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Sofia Carson (1993–) American actress and singer of Colombian descent (Descendants) Isabella Castillo (1994–) Cuban-born American actress and singer. Raquel Castro (1994–) American actress, singer and songwriter to a Puerto Rican father and a mother of Italian and Jewish descent. David Castro (1996–) American actor.
Penélope Cruz Sánchez[ a ][ b ] (born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Prolific in Spanish and English-language films, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and four Golden Globe Awards. Cruz made her acting debut on television at 16, and her ...
Salma Hayek was born in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico. [9] Her father, Sami Hayek Domínguez, is of Lebanese descent. [10] His ancestors hail from the city of Baabdat, Lebanon, a city Salma and her father visited in 2015 to promote her movie Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet.
The mid-1920s led to a few opportunities for Latino actors and actresses. The popularity of the Italian actor Rudolph Valentino, the original "Latin lover", created opportunities for Latino actors and actresses such as Ramón Novarro, Dolores del Río, Lupe Vélez, Carmen Miranda etc. These actors were cast as major roles as passionate Latin ...
Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), better known by his stage name Anthony Quinn, was an American actor.Born in Mexico to a Mexican mother and a first-generation Irish-Mexican father, he was known for his portrayal of earthy, passionate characters "marked by a brutal and elemental virility" [1] in numerous critically acclaimed films both in Hollywood and abroad.
2021. (93rd) Shaka King. Panama. Judas and the Black Messiah. Nominated. First American producer of Hispanic descent to be nominated for Best Picture. Born in New York to a Panamanian father and a mother of Panamanian descent. Shared with Ryan Coogler and Charles D. King.
Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989), American Me (1992) (which he also directed), William Adama in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and the voice of Mito in the 2005 English ...
Peña was born on January 13, 1976, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Nicolasa, a social worker, and Eleuterio Peña, a factory worker. [2] [3] Peña's parents were originally farmers, and emigrated from Mexico; his father was from Villa Purificación, Jalisco, and his mother was from Charcas, San Luis Potosí.