The Dark Knight'' (2008) and ''The Dark Knight Rises'' (2012). Early life Carbonell was born in New York City to Cuban parents Néstor Tulio Carbonell Cortina and Rosa Ramírez de Arellano Cárdenas. His parents are of Spanish descent (his grandparents were of Catalan, Basque, Navarran, and Andalusian origins). Carbonell was raised a Roman Catholic. Carbonell's father worked for PepsiCo, which required the family to live for periods of time in London, Mexico City, the Bahamas, and Caracas. His fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Puerto Rico
The flag of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Bandera de Puerto Rico) represents and symbolizes Puerto Rico and its people. The origins of the current flag of Puerto Rico, adopted by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 1952, can be traced to 1868, when the first Puerto Rican flag, " The Revolutionary Flag of Lares", was conceived by Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances and embroidered by Mariana "Brazos de Oro" Bracetti. This flag was used in the short-lived Puerto Rican revolt against Spanish rule in the island, known as "El Grito de Lares", establishing for the first time a Puerto Rican national consciousness under colonial rule."Puerto Rico - Cinco Siglos de Historia"; by: Francisco Sacrano; publisher: McGraw Hill Interamericana, SA, 1993; pag. 533 Juan de Mata Terreforte, an exiled veteran of "El Grito de Lares" and vice-president of the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee, in New York City, adopted with its members the flag of Lares as the flag of Puerto Rico, until 1895, when the curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Infante
Pedro Infante Cruz (; 18 November 1917 – 15 April 1957) was a Mexican ranchera music singer and actor, whose career spanned the golden age of Mexican cinema. His popularity spread across Latin America. Infante was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and raised in nearby Guamúchil. He died on 15 April 1957 in Mérida, Yucatán, while en route to Mexico City when his plane crashed due to engine failure. From 1939 until his death, Infante acted in over 60 films (30 of them with his brother Ángel) and recorded over 350 songs. For his performance in the movie ''Tizoc'', he was posthumously awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Childhood and early career Pedro Infante was born 18 November 1917, the son of Delfino Infante García (24 December 1880 – 17 March 1955), who played the double bass in a band, and Maria del Refugio Cruz Aranda. He was the third of fifteen children, of whom nine survived. Although the Infante Cruz family stayed f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek Pinault ( , ; born Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well as the romantic drama ''El Callejón de los Milagros'' (1995), for which she received an Ariel Award nomination. She soon established herself in Hollywood with appearances in films such as ''Desperado'' (1995), ''From Dusk till Dawn'' (1996), ''Wild Wild West'' (1999), and ''Dogma'' (1999). Hayek's portrayal of painter Frida Kahlo in the biographical film ''Frida'' (2002), which she also produced, made her the first Mexican actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and additionally earned her Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and British Academy Film Award nominations. In subsequent years, Hayek focused more on producing while starring in the action-centered pictures ''Once Upon a Time in Mexico'' (2003), ''Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sancho Gracia
Félix Ángel Sancho Gracia (27 September 1936 – 8 August 2012) was a Spanish motion picture and television actor. Biography Gracia was born and died in Madrid. He started his acting career in Montevideo, Uruguay, where he lived from 1947 until 1961. In Montevideo he was a student of Margarita Xirgu. He made his movie acting debut in France in the 1963 film '' L'Autre femme'' opposite Annie Girardot. Since then he has appeared in more than eighty motion pictures including several Hollywood productions during the 1970s and in 1999's ''Outlaw Justice'' with Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. As well, Gracia has worked in Australia, performing as a regular cast member in the 1982 television series, '' Runaway Island'' and in the 1991 made-for-TV film, ''Pirates Island''. He also participated in the Oscar-nominated Mexican film ''El Crimen del Padre Amaro'' in 2002. In 2003, he was nominated for the Goya Award for Best Actor for his performance in the 2002 film, '' 800 bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal (; born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and producer. He is best known for his performances in the films '' Bad Education'', '' The Motorcycle Diaries'', ''Amores perros'', ''Y tu mamá también'', ''Babel'', '' Coco'', and ''Old'', as Jack Russell / Werewolf by Night in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television special ''Werewolf by Night'', and for his role as Rodrigo de Souza in the Amazon Studios streaming television series ''Mozart in the Jungle''. He and Diego Luna founded Canana Films in Mexico City. García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of a young Che Guevara in ''The Motorcycle Diaries'' in 2005, and in 2016 won his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for ''Mozart in the Jungle''. In 2016, ''Time'' magazine named him in the annual ''Time'' 100 most influential people list. In 2020, ''The New York Times'' ranked him No. 25 in its list of the 25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy García
