List of Stateside Puerto Ricans
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This is a list of notable Puerto Ricans in the United States
, including people born in the U.S. who have Puerto Rican descent and Puerto Rican who live to the United States. Due to that Puerto Rico is a state free associated to United States, the Puerto Rican can migrate to this country more easily than any other ethnic group. Now lives in United States more of four million of Puerto Rican and descendents of them. These are his members more highlights of this community.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Stateside Puerto Ricans in United States or must have references showing they are Stateside Puerto Ricans and are notable.
Puerto Ricans in the United States
Stateside Puerto Ricans are American citizens of Puerto Rican origin, including those who migrated from Puerto Rico to the United States and those who were born outside of Puerto Rico in the United States...
, including people born in the U.S. who have Puerto Rican descent and Puerto Rican who live to the United States. Due to that Puerto Rico is a state free associated to United States, the Puerto Rican can migrate to this country more easily than any other ethnic group. Now lives in United States more of four million of Puerto Rican and descendents of them. These are his members more highlights of this community.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Stateside Puerto Ricans in United States or must have references showing they are Stateside Puerto Ricans and are notable.
Business
- Kimberly CasianoKimberly CasianoKimberly Casiano is a Puerto Rican businesswoman. She is President and Chief Operating Officer of Casiano Communications — the largest Hispanic publisher of periodicals and magazines in the United States...
- Puerto Rican businesswoman. She is President and Chief Operating OfficerChief operating officerA Chief Operating Officer or Director of Operations can be one of the highest-ranking executives in an organization and comprises part of the "C-Suite"...
of Casiano CommunicationsCasiano CommunicationsCasiano Communications is a private Puerto Rico-based company mostly known for its publishing of various periodicals and magazines which are distributed in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, the continental United States and in 20 other countries... - María Elena HollyMaria Elena HollyMaría Elena Holly is the widow of rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly. She owns the rights to his name, image, trademarks, and other intellectual property.-Early years:...
- Puerto Rican widow of rock and roll pioneer Buddy HollyBuddy HollyCharles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
. She live in Texas and New York. - Herb ScannellHerb ScannellHerb Scannell, is the president of BBC Worldwide America.-Early years:Scannell was born in Long Island, New York to an Irish father and Puerto Rican mother as the youngest of four. He received his primary and secondary education in his hometown. His mother taught him Spanish at home helping him to...
- American president of BBC Worldwide America. He is of Irish and Puerto Rican descent. - Maria Vizcarrondo-De SotoMaria Vizcarrondo-De SotoMaria Vizcarrondo-De Soto is the first woman and Latina to become the President and CEO of the United Way of Essex and West Hudson.-Early years:...
- President and CEO of the United Way of Essex and West Hudson. She is American of Puerto Rican descent. - Richard VelazquezRichard VelazquezRichard Velazquez is a nationally recognized leader in the Hispanic community and in business. Velazquez is a former automotive designer, the President of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs Seattle Chapter, and a Sr. Product Planning Manager for Xbox with the Interactive Entertainment Business...
- first Puerto Rican automotive designer for PorschePorschePorsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....
, first Puerto RicanPuerto Rican peopleA Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
XboxXboxThe Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
Product Planner, co-founder and President of NSHMBA Seattle. American of Puerto Rican descent.
Actors and Actresses
- Daniella Alonso - American actress. Her mother is Puerto Ricans, and her father is Peruano, of Japanese desdent.
- Trini AlvaradoTrini AlvaradoTrinidad "Trini" Alvarado is an American actress best known for her performances as Margaret "Meg" March in the 1994 film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women and Lucy Lynskey in the comedy/horror film The Frighteners...
- American actress, a Puerto Rican flamenco dancer, and a Spanish-born flamenco singer - Rick AvilesRick AvilesRick Aviles was an American stand-up comedian and actor of Afro-Puerto Rican descent, who is best remembered for the role of Willie Lopez in the movie Ghost.-Early years:...
- (1952–1995) American stand-up comedian and actor who is best remembered for the role of Willie Lopez in the movie GhostGhost (film)Ghost is a 1990 romantic drama film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg. It was written by Bruce Joel Rubin and directed by Jerry Zucker.-Plot:...
