This is a list of notable Hispanic and Latino Americans: citizens or residents of the United States with origins in

Latin America Latin America or * french: Amérique Latine, link=no * ht, Amerik Latin, link=no * pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...

or Spain. The following groups are officially designated as "Spanish/Hispanic/Latino": Mexican American, (Stateside) Puerto Rican,

Cuban American Cuban Americans ( es, cubanoestadounidenses or ''cubanoamericanos'') are Americans who trace their cultural heritage to Cuba regardless of phenotype or ethnic origin. The word may refer to someone born in the United States of Cuban descent or t ...

Dominican American Dominican Americans ( es, domínico-americanos, ) are Americans who trace their ancestry to the Dominican Republic. The word may refer to someone born in the United States of Dominican descent or to someone who has migrated to the United Stat ...

, Costa Rican American,

Guatemalan American Guatemalan Americans ( es, guatemalteco-americanos, links=no, or ) are Americans of full or partial Guatemalan descent. The Guatemalan American population at the 2010 Census was 1,044,209. Guatemalans are the sixth largest Hispanic group in the ...

Honduran American Honduran Americans ( es, link=no, honduro-americano, or ) are Americans who trace their roots to Honduras, Honduran Americans belong to one or more of the follow ethnic groups such as mestizo, white, Lenca, Ladino people, Miskito people, Gar ...

Nicaraguan American A Nicaraguan American ( es, nicaragüense-americano, ''nicaragüense-estadounidense'', or ) is an American of Nicaraguan descent. They are also referred to as "nica" or "nicoya". The Nicaraguan American population at the 2010 Census was 348,20 ...

Panamanian American Panamanian Americans ( es, panameño-americano, or ) are Americans of Panamanian descent. The Panamanian population at the 2010 Census was 165,456. The largest populations of Panamanians reside in Brooklyn and South Florida. Many Panamanian ...

Salvadoran American Salvadoran Americans ( or ) are Americans of full or partial Salvadoran descent. As of 2010, there are 2,195,477 Salvadoran Americans in the United States, the fourth-largest Hispanic community by nation of ancestry.Argentine American,

Bolivian American Bolivian Americans or Bolivia-Americans ( es, bolivio-americanos, or ) are Americans of at least partial Bolivian descent. In Bolivia sometimes referred to colloquially as “gringo bolivianos” or “yanqui llocallas”. Bolivian Americans ...

, Brazilian American, Chilean American,

Colombian American Colombian Americans ( es, Colomboestadounidenses), are Americans who trace their ancestry to Colombia. The word may refer to someone born in the United States of full or partial Colombian descent or to someone who has immigrated to the United Sta ...

Ecuadorian American Ecuadorian Americans ( es, ecuatorio-americanos, or ) are Americans of full or partial Ecuadorian ancestry. Ecuadorian Americans are the 9th largest Latin American group in the United States. Ecuadorian Americans are usually of European (mainly ...

, Paraguayan American,

Peruvian American Peruvian Americans are Americans of Peruvian descent. According to the U.S. Census Bureau 2021 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, , 720,626 U.S. residents identify themselves as being of Peruvian origin. Approximately 62% of Peruvian ...

Spanish American Spanish Americans ( es, españoles estadounidenses, ''hispanoestadounidenses'', or ''hispanonorteamericanos'') are Americans whose ancestry originates wholly or partly from Spain. They are the longest-established European American group in th ...

, Uruguayan American, and Venezuelan American. However, Hispanic or Latino people can have any ancestry.

Arts

Dance

* Alec Lazo, ballroom dancer and instructor; Cuban American *

José Limón José Arcadio Limón (January 12, 1908 – December 2, 1972) was a dancer and choreographer from Mexico and who developed what is now known as 'Limón technique'. In the 1940s, he founded the José Limón Dance Company (now the Limón Dan ...

, modern dancer and choreographer; Mexican American * Danielle Polanco, dancer and choreographer; Dominican-Puerto Rican American * Augie & Margo Rodriguez, celebrity performers starting with the Mambo days of the 1950s

Actors

Rita Hayworth Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer and producer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined th ...

(Spanish father) *

Jay Hernandez Javier Manuel Hernandez Jr. (born February 20, 1978), known professionally as Jay Hernandez, is an American actor and fashion model. After making his television debut in NBC's '' Hang Time'', Hernandez made his film debut opposite Kirsten Dunst ...

* Lalo Ríos * Jennifer Lopez * Cameron Díaz (Cuban father) * Jorge García *

Joshua Gomez Joshua Eli Gomez (born November 20, 1975) is an American actor best known for his role as Morgan Grimes on ''Chuck''. Career He is the younger brother of actor Rick Gomez. Gomez appeared in a recurring role in the CBS series ''Without a Trace'' ...

Michelle Rodriguez Mayte Michelle Rodriguez (born July 12, 1978) is an American actress. Rodriguez began her career in 2000, playing a troubled boxer in the independent sports drama film ''Girlfight'' (2000), where she won the Independent Spirit Award and Gotha ...

George Lopez George Edward Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American comedian and actor. He is known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom. His stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations, including Mexican American culture. Lopez has rece ...

Gina Rodriguez Gina Alexis Rodriguez-LoCicero (born July 30, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her leading role as Jane Villanueva in The CW satirical romantic dramedy series ''Jane the Virgin'' (2014–2019), for which she received a Golden Glo ...

* Isabela Moner *

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 Me ...

Michael Trevino Michael Anthony Trevino (born January 25, 1985) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Tyler Lockwood on The CW's ''The Vampire Diaries''; and as Kyle Valenti in Roswell, New Mexico. Early life Trevino was born in Los Angeles. ...

Bella Thorne Annabella Avery Thorne (born October 8, 1997) is an American actress, singer, and writer. She first received recognition for her roles as Margaux Darling in the series ''Dirty Sexy Money'' (2007–2008) and as Ruthy Spivey in the drama series ...

Sofia Vergara Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and has ...

Michael Peña Michael Anthony Peña (; ; born January 13, 1976) is an American actor. He has starred in many films, including ''Crash'' (2004), '' World Trade Center'' (2006), '' Shooter'' (2007), '' Observe and Report'' (2009), '' Tower Heist'' (2011), '' Batt ...

Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor, director, producer, and activist. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in ''Miami Vice'' (1984–1989), ''American Me'' (1992) (which he also dir ...

Cartoonists and animators

Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born September 6, 1937) is a Spanish/Mexican cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to '' Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book '' Groo the Wanderer''. Among his peers and fans, Aragonés is ...

, Spanish born-American cartoonist and writer known for his contributions to ''

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'' and creator of the comic book ''

Groo the Wanderer ''Groo the Wanderer'' is a fantasy/comedy comic book series written and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, rewritten, co-plotted and edited by Mark Evanier, lettered by Stan Sakai and colored by Tom Luth. Over the years it has been published by Pacific ...

''." *

José Argüelles José Argüelles (; born Joseph Anthony Argüelles; January 24, 1939 – March 23, 2011) was an American New Age author and artist. He was the co-founder, along with Lloydine Argüelles, of the Planet Art Network and the Foundation for the Law of ...

(1939–2011), American

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author and artist. His father was Spanish. *

Antonio Prohías Antonio Prohías (January 17, 1921 – February 24, 1998) was a Cuban-American cartoonist. He was the creator of the satirical comic strip ''Spy vs. Spy'', which he illustrated for '' Mad'' magazine from 1961 to 1987. Biography In 1946, Proh� ...

, Cuban American creator of ''Mad Magazine''s ''

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'' series *

Joe Quesada Joseph Quesada (; born January 12, 1962'' Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books ...

, Cuban American comic book editor, writer producer and artist * Michael Peraza, Cuban American animator, art director, conceptual artist and historian of animation, who has worked for

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, Fox Features, and

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Directors, screenwriters and producers

Félix Enríquez Alcalá Félix Enríquez Alcalá (sometimes credited as Felix Alcala) (born March 7, 1951 in Bakersfield, California) is an Argentinean-American film and television director. Career Alcalá's first major breakthrough came in 1991 when he was hired by ...

(born 1951) – American television and film director of Mexican descent *

Kevin Alejandro Kevin Michael Alejandro (born April 7, 1976) is an American actor and film director. He is known for his roles as Nate Moretta in the crime drama '' Southland'', Forklift Mike in '' Parenthood,'' Jesús Velázquez in the supernatural thriller '' ...

(born 1976) – American actor and film director of Mexican descent *

Natalia Almada Natalia Almada is a Mexican-American photographer and filmmaker. Her work as a filmmaker focuses on Mexican history, politics, and culture in insightful and poetic films that push the boundaries of how the documentary form addresses social issues. ...

(born 1974) – Mexican-born American documentary filmmaker *

Cristela Alonzo Cristela Alonzo (born ) is an American comedian, actress, writer and producer, who created and starred in the ABC sitcom '' Cristela.'' This made her the first Latina woman to create, produce, write, and star in her own US primetime comedy. E ...

(born 1979) – American comedian, actor, writer and producer of Mexican descent * John A. Alonzo (1934–2001) – American cinematographer of Mexican descent, Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner * Elisa Marina Alvarado – American director of Mexican and Cuban descent * Rafael Alvarez (born May 24, 1958) – American screenwriter. He is of Spanish partial descent *

Robert Alvarez Robert James Alvarez (born January 22, 1948) is an American animator, storyboard artist, television director, and writer. Alvarez studied at the Chouinard Art Institute, which later became the California Institute of the Arts, graduating in 197 ...

(born 1948) – American animator, television director, and writer of Mexican descent * Michael Arias (born 1968) – American anime filmmaker based in Japan. He is of Mexican descent * Eva Aridjis (born 1974) – American film director, screenwriter, TV writer of Mexican descent * Miguel Arteta (born 1965) – Puerto Rican director of film and television, known for his independent film '' Chuck & Buck'' (2000), for which he received the

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, and '' Cedar Rapids''. He is son of a Peruvian father and a Spanish mother *

Ozzie Alfonso Ozzie Alfonso (born August 14, 1945) was the director and one of three Senior Producers of '' 3-2-1 Contact'' from season 2 to 8 when the series stopped production. He was also one of the writers for the series from season 3 through 8. Followin ...

– Cuban American TV director, writer, producer; directed ''

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'' in the 1970s; senior producer, writer, and director of '' 3-2-1 Contact'' in the 1980s; freelanced for many clients; adjunct college professor at St. John's University * Elizabeth Avellán (born 1960) – Venezuelan-born American film producer * Ivonne Belén – Puerto Rican documentary film director and producer * Roberto Benabib (born 1959) – Mexican-born American television writer, producer, and film director, Emmy Award nominee * J. Robert Bren (1903–1981) – Mexican-born American screenwriter and producers, wrote 30 films between the '30s and '50s * Edward Carrere (1906–1084) – Mexican-born America art director, Academy Award winner and two-time nominee *

Rafael Casal Rafael Santiago Casal (born August 8, 1985) is an American writer, rapper, actor, producer, director, and show runner originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is also an online creator of music, poetry, web shorts, and political commentary. ...

(born 1985) – American writer, actor, producer, and showrunner. He is of Irish, Spanish, and Cuban descent. *

Natalie Chaidez Natalie Chaidez is an American television writer and producer, known for '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'', ''Hunters'', and '' 12 Monkeys''. She's currently the showrunner for '' Queen of the South''. More recently, Chaidez signed ...

(born 1950) – American writer and producer of Mexican and Irish descent, Emmy Award nominee *

Migdia Chinea Migdia Skarsgård Chinea-Varela (also credited as Migdia Chinea) is an American screenwriterK L. Billingsley "'Voluntary' effort shuts out TV writer Hollywood puts Hispanics in second tier," ''Washington Times'' March 25, 1997 and directorTayl ...

– Cuban American film director, writer, producer ('' When it rains...'', ''

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'') *

Fernanda Coppel Fernanda Coppel is a playwright and screenwriter. Her plays have been produced by Second Stage Theatre and the Atlantic Theater Company in New York. She has written for ''The Bridge (2013 TV series), The Bridge,'' ''Kingdom (2014 TV series), Kingd ...

– Mexican-born American screenwriter and playwright * Julio Hernández Cordón (born 1975) – American director and screenwriter of Mexican descent *

Manny Coto Manuel Hector "Manny" Coto (born June 10, 1961) is an American writer, director and producer of films and television programs. Coto was the executive producer and showrunner of ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' in its final season, and executive produ ...

– American of Cuban origin. He is executive producer ('' 24''), writer ('' 24'', ''

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'') *

Terri Doty Terri Doty is an American voice actress, voice director, and ADR writer known for her voice work in English dubs of Japanese anime shows produced by Funimation and Sentai Filmworks. Career In anime, Doty is known for her work as Moriko Morioka ...

(born 1984) – American animation voice actress, voice director, and writer of Mexican descent *

René Echevarria René Echevarria is an American screenwriter and producer. He has worked on a number of television series, including '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', '' Dark Angel'' and ''Castle''. He created ''The 4400'' for USA Network, ''Carnival Row'' fo ...

– American of Cuban origin. He is a writer ('' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', ''

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''), co-creator of ''

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'' * Mike Elizalde (born 1960) – Mexican-born American special makeup effects artist, Academy Award nominee * Moctezuma Esparza (born 1949) – American producer of Mexican descent, Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee * Carlos López Estrada (born 1988) – Mexican-born American music video, commercial, and film director *

Hampton Fancher Hampton Lansden Fancher (born July 18, 1938) is an American actor, screenwriter, and filmmaker, best known for co-writing the 1982 neo-noir science fiction film ''Blade Runner'' and its 2017 sequel '' Blade Runner 2049,'' based on the novel '' ...

(born 1938) – American producer and screenwriter of Mexican and Danish descent *

America Ferrera America Georgina Ferrera (; born April 18, 1984) is an American actress. Born in Los Angeles to Honduran parents, Ferrera developed an interest in acting at a young age, performing in several stage productions at her school. She made her featu ...

(born 1984) – American actress, producer, and director of Honduran descent * William A. Fraker (1923–2010) – American cinematographer, director, and producer of Mexican descent, six-time Academy Award nominee *

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 ...