Andrés Arturo García Menéndez (born April 12, 1956), known professionally as Andy García, is a Cuban-born American actor, director and musician. He first rose to prominence acting in Brian De Palma's ''The Untouchables'' (1987) alongside Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, and Robert De Niro. He continued to act in films such as '' Stand and Deliver'' (1988), and '' Internal Affairs'' (1990). He then starred in Francis Ford Coppola's ''The Godfather Part III'' (1990) as Vincent Mancini alongside Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, and Eli Wallach. He won a Latin Grammy in 2005 and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. He continued to act in Hollywood films such as Stephen Frears' ''Hero'' (1992), the romantic drama '' When a Man Loves a Woman'' (1994), and the action thriller '' Desperate Measures'' (1998). In 2000, he produced and acted in the HBO television film, '' For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story'' (2000), where he rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Cuba
The national flag of Cuba ( es, link=yes, Bandera de Cuba) consists of five alternating stripes (three blue and two white) and a red equilateral triangle at the hoist, within which is a white five-pointed star. It was designed in 1849 and officially adopted May 20, 1902. The flag is referred to as the ''Estrella Solitaria'', or the ''Lone Star'' flag. It is in the stars and stripes flag family. History and symbolism Fighting against the Spanish Crown with the rebel armies of Venezuela, Narciso López moved from his native Caracas to Havana, Cuba. His involvement in anti-colonial movements forced him into exile. In 1849 he moved to New York City, where he continued to advocate for an independent Cuba. The three blue stripes represent the three departments in which Cuba was divided at that time, the white – purity of the patriot cause, and the red triangle – a symbol of strength, constancy, and Mason influences (triangles are Masonic symbols for equality and were found in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando Fernández Gómez (28 August 1921 – 21 November 2007) better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director and member of the Royal Spanish Academy for seven years. He was born in Peru while his mother, Spanish actress Carola Fernán-Gómez, was making a tour in Latin America. He would later use her surname for his stage name when he moved to Spain in 1924. Biography The most probable thing, as he wrote in his memoirs, is that he was born in Lima on 28 August 1921, even if his birth certificate indicates that he was born in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. The reason for this is that his mother, the theater actress Carola Fernán Gómez, was touring South America when he was born in Lima, so his birth certificate was issued days later in Argentina, a country whose nationality he retained, in addition to Spanish nationality, which was granted to him in 1984. Being an extramarital son, his father was also the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chico Díaz
Francisco "Chico" Díaz Rocha (born 16 February 1959) is a Brazilian actor. Biography Francisco Díaz Rocha was born in Mexico City. He is the son of Juan Díaz Bordenave, a Paraguayan journalist and pedagogue, and Maria Cândida, a Brazilian translator. He was raised in Rio de Janeiro, where their parents decided to live in 1968. He was married to actress Cecília Santana, with whom he has a son called Antônio. He is currently married to actress Sílvia Buarque, with whom he has a daughter called Irene. Selected filmography * '' Gabriela, Cravo e Canela'' (1983) * ''Quilombo'' (1984) * ''Avaete, Seed of Revenge'' (1985) * ''The Man in the Black Cape'' (1986) * ''Where the River Runs Black'' (1986) * '' The Third Bank of the River'' (1994) * ''Perfumed Ball'' (1996) * ''Força de um Desejo'' (1999) * ''Mango Yellow'' (2002) * '' The Forest'' (2002) * '' América'' (2005) * '' Sonhos de Peixe'' (2006) * ''Paraíso Tropical'' (2007) * ''A Favorita'' (2008) *''O Contador de Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carla Diaz
Carla Carolina Moreira Diaz (born 28 November 1990) is a Brazilian actress and singer. Career She began her career in 1992 with only two years old, doing television commercials where, overall, did about 80 commercials. In soap opera debuted in 1994 where she played Eliana, ''Éramos Seis'', and in 1996 came to prominence as the sweet Tininha '' Colégio Brasil'', both of SBT. In 1997 she became known nationally when acting in the end of first season of the novel ''Chiquititas Brasil'' as little Maria, where she stayed for four seasons, leaving in 1999. In 2000 she moved to Rede Globo, where she joined the soap opera ''Laços de Família'' like sweet Raquel, but it was in 2001 that has established itself as an actress in ''O Clone'' incarnated where Khadija Rachid, daughter of the protagonist Jade (Giovanna Antonelli). In 2003 she played Angélica in the miniseries ''A Casa das Sete Mulheres'', a small guerrilla daughter of one of the seven protagonists. In 2004 Carla was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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