. - Victor ArgoVictor ArgoVictor Argo was a Puerto Rican - American actor who usually played the part of a tough bad guy in his movies.-Early years:...
- (1934–2004) American actor who usually played the part of a tough bad guy in his movies. His parents are Puerto Ricans. - Yancey AriasYancey AriasYancey Arias is an American actor, perhaps most noted for his work on television crime dramas, particularly his roles as Miguel Cadena in the NBC series Kingpin and as Gabriel Williams in the FX series Thief.-Life and career:...
- American actor. He is of Colombian and Puerto Rican descent. - Jake T. AustinJake T. AustinJake T. Austin is an American actor and voice actor. Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of seven, Austin is a five-time Young Artist Award nominee, best known for his role as Max Russo, the youngest of three wizards on the Disney Channel original series Wizards of Waverly Place, and as...
- American actor know by his role in Wizards of Waverly PlaceWizards of Waverly PlaceWizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...
. He is of Puerto Rican and Polish-Irish-English descent. - Adrienne BailonAdrienne BailonAdrienne Eliza Bailon is an American actress, singer-songwriter, dancer, and television personality. She was a member of former girl groups 3LW and The Cheetah Girls, and is also known for her roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name and latter sequels which brought the group to...
American singer and actress of Ecuadorian and Puerto Rican descent - Ivonne BelénIvonne BelenIvonne Belén is a Puerto Rican documentary movie director and producer.-Early years:Belén was born and raised in San Juan, the Capital of Puerto Rico, where she received her primary and secondary education. As a child Belén enjoyed setting up improvised plays for her family. Her first...
- Puerto Rican documentary movie director and producer. - Paul CalderónPaul CalderonPaul Calderón is an American actor.He was born in Puerto Rico. Calderón moved to New York with his family at the age of six, where he grew up on the streets of the Lower East Side and Spanish Harlem...
- Puerto Rican born, but American raiced. - Nydia CaroNydia CaroNydia Caro is an American & Puerto Rican actress and singer. Born in New York City to parents from Rincón, Puerto Rico, she initiated her career in the arts at a very young age while living in New York...
- American actress and singer of Puerto Rican descent and emigrant in Puerto Rico. Born in New York City to parents from Rincón, Puerto Rico. - David CastroDavid Castro (actor)David Castro is an American teen actor. He is best known for his role in the 2007 film Where God Left His Shoes as Justin Diaz, the son of Frank Diaz and Angela Diaz .-Early life:...
- American actor of Puerto Rican father and American mother of Italian and Jewish descent. - Raquel CastroRaquel CastroRaquel Castro is an American teen actress and singer. She is best known for her role in the 2004 film Jersey Girl as Gertie Trinké, the daughter of Ollie Trinké and Gertrude Steiney , the role for which Castro won the Young Artist Award for the Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress...
- American teen actress and singer. His father is Puerto Rican and his mother is Italian and Jewish descent. - Míriam Colón - Puerto Rican actress and the founder and director of the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in New York City.
- Alexis CruzAlexis CruzAlexis Cruz is an American actor, known for his performances as Rafael in Touched by an Angel and as Skaara in Stargate and Stargate SG-1. Cruz was born in The Bronx, New York of Puerto Rican descent. His mother, Julia, was a songwriter. He currently resides in Los Angeles. He went to Boston...
- American actor of Puerto Rican descent. - Wilson CruzWilson CruzWilson Cruz is an American actor, known for playing Rickie Vasquez on My So-Called Life and a recurring character on Noah's Arc...
- American actor of Puerto Rican descent. - Henry DarrowHenry DarrowHenry Darrow is a prolific Puerto Rican-American character actor of stage and film. Darrow is probably best remembered for his role as Big John Cannon's teasing brother-in-law, and Buck Cannon's favorite ranch hand, and best friend, Manolito Montoya, in the 1960s television series The High...
- Prolific Puerto Rican-American character actor of stage and film. - Rosario DawsonRosario DawsonRosario Isabel Dawson is an American actress, singer, and writer. She has appeared in films such as Kids, Men in Black II, 25th Hour, Sin City, Clerks II, Rent, Death Proof, The Rundown, Eagle Eye, Alexander, Seven Pounds, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Unstoppable.-Early...
- American actress of Puerto Rican and Afro-CubanAfro-CubanThe term Afro-Cuban refers to Cubans of Sub Saharan African ancestry, and to historical or cultural elements in Cuba thought to emanate from this community...
descent. - Raúl DávilaRaul DavilaRaúl Dávila was an actor, who is best remembered for his role of Hector Santos in the American soap opera All My Children.-Early years:...
- (1931–2006) American actor, who is best remembered for his role of Hector Santos in the American soap opera All My ChildrenAll My ChildrenAll My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
. He emigrant in New York in 1960. - Roxann DawsonRoxann DawsonRoxann Dawson is an American actress, producer and director, best known as B'Elanna Torres on the television series Star Trek: Voyager.-Acting:...
- American actress, producer and director, best known as B'Elanna Torres on the television series Star Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
. - Michael DeLorenzoMichael DeLorenzoMichael DeLorenzo is an American actor, director and musician. He is best known for his portrayal of NYPD Detective Eddie Torres on the Fox Thursday night television series New York Undercover which was aired from 1994-1998....
, American actor of Puerto Rican parents - Melonie DiazMelonie DiazMelonie Diaz is an American actress who has been appeared in many independent films, including four shown at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.-Biography:...
- American actress of Puerto Rican descent. - Sully DiazSully DiazSully Diaz is an American actress and singer born to Christian, Puerto Rican parents. Sully's career started in Puerto Rican television with her first starring role as Coralito in the "novela" called "Coralito"...
- She is a American actress and singer, mostly known for her protagonist role in CoralitoCoralitoCoralito , is a Puerto Rican telenovela produced by Telemundo. The main characters were played by Sully Díaz and Salvador Pineda. Díaz played the character of Coralito. The telenovela played in 1983. Ednita Nazario performed the theme song of the telenovela titled Mi Pequeño Amor, , by Argentine...
. She is daughter of Sephardi JewsSephardi JewsSephardi Jews is a general term referring to the descendants of the Jews who lived in the Iberian Peninsula before their expulsion in the Spanish Inquisition. It can also refer to those who use a Sephardic style of liturgy or would otherwise define themselves in terms of the Jewish customs and...
from Puerto Rico. - Héctor ElizondoHector ElizondoHéctor Elizondo is an American actor. Elizondo's first major role was that of "God" in the play Steambath, for which he won an Obie Award...
- American actor, of Puerto RicanPuerto Rican peopleA Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
and SpanishSpanish peopleThe Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
(BasqueBasque peopleThe Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
) parents. - Erik EstradaErik EstradaHenry Enrique "Erik" Estrada is an American police officer and actor, known for his co-starring lead role in the 1977–1983 United States police television series CHiPs...
- American actor of Puerto Rican - Antonio FargasAntonio FargasAntonio Juan Fargas is an American actor famous for his roles in 1970s blaxploitation movies, as well as his portrayal of Huggy Bear in the 1970s TV series Starsky and Hutch.-Biography:...
- American actor famous for his roles in 1970s blaxploitation movies. He is of Puerto Rcian parents. - José FerrerJosé FerrerJosé Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón , best known as José Ferrer, was a Puerto Rican actor, as well as a theater and film director...
- (1912–1992), Puerto Rican actor. - Miguel FerrerMiguel FerrerMiguel José Ferrer is an American actor and voice actor who is often cast as a villain. His notable roles include Bob Morton, a supporting character in RoboCop , the short tempered FBI agent Albert Rosenfield in Twin Peaks, and Dr...
, American actor known for his role in Crossing JordanCrossing JordanCrossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office...
and son of José Ferrer - Rick GonzalezRick GonzalezRick Gonzalez is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Timo Cruz in the motion picture Coach Carter, and as Ben Gonzalez on the CW supernatural drama television series Reaper.-Early life:...
- American actor of of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Timo Cruz in the motion picture Coach Carter, and as Ben Gonzalez on the CW supernatural drama television series Reaper. - Meagan GoodMeagan GoodMeagan Monique Good is an American film and television actress and occasional film producer. Beginning her career at the age of four, Good has appeared in numerous commercials, television shows, feature films, and music videos....
- American actress. His paternal grandmother is of Puerto RicanPuerto Rican peopleA Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
and African American descent - Camille GuatyCamille GuatyCamille Guaty is an American film and television actress. She is known for her role as Daisy on Gotta Kick It Up!.-Early life:Guaty was born in California of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent...
- American actress of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. - Luis GuzmánLuis GuzmánLuis Guzmán is an actor from Puerto Rico. He is known for his character work. For much of his career, he has played roles largely as sidekicks, thugs, or policemen....
- Puerto Rican born and American raiced. - April Lee HernándezApril Lee HernándezApril Lee Hernandez is an American film and television actress. She has also been credited as April L. Hernandez and April Hernandez Castillo.-Biography:...
- American actress of Puerto Rcian descent. - Kristin HerreraKristin HerreraKristin Lisa Herrera is an American actress, best known for portraying the role of Dana Cruz on the first season of the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101.-Life and career:...
- American actress best known for his role of Dana Cruz on the first season of series Zoey 101Zoey 101Zoey 101 is an American television series that ran from January 9, 2005 to May 2, 2008 starring Jamie Lynn Spears as teenager Zoey Brooks, produced for Nickelodeon and syndicated worldwide. The show was initially filmed at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, then at stages in Valencia,...
. She is of of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent. - Mark IndelicatoMark IndelicatoMark Indelicato is an American actor, singer, fashion blogger, and photographer best known for his role in the ABC comedy series Ugly Betty, as Justin Suarez, the fashion-obsessed nephew of series protagonist Betty Suarez....
- American actor and singer best known for his role in the series Ugly BettyUgly BettyUgly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
. He is of Italian and Puerto Rican descent. - Vincent IrizarryVincent IrizarryVincent Michael Irizarry is an American actor of Puerto Rican and Italian descent. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1985 and 2002, and won in 2009.-Early life:...
- American actor of Puerto Rican and Italian descent. - Shar JacksonShar JacksonSharisse "Shar" Jackson is an American television and film actress, reality television personality and rapper/singer best known for her portrayal of Niecy Jackson on the UPN show Moesha.-Early life and career:...
- American actress of African, Puerto Rican and Mexican descent - Raúl JuliáRaúl JuliáRaúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay was a Puerto Rican actor.Born in San Juan, he gained interest in acting while still in school. Upon completing his studies, Juliá decided to pursue a career in acting. After performing in the local scene for some time, he was convinced by entertainment personality Orson...
- (1940–1994) Puerto Rican actor and playwright. - Victoria JusticeVictoria JusticeVictoria Justice is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and dancer. She debuted as an actress at the age of 10 and has since appeared in several films and television series including the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101 and Victorious...
American actress, singer, songwriter, and dancer. Her mother is Puerto Rican. - Adrianne LeonAdrianne LeonAdrianna Therese León is an American singer-songwriter, chef, personal fitness trainer, model and actress. She is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Caught Crimson. León began writing songs for the Emmy award-winning soap opera General Hospital...
- American actress, singer-songwriter, guitarist. She is of Puerto RicanPuerto Rican peopleA Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
, ItalianItalian peopleThe Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
and Canadian descent. - Gina LynnGina LynnGina Lynn is a Puerto Rican pornographic actress.- Biography :Lynn was born to Puerto Rican and Italian parents in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, and grew up in Jackson Township, New Jersey; she currently resides and operates Gina Lynn Productions in Reading, Pennsylvania...
- Puerto Rican pornographic actress raiced in New Jersey. - Justina MachadoJustina MachadoJustina Machado is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Vanessa Diaz in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under.-Early life:...
- She is perhaps best known for her role as Vanessa Diaz in series Six Feet Under. - Sonia ManzanoSonia ManzanoSonia Manzano is an American actress and writer. She is best known for playing Maria on Sesame Street since 1971. She also licenses her image to promote items of baby clothes and plates in Hispanic America....