– Cuban-born American director ('' Lost City'') *

Dany Garcia Dany Garcia (born November 29, 1968) is an American businesswoman, film producer, and IFBB professional bodybuilder. Garcia is the founder of GSTQ, and the CEO and chair of The Garcia Companies and TGC Management, overseeing a portfolio of bra ...

– Cuban American film producer *

Nick Gomez Nick Gomez (born April 13, 1963) is an American film director and writer. He has directed for a number of television and film. His first feature-length film was the 1992 movie ''Laws of Gravity'', which won awards at both the Berlin Internation ...

(born 1963) – American film director to a Chilean father *

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (sometimes Alfonso Gómez-Rejón; born November 6, 1972, in Laredo, Texas) is an American film and television director. His television program credits include ''Hunters'', '' Glee'' and ''American Horror Story''. He was nomi ...

(born 1972) – American film and television director of Mexican descent, two-time Emmy Award nominee *

Heather Hemmens Heather Hemmens is an American actress, film director, and film producer. She is best known for her role as Alice Verdura in The CW series ''Hellcats'' (2010-2011). She starred as Stacy Collins in the Netflix comedy ''Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!'' ...

– American actress, film director and producer; born to a Costa Rican mother * Silvio Horta – Cuban American. He is a creator and writer (''

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''), writer (''

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'', '' Jake 2.0'') * Leon Ichaso – Cuban American. He is a director/screenwriter ('' El Super''), director ('' Ali: An American Hero'', ''

Crossover Dreams ''Crossover Dreams'' is a 1985 film directed by Leon Ichaso. The film follows salsa singer Rudy Veloz (played by musician Rubén Blades) on his rise to fame as he tries to break into the mainstream music scene. The film mostly takes place in Spa ...

'', ''

Piñero ''Piñero'' is a 2001 American biopic about the troubled life of Nuyorican poet and playwright Miguel Piñero, starring Benjamin Bratt as the title character. It was written and directed by the Cuban filmmaker, Leon Ichaso, premiered at the ...

'', ''

El Cantante ''El Cantante'' is a 2006 biographical film which stars singers Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez. The film is based on the life of the late salsa singer Héctor Lavoe, who is portrayed by Anthony. The film is told from the viewpoint of Puchi, ...

'') * Valentina L. Garza – writer and producer for

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(Cuban American) *

Neal Jimenez Neal Jimenez (May 22, 1960 – December 11, 2022) was an American screenwriter and film director, best known for the 1986 film ''River's Edge''. He was a member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1994. He won Independent Spiri ...

(born 1960) – American screenwriter and film director of Mexican descent * Emile Kuri (1907–2000) – Mexican-born American set decorator, won two Academy Awards and was nominated for six more in the category Best Art Direction * William Douglas Lansford (1922–2013) – American screenwriter, film producer, and author of English and Mexican descent * Paul Lerpae (1900–1989) – Mexican-born American special effects artist, Academy Award nominee * Lisa Loomer – playwright and screenwriter of Spanish and Romanian ancestry *

Jenée LaMarque Jenée LaMarque (born February 2, 1980, in West Covina, California) is an American writer and director, known for '' The Pretty One'' (2013), ''Spoonful'' (2012) and '' The Feels'' (2018). Career LaMarque acted in local theatre while growing up in ...

(born 1980) – American writer and director of Mexican descent *

Bill Melendez José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Melendez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was an American character animator, voice actor, film director and producer. Melendez is known for working on the ''Peanuts'' animated specials. Before ''Peanuts'', he p ...

(1916–2008) – Mexican-born American animator, director, and producer, eight-time Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee * Steven C. Melendez (born 1945) – American animator, director, and producer of Mexican descent, Emmy Award winner (son of Bill Melendez) *

Linda Mendoza Linda Mendoza Kahle is an American film director and television director. Mendoza's directorial career began in 1992, directing promotional segments for Fox and MTV. She then went on to direct/produce segments for '' Kidsongs'' and the Nickelo ...

(born 1950) – American television and film director of Mexican descent * Joe Menendez – Cuban American; TV and film director ('' Ladrón que roba a ladrón'', '' From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series'', ''

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'', '' Queen of the South'') * Adrian Molina (born 1985) – American screenwriter, storyboard artist, and animation director of Mexican descent, Emmy Award nominee * Sylvia Morales (born 1943) – American director, writer, and producer of Mexican descent, Emmy Award nominee * S.J. Main Muñoz (born 1978) – American filmmaker to a Costa Rican mother *

Gregory Nava Gregory James Nava (born April 10, 1949) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Personal life Nava was born in San Diego, of Mexican and Basque heritage. Nava graduated from St. Augustine High School in San Diego and went on t ...

(born 1949) – American director, producer and screenwriter of Mexican descent, Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee *

(born 1947) – American director and actor of Mexican descent, Emmy and Golden Globe winner *

Roberto Orci Roberto Gaston Orcí (born July 20, 1973) is a Mexican-American film and television screenwriter and producer. He began his longtime collaboration with Alex Kurtzman while at school in California. Together they have been employed on television ...

(born 1973) – Mexican-born American screenwriter and producer ('' Star Trek'', '' The Proposal'') and writer (''

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'', ''

Eagle Eye ''Eagle Eye'' is a 2008 American action-thriller film directed by D. J. Caruso and with a screenplay by John Glenn, Travis Adam Wright, Hillary Seitz and Dan McDermott from a story by McDermott. The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan ...

'', '' Star Trek'') *

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(1914–1981) – American animator and animation director of Mexican descent *

Richard Peña Richard Peña (born 1953) is a Professor of Professional Practice at the Columbia University School of The Arts. He was formerly program director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center (organizers of the New York Film Festival and the New Direc ...

– American film festival organizer,

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; professor of film studies at

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Tony Plana José Antonio Plana (born April 19, 1952) is a Cuban actor and director. He is known for playing Betty Suarez's father, Ignacio Suarez, on the ABC television show ''Ugly Betty'' and for voicing Manuel "Manny" Calavera in the video game ''Grim ...

(born 1952) – Cuban-born American actor and director (

) * Polish brothers – American screenwriters and producers to a mother of Mexican descent *

Lourdes Portillo Lourdes Portillo is a Mexican film director, producer, and writer. Biography Portillo got her first filmmaking experience at the age of twenty-one when a friend in Hollywood asked her to help out on a documentary. Her formal training began se ...

(born 1944) – Mexican-born American filmmaker *

Gabby Revilla Gabriela Revilla (born May 23, 1982) is a Nicaraguan-born American film director and producer and writer. She began her career as a talent booker within the areas of music, celebrity, sports and theater for television, live events, interactive, an ...

– Nicaraguan-born American film director and producer and writer *

Georgina Garcia Riedel Georgina Garcia Riedel is an American filmmaker and scriptwriter. Biography Riedel was born and raised in Arizona, a first generation American with Mexican parents. She attended the American Film Institute from where she graduated with an MFA i ...

– American filmmaker and scriptwriter of Mexican descent * Jonas Rivera (born 1971) – American producer with Pixar films of Mexican descent, Academy Award winner * Robert Rodríguez (born 1968) – American director, producer and screenwriter of Mexican descent *

Phil Roman Philip Roman (born December 21, 1930) is an American animator and the director of the ''Peanuts'' and ''Garfield'' animated specials. He is the founder of animation studios Film Roman and Phil Roman Entertainment. Early life Philip Roman was ...

(born 1930) – American animation director of Mexican descent, founder of Film Roman animation studio, six-time Emmy Award winner * George A. Romero – American film director, screenwriter and editor (''

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'', '' Dawn of the Dead''), creator of the ''

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'' film series; son of a

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-born father of Castilian Spanish parentage and a

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mother *

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– documentary filmmaker of Mexican origin *

Craig Saavedra Craig Michael Saavedra (born November 2, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film producer, director, and two time Tony Award-winning Broadway producer. He is married to cinematographer/director Joaquin Sedillo. Early life Saavedr ...

(born 1963) – American producer and director of Mexican descent, two-time Tony Award nominee *

Victor Salva Victor Ronald Salva (born March 29, 1958) is an American filmmaker. He has primarily worked in the horror genre, most notably as the writer-director of the commercially successful '' Jeepers Creepers'' (2001) and its sequels ''Jeepers Creepers 2'' ...

(born 1958) – American filmmaker of Mexican descent *

Jesús Salvador Treviño Jesús Salvador Treviño (born March 26, 1946 in El Paso, Texas) is an American television director of Mexican descent. He is alternatively credited under a number of names: ''Jesus Salvador Trevino'', ''Jesus Trevino'', ''Jesus Travino'', ''J ...

(born 1946) – American television director of Mexican descent, three-time Emmy Award nominee * Eduardo Sánchez – Cuban-born American director (

The Blair Witch Project ''The Blair Witch Project'' is a 1999 American supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. It is a fictional story of three student filmmakers—Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, and Josh ...

) * Johnny Sanchez (born 1958) – American actor, writer, and film producer * Amy Serrano – director, cinematographer, and writer ('' The Sugar Babies''), producer of documentary films, poet (Cuban American) *

Jaume Collet-Serra Jaume Collet-Serra (; born 23 March 1974) is a Spanish-American film director and producer. He directed the horror films '' House of Wax'' (2005), '' Orphan'' (2009), and '' The Shallows'' (2016), as well as the Liam Neeson-led thriller films '' ...

(born March 23, 1974) – Spanish-born American film director and producer *

Tony Taccone Tony Taccone (born July 4, 1951) is an American theater director, and the former Artistic Director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre in Berkeley, California. Early life Tony Taccone was born on July 4, 1951 in Queens, New York, to an Italian-America ...

– American theater director; of Italian and a Puerto Rican descentHurwitt, Robert (July 5, 2006)
"Tony Taccone: Riding high on his recent successes, theater veteran has big plans for Berkeley Rep"
''Chronicle Theater Critic''. (accessed 2009-05-18) *

Jessy Terrero Jessy Terrero (born October 7, 1972) is a Dominican film and music video director. Career Terrero appeared as an extra on the 1992 film ''Juice'' starring Tupac Shakur. According to Terrero, it was his experience on the set of the movie that in ...

– Dominican-born American film and music video director *

Carles Torrens Carles Torrens (born 1984) is a Spanish film and television director, screenwriter, editor, and producer, known for his award-winning short films and his 2011 feature film debut ''Apartment 143'' (''Emergo''). Background Torrens was born in Ba ...

(born 1984) – Spanish-born film and television director, screenwriter, editor, and producer * Gabriel Traversari (born 1963) – American actor and director of Nicaraguan descent *

Rose Troche Rose Troche (born 1964) is an American film and television director, television producer, and screenwriter. Early life and education Troche was born to Puerto Rican parents and grew up on the north side of Chicago. In an interview she stated, "M ...

(born 1964) – American film and television director, television producer, and screenwriter of Puerto Rican descent * Jose Luis Valenzuela – American theater and film director of Mexican origin * Jeff Valdez (born 1956) – American producer, writer, and studio executive of Mexican origin *

Luis Valdez Luis Miguel Valdez (born June 26, 1940) is an American playwright, screenwriter, film director and actor. Regarded as the father of Chicano film and theater, Valdez is best known for his play '' Zoot Suit'', his movie '' La Bamba'', and his cre ...

(born 1940) – American playwright and director of Mexican descent * Joseph Vasquez (1962–1995) – American independent filmmaker *

Chris Weitz Christopher John Weitz (born November 30, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his work with his brother Paul on the comedy films '' American Pie'' and '' About a Boy''; the latter earned the Weit ...

(born 1969) – American writer, producer, director; grandmother was Mexican actress

Lupita Tovar Guadalupe Natalia Tovar (27 July 1910 – 12 November 2016), known professionally as Lupita Tovar, was a Mexican-born American actress best known for her starring role in the 1931 Spanish-language version of '' Drácula'', filmed in Los Angeles b ...

* Paul Weitz (born 1965) – writer, producer, director; grandmother was Mexican actress

Hype Williams Harold Williams (born August 1, 1970) is an American music video director, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. Early life Williams was born in Queens, New York. He is of mixed African-American and Honduran descent. He attended Adel ...

(born 1970) – American music video director, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. He is of African-American and Honduran descent *

Rafael Yglesias Rafael Yglesias is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his novels, Hide Fox, And All After, A Happy Marriage, and the 1993 movie '' Fearless'', which he adapted from his own novel of the same name. He is the father of Nicholas an ...

(born May 12, 1954, New York) – American novelist and screenwriter. His parents were the novelists Jose Yglesias and Helen Yglesias. *

Rudy Zamora Joaquin Rudolfo Zamora (March 26, 1910 – July 29, 1989) was a Mexican-American animator and a prolific animation director. His credits include ''The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show'', ''The Jetsons'', ''The Smurfs'', '' The Biskitts'', ''Peanuts'', ...

(1910–1989) – Mexican-born American animator and animation director, Emmy Award nominee

Visual arts

* Laura Aguilar, artist, photographer; Mexican American * Celia Alvarez Muñoz, artist; Mexican American *

Judy Baca Judith Francisca Baca (born September 20, 1946) is an American artist, activist, and professor of Chicano studies, world arts, and cultures based at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the co-founder and artistic director of the Soc ...

, artist; Mexican American * Jean-Michel Basquiat, artist; Puerto Rican-Haitian American *

José Bernal José Bernal Romero (January 8, 1925 – April 19, 2010, known by his first name and by his paternal family name José Bernal) was a Cuban-American artist, born in Santa Clara, Cuba, in the former province of Las Villas (now Villa Clara). H ...

, artist * Rosa Maria Calles, artist and playwright * Harry Gamboa Jr., artist; Mexican American *

Soraida Martinez Soraida Martinez (born July 30, 1956 in Harlem, New York) is an American visual artist of Puerto Rican descent known for her contemporary abstract expressionist paintings and social commentary. She is the creator of the art movement, Verdadism. ...

, artist, creator of Verdadism; Puerto Rican (American) * Franck de Las Mercedes, painter; Nicaraguan American * Antonio Roybal, painter and sculptor; Mexican American *

Richard Serra Richard Serra (born November 2, 1938) is an American artist known for his large-scale sculptures made for site-specific landscape, Urban area, urban, and Architecture, architectural settings. Serra's sculptures are notable for their material q ...

, sculptor * John August Swanson, painter; Mexican American *

Jhonen Vasquez Jhonen C. Vasquez (; born September 1, 1974) is an American cartoonist, animator, screenwriter, music video director, and voice actor. He is best known for creating the comic book '' Johnny the Homicidal Maniac''—along with its spin-off comics ...

, cartoonist, comic book artist; Mexican American

Music

''See

Latin music in the United States Latin American music in the United States has long influenced popular music. Within the industry, "Latin music" influenced jazz, rhythm and blues, and country music, even giving rise to unique US styles of music including salsa, New Mexico, Te ...

Alphabetized by surname

Miguel del Aguila --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands * São Miguel (disa ...

, composer; Uruguayan American *

Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...

, singer; Ecuadorian American *

Julia Alvarez Julia Alvarez (born March 27, 1950) is an American New Formalist poet, novelist, and essayist. She rose to prominence with the novels ''How the García Girls Lost Their Accents'' (1991), '' In the Time of the Butterflies'' (1994), and ''Yo!'' ...

, author; Dominican American *

Tatyana Ali Tatyana Marisol Ali is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' from 1990 to 1996. She starred as Tyana Jones on the TV One original series ''Love That Girl!'', an ...

, singer; Panamanian American * Anacani, singer; Mexican American *

Tom Araya Tomás Enrique Araya Díaz (; born June 6, 1961) is a Chilean American musician, best known as the vocalist and bassist of American thrash metal band Slayer. Araya is ranked 58th by ''Hit Parader'' on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocali ...

, bassist and vocalist of thrash metal band Slayer; Chilean American * David Archuleta, American Idol finalist, singer and actor; Honduran American * AZ, rapper from

Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

; Dominican American * B-Real, rapper from Cypress Hill; Cuban-Mexican American *

Baby Bash Ronald Ray Bryant (born October 18, 1969), better known by his stage name Baby Bash (formerly Baby Beesh), is an American rapper. From 1995 until 1998, as part of Dope House Records, after which he changed the last part of his stage name to "Bas ...

, R&B singer; Mexican American *

Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez (; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more ...

, folk singer; Mexican American * Devendra Banhart, freak folk singer, half-Venezuelan American *

Lloyd Banks Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, alongside childhood friends 50 Cent and Tony Yayo. After th ...

, rapper, member of

G-Unit G-Unit (short for Guerilla Unit) was an American hip hop group formed by longtime friends and East Coast rappers 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, and Lloyd Banks. After amassing a string of self-released mixtapes in the early 2000s, the group released t ...

; Puerto Rican (American) *

Big Pun Christopher Lee Rios (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000), better known by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was an American rapper. Emerging from the underground hip hop scene in the Bronx borough of New York City in the e ...

; Puerto Rican (American) * Sergio Andrade, musician (bassist founder of LIFEHOUSE); Guatemalan American *

Cedric Bixler-Zavala Cedric Bixler-Zavala (born November 4, 1974) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer and lyricist of the progressive rock band The Mars Volta and the only constant member of the post-hardcore group At the Drive-In, for whic ...

, lead singer for

At the Drive-In At the Drive-In was an American post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 1994. The band's most recent line-up consisted of Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals), Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, vocals), Paul Hinojos (bass), Tony Hajjar (dru ...

and Mars Volta; Mexican American *

Rubén Blades Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), known professionally as Rubén Blades (, but in Panama and within the family), is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in th ...

, singer and actor; Panamanian American *

Ryan Cabrera Ryan Frank Cabrera ( ) (born July 18, 1982) is an American musician. He began his career as a lead singer for the Dallas band Rubix Groove before pursuing his solo career. Following the 2001 release of independent album '' Elm St.'', he released ...

, singer; Colombian American *

Irene Cara Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 – November 25, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and actress of Black, Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. Cara rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film '' Fame'', and f ...

, Grammy-nominated singer; Cuban American * Mariah Carey, singer; Venezuelan American *

Vikki Carr Florencia Vicenta de Casillas-Martínez Cardona (born July 19, 1940), known by her stage name Vikki Carr, is an American vocalist. She has a singing career that spans more than four decades. Born in El Paso, Texas, to Mexican parents, she has p ...

, singer; Mexican American *

Ingrid Chavez Ingrid Julia Chavez (born 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, actress, and visual artist. Early life Chavez was born on January 21, 1965, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and raised in Marietta, Georgia. She is of Mexican-American descent. ...

, vocalist and songwriter; Mexican American *

Chayanne Elmer Figueroa Arce (born June 28, 1968), better known under the stage name Chayanne, is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. As a solo artist, Chayanne has released 21 albums and sold over 50 million records worldwide, making him one of ...

; Puerto Rican (American) *

Chingo Bling Pedro Herrera III (born August 23, 1979 in Houston, Texas), better known by his stage name Chingo Bling, is an American rapper, producer, and comedian of Mexican descent. Early life and education Chingo attended Peddie School, a private college ...

, rapper; Mexican American *

Willy Chirino Willy Chirino (born April 5, 1947, in Consolación del Sur, Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a Cuban-American musician. Early life Following the communist revolution in Cuba, Chirino came to the United States in 1960 as part of Operation Peter Pan ...

, singer; Cuban American * Lisa Coleman, musician/composer, member of Prince and The Revolution and

Wendy & Lisa Wendy & Lisa (briefly known as Girl Bros.) are a music duo consisting of Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman. They began working with Prince in the early 1980s and were part of his band the Revolution, before branching out on their own and releasin ...

* Nichole Cordova, singer; Spanish American *

Manny Marroquin Manny Marroquin (born September 21, 1971) is an American mixing engineer.Daley, Dan (May 2005).Manny Marroquin. ''Sound on Sound''. Retrieved February 10, 2007 He has received ten Grammy awards for his professional audio work. Life and career ...

, Grammy Award-winning mixer/engineer; Guatemalan American * Celia Cruz, multiple Grammy-winning singer; Cuban American *

Cuban Link Felix Delgado (born December 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Cuban Link, is a Cuban American rapper and original member of Terror Squad. Biography Delgado was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1974. He and his family emigrated to the Unite ...

, rapper; Cuban American *

Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, composer, and actor. Known as the " King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike, he is the artist who coined ...

, Reggaeton rapper; Puerto Rican (American) *

DJ Kane Jason Cano (born in Houston, Texas), better known as DJ Kane, is an American singer who was the lead vocalist for the Latin Grammy award winning A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings from 1999 to 2003 and A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz ...

, singer; Mexican American *

Paula DeAnda Paula or PAULA may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Paula, in video game '' EarthBound'' * Paula, in ''The Larry Sanders Show'' * Paula Campbell (''EastEnders''), in 2003 Film and television * ''Paula'' (1915 film), a s ...

, R&B, pop singer; Mexican American *

Kat DeLuna Kathleen Emperatriz DeLuna (born November 26, 1987) is an American singer. DeLuna began pursuing a career as a singer when she was a teenager and later signed with Epic Records. Her debut single, " Whine Up", released in 2007, went on to become ...

, pop singer; Dominican American *

Howie Dorough Howard Dwaine Dorough (born August 22, 1973) is an American singer. He is a member of the pop vocal group Backstreet Boys. Early life Dorough was born August 22, 1973, in Orlando, Florida, where he met his friend and bandmate A.J. McLean throu ...

, singer,

Backstreet Boys Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB) are an American vocal group consisting of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson. Lou Pearlman formed the group in 1993 in Orlando, Florida. The ...

; Puerto Rican (American) *

Fabolous John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition while still a senior in high school, when he performed live on American music executive ...

, rapper; Dominican American * Fat Joe; Puerto Rican-Cuban American * Fergie, singer, Black Eyed Peas; Mexican American * Aundrea Fimbres, singer,

Danity Kane Danity Kane was an American girl group whose original and most well-known lineup comprised Aubrey O'Day, Aundrea Fimbres, Dawn Richard, Shannon Bex, and Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgett. Its most recent iteration included O'Day and Richard as a duo ...

; Mexican American * DJ Flex/Nigga, singer; Panamanian American *

Luis Fonsi Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (), is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for multiple songs, one of them being " Despacito" featuring rapper Daddy Yankee. Fonsi received his first ...

, singer; Puerto Rican (American) *

Frankie J Francisco Javier Bautista Jr. (born December 7, 1975), better known by his stage name Frankie J, is a Mexican-American singer and former member of the musical group Kumbia Kings. Born in Mexico, he grew up in San Diego and became a freestyle ar ...

, singer; Mexican American *

Mike Fuentes Michael Jay Fuentes (born July 11, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball player. He attended Florida State University, where he was the 1981 recipient of the Golden Spikes Award. Career Fuentes was selected by the Montreal Expos with ...

, drummer, percussionist, vocalist in the group Pierce the Veil; Mexican American *

Vic Fuentes Victor Vincent "Vic" Fuentes (born February 10, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known for his work with the American post-hardcore rock band Pierce the Veil. Biography Fuentes was born on February 10, 1983, in San Die ...

, singer-songwriter; Pierce the Veil; Mexican American *

Lalo Guerrero Eduardo "Lalo" Guerrero (December 24, 1916 – March 17, 2005) was an American guitarist, singer and farm labor activist best known for his strong influence on later Latin musical artists. Early life Guerrero was born in Tucson, Arizona, one o ...

, musician; Mexican American *

Albert Hammond Jr. Albert Hammond Jr. (''born'' Hammond III; born April 9, 1980) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his role as rhythm and lead guitarist, as well as occasional keyboard player and backing vocalist ...

, singer for The Strokes; Peruvian-Argentine American *

Marques Houston Marques Barrett Houston (born August 4, 1981) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and actor. A member of the R&B group Immature/IMx from 1990 until 2002, Houston went solo in 2003. As an actor, he is best known for his role as Roger Evans ...

, singer; Mexican American *

Vanessa Hudgens Vanessa Anne Hudgens (; born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. After making her feature film debut in '' Thirteen'' (2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the ''High School Musical'' film series (2006 ...

, singer and actress; Spanish-Filipino American *

Ivy Queen Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodríguez (born March 4, 1972), known professionally as Ivy Queen, is a Puerto Rican singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. She is considered one of the pioneers of the reggaeton genre, commonly referred to as the Qu ...

, Reggaeton rapper; Puerto Rican (American) *

Jim Jones James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American preacher, political activist and mass murderer. He led the Peoples Temple, a new religious movement, between 1955 and 1978. In what he called "revolutionary suicide ...

, rapper; Puerto Rican (American) * Juanes, pop-rock singer; Colombian American *

La India Linda Viera Caballero (born March 9, 1969), better known as La India, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of salsa, house music and Latin pop. La India has been nominated for both Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, winning the Latin Grammy ...

, singer; Puerto Rican (American) *

La Lupe Lupe Victoria Yolí Raymond (23 December 1936 – 29 February 1992), better known as La Lupe, was a Cuban singer of boleros, guarachas and Latin soul, known for her energetic, sometimes controversial performances. Following the release of he ...

, singer and

gay icon A gay icon is a public figure who is regarded as a cultural icon of some members of the LGBT community. The most widely recognized gay icons are often actresses and singers who garnered large LGBT fanbases, such as Judy Garland, Madonna, Diana Ros ...

; Cuban American *

Héctor Lavoe Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez (30 September 1946 – 29 June 1993), better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Lavoe is considered to be possibly the best and most important singer and interpreter in the history of salsa ...

; Puerto Rican (American) * Adrianne Leon, actress, singer-songwriter, guitarist; Puerto Rican-Ecuadorian American *

Lil Rob Roberto L. Flores (born September 21, 1975), better known by his stage name Lil Rob, is an American rapper, producer, and actor. Biography Flores was born in San Diego and raised in La Colonia de Eden Gardens, a Mexican American neighborhood i ...

, rapper; Mexican American *

Dave Lombardo David Lombardo (born February 16, 1965) is a Cuban-American drummer, best known as a co-founding member of American thrash metal band Slayer. He is currently playing drums with Testament, Fantômas, Suicidal Tendencies, Dead Cross, Mr. Bungl ...

, drummer of thrash metal band Slayer; Cuban American *

Olivia Longott Olivia Theresa Longott (born February 15, 1981) is an American R&B singer. She is best known for performing with the hip-hop group G-Unit and also known as a cast member on the VH1 reality television series '' Love & Hip Hop: New York''. Ea ...

, rapper; Cuban American * Jennifer Lopez, singer; Puerto Rican (American),

Nuyorican Nuyorican is a portmanteau of the terms "New York" and "Puerto Rican" and refers to the members or culture of the Puerto Ricans located in or around New York City, or of their descendants (especially those raised or currently living in the N ...

* Demi Lovato, singer and actress; Mexican American *

Lumidee Lumidee Cedeño (born October 13, 1984) is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. She quickly rose to fame in 2003 with the release of her song "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)", which peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, ...

, singer; Puerto Rican (American) *

Víctor Manuelle Víctor Manuel Ruiz Velázquez (born September 27, 1968), known professionally as Víctor Manuelle, is an American salsa musician, known to his fans as ''El Sonero de la Juventud'' ("The Singer Of Youths"). He is identified primarily with ''s ...

, Salsa singer; Puerto Rican (American) * Marc Anthony, singer, actor; Puerto Rican (American), Nuyorican *

Martika Marta Marrero (born May 18, 1969), better known by her stage name Martika ( ), is an American pop singer and actress. She released two internationally successful albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which sold over four million copies wor ...

, Grammy-nominated singer; Cuban American * MC Magic, R&B singer; Mexican American *

Angie Martinez Angela Martinez (born January 9, 1971) is an American radio personality, rapper, singer, and actress. Nicknamed "The Voice of New York" during her two-decade tenure at New York City station HOT 97 (WQHT), she left that position in 2014 to jo ...

, radio personality; Puerto Rican (American) *

Cruz Martínez Cruz Martínez (born June 21, 1972) is an American record producer and musician. He is a former member of the Tejano band La Sombra. In 1999, he joined the cumbia music group Los Kumbia Kings, created by A.B. Quintanilla. In 2007, he created ...

, producer, songwriter and keyboardist from group Los Super Reyes; Mexican American * S.A. Martinez, lead singer of 311; Mexican American *

Ricky Martin Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...

, singer; Puerto Rican (American) * Natalie Mejia, singer,

Girlicious Girlicious was an American girl group originally formed by Robin Antin, creator of the Pussycat Dolls, from The CW reality TV show '' Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious''. The group was originally signed to Geffen Records and composed of membe ...

; Cuban-Mexican American * Christina Milian, singer and actress; Cuban American *

Chino Moreno Chino Moreno (born Camillo Wong Moreno, June 20, 1973) is an American musician who is best known as the lead vocalist, primary lyricist and contributing guitarist of the metal band Deftones. He is also a member of the side-project groups Team S ...

, lead singer of

Deftones Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by Chino Moreno (vocals, guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Dominic Garcia (bass). During their first f ...

; Mexican American *

Chris Montez Chris Montez (born Ezekiel Christopher Montañez on January 17, 1943) is an American guitarist and vocalist, whose stylistic approach has ranged from rock & roll to pop standards and Latin music. His rock sound is exemplified in songs such as hi ...

; Mexican American * Dave Navarro, lead guitar

Jane's Addiction Jane's Addiction is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1985. The band consists of vocalist Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery. Jane's Addiction was one of the first bands fr ...

; Mexican American * Asia Nitollano, Member of The

Pussycat Dolls Pussycat or Pussy Cat may refer to: * Cat, a domestic feline Music Bands * Pussycat (band), a Dutch country and pop group * The Pussycats, a 1960s Norwegian rock band * The Pussycats, a group signed to Kama Sutra Records Albums * '' Pussy Ca ...

; Mexican-Puerto Rican American * N.O.R.E, hip hop recording artist; Puerto Rican (American) *

Colby O'Donis Colby O'Donis Colón (; born March 14, 1989) is an American singer. He is best known as the featured artist in Lady Gaga's 2008 single " Just Dance", which spent more than eleven months on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He is also known for his le ...

, singer; Puerto Rican (American) *

Don Omar William Omar Landrón Rivera (born February 10, 1978), better known by his stage name Don Omar, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. On September 1, 2017, he announced that he would retire after a ...

, Reggaeton Rapper; Puerto Rican (American) *

Jeannie Ortega Jeannette "Jeannie" Ortega (born November 19, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, writer, and journalist. She made her recording debut in 2006 with the album ''No Place Like BKLYN'' at the age of 19. The album featured the h ...

singer; Puerto Rican (American) *

Karina Pasian Karina Pasian (born July 18, 1991) is an American singer. Life and career Karina Pasian was born in New York City and is of Dominican descent. Her first language was Russian, and she can sing in six other languages, including English, Spanis ...

, singer; Dominican-Armenian American * Pee Wee, singer and actor; Mexican American *

Jennifer Peña Jennifer Marcella Peña (born September 17, 1983) is an American Tejano/Latin pop singer who has sold over 3.5 million records internationally. Peña was born in San Antonio, Texas, and is the third and youngest daughter of Jaime and Mary Peñ ...

, singer; Mexican American *

Chris Pérez Christopher Gilbert Pérez (born August 14, 1969) is an American guitarist, best known as lead guitarist for the Tejano band Selena y Los Dinos. He married the frontwoman of the group, Selena, on April 2, 1992. Pérez grew up in San Antonio, Tex ...

, guitarist from group

Kumbia All Starz Los Kumbia All Starz are an American musical group from Corpus Christi, Texas, created by A.B. Quintanilla. Kumbia All Starz are not to be confused with Los Kumbia Kings although some members are originally from Los Kumbia Kings. Their 2006 debut ...

; Mexican American *

Rudy Pérez Rudy Amado Pérez (born May 14, 1958) is a Cuban-born American musician, songwriter, composer, producer, arranger, sound engineer, musical director and singer, as well as entertainment entrepreneur, and philanthropist. His area of specialty is b ...

, composer and producer; Cuban American *

Pitbull Pit bull is a term used in the United States for a type of dog descended from bulldogs and terriers, while in other countries such as the United Kingdom the term is used as an abbreviation of the American Pit Bull Terrier breed. The term was f ...

, rapper; Cuban American *

Carlos Ponce Carlos Armando Ponce Freyre Jr. (born September 4, 1972) is a Puerto Rican actor, musician, model, and television personality. Ponce began his acting career by participating in Spanish language soap operas for Televisa and Telemundo. Ponce contin ...

, singer; Puerto Rican-Cuban American *

Tito Puente Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz ...

; Puerto Rican (American) * A.B. Quintanilla III, producer, songwriter and bass guitarist from group

; Mexican American *

Gabriel Ríos Gabriel Ríos (born August 25, 1978 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican singer songwriter. Biography Gabriel was born in Puerto Rico, to Puerto Rican parents, and was raised on the island until the age of 17. He then relocated to the cit ...

, pop singer; Puerto Rican (American) *

Jenni Rivera Dolores Janney "Jenni" Rivera Saavedra (July 2, 1969 – December 9, 2012) was an American singer known for her work within the Regional Mexican music genre, specifically in the styles of Banda, Mariachi and Norteño. In life and death, sever ...

, was an American singer, songwriter, actress, television producer, spokesperson, philanthropist and entrepreneur *

Zack de la Rocha Zacharias Manuel de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, and political activist. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Rage Against the Machine. Through both Rage Agains ...

vocalist,

Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or shortened to simply Rage) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commer ...

; Mexican American * Albita Rodríguez, Grammy-winning singer; Cuban American *

Omar Rodríguez-López Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He has formed or played in several bands, including the Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Antemasque, and Bosnian Rainbows. He was the bassist for the ...

, lead guitar for

and Mars Volta; Puerto Rican (American) *

Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a retired American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American ...

, rock singer; Mexican American *

Paulina Rubio Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as " The Golden Girl" and " Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as a member of the successful pop group Timbiriche from 1982 through 1991. Af ...

, singer; Mexican American * Michele Ruiz, broadcaster and CEO SaberHacer.com; Panamanian American *

Hope Sandoval Hope Sandoval (born June 24, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter who is the lead singer of Mazzy Star and Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions. Sandoval has toured and collaborated with other artists, including Massive Attack, for whom she san ...

, singer,

Mazzy Star Mazzy Star is an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Santa Monica, California, from remnants of the group Opal. Founding member David Roback's friend Hope Sandoval became the group's vocalist when Kendra Smith left Opal. Mazzy St ...

; Mexican American *

Sonny Sandoval Paul Joshua "Sonny" Sandoval (born May 16, 1974) is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter. He is best known as co-founder and the lead vocalist of metal band P.O.D. Biography Sandoval was born in San Diego, California. to a Chamorro-Hawa ...

lead singer of P.O.D.; Mexican American * Carlos Santana, musician; Mexican American *

Juelz Santana LaRon Louis James (born February 18, 1982), better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper and member of East Coast hip hop group The Diplomats, also known as Dipset. He is best known for his appearances on Cam'ron's 2002 si ...

, rapper and member of

The Diplomats The Diplomats (also known as Dipset) is an American hip hop collective formed in 1997 by childhood friends Cam'ron and Jim Jones in Harlem, New York. The group was originally composed of Cam'ron, Jim Jones and Freekey Zekey, all of whom gre ...

; Dominican American *

Kike Santander Flavio Enrique "Kike" Santander Lora is a Colombian-American composer, record producer, arranger and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the principal Latino composers of the day, having worked with artists such as David Bisbal, Cristia ...

, composer and producer; Colombian *

Gustavo Santaolalla Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla (born 19 August 1951) is an Argentine musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for composing his film scores with his collaborator and acclaimed director Alejandro González Iñárritu, which composed the ...

, composer, winner of two

Oscars The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

for "

Brokeback Mountain ''Brokeback Mountain'' is a 2005 American neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx, the screenplay was written by ...

' and ' Babel'; Argentine American *

Gilberto Santa Rosa Gilberto Santa Rosa Cortés, nicknamed "El Caballero de la Salsa" (The Gentleman of Salsa) (born August 21, 1962), is a Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero. He is a six time Grammy Award winner and has sold over three million ...

, Salsa singer; Puerto Rican (American) *

Gabe Saporta Gabriel Eduardo Saporta (born October 11, 1979) is an Uruguayan-American musician and entrepreneur. From the years 2005 until 2015, he was the lead vocalist and founder of the electropop band Cobra Starship. On November 10, 2015, after nearly ...

, lead singer of Cobra Starship; Uruguayan American *

Jon Secada Juan Francisco Secada Ramírez (born October 4, 1961), better known as Jon Secada, is a Cuban-born American singer. He has won two Grammy Awards and sold 15 million records, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. His music fu ...

, two-time Grammy-winning singer; Cuban American *

Selena Selena Quintanilla Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer. Called the " Queen of Tejano music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mex ...

, singer; Mexican American *

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is n ...

, singer; Colombian American * Sheila E., percussionist; Mexican American *

South Park Mexican Carlos Coy (born October 5, 1970), known professionally as SPM (an initialism for South Park Mexican), is an American rapper, songwriter, founder of Dope House Records, and convicted sex offender. His stage name is derived from the South Park ...

, rapper; Mexican American *

T-Bone (rapper) Rene Francisco Sotomayor, better known by the stage name T-Bone, is a Christian rapper. His father was Nicaraguan and his mother is Salvadoran. His name came from being called 'Bones' as a youngster because he was very skinny. The 'T' was "ad ...

, rapper; Nicaraguan-Salvadoran American *

Taboo A taboo or tabu is a social group's ban, prohibition, or avoidance of something (usually an utterance or behavior) based on the group's sense that it is excessively repulsive, sacred, or allowed only for certain persons.''Encyclopædia Britannica ...

, rapper, Black Eyed Peas; Mexican American *

Abel Talamantez Abel ''Hábel''; ar, هابيل, Hābīl is a Biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within Abrahamic religions. He was the younger brother of Cain, and the younger son of Adam and Eve, the first couple in Biblical history. He was a shepher ...

, singer and dancer from group Los Super Reyes; Mexican American * Olga Tañon, merengue singer; Puerto Rican (American) *

Thalía Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (; born 26 August 1971), known mononymously as Thalía, is a Mexican singer and actress. Referred to as the " Queen of Latin Pop", she is considered one of the most successful and influential Mexican artists. Havi ...

, singer and actress; Mexican American *

Melody Thornton Melody Thornton (born September 28, 1984) is an American singer and television personality. After graduating high school, Thornton became one the main vocalists of the pop girl group the Pussycat Dolls and released the albums '' PCD'' (2005) an ...

, singer,

; Mexican American *

Tony Touch Joseph Anthony Hernandez (born July 2, 1969), professionally known as Tony Touch, is an American hip hop break dancer, rapper, record producer and DJ of Puerto Rican descent. Career Tony Touch began as a B-boy during the rap music renaissance ...

, DJ; Puerto Rican (American) *

Robert Trujillo Roberto Agustín Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz (; born October 23, 1964) is an American musician, best known as the bassist for heavy metal band Metallica since 2003. He first rose to prominence as the bassist of crossover thrash ban ...

, bassist of thrash metal band Metallica; Mexican American * Jose Valdes, jazz pianist; Mexican American *

Ritchie Valens Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens was killed ...

, singer; Mexican American *

Jaci Velasquez Jacquelyn "Jaci" Davette Velasquez (Spanish ''Jaci Velásquez'', born October 15, 1979) is an American actress and contemporary Christian and Latin pop singer and songwriter, performing in both English and Spanish. Velasquez has sold almost ...

, singer and actress; Mexican American * Julieta Venegas, singer; Mexican American * Carlos Vives, singer; Colombian American *

, music video and film director; Honduran American *

JR Writer Rusty Brito (born May 28, 1985) better known by his stage name J.R. Writer, is a Dominican American rapper and freestyle champion. He was also a member of East Coast hip hop group The Diplomats. Career Writer is from Harlem, New York. He has re ...

rapper and member of

; Dominican American *

Selena Gomez Selena Marie Gomez ( ; born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress and producer. Gomez began her acting career on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004). As a teenager, she rose to prominence for starring a ...

, singer, fashion designer, actress, and record producer; Mexican American *

Ricardo Arjona Edgar Ricardo Arjona Algadeoro (born 19 January 1964), known as Ricardo Arjona (), is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter. Arjona is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 80 million records so ...

, Grammy-winning singer; Guatemalan

Groups

* Aventura, Bachata; Dominican-Puerto Rican American *

Crooked Stilo Crooked Stilo is a hip-hop duo formed by brothers Victor and Johnny Lopez, known for combining hip hop with cumbia, with some reggaeton influences. Career The duo released three albums with Univision Music Group Univision Music Group is ...

, brother Latino rappers; Salvadoran American * Cypress Hill, Rap group; Mexican-Cuban-Puerto Rican American *

El Gran Combo El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, commonly known as El Gran Combo, is a Puerto Rican salsa orchestra based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2012, it was often considered Puerto Rico's most successful musical group. The ...

; Puerto Rican (American) *

Intocable Intocable ("Untouchable" in English) is an American band from Zapata, Texas that plays Regional Mexican music; specializing in Norteño and Tejano music. It was started by friends Ricardo Javier Muñoz and René Orlando Martínez in the ear ...

, Tejano group; Mexican American *

, Cumbia group; Mexican American *

Kumbia Kings The Kumbia Kings were a Mexican-American cumbia group from Corpus Christi, Texas, created by A.B. Quintanilla. Their music encompasses the styles of cumbia (hence their name), hip hop, and R&B. They produce songs in both Spanish and English. ...

, Cumbia group; Mexican American *

La Mafia La Mafia is a five-time Grammy Award-winning musical group. It has its roots in the Northside neighborhood of Houston, Texas, and has charted a course as a Latin music band. History La Mafia was founded in 1980 in Houston, TX. Vocalist Osca ...

, Tejano group; Mexican American *

Los Illegals Los Illegals is an American Chicano punk band from Los Angeles. Formed in 1979 artist/muralist Willie Herrón (keyboards, vocals), civil rights activist Jesus "Xiuy" Velo (bass), drummer Bill Reyes, and guitarist brothers Manuel and Antonio "Tony ...

, punk rock band; Mexican American * Los Lobos, R&B, Rock band; Mexican American *

Los Lonely Boys Los Lonely Boys are an American musical group from San Angelo, Texas. They play a style of music they call "Texican Rock n' Roll," combining elements of rock and roll, Texas blues, brown-eyed soul, country, and Tejano. The band consists of th ...

R&B, Rock band; Mexican American * Los Super Reyes, Cumbia group; Mexican American * Luny Tunes, production duo; Dominican American *

Nina Sky Nina Sky is an American musical duo consisting of identical twins Nicole and Natalie Albino. Their debut single "Move Ya Body", released from their self-titled debut album in 2004, was a success, reaching number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 10 ...

, twin sister singers; Puerto Rican (American) *

Prima J Prima J is an American musical duo, composed of cousins Jessica and Janelle Martinez. Jessica (born on May 25, 1988) and Janelle (born on August 26, 1988) came up with their stage name by combining the letter "J" in each of their given names w ...

, Pop/Hip-Hop Duo; Mexican American *

Question Mark & the Mysterians ? and the Mysterians (or Question Mark and the Mysterians) are an American garage rock band from Bay City and Saginaw in Michigan, initially active between 1962 and 1969. Much of the band's music consisted of electric organ-driven garage rock a ...

, punk rock band; Mexican American *

Thee Midniters Thee Midniters were an American rock group, among the first Chicano rock bands to have a major hit in the United States. They were one of the best known acts to come out of East Los Angeles in the 1960s, with a cover of " Land of a Thousand Dan ...

, rock and soul group; Mexican American * Voices of Theory, R&B boy group *

Wisin & Yandel Wisin & Yandel is a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo consisting of Wisin and Yandel. They started their career in the late 1990s and have been together since, winning several awards including a Grammy Award in 2009. They became the first and the onl ...

; Puerto Rican (American)

Reality show stars

* David Archuleta -

American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...

contestant; Honduran American * Amanda Avila -

contestant; Mexican American * Christopher Badano - Uruguayan American,

American Idol (season 1) The first season of ''American Idol'' premiered on June 11, 2002 (under the full title ''American Idol: The Search for a Superstar'') and continued until September 4, 2002. It was won by Kelly Clarkson. The first season was co-hosted by Ryan Seacr ...

contestant * John Paul (J.P.) Calderon - Survivor: Cook Islands contestant; Costa Rican American * Jessie Camacho - Survivor: Africa contestant; Puerto Rican American * Jason Castro, Colombian American,

American Idol (season 7) The seventh season of ''American Idol'', the annual reality show and singing competition, began on January 15, 2008, and concluded on May 21, 2008. Ryan Seacrest continued to host the show with Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson retur ...

contestant * Rodolfo (Rudy) Cárdenas - Venezuelan American, Top 24 contestant,

American Idol (season 6) The sixth season of ''American Idol'' premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company as a two-night, four-hour premiere special on January 16 and January 17, and ran until May 23, 2007. Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson returned to judge once ...

* Jose "Pepi" Diaz - Cuban American, The Apprentice 5 contestant *

Sandra Diaz-Twine Sandra Diaz-Twine (born July 30, 1974) is an American television personality who became known for her appearances on the reality game show '' Survivor''. She won the first two seasons she appeared on, '' Survivor: Pearl Islands'' and '' Survivor ...

- Puerto Rican American, Survivor: Pearl Islands Winner * Jennifer Fuentes - Cuban American,

American Idol (season 2) The second season of ''American Idol'' premiered on January 21, 2003, and continued until May 21, 2003. The title of show was shortened from ''American Idol: The Search for a Superstar'' of Season 1 to just ''American Idol''. Brian Dunkleman quit ...

contestant * Nathan Gonzalez - Cuban American, Survivor: Cook Islands contestant *

Jaslene Gonzalez Jaslene González (born May 29, 1986) is an American model, television host, and winner of Cycle 8 of ''America's Next Top Model''. Biography Gonzalez was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Humboldt Park, Chicago. She attended Notre Dame High S ...

- Puerto Rican American,

America's Next Top Model (season 8) The eighth cycle of ''America's Next Top Model'' aired from February 28, 2007 to May 16, 2007, and was the second season of the series to be aired on The CW network. The winner, similar to all of the cycles aired on The CW network, received repr ...

Winner * David Hernandez - Mexican American,

contestant * Adriel Herrera - Mexican American,

contestant *

Allison Iraheta Allison Iraheta (; born April 27, 1992) is an American singer from Los Angeles, California, who was the fourth place finalist on the eighth season of ''American Idol''. Prior to ''Idol'', Iraheta won the Telemundo competition ''Quinceañera: Mam� ...

contestant; Salvadoran American * Danny Jimenez - Cuban American, The Amazing Race 2 and

The Amazing Race 11 ''The Amazing Race 11'' (also known as ''The Amazing Race: All-Stars'') is the eleventh season of the American reality television show ''The Amazing Race''. It featured eleven teams of two, ten returning teams from previous editions, and a dating ...

contestant * Oscar (Ozzy) Lusth - Mexican American, runner-up, Survivor: Cook Islands runner-up, Survivor: Micronesia contestant *

Ashley Massaro Ashley Marie Massaro (May 26, 1979 – May 16, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, reality television contestant and model. She was best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and for her appearance on '' Survivor: ...

- Cuban American, Survivor: China contestant,

WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and vari ...

Diva,

Playboy ''Playboy'' is an American men's Lifestyle magazine, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from H ...

Cover Girl * Oswald Mendez - Cuban American, The Amazing Race 2 and

contestant * Naima Mora - Mexican American,

America's Next Top Model (season 4) The fourth season of ''America's Next Top Model'' aired in spring 2005, with the shooting location being moved from New York City to Los Angeles. The catchphrase of the season was "Dive In." These were the last appearances of Janice Dickinson and ...

Winner * Lydia Morales - Puerto Rican American, Survivor: Guatemala contestant *

Cesar Millan César Felipe Millán Favela (; ; born August 27, 1969) is a Mexican-American dog trainer. He is widely known for his Emmy-nominated television series ''Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan'', which was produced from 2004 to 2012 and is broadcast i ...

- Mexican American, Star of " Dog Whisperer" * Danny Noriega - Mexican American,

contestant * Jorge Nuñez - Puerto Rican American,

American Idol (season 8) The eighth season of ''American Idol'' premiered on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2009. Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson continued to judge the show's contestants, along with Ryan Seacrest as host. The se ...

contestant *

Tito Ortiz Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz (; born January 23, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist and politician. He is currently signed to the Combate Americas promotion. Ortiz is best known for his stints with the Ultimate Fighting Championship ...

- Mexican American, contestant on

The Apprentice (U.S. Season 7) ''The Apprentice'' is a Reality competition, reality talent game show franchise originally aired in 2004 in the United States. Created by U.S.-based British producer Mark Burnett, the show depicts contestants from around the country with variou ...

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

fighter * Janu Tornell - Cuban American, Survivor: Palau contestant *

Mario Vazquez Mario Adrián Vázquez (born June 15, 1977) is an American singer from The Bronx, New York City. He competed on American Idol's fourth season, which aired on the FOX network in early 2005. Biography Early life Raised by his single mother, A ...

- Puerto Rican American,

contestant, semi-finalist * Nick Verreos - Venezuelan American,

Project Runway ''Project Runway'' is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on December 1, 2004. The series focuses on fashion design. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted by time, mater ...

contestant * Rita Verreos - Venezuelan American, Survivor: Fiji contestant

Fashion

Christy Turlington Christy Nicole Turlington Burns (born January 2, 1969) is an American model and humanitarian. She represented Calvin Klein's Eternity campaign in 1989 and again in 2014, and also represents Maybelline. Turlington was named one of '' Glamour'' ...

, fashion model; Salvadoran American * Marisol Deluna, fashion designer; Spanish American *

Carolina Herrera Carolina Herrera (born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño; 8 January 1939) is a Venezuelan-American fashion designer known for her personal style, and for dressing various First Ladies, including Jacqueline Onassis, Laura Bush, Michell ...

, fashion designer; Venezuelan American * Yoanna House, fashion model; Mexican American *

, fashion model; Puerto Rican * Naima Mora, fashion model; Mexican American *

Oscar de la Renta Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo (22 July 1932 – 20 October 2014), known professionally as Oscar de la Renta, was a Dominican fashion designer. Born in Santo Domingo, he was trained by Cristóbal Balenciaga and Antonio del Castillo. De la Renta ...

, fashion designer; Dominican American

Business

Hector Ruiz Hector de Jesus Ruiz Cardenas (born December 25, 1945) is the chairman and CEO of Advanced Nanotechnology Solutions, Inc. and former CEO & executive chairman of semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD). Ruiz is the author of ' ...

, Chairman and CEO of AMD

Advanced Micro Devices Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. While it initially manufact ...

* Ralph Alvarez, President and CEO of

McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast food chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hambur ...

Corporation. * Michael Cordúa, restaurateur, entrepreneur, businessman, award-winning self-taught chef; Nicaraguan American* * Roberto Goizueta, former CEO of Coca-Cola. * Raul J. Fernandez, entrepreneur, CEO and Chairman of ObjectVideo, and Co-Owner of the

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, a ...

Washington Wizards The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays ...

, and

Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Mystics compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference ...

; Cuban-Ecuadorian American * Maria Elena Lagomasino, former CEO of JP Morgan Private Bank * David Martinez, managing partner of Fintech Advisory *

Arte Moreno Arturo "Arte" Moreno (born August 14, 1946) is an American businessman. On May 15, 2003, he became the first Mexican-American to own a major sports team in the United States when he purchased the Anaheim Angels baseball team from the Walt Disney ...

, first Hispanic owner of a Major League Baseball club. * George Muñoz, President of Muñoz Investment Banking Group, LLC. * Michele Ruiz, founder, President and CEO of SaberHacer.com * Joseph A. Unanue, founder and former president of Goya Foods. *

Richard Velazquez Richard Velazquez is a nationally recognized leader in the Hispanic community and in business. Velazquez leads international marketing for Amazon Alexa for Latin America and Australia/New Zealand, and the Smart TV segment. Prior to this, Velazqu ...

, first Puerto Rican automotive designer for Porsche, first Puerto Rican

Xbox Xbox is a video gaming brand created and owned by Microsoft. The brand consists of five video game consoles, as well as applications (games), streaming services, an online service by the name of Xbox network, and the development arm by the ...

Product Planner, co-founder and President of NSHMBA Seattle. * Maria Vizcarrondo-De Soto, President and CEO of the United Way of Essex and West Hudson *

Luis von Ahn Luis von Ahn (; born 19 August 1978) is a German-Guatemalan entrepreneur and a consulting professor in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is known as one of the pioneers of crowdsourcin ...

, computer scientist known as one of the pioneers of the idea of crowdsourcing. Founder of the company reCAPTCHA, which was sold to Google in 2009; Guatemalan American

Civil activists

* Carlos Cadena, activist; Mexican American *

Sal Castro Sal, SAL, or S.A.L. may refer to: Personal name * Sal (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname Places * Sal, Cape Verde, an island and municipality * Sal, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province * Ca ...

, activist *

César Chávez Cesar Chavez (born Cesario Estrada Chavez ; ; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later merg ...

, labor leader; Mexican American *

Linda Chavez-Thompson Linda Chavez-Thompson (born August 3, 1944)Franklin, "Labor's Message Heard in Clear New Voice," ''Chicago Tribune,'' October 30, 1995. is a second-generation Mexican-AmericanKarsko, "Success of Unions, Middle Class Are Linked, Labor Advocate Say ...

, labor leader; Mexican American * Angelo Falcón, political scientist; President and Founder, National Institute for Latino Policy * Hector P. Garcia, activist; Mexican American *

Gustavo C. Garcia Gustavo "Gus" C. Garcia (July 27, 1915 – June 3, 1964) was an American civil rights attorney. Garcia worked with fellow attorney Carlos Cadena in the landmark case '' Hernández v. Texas'' (1954), arguing before the US Supreme Court for the e ...

, activist; Mexican American *

Rodolfo Gonzales Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales (June 18, 1928 – April 12, 2005) was a Mexican-American boxer, poet, political organizer, and activist. He was one of many leaders for the Crusade for Justice in Denver, Colorado. The Crusade for Justice was an urb ...

, activist; Mexican American * John J. Herrera, activist; Mexican American *

Dolores Huerta Dolores Clara Fernández Huerta (born April 10, 1930) is an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Cesar Chavez, is a co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organiz ...

, labor leader; Mexican American *

Nativo Lopez Nativo Lopez-Vigil (born Larry Lopez; October 3, 1951 – May 19, 2019) was an American political leader and immigrant rights activist in Southern California. Lopez was a national president of the Mexican American Political Association and the nat ...

, activist; Mexican American * Angel G. Luévano, labor leader; Mexican American * Camilo Mejía, former Staff Sergeant of the Florida National Guard and anti-war activist; Nicaraguan American *

Lloyd Monserratt Lloyd Monserratt (December 2, 1966 – January 9, 2003), was an American political activist and Director of Constituent Services for the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, where he trained a number of future La ...

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

political and community leader *

Eugene Nelson Eugene Nelson (1929–1999) was a radical American writer and labor leader. He was born in Modesto, California. Growing up on farms, he twice saw his family's home and his garden taken over by bankers. He then lived in towns all over California, ...

, labor leader *

Baldemar Velasquez Baldemar Velásquez (born February 15, 1947)''Hispanic Americans Information Directory,'' 1991, p. 408. is an American labor union activist. He co-founded and is president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO. He was named a MacArthur ...

, activist; Mexican American

Education

Jaime Escalante Jaime Alfonso Escalante Gutiérrez (December 31, 1930 – March 30, 2010) was a Bolivian-American educator known for teaching students calculus from 1974 to 1991 at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. Escalante was the subject of the 19 ...

, teacher; Bolivian American * Richard A. Tapia, member of the

National Science Board The National Science Board (NSB) of the United States establishes the policies of the National Science Foundation (NSF) within the framework of applicable national policies set forth by the President and the Congress. The NSB also serves as an ind ...

, the governing board of the

National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National ...

Religion

* Miguel D'Escoto, Roman Catholic priest and former foreign minister; Nicaraguan American *

Patrick Flores Patricio Fernández Flores (July 26, 1929 – January 9, 2017) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served from 1979 to 2004 as archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas, bishop of the Diocese of El Paso in Texa ...

, former Roman Catholic Archbishop of

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. He was the first Hispanic archbishop in the United States. * Elias Gabriel Galvan,

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

of the

United Methodist Church The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelic ...

Miguel A. De La Torre Miguel A. De La Torre (born 6 October 1958) is a professor of Social Ethics and Latino Studies at Iliff School of Theology, author, and an ordained Southern Baptist minister. Biography Born in Cuba months before the Castro Revolution, De La ...

, Professor of Social Ethics and author of numerous books on Hispanic religiosity; Cuban American

Architects

* Monica Ponce de Leon, first Hispanic architect to receive the National Design Award in Architecture from the Smithsonian; has received over 12 Progressive Architecture Awards and the Design Award Medal from the Academy of Arts and Letters; first Hispanic dean at the University of Michigan * Joseph Phillip Martinez, first Mexican-American in the 20th century to receive a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University. He was the founding Dean at The New School of Architecture; he previously taught at UC Berkeley. His broad professional practice has garnered various awards including a National AIA Presidential Award, Normal Heights Restoration Plan, and a National AIA Citation, Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School. He was named by the National Association of Land Grant Universities and Colleges as Alumni of the Century for the University of California San Diego—only other Mexican-American honored was Henry Cisneros from Texas A&M University. He was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from California Rural Legal Assistance; moreover, he was honored by Barrio Station with a Lifetime Achievement Award. For more than 40 years his Eclectic Design Methodology has resulted in a portfolio of unique works of Architecture, he is the “Father of Chicano Architecture”. In addition to professional practice, he is a staff writer for ByDesign E-magazine via UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design.

Sports

Baseball

Dennis Martínez José Dennis Martínez Ortiz (born May 14, 1955), nicknamed "El Presidente" (The President), is a Nicaraguan professional baseball pitcher. Martínez played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, Cleveland India ...

- Pitcher, Perfect Game. Nicaraguan-American *

Felipe Alou Felipe Rojas Alou (born May 12, 1935) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder, first baseman, and manager. He managed the Montreal Expos (1992–2001) and the San Francisco Giants (2003–2006). The first Dominican to play regularly in the ...

- player, manager; Dominican * Frank Arellanes - MLB player *

Jorge Cantú Jorge Luís Cantú Guzmán (born January 30, 1982) is an American-born Mexican professional baseball infielder for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Cincin ...

- MLB infielder *

Eric Chavez Eric Cesar Chavez (born December 7, 1977) is an American professional baseball coach and former third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics (1998–2010), New York Yankees (2011–2012), and Arizona Diamondb ...

MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

third baseman *

Roberto Clemente Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker (; August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball right fielder who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After his early death, he was pos ...

- Hall of Fame outfielder *

Marvin Benard Marvin Larry Benard (born January 20, 1970) is a Nicaraguan former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants. Personal life Benard moved to Los Angeles with his mother and father wh ...

- MLB player; Nicaraguan American * Chad Cordero - MLB relief pitcher *

Pat Corrales Patrick Corrales (born March 20, 1941) is an American former professional baseball catcher, manager, and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1964 to 1973, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds as well as the Philadelphia Phillies, S ...

- MLB player, manager, and coach * Edwin Encarnacion - MLB third baseman *

Johnny Estrada Johnny Pulado Estrada III (born June 27, 1976) is an American former professional baseball catcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, and Washington N ...

- MLB catcher *

Andre Ethier Andre Everett Ethier (; born April 10, 1982) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 to 2017 and is second all-time in post-season appearances as a Do ...

- MLB outfielder *

Brian Fuentes Brian Christopher Fuentes (; born August 9, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Minnesota Twins, Oakland A ...

relief pitcher, 3 time All-Star *

Rafael Furcal Rafael Antoni Furcal (born October 24, 1977) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Miami Marlins. With St. Louis, he ...

baseball player *

Mike Garcia (AL pitcher) Edward Miguel "Mike" Garcia (November 17, 1923 – January 13, 1986), nicknamed "Big Bear" and "Mexican Mike", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Garcia was born in San Gabriel, California, and grew up in Orosi, ...

pitcher *

Nomar Garciaparra Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (; born July 23, 1973) is an American retired Major League Baseball player and current SportsNet LA analyst. After playing parts of nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played shortstop, third ...

- MLB infielder *

Lefty Gomez Vernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez (November 26, 1908 – February 17, 1989) was an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, Gomez played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1930 and 1943 for the New York Yankees and the Washingt ...

pitcher, Hall of Fame member * Adrian Gonzalez - MLB infielder *

Eddie Guardado Edward Adrian Guardado (born October 2, 1970) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher and current bullpen coach. Guardado played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins (–, ), Seattle Mariners (–), Cincinnati Reds (–) ...

- MLB pitcher *

Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez (born October 20, 1953) is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman who played the majority of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. Hernandez was a five-time All-Star who shared the 1979 NL MVP ...

- baseball player *

Adam LaRoche David Adam LaRoche (born November 6, 1979) is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks ...

- MLB first baseman *

Andy LaRoche Andrew Christian LaRoche (born September 13, 1983) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, and Toronto Blue Jays. La ...

- MLB infielder *

Evan Longoria Evan Michael Longoria (born October 7, 1985), nicknamed "Longo", is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays from 2008 through 2017, and the S ...

- MLB infielder *

Juan Marichal Juan Antonio Marichal Sánchez (born October 20, 1937), nicknamed "the Dominican Dandy", is a Dominican former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three teams from 1960 to 1975, almost entirely the San Francisco Giant ...

- hall of fame *

Buck Martinez John Albert "Buck" Martinez (born November 7, 1948) is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager, and is currently the television play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Blue Jays. He played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball ( ...

- MLB player, manager, and commentator * Sid Monge - MLB relief pitcher, All Star * Carlos Muñiz - MLB relief pitcher * Sandy Nava - first Mexican American player in the Major Leagues, infielder *

Jesse Orosco Jesse Russell Orosco (born April 21, 1957) is a Mexican American former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who holds the major league record for career pitching appearances, having pitched in 1,252 games. He pitched most notably for the New ...

- MLB pitcher *

Jorge Orta Jorge Orta Núñez (born November 26, 1950) is a Mexican former professional baseball second baseman and outfielder. He played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1972 to 1987 for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Los An ...

- MLB second baseman *

Manny Parra Manuel Alex Parra (born October 30, 1982) is an American professional baseball player who is a free agent. He has played as a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds. Early life Parra graduated from Ca ...

- MLB pitcher * David Ortiz - MLB

designated hitter The designated hitter (DH) is a baseball player who bats in place of another position player, most commonly the pitcher. The position is authorized by Major League Baseball Rule 5.11. It was adopted by the American League in 1973 and later by th ...

; Dominican American *

Óliver Pérez Óliver Pérez Martínez (born August 15, 1981) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, ...

- New York Mets Pitcher; Mexican American * Albert Pujols - baseball player; Dominican American *

Carlos Quentin Carlos José Quentin (born August 28, 1982) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres. In 2008 and 2011, Quentin was sel ...

- MLB outfielder; Mexican American * Omar Quintanilla - MLB player, shortstop * Horacio Ramírez - pitcher; Mexican American *

Manny Ramirez Manuel Arístides Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30, 1972) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for parts of 19 seasons. He played with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, L ...

- baseball player; Dominican American * Rudy Regalado - MLB infielder; Mexican American *

Anthony Reyes Anthony Loza Reyes (born October 16, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He pitched primarily as a starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians. ...

- MLB pitcher; Mexican American * Jose Reyes - baseball player; Dominican American *

Alex Rodriguez Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975), nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman, businessman and philanthropist. Rodriguez played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the ...

- baseball player * Rich Rodriguez (L.H. pitcher) - MLB pitcher * Freddy Sanchez -

infielder; Mexican American *

Alfonso Soriano Alfonso Guilleard Soriano (born January 7, 1976) is a Dominican former professional baseball left fielder and second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, and Chicago C ...

- baseball player; Dominican American *

Miguel Tejada Miguel Odalis Tejada ( Tejeda; born May 25, 1974) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for six teams, most notably the Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles, befor ...

- Dominican American *

Mike Torrez Michael Augustine Torrez (born August 28, 1946) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) starting pitcher. In an 18-season career, he pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals (1967–1971), Montreal Expos (1971–1974), Baltimore Orioles (1 ...

- MLB player pitcher *

Fernando Viña Fernando Viña (''VEEN-ya'') (born April 16, 1969) is a Cuban-American former Major League Baseball second baseman and former MLB analyst for ESPN. His parents Andres and Olga emigrated from Cuba in 1968. From through , Viña played for the Se ...

- MLB second baseman *

Ted Williams Theodore Samuel Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, primarily as a left fielder, for the Boston Red Sox from 1 ...

- Hall of Fame third baseman with the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eigh ...

; half-Mexican American * Michael Young - baseball player

Basketball

* Manu Ginobili, NBA player *

Luis Scola Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (born April 30, 1980) is an Argentine former professional basketball player and current executive who currently serves as the chief executive officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese. ...

, NBA player *

Fabricio Oberto Fabricio Raúl Jesús Oberto (; born March 21, 1975) is an Argentine-Italian color analyst and former professional basketball player. At , he played as a center and power forward. With the LNB club Atenas, in his native Argentina, Oberto began ...

, NBA player *

Carlos Delfino Carlos Francisco Delfino (born August 29, 1982) is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He holds dual citizenship in both Italy and Argentina. Standing at , he ...

, NBA player *

Wálter Herrmann Walter Herrmann Heinrich (born June 26, 1979) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. He is listed at 6'9" and 225 lbs. He was a key member of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team that won the gold medal durin ...

, NBA player * Andres Nocioni, NBA player * Al Cueto, NBA player * Andres Guibert, NBA player *

Gilbert Arenas Gilbert Jay Arenas Jr. (; born January 6, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Arenas attended Grant High School in the Valley Glen district of Los Angeles, and accepted a scholarship offer to the University of Arizona lat ...

, NBA player * Lazaro Borrell, NBA player * Rebecca Lobo, WNBA player *

Brook Lopez Brook Robert Lopez (born April 1, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played two years of college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal. Lopez was selecte ...

, NBA player *

Robin Lopez Robin Byron Lopez (born April 1, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the 15th pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns, was trad ...

, NBA player * Francisco García, NBA player *

Al Horford Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso (born June 3, 1986) is a Dominican professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Big Al", Horford is a five-time NBA All-Star and is the highest paid L ...

, NBA player * Tito Horford, NBA player *

Charlie Villanueva Charlie Alexander Villanueva Mejia (born August 24, 1984) is a Dominican-American former professional basketball player who played for the Toronto Raptors, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons and Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Associat ...

, NBA player * Luis Flores, NBA player * Felipe López, NBA player *

Eduardo Najera Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footba ...

, NBA player *

Earl Watson Earl Joseph Watson Jr. (born June 12, 1979) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA ...

, NBA player *

Mark Aguirre Mark Anthony Aguirre (born December 10, 1959) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Aguirre was chosen as the first overall pick of the 1981 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks after playing thre ...

, NBA player *

Horacio Llamas Horacio Llamas Grey (born July 17, 1973) is a Mexican former professional basketball player. He played two seasons with the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA), becoming the first Mexican-born player in NBA history. Early y ...

, NBA player * Rolando Blackman, NBA player; Panamanian American * Ruben Garces, NBA player; Panamanian American * Stuart Gray, NBA player; Panamanian American *

Carmelo Anthony Carmelo Kyam Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been named an NBA All-Star ten times and an All-NBA Team ...

, NBA player *

Carlos Arroyo Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez (born July 30, 1979) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player, and reggaeton singer. Arroyo had previously played in the National Basketball Association with the Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, ...

, NBA player *

José Juan Barea José Juan Barea Mora (born June 26, 1984) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for Northeastern University before joining the Mavericks in 2006 and becoming only the seventh Puerto Ric ...

, NBA player * Guillermo Diaz, NBA player *

Butch Lee Alfred "Butch" Lee Jr. (born December 5, 1956) is a Puerto Rican retired professional basketball player. Lee was the first Puerto Rican and first Latin American-born athlete to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), accomplishing thi ...

, NBA player * Jose "Piculin" Ortiz, NBA player *

Peter John Ramos Peter John Ramos Fuentes (born May 23, 1985) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player and professional wrestler. He is the sixth athlete from Puerto Rico to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the third drafted ...

, NBA player * Ramon Rivas, NBA player *

Daniel Santiago Daniel Gregg Santiago (born June 24, 1976) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. A center, he had a collegiate career in the NCAA and NAIA. His professional career saw him play in the NBA, the Baloncesto Superior Nacional of ...

, NBA player *

Esteban Batista Esteban Damián Batista Hernández (born September 2, 1983) is a Uruguayan professional basketball player for Club Nacional de Football of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball. He was the first ever Uruguayan to play in the NBA. Professional career ...

, NBA player *

Trevor Ariza Trevor Anthony Ariza (born June 30, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won an NBA championship in his first stint with the Lakers in 2009 ...

, NBA player * Óscar Torres, NBA player *

Carl Herrera Carl Víctor Herrera Allen (born December 14, 1966) is a retired Trinidadian-born Venezuelan basketball player. A power forward, he was part of the Houston Rockets National Basketball Association championship teams of the mid-1990s. He was the f ...

, NBA player

Boxing

* Paulie Ayala - world champion boxer * Gaby Canizales - bantamweight world champion boxer *

Orlando Canizales Orlando Canizales (born November 25, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 1999. He held the IBF bantamweight title between July 1988 and December 1994. Early life Canizales who is of Mexican descent was bor ...

- bantamweight world champion boxer *

Michael Carbajal Michael Carbajal (born September 17, 1967) is an American five-time world boxing champion of Mexican descent. His nickname was "Little Hands Of Stone," after his favorite boxer,"Hands Of Stone" Roberto Durán. Amateur career Carbajal had an amat ...

Bobby Chacon Bobby Chacon (November 28, 1951 – September 7, 2016) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1972 to 1988. He held titles in two weight classes, including the WBC featherweight title from September 1974 to June 1975 and the WBC su ...

- boxer *

Rocky Juarez Ricardo "Rocky" Juárez (born April 15, 1980) is an American former professional boxer. He is a former WBC Silver featherweight champion and a multiple-time world title challenger. Juarez was known over his career for his aggressive fighting styl ...

Diego Corrales Diego "Chico" Corrales Jr. (August 25, 1977 – May 7, 2007) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2007. He was a multiple-time world champion in two weight divisions, having held the IBF super featherweight title from 199 ...

- super featherweight and lightweight champion; Mexican-Colombian American * Juan Díaz - WBA and WBO and IBF world lightweight champion * Robert Guerrero - boxer, current IBF featherweight champion * Genaro Hernandez - boxer, super featherweight champion * Robert Garcia - boxer, IBF featherweight title * Delia Gonzalez - boxer * Paul Gonzales - boxer * Genaro Hernandez - boxer, super featherweight champion *

Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya ( , ; born on February 4, 1973) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. His accolades include winning 11 world titles in six weight classes, including the lineal championshi ...

- boxer, promoter * David Obregon - professional boxer; Nicaraguan American *

Manuel Ortiz (boxer) Manuel Ortiz (July 2, 1916 – May 31, 1970) was an American professional boxer in the bantamweight division and one of the very best boxers of the 1940s, and was named to Ring Magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years. In 1 ...

- professional boxer *

Sergio Mora Sergio Mora (born December 4, 1980) is an American former professional boxer. He is a former WBC light middleweight champion, and twice challenged for the WBA (Regular) middleweight title. He was the first winner of NBC's '' The Contender'' s ...

- boxer *

John Ruiz John Ruiz (born January 4, 1972) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2010, and held the WBA heavyweight title twice between 2001 and 2005. Ruiz is of Puerto Rican descent, and is the first Latino boxer to win a w ...

- boxer * Mia St. John - boxer *

Johnny Tapia John Lee Anthony Tapia (February 13, 1967 – May 27, 2012) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2011. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the unified IBF and WBO super flyweight title ...

- boxer * Fernando Vargas - boxer *

Miguel Cotto Miguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez (born October 29, 1980) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2017. He is a multiple-time world champion, and the first Puerto Rican boxer to win world titles in four weight classes, ...

- boxer *

Wilfredo Gómez Wilfredo Gómez RiveraWilfred Benítez Wilfred "Wilfredo" Benítez (born September 12, 1958) is an American-born Puerto Rican former professional boxer and the youngest world champion in the sport's history. Earning his first of three career world titles in separate weight division ...

- boxer * Héctor Camacho - boxer * Edwin Rosario - boxer * Juan Manuel López (boxer), Juan Manuel Lopez - boxer * Iván Calderón (boxer), Iván Calderón - boxer * Félix Trinidad - boxer * Yuriorkis Gamboa - boxer * Yan Bartelemí - boxer * Kid Chocolate - boxer * José Nápoles - boxer * Kid Gavilan - boxer * Joel Casamayor - boxer * Guillermo Rigondeaux - boxer * Canelo Álvarez - Mexican professional boxer

American Football

*Raul Allegre - National Football League, NFL placekicker *Tony Casillas - retired NFL defensive lineman *Tom Fears - NFL wide receiver; Mexican American *Tom Flores - NFL coach *Jeff Garcia - football quarterback *Joe Kapp - retired NFL quarterback; Mexican American *J. P. Losman - NFL quarterback; Mexican American *Max Montoya - retired NFL guard *Knowshon Moreno - NFL running back (Denver Broncos); Mexican American *Zeke Moreno - former NFL linebacker *Anthony Muñoz - retired NFL offensive guard, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame; Mexican American *Jim Plunkett - quarterback; Mexican American *Tony Romo - quarterback (Dallas Cowboys); Mexican American *Mark Sanchez - quarterback (New York Jets); Mexican American *Jose Cortez - football placekicker *Roberto Garza - offensive line left guard (Chicago Bears); Mexican American

Golf

*Nancy Lopez; Mexican American *Tony Lema *Chi Chi Rodriguez; Puerto Rican (American) *Lee Trevino; Mexican American *Camilo Villegas; Colombian American *Lorena Ochoa; Mexican American

Martial artists

* Paul Buentello - UFC, Mixed martial arts * Carlos Condit - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter * Nathan Diaz - Mixed martial artist * Nick Diaz - UFC /

* Efrain Escudero - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter * Leonard Garcia - WEC, Mixed martial arts *Roger Huerta -

fighter; Mexican-Salvadoran American * Juanito Ibarra - Mixed martial arts fighter/boxing trainer *Diana López (taekwondo), Diana López - Taekwondo *Mark López - Taekwondo *Ruby Lopez - Taekwondo *Steven López - Taekwondo, 2 time gold medalist, the most decorated Taekwondo athlete in the history of the sport * Gilbert Melendez - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter *

- UFC / Mixed martial arts * Damacio Page - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter * Manny Rodriguez - Mixed martial arts fighter/Heavyweight Champion * Diego Sanchez - UFC / Mixed martial arts * Eddie Sanchez - Mixed martial arts fighter * Frank Shamrock - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter * Mia St. John - Taekwondo champion and boxer * Miguel Torres (fighter), Miguel Torres - WEC / Mixed martial arts fighter * Charlie Valencia - Mixed martial arts fighter *Javier Vazquez (fighter), Javier Vazquez - WEC / Mixed martial arts fighter * Cain Velasquez - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter * Joey Villasenor - Mixed martial arts fighter

Football

*Esteban Arias - defender C.D. Chivas USA *Chris Armas - soccer player *Ivan Becerra - soccer forward for Columbus Crew *Carlos Bocanegra - Major League Soccer, MLS soccer * Cuauhtemoc Blanco - defender Chicago Fire S.C., Chicago Fire *Jonathan Bornstein - defender and midfielder C.D. Chivas USA *Jose Burciaga Jr. - Major League Soccer *Edgar Eduardo Castillo - defender Santos Laguna *Ramiro Corrales - San Jose Earthquakes *Jorge Flores (footballer born 1989), Jorge Flores - C.D. Chivas USA *José Francisco Torres - midfielder Pachuca *Francisco Gomez (soccer, born 1979), Francisco Gomez - USL Premier Development League *Herculez Gomez - Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer *Miguel Gonzalez (soccer), Miguel Gonzalez - New England Revolution Major League Soccer *Sonny Guadarrama - midfielder for Atlético Morelia *Diego Gutiérrez (soccer, born 1972), Diego Gutierrez - midfielder Major League Soccer *Brad Guzan - Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper MLS Chivas USA *Daniel Hernández (soccer, born 1976), Daniel Hernandez - Major League Soccer *Christian Jimenez - MLS player *Freddy Juarez - defender Carolina RailHawks *Rodrigo López (soccer, born 1987), Rodrigo López (soccer) - midfielder C.D. Chivas USA *Antonio Martínez (footballer, born 1977), Antonio Martínez - midfielder C.D. Chivas USA *Pablo Mastroeni - defensive midfielder Colorado Rapids *Mike Muñoz (soccer player) - midfielder USL First Division *Michael Orozco Fiscal - defender for San Luis F.C. *Jesús Padilla - forward C.D. Guadalajara *Shea Salinas - forward San Jose Earthquakes *Orlando Perez - C.D. Chivas USA *Antonio de la Torre (soccer), Antonio de la Torre - defender for the Atlanta Silverbacks USL First Division *Arturo Torres (soccer, born 1980), Arturo Torres - soccer player *Tab Ramos - soccer player *José Francisco Torres - midfielder Primera Division de Mexico *Martin Vasquez - retired midfielder, assistant coach C.D. Chivas USA *Guillermo Ochoa - Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club América

Wrestlers

* Aaron Aguilera - professional wrestler * The Bella Twins - professional wrestlers * Chavo Guerrero Jr. - WCW, ECW and World Wrestling Entertainment, WWE * Eddie Guerrero - World Wrestling Entertainment, WWE * Hector Guerrero - professional wrestler * Mando Guerrero - professional wrestler *Gino Hernandez - professional wrestler * Jessica Martin - professional wrestler *Candice Michelle - professional wrestler; Costa Rican American * Rey Mysterio Jr. - World Wrestling Entertainment, WWE * Melina Perez - professional wrestler *Milena Roucka - professional wrestler; Costa Rican American * Tito Santana - WWF wrestler * José Luis Jair Soria - professional wrestler * Enrique Torres - professional wrestler *Eve Torres - WWE Diva; Nicaraguan American *Alicia Fox - WWE Diva; Dominican-Panamanian American

Other sports

*Benjamin Agosto - figure skater *Tony Alva - legendary skateboarder; Mexican American *Rudy Galindo - figure skater *Scott Gomez - hockey player *Pancho Gonzalez - tennis player; Mexican American *Roberto Guerrero - racing driver *George Hincapie - road bicyclist; Colombian American *Juan Pablo Montoya - car racer (Formula One and NASCAR) *Derek Parra - speed skater, Olympic gold medalist; Mexican American *Stacy Peralta - legendary skateboarder; Mexican American *Paul Rodriguez Jr. - professional skateboarder; Mexican American *Alberto Salazar - marathoner, coach until he was banned for life *Ismael Valenzuela - jockey, Kentucky Derby winner *Patrick Valenzuela - jockey, Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner

Politics

* Ted Cruz – United States Senator representing Texas and first Hispanic American to hold that position Tom Perez (cropped)

* Blanca Alvarado – politician, served on City Council and Board of Supervisors for San Jose, California * Alex Blanco – politician, mayor of Passaic, New Jersey * Fernando Cabrera (politician), Fernando Cabrera – New York City Council member * Nelson Castro (politician), Nelson Castro – politician from the state of New York * Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez – 65th Secretary of State of New York, serving in the Cabinet of Governor David Paterson * Marcos Devers – member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives * Grace Diaz – politician, Democratic State Representative from Rhode Island representing District 11 in the city of Providence, Rhode Island * Adriano Espaillat – member of the United States House of Representatives * Rafael Espinal – politician who won the open 54th district seat in the New York State Assembly in a special election held on September 13, 2011 * Julissa Ferreras – Democratic member of the New York City Council * Nick Fuentes – Paleoconservative commentator and internet personality *Frances Garcia – former mayor of Hutchinson, Kansas * Norma García – former mayor of Mercedes, Texas and Hidalgo County treasurer * William Lantigua – politician in Massachusetts, Dominican born and raised * Guillermo Linares – Dominican Democratic member of the New York State Assembly * Miguel Martinez (politician), Miguel Martinez – former New York City Council member from Council District 10 in Upper Manhattan in New York City * Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – member of the United States House of Representatives, youngest women ever elected to the U.S house. * Joseline Peña-Melnyk – politician, represents District 21 in the Maryland House of Delegates *Geovanny Vicente, Geovanny Vicente Romero – Hispanic political analyst, Professor and international consultant based in Washington, D.C. * Cesar A. Perales – Secretary of State of New York currently serving in the Cabinet of Governor Andrew Cuomo * Thomas Perez – Democratic National Committee Chairman, United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, United States Secretary of Labor, US Secretary of Labor-designate; parents are Dominicans * Ydanis Rodríguez – currently a Democratic New York City Council member from the borough of Manhattan *Marco Rubio – United States Senator representing Florida * Angel Taveras – lawyer and mayor of Providence, Rhode Island; of Dominican descent; first Hispanic mayor of the city *Julian Castro, Julián Castro – 2020 Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States; 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2014 to 2017; mayor San Antonio, Texas from 2009 until 2014.

Models

* Melanie Iglesias

Scientists

*Joseph M. Acaba, Joseph M. Acabá, American astronaut of Puerto Rican descent *Luis Walter Alvarez (1911–1988), American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968 for development of the hydrogen bubble chamber *Walter C. Alvarez, Walter Clement Alvarez medicine doctor, author of books on medicine *Walter Alvarez, geologist, postulator of the Chicxulub crater, asteroid-impact theory for the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event *Serena M. Auñón, astronaut * Elsa Salazar Cade, Mexican American entomologist and educator * Fernando Caldeiro, Argentine American astronaut * Franklin Chang-Diaz, Costa Rican American astronaut *France A. Córdova, former NASA chief scientist (Mexican American) *F. J. Duarte, Frank J. Duarte, laser physicist and author *Martha E. Bernal (1931–2001), Mexican-American clinical psychologist, first Latina to receive a psychology PhD in the United States *Antonia Novello (b. 1944), Puerto Rican physician, 14th Surgeon General of the United States, first woman and first Hispanic to hold the position *Sarah Stewart (cancer researcher), Sarah Stewart (1905–1976), Mexican-American microbiologist; discovered the Polyomavirus *Helen Rodríguez Trías (1929–2001), Puerto Rican American pediatrician, advocate for women's reproductive rights *Melba J. T. Vasquez (b. 1951), counseling psychologist and first Latina president of the American Psychological Association *Lydia Villa-Komaroff (b. 1947), Mexican-American cellular biologist; third Mexican American woman in the United States to receive a PhD in the sciences *Rodolfo Llinás, Rodolfo Llinas (b. 1934), Colombian American neuroscientist *John Garcia (psychologist), John Garcia, psychologist *Sidney M. Gutierrez, Mexican American astronaut *Jose Hernández (astronaut), Jose Hernández, Mexican American astronaut *Christopher Loria, astronaut *Todd Martinez, Theoretical chemist and MacArthur Fellows Program, MacArthur Fellow *Mario Molina, Nobel Prize-winning chemist (Mexican American) *Carlos I. Noriega, Mexican American astronaut *Ellen Ochoa, Mexican American astronaut *John D. Olivas, Mexican American astronaut *George D. Zamka, Colombian American astronaut

Journalism

* Jacqueline Alemany, journalist * Cecilia Alvear, television journalist; Ecuadorian American * María Celeste Arrarás, journalist and TV news presenter * Julie Banderas, TV news presenter * Bárbara Bermudo, journalist and TV news presenter * Ilia Calderón, television journalist; Colombian American * Rachel Campos-Duffy, television news host * María Antonieta Collins, journalist and TV news presenter * Jose Diaz-Balart, journalist and TV news presenter * Carmen Dominicci, television journalist * Patricio G. Espinoza, freelance journalist; Ecuadorian American * Giselle Fernández, television journalist * Luis de la Garza, TV and radio host * Juan Gonzalez (journalist), Juan Gonzalez, investigative journalist * Cork Graham, imprisoned in Vietnam for illegal entry, illegally entering the country while looking for buried treasure, treasure buried by Captain Kidd; Ecuadorian American * Kimberly Guilfoyle, TV news presenter * Maria Hinojosa, journalist * Bryan Llenas, television news reporter * Lynda Lopez, journalist and TV news presenter * Maria Molina, television meteorologist and journalist * Natalie Morales (journalist), Natalie Morales, television journalist * Soledad O'Brien, newscaster (Cuban from her maternal side) * Raul Peimbert, television journalist * Satcha Pretto, journalist and television news presenter; Honduran American * John Quiñones, television journalist * Jorge Ramos (news anchor), Jorge Ramos, journalist and TV news presenter * Birmania Ríos, television journalist; Dominican American * Geraldo Rivera, talk-show host, journalist * Maggie Rodriguez television journalist * Michele Ruiz newscaster; Panamanian American journalist and TV news presenter * María Elena Salinas, journalist and TV news presenter * Maria Elvira Salazar, journalist and TV news presenter * Rubén Salazar, legendary slain journalist * Lauren Sánchez, newscaster * Rick Sanchez (journalist), Rick Sanchez, newscaster * Cristina Saralegui, journalist and TV show host * Pedro Sevcec, journalist and TV news presenter * Carley Shimkus, TV news presenter * Ray Suarez, television and radio journalist * Hector Tobar, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist; Guatemalan American * Elizabeth Vargas, television journalist

Literature

* Mercedes de Acosta (1893–1968) – poet and playwright, also known for her lesbian affairs with Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich. * Felipe Alfau (1902–1999) – Catalan novelist and poet. *Rudolfo Anaya (1937–2020) – Mexican-American author of ''Bless Me, Ultima'' * Jaime de Angulo (1887–1950) – linguist, novelist, and ethnomusicologist in the western United States. He was born in Paris of Spanish parents. * Estelle Anna Lewis (1824–1880) – United States poet and dramatist. She was of English and Spanish descent. * Ivan Argüelles – American poet and brother of Jose Argüelles. * Alexander Argüelles – American linguist and son of Ivan Argüelles. *Miguel Algarín (1941–2020) – Puerto Rican author and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Café *

– writer; Dominican American *Jimmy Santiago Baca – poet; Mexican American * Hilario Barrero – Spanish poet and teacher. * Stephen Vincent Benét (July 22, 1898 – March 13, 1943) – American author, poet, short story writer, and novelist. *Giannina Braschi (b. 1953) – Puerto Rican author of Spanglish classic novel Yo-Yo Boing! *Fray Angelico Chavez – poet, historian, painter *Sandra Cisneros (b. 1954) – Mexican-American author of ''The House on Mango Street'' *Judith Ortiz Cofer (1952–2016) – Puerto Rican author of ''Silent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood'' *Angie Cruz (b. 1972) – Dominican-American author of ''Let It Rain Coffee'' *Nelson Denis (b. 1954) – Puerto Rican author of ''War Against All Puerto Ricans'' and former New York State Assemblyman *Junot Diaz – writer; Dominican American *Francisco Goldman – writer; Guatemalan American * Manuel Gonzales (1913–1993) – Spanish born-American Disney comics artist. * Jessica Hagedorn – Filipino-American playwright, writer, poet, storyteller, musician, and multimedia performance artist, to a Scots-Irish-French-Filipino mother and a Filipino-Spanish father. *Oscar Hijuelos – Cuban-American writer * Amber L. Hollibaugh – American writer, film-maker and political activist. She is the daughter of a Romani people, Romany father of Romani people in Spain, Spanish descent and an Irish mother. * Christianne Meneses Jacobs – publisher of the only U.S. Spanish-language children's magazine; Nicaraguan American * Andrew Jolivétte – American author and lecturer of Spanish partially descent. * Lynda Lopez – author and journalist based in New Yorkers in journalism, New York City *Patricia Santos Marcantonio – Mexican-American novelist and short story writer * Odón Betanzos Palacios (1925–2007) – poet, novelist and Spanish literary critic. * Carmen M. Pursifull – English-language free verse poet and former New York City Latin dance and Latin American music figure in the 1950s. She is of Puerto Rican and Spanish descent. * Anaïs Nin – born Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell, was an American author born to Spanish-Cuban parents in France, where she was also raised. *Horacio Peña (Author), Horacio Peña – professor, writer, and poet; Nicaraguan American * George Rabasa – American writer and author * Matthew Randazzo V – American true crime writer and historian. He is of Sicilian-American, Isleños, Isleño, and Cajun descent. *Alberto Rios (b. 1952) – Mexican-American poet, Arizona's first poet first state poet laureate *Benjamin Alire Sáenz (b. 1954) – Mexican-American author of ''Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club'' * George Santayana (1863–1952) – Spanish born, philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist. *Luis Senarens (1865–1939) – Cuban-American science fiction author of ''The Frank Reade Library,'' the most popular sci-fi Dime Novel series of the 19th century. *Sergio Troncoso (b. 1961) – Mexican-American author of ''The Last Tortilla and Other Stories'' and ''Crossing Borders: Personal Essays'' * Geovanny Vicente – political strategist, international consultant and columnist who writes for CNN. * Jose Yglesias (November 29, 1919 – November 7, 1995) – American novelist and journalist. Yglesias was born in the Ybor City section of Tampa, Florida, and was of Cuban and Spanish descent. His father was from Galicia. *

(born May 12, 1954, New York) – American novelist and screenwriter. His parents were the novelists Jose Yglesias and Helen Yglesias.

United States Armed Forces

* Joseph B. Aviles, Sr., Joseph B. Avilés (1897–1990), served in the U.S. Navy and later in the Coast Guard; in 1925, became the first Hispanic Chief Petty Officer in the US Coast Guard; Puerto Rican, lived in Maryland * Rafael Celestino Benítez (1917–1999), highly decorated submarine commander who led the rescue effort of the crew members of the USS ''Cochino'' during the Cold War * José M. Cabanillas (1901–1979), Puerto Rican executive Officer of the USS ''Texas'', which participated in the invasions of North Africa and the Battle of Normandy (D-Day) during World War II; died in Virginia * Iván Castro, U.S. Army officer who has continued serving on active duty in the Special Forces despite losing his eyesight; parents are Puerto Rican * Joseph H. De Castro (1844–1892), first Hispanic American to be awarded the Medal of Honor * Richard Carmona, American physician and public health administrator * Adolfo Fernández Cavada, captain in the Union Army during the American Civil War who later served as Commander-in-Chief of the Cinco Villas during Cuba's Ten Year War *Federico Fernández Cavada, colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War and later Commander-in-Chief of all the Cuban forces during Cuba's Ten Year War * Mercedes O. Cubria, lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army; first Cuban-born female officer in the US Army * Julius Peter Garesché, lieutenant colonel in the Union Army who served as Chief of Staff, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans * Ambrosio José Gonzales, colonel in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War * José Manuel Hernández, popular Venezuelan caudillo, army general, congressman, presidential candidate and cabinet member who was also involved in numerous insurrections. Lived in exile in US from 1911 to his death in 1921 * Narciso López, Venezuelan soldier and adventurer, known for four filibuster expeditions aimed at liberating Cuba from Spain in the 1850s * Carmen Contreras-Bozak (1919–2017), first Hispanic to serve in the U.S. Women's Army Corps, where she served as an interpreter and in numerous administrative positions; Puerto Rican; lives in Tampa, FloridaYoung woman's life defined by service in Women's Army Corps
* Linda Garcia Cubero, Linda García Cubero, former U.S. Air Force officer; of Mexican-American-Puerto Rican descent * Ruben A. Cubero, Rubén A. Cubero, highly decorated member of the U.S. Air Force; first Hispanic graduate of the US Air Force Academy to be named Dean of the Faculty of the academy; parents were Puerto RicanBrigadier General Ruben A. Cubero
, Retrieved August 15, 2011 * Alberto Díaz Jr., first Hispanic Director of the San Diego Naval District and Balboa Naval Hospital; Puerto Rican born and raised * Rafael O'Ferrall, United States Army officer; first Hispanic of Puerto Rican descent to become the Deputy Commanding General for the Joint Task Force at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba * Salvador E. Felices (1923–1987), first Puerto Rican to reach the rank of major general (two-star) in the U.S. Air Force; died in Florida * Diego E. Hernández, retired US Navy officer; first Hispanic to be named Vice Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Puerto Rican resident of Miami * Lester Martínez López, MD, MPH (born 1955), first Hispanic to head the Army Medical and Research Command at Fort Detrick, Maryland * Carlos Lozada (Medal of Honor), Carlos Lozada (1946–1967) member of the U.S. Army; one of five Puerto Ricans who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for their actions in combat; Puerto Rican born, raised in New York City * Angel Mendez, Ángel Méndez (1946–1967) U.S. Marine, posthumously awarded the Navy Cross * Virgil Rasmuss Miller (1900–1968), U.S. Army officer who served as Regimental Commander of the 442d Regimental Combat Team, a unit composed of "Nisei" (second generation Americans of Japanese descent), during World War II * Héctor Andrés Negroni, Puerto Rican historian, senior aerospace defense executive, author; first Puerto Rican graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy; lives in Vienna, Virginia * Antonia Novello, Puerto Rican physician and public health administrator; US Surgeon General * María Inés Ortiz (1967–2007), first American nurse to die in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom; first Army nurse to die in combat since the Vietnam War; parents were Puerto Rican Frederic Louis Riefkohl

* José Antonio Páez, Venezuelan leader who fought the War of Independence. President of Venezuela once it was independent of the Gran Colombia (1830–1835; 1839–1843; 1861–1863). He lived in New York City during his years in exile and died there in 1873 * Gabriela Spanic, Patricia Spanic, captain in the US Army. She is sister of soap opera actress Gabriela Spanic. * Erneido Oliva, major general; former deputy commander of the D.C. National Guard * Marion Frederic Ramirez de Arellano, Marion Frederic Ramírez de Arellano (1913–1980), submarine commander in the US Navy; first Hispanic submarine commanding officer * Frederick Lois Riefkohl (1889–1969), Puerto Rican officer in the U.S. Navy; first Puerto Rican to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and to be awarded the Navy Cross; lived and died in Florida * Rudolph W. Riefkohl (1885–1950), U.S. Army officer; instrumental in helping the people of Poland overcome the 1919 typhus epidemic * Manuel Rivera Jr. (1959–1991), first American serviceman of Puerto Rican descent to die in Operation Desert Shield"Style"; New York Times; by: Nadine Brozan; August 11, 1992
/ref> * Pedro N. Rivera, retired Puerto Rican US Air Force officer; in 1994 became the first Hispanic medical commander in the Air Force; lives in Alexandria, Virginia * Elmelindo Rodrigues Smith (1935–1967), U.S. Army soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War; of Puerto Rican descent * Augusto Rodríguez (soldier), Augusto Rodríguez, Puerto Rican officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War; immigrated to the US in the 1850s"The Puerto Rican Diaspora: historical perspectives"; By Carmen Teresa Whalen, Víctor Vázquez-Hernandez; page 176; Publisher: Temple University Press; ; * Pedro Rodríguez (soldier), Pedro Rodríguez (1912–1999), earned two Silver Stars within a seven-day period during the Korean War; Puerto Rican; died in Washington, D.C.Arlington National Cemetery
/ref> * Fernando E. Rodríguez Vargas (1888–1932), Puerto Rican odontologist (dentist), scientist and a major in the US Army; discovered the bacteria which causes cavities; died in Washington, D.C. * Félix Rodríguez (Central Intelligence Agency), Félix Rodríguez, U.S. Army helicopter pilot, former CIA officer known for his involvement in the Bay of Pigs Invasion and his involvement in the capture and interrogation of Che Guevara * Lola Sánchez (Confederate spy), Lola Sánchez, Confederate spy during the American Civil War; played an instrumental role in the Confederate victory in the Battle of Horse Landing"The Latino Experience in U.S. History"; publisher: Globe Pearson; pages 155-157; * José Agustín Quintero, Cuban born Confederate diplomat to Mexico, based in Monterrey * Loreta Janeta Velazquez (1842 – c. 1902), aka Lieutenant Harry Buford, Cuban-born woman who claimed that she masqueraded as a male Confederate soldier during the American Civil War * Hector E. Pagan, Héctor E. Pagán, U.S. Army officer; first Hispanic of Puerto Rican descent to become Deputy Commanding General of the US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina * José M. Portela, retired officer of the U.S. Air Force; served in the position of Assistant Adjutant General for Air while also serving as commander of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard * Maritza Sáenz Ryan, U.S. Army officer; head of the Department of Law at the US Military Academy; first woman and first Hispanic West Point graduate to serve as an academic department head; Puerto Rican father, Spanish motherPointer View
/ref> * Héctor Santiago-Colón (1942–1968), one of five Puerto Ricans posthumously presented with the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration awarded by the U.S.; Puerto Rican from New York * Frances M. Vega (1983–2003), first female soldier of Puerto Rican descent to die in a combat zone, in Operation Iraqi Freedom * Pedro del Valle (1893–1978), U.S. Marine Corps officer; first Hispanic to reach the rank of lieutenant general; in 1900 his family emigrated to the US and became US citizens * Humbert Roque Versace (1937–1965), American U.S. Army officer of Puerto Rican-Italian descent; awarded the US' highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his heroic actions while a prisoner of war during the Vietnam Warhttp://www.elboricua.com/MedalHonor.html Puerto Rican Medal of Honor

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