- Lucille Roybal-Allard
Lucille Roybal-Allard (born June 12 1941), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 33rd and 34th District of California (map), which includes downtown Los Angeles. She was born in Boyle Heights, California, the daughter of Representative Edward R. Roybal and Lucille Beserra Roybal. She was educated at Ramona Convent Secondary School in Alhambra, California, … - Loretta Sanchez
Loretta Sanchez (born January 7 1960), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997. She currently represents the 47th Congressional District of California (map) in central Orange County. - Ed Pastor
Edward Lopez "Ed" Pastor, American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing (map). The district includes most of downtown and southern Phoenix, along with most of Glendale. He was born in Claypool, Arizona, was educated at Arizona State University and was an assistant to Arizona Governor Raúl Castro and a Maricopa County Supervisor before entering the House. - Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 - December 31, 1972) was a Major League Baseball right fielder and right-handed batter. He was elected to the Hall of Fame posthumously in 1973 as the first Hispanic American to be selected, and the only exception to the mandatory five-year post-retirement waiting period since it was instituted in 1954. Clemente was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the youngest of four children. He played 18 seasons in the majors from 1955 to 1972, … - Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan is a five-time Grammy Award-winning Cuban American singer and songwriter. Estefan began her career as lead vocalist for the Hispanic dance music band, Miami Sound Machine, in 1975. They crossed over to mainstream popular success with English-speaking audiences with the international hit singles, “Dr. Beat” (1984) and “Conga” (1986). - Henry Cisneros
Henry Gabriel Cisneros (born June 11, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and community leader. He was the first person of Hispanic background elected as mayor of a large American city, and later served as U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1993 to 1997. He left public office after pleading guilty to making false statements to federal officials. - Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz was a three-time Grammy Award and four-time Latin Grammy winning Afro-Cuban-American salsa singer who spent most of her career living in New Jersey, and working in the United States and several Latin American countries. Cruz was one of the most successful Cuban performers of the 20th century, with twenty-three gold albums to her name and has earned the moniker "La guarachera de Cuba". - Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz was spotted enjoying a romantic New York weekend with her latest fling, actor Bradley Cooper. They dined at Asia de Cuba at Morgans Hotel Saturday night and then hit the "SNL" after-party at Primehouse on Park Avenue South. One onlooker told us the twosome "were very close and lovey. Something is definitely going on, and it's clear they are more than just friends." - Franklin Chang-Diaz
Franklin Chang-Diaz is both an astronaut and the director of the Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory at NASA Johnson Space Center. Logging seven shuttle missions from 1986 to 2002, Chang-Diaz is tied with astronaut Jerry Lynn Ross for the honor of most missions flown by any astronaut in the world. Chang-Diaz has performed three space walks, visited two different space stations (Mir and the International Space Station), and helped deploy the Galileo spacecraft. - Ken Salazar
Senator Salazar, one of three Latino senators currently in office, is a fifth generation Colorado farmer and rancher. Despite pride in his Hispanic heritage, he is emphatic that he represents national interests in security, energy independence, agriculture, health care and the environment, and has often reached across the aisle to achieve his legislative goals. "I am a Senator for Mexican-Americans, for Latinos, for Afro-Americans, for White women, men. - John Leguizamo
John Leguizamo (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy-winning and Golden Globe Award-nominated American comedian, actor and producer. - Cheech Marin
Richard "Cheech" Marin (born on July 13, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is an American comedian and actor, who gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech and Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s, and as Don Johnson's quick-and-scheme partner, Insp. Joe Dominguez on "Nash Bridges". His nickname "Cheech" is short for "Chicharron", a spicy fried pork skin which is a popular snack amongst Mexicans. - Hilda Solis
Hilda L. Solis (born October 20 1957), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing the 32nd District of California (map). The 32nd Congressional District includes parts of Los Angeles, unincorporated East Los Angeles, and the cities of Azusa, Baldwin Park, Covina, Duarte, El Monte, Irwindale, Monterey Park, Rosemead, South El Monte, and West Covina. - A Martinez
emmyawards = Outstanding Lead Actor - Daytime Drama Series<br>;1990 "Santa Barbara"A Martinez (born Adolph Larrue Martinez, III September 27, 1948) is an American actor perhaps best known for his role in the daytime soap opera, "Santa Barbara". His heritage is Native American, Spanish, and Mexican. Martinez was born in Glendale, California, his family referred to him as "A", "Little Adolph", … - Raquel Welch
Jo Raquel Tejada (born September 5 1940), best known by her stage name Raquel Welch, is an American actress of Spanish-Bolivian and Anglo-Irish descent who reached fame during the 1960s as one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. - Dennis Chavez
Dennis Chávez was a Democratic politician from the U.S. State of New Mexico who served in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate from 1935 to 1962. - Ricardo Sanchez
Lieutenant General Ricardo S. Sánchez was a United States Army general who served as the commander of coalition forces in Iraq from June 2003 to June 2004. He was the highest-ranking Hispanic in the United States Army when he retired on 1 November 2006. At the time of his retirement, Lieutenant General Sanchez called his career a casualty of the Abu Ghraib scandal. - Grace Napolitano
Grace Flores Napolitano (born December 4 1936), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing California's 38th congressional district (map). She was born in Brownsville, Texas, was educated at Texas Southmost College and was a member of the Norwalk, California, City Council and a member of the California State Assembly before entering the House. - Rosario Dawson
Rosario Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress and occasional singer known for her roles in films such as "Sin City", "Rent", "Clerks II", "Alexander", and "Grindhouse". - Freddie Prinze Jr.
Frederick Karl Pruetzel, better known as “Freddie Prinze” was an American actor and stand-up comedian. In his short career he was best known as the star of "Chico and the Man". He was the father of actor Freddie Prinze, Jr. - Gaddi Vasquez
Ambassador Gaddi Holguin Vasquez (born January 22 1955) is the 8th United States Representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, in Rome, Italy. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 2006. Mr. Vasquez was sworn into office on September 7 2006 by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Prior to that, he was the Director of the United States Peace Corps. - Jose Rivera
Jose Rivera is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the Fordham, New York section of the Bronx. A prominent New York democrat, Mr. Rivera was elected to the Assembly in 2002, and is the head of the Democratic Party in the Bronx. This is Mr. Rivera's second stint in the State Assembly; prior to his current stint, Mr. Rivera was from 1987 to 2001 a member of the New York City Council, and from 1982 to 1987 a member of the State Assembly. - Wilmer Valderrama
Wilmer Valderrama (born January 30, 1980) is a Venezuelan/American comic actor best known for the role of Fez in the sitcom "That '70s Show" and as the host of the MTV series "Yo Momma." - Cruz Bustamante
Cruz Miguel Bustamante (born January 4, 1953) is an American politician. He was the 45th Lieutenant Governor of California, a former Speaker of the State Assembly and a member of the Democratic Party. He served with Governors Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger and was succeeded by John Garamendi on January 8, 2007. - Tony Plana
Tony Plana (born April 19, 1954) is a Cuban-American actor. - Federico Peña
Federico Fabian Peña was United States Secretary of Transportation from 1993 to 1997, during the presidency of Bill Clinton. Born in Laredo, Texas, Peña earned a B.A. (1969) and a J.D. (1972) from the University of Texas at Austin and The University of Texas School of Law. Moving to Colorado, where he became a practicing attorney, Peña was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1979, where he rose to become Minority Leader. - Jon Secada
Jon Secada (born Juan Secada on October 4, 1961 in Havana, Cuba) is a Grammy Award-winning Cuban-American singer and songwriter. - Constance Marie
Constance Marie (b. Constance Marie Lopez on September 9, 1965 in East Los Angeles, California) is an American actress best known for her role as Angie Lopez on the sitcom, "The George Lopez Show". Marie, a third-generation Mexican American, started her career as a dancer on David Bowie's The Glass Spider Tour. She later began an acting career and won the role of Nikki Alvarez on the now defunct, 1989 NBC soap opera, "Santa Barbara". - Frankie J
Frankie J (born Francisco Javier Bautista Jr. on December 7, 1978) is a Mexican R&B, Latin Pop, Contemporary R&B, and Adult Contemporary singer. He has had several hits in the US, including "Don't Wanna Try" in 2003 and "Obsession" in 2005. His album "The One" debuted at #3 on the Billboard album charts in April 2005 & later became platinum. - Benjamin Bratt
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Pepe Serna (born July 23, 1944) is an American film actor and artist. Raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, Serna came to Hollywood in 1969 after the Mexican premiere of the Broadway musical "Hair" was shut down by Mexican officials after one performance. The day after he arrived in Hollywood he met his future wife Diane, and they have been married ever since. Pepe's first break in movies came in 1970 on the Roger Corman directed film "Student Nurses". - Cesar Romero
Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. (February 15, 1907 - January 1, 1994) was a Cuban-American film and television actor, known for his portrayal of the Joker in the television series Batman. - Jacqueline Obradors
Jacqueline Obradors (b. October 6, 1966 in San Fernando Valley, California), is an American actress. She was born to immigrants from Argentina. She is best known for playing supporting roles in "Six Days Seven Nights" and "A Man Apart", and for her role as Detective Rita Ortiz on the ABC crime drama "NYPD Blue" (2001-2005). She appeared on the show, "Freddie", starring Freddie Prinze, Jr., as Sofia, Freddie's sister, … - Andrés Oppenheimer
Andrés Oppenheimer is an author and award-winning journalist born in Argentina, best known for his analysis of Latin American politics. He is a senior columnist for the Miami Herald and the Argentinian paper "La Nación", and has published several books. His work has been recognized in the past with several awards including the 1987 Pulitzer Prize as part of the team that covered the Iran-Contra Affair. - Richard Alatorre
Richard Alatorre is a politician, and a member of the Democratic Party. Alatorre has served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council. He was the first Latino to serve on the council in 23 years. Prior to being elected to the City Council, he served in the California State Assembly for approximately 13 years and was known as a chief ally of the Assembly Speaker Willie Brown. - Ray Suarez
Rafael Suarez, Jr. (born March 5, 1957), better known as Ray Suarez, is a senior correspondent for "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer", an evening news program on the PBS television network. He came to the program from National Public Radio, where he had hosted "Talk of the Nation" since 1993. Suarez joined "The NewsHour" in 1999. He is also a host of "America Abroad" radio programs. - Matthew G. Martinez
Matthew Gilbert "Marty" Martinez was a Congressional representative who was both a member of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party from California's 30th congressional district from 1983 to 1993 and California's 31st congressional district from 1993 to 2001. Martinez switched parties to become a Republican after being defeated in a 2000 primary. Martinez’s family moved to Los Angeles, California when he was young and he attended public schools in Los Angeles. - Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat (December 22 1960, Brooklyn - August 12, 1988, New York, New York) was an American artist. He gained fame, first as a graffiti artist in New York City, and then as a highly successful Neo-expressionist artist in the international art scene of the 1980s. Many recognize Basquiat as a leading figure in contemporary art, and his paintings continue to command high prices in the art market. - Elizabeth Peña
Elizabeth Pena or Elizabeth Peña in Elizabeth, New Jersey, is a Cuban-American actress who graduated from New York's famed High School of Performing Arts in 1977. Her classmates include Ving Rhames (with whom she would later co-star with in "Jacob's Ladder") and Esai Morales (with whom she would later co-star in "La Bamba"). Peña is the daughter of Cuban playwright/director/actor Mario Peña, … - Marco Sanchez
Marco Sanchez (born January 9, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor of Cuban descent. He is best known for his role as Miguel Ortiz on "seaQuest DSV" during the mid-1990s. He earned a B.A. in theater from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. He also starred in a short lived spin-off of Walker, Texas Ranger entitled Sons of Thunder, and made several appearances in the third season of "Star Trek: Enterprise".
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