- American actress and writer. - Eddie MarreroEddie MarreroEddie Marrero is an American actor.Marrero was born in Spanish Harlem's "El Barrio" of Puerto Rican heritage. He began his acting career as a young child when his mother then worked for the legendary Jack Warner, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Bros....
- American actor. - Esai MoralesEsai MoralesEsai Manuel Morales is an American actor. He is well known for his role as Bob Morales in the 1987 biopic La Bamba. He also appeared in the PBS drama American Family and in the Showtime series Resurrection Blvd.. However, he is best known for his roles as Lt...
- American actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
known for his role as Bob Valenzuela in the 1987 biopic La BambaLa Bamba (film)La Bamba is a 1987 American biographical film written and directed by Luis Valdez. The picture features Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña, Danielle von Zerneck, and Joe Pantoliano...
. - Rita MorenoRita MorenoRita Moreno is a Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress. She is the only Hispanic and one of the few performers who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony, and was the second Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award....
- Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress that living in the U.S. for five years. - Frankie MunizFrankie MunizFrancisco "Frankie" Muniz IV is an American actor, musician, writer, producer, and racecar driver. He is known primarily as the star of the FOX television family sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. In 2003, he was considered "one of Hollywood's most bankable teens". In 2008, he put his acting career...
- American actor know by his protagonist role in Malcolm in the MiddleMalcolm in the MiddleMalcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
. His father is Puerto Rican and his mother is of Italian and Irish descent. - Micaela NevárezMicaela NevárezMicaela Nevárez is a Puerto Rican actress who has appeared in independent and European films. She made her film debut in the Spanish film Princesas which was directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, in which she played Zulema, an illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic trying to make a living as...
- Puerto Rican actress who has appeared in independent and European films. His family emigrant to United States when she has 10 years of old. - Amaury NolascoAmaury NolascoAmaury Nolasco Garrido is a Puerto Rican actor, best known for the role of Fernando Sucre on the television series Prison Break, and for his role in Transformers.-Early life:...
- Puerto RicanPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
actor, best known for the role of Fernando SucreFernando SucreFernando Sucre, played by Amaury Nolasco, is a fictional character from the American television series, Prison Break. He is introduced to the series in the pilot episode as the prison cellmate of the series protagonist, Michael Scofield .-Background:Of Puerto Rican descent, Sucre grew up in Chicago...
on the television series Prison BreakPrison BreakPrison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...
, and for his role in Transformers. - Karen OlivoKaren OlivoKaren Olivo is a stage and television actress, who is known for originating the role of Vanessa in the Tony Award–winning musical In the Heights both on and off Broadway. She won her Tony Award for her performance as Anita in the revival of West Side Story...
- American actress. She is of DominicanDominican peopleDominicans are people inhabiting or originating from Dominican Republic. Most Dominicans live in Dominican Republic, although there is also a large Dominican diaspora, especially in the United States, Puerto Rico and Spain...
, Puerto RicanPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, Native AmericanIndigenous peoples of the AmericasThe indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
, and ChineseChinese peopleThe term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
descent. - Ana OrtizAna OrtizAna Ortíz is an American actress and singer. She is a native of Manhattan, but was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was a regular cast-member on the ABC comedy-drama series Ugly Betty, in which she plays the title character's older sister, Hilda Suarez...
- American actress and singer of Puerto Rican and Irish descent. - Lana ParrillaLana ParrillaLana Parrilla is a Puerto Rican-American actress, best known for her roles on Spin City, 24, Boomtown and Miami Medical...
- American actress of Puerto Rican and Italian descent. - Rosie PerezRosie PerezRosa María "Rosie" Pérez is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, director and community activist.- Early life :...
, American actress of Puerto Ricans parents. - Reagan Gomez-PrestonReagan Gomez-PrestonReagan Gomez-Preston is an American actress.-Early life:Gomez-Preston was born in Detroit to a Puerto Rican mother, Cheryl Gomez, and an African-American father, Bennett Preston. She has a younger brother named Kyle....
- American actress of Puerto Rican and African descent - Freddie Prinze Jr. - American actor.
- Kamar de los ReyesKamar de los ReyesKamar de los Reyes is an American actor.Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Cuban percussionist Walfredo de los Reyes and a Puerto Rican mother, Matilde Pages, Kamar de los Reyes grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada...
- Puerto Rican born and American raised. - Armando RiescoArmando RiescoArmando Riesco is a Puerto Rican film and television actor and voice artist.-Biography:Riesco was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico to Cuban immigrants who resettled there. He was raised in San Juan where he attended Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola. Riesco then attended Northwestern University...
- Puerto Rican film and television actor and voice artist. - Marquita RiveraMarquita RiveraMarquita Rivera , a.k.a. "Queen of Latin Rhythm", was a Puerto Rican actress, singer and dancer.Dubbed the "Queen of La Conga", "Queen of Latin Rhythm" and "Latin Hurricane" during various stages of her career, Rivera, went on to enjoy a strong musical career both in the United States and in her...
(1922–2002), Puerto Rican actress, singer and dancer. Dubbed the "Queen of La Conga," "Queen of Latin Rhythm" and "Latin Hurricane" - Chita RiveraChita RiveraChita Rivera is an American actress, dancer, and singer best known for her roles in musical theater. She is the first Hispanic woman to receive a Kennedy Center Honors award...
- American actress, dancer, and singer best known for her roles in musical theater. She is of Puerto Rican and of Scottish and Italian descent. - Naya RiveraNaya RiveraNaya Marie Rivera is an American actress and singer known for her role in the musical comedy television series Glee, as cheerleader Santana Lopez.-Early life:...
- American actress of Puerto Rican, African American, and German descent. - Adam RodriguezAdam RodriguezAdam Michael Rodríguez is an American actor and director. He is best known for his long running role as Eric Delko on CSI: Miami.-Life and career:...
- American actor of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. He is known for his role in CSI: MiamiCSI: MiamiCSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... - Freddy RodriguezFreddy RodriguezFreddy Rodriguez is an American actor known for playing the characters Hector Federico "Rico" Diaz on HBO's Six Feet Under and El Wray in Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror...
- American Actor of Puerto Rican descent - Michelle RodríguezMichelle RodriguezMayte Michelle Rodríguez , known professionally as Michelle Rodriguez, is an American actress. Following on from her breakthrough role in 2000's Girlfight, she is best known for playing tough-girl roles and starring in Hollywood blockbusters such as The Fast and the Furious, Resident Evil,...
- American actress known for her role as Ana Lucia Cortez in the television series Lost (TV series)Lost (TV series)Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
. His father is a Puerto Rican and mother is Dominican . - Eva LaRueEva LaRueEva Maria LaRue is an American model and actress. She is best known as Doctor Maria Santos on All My Children, and is now a cast regular on CSI: Miami, portraying Detective Natalia Boa Vista of the Miami-Dade Police Department.-Early life:LaRue was born Eva Maria LaRuy in Long Beach, California to...
- American actress known for his role in CSI: MiamiCSI: MiamiCSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
. She is of French, Puerto Rican, Dutch, and Scottish ancestries. - Zoe SaldanaZoe SaldanaZoe Saldana , sometimes stylized Zoë Saldaña, is an American actress. She had her breakthrough role in the 2000 film Center Stage and later gained prominence for her roles as Anamaria in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Uhura in the 2009 film Star Trek, and a starring role...
- American actress of Dominic and Puerto Rican descent - Kiele SanchezKiele SanchezKiele Michelle Sanchez is an American actress who stars in the A&E Network drama The Glades. Previously she starred as the second-eldest Sorelli sister, Anne, a therapist in her mid-twenties, in The WB's comedic ensemble drama, Related. She was cast as a co-star in the third season of the ABC...
- American actress of Puerto Rican and french descent. - Marcelino SánchezMarcelino SánchezMarcelino Sánchez was a Puerto Rican-American film and television actor. He is primarily remembered for playing Rembrandt in the cult classic film The Warriors, and as Ricardo on The Bloodhound Gang mystery vignettes featured on the 1980s children's educational television show 3-2-1 Contact...
- (1957–1986) was a Puerto Rican film and television actor. - Saundra SantiagoSaundