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Juan Bernardo Huyke, second Puerto Rican native to serve as temporary Governor of Puerto Rico; in 1923, he served as interim governor between the administrations of Emmet Montgomery Reily and Horace Mann Towner [349] Jesús T. Piñero, first Puerto Rican to be named governor of the Island by a U.S. President (1946–1949)
Fernando Allende (Mexican/Puerto Rican) – With more than 100 songs recorded in 16 different projects in English and Spanish and having been the songwriter of many of these songs Fernando Allende is an icon named the ambassador to the mariachis for perpetuity in Mexico by its government.
Puerto Rican actors — of the Greater Antilles island and the U.S. Territory, located in the Caribbean. Actors (female actresses and male actors ) of cinema , stage , television , webcasts , &/or videogames − who were born in or who lived significant portions of their professional lives in Puerto Rico .
First Puerto Rican female athlete to turn professional, [56] first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal, and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. [57] Lisa Fernández, softball player. Olympic gold medalist. Maritza Correia, athlete. First black Puerto Rican woman in the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team.
This category page lists notable actors of Puerto Rican national origin or descent who were born or reside in the United States. Individuals who were born or reside in Puerto Rico are listed at Category:Puerto Rican actors .
Tony Hinchcliffe's comments angered Puerto Rican celebrities. It comes weeks after high-profile Haitians spoke out against Trump. A Trump-rally speaker insulted Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rican-born actress and former Miss Teen USA. Omar Avila - (1979–) Cuban-born American actor; Rosa Blasi (1972–) American actress and therapist of partial Puerto Rican descent; Lillo Brancato (1976–) Colombian-born American actor, although raised in an Italian-American family (A Bronx Tale, The Sopranos).
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican and Democratic leaders alike and Puerto Rican celebrities bashed comments made at a major Donald Trump event in New York by a comedian who called Puerto Rico a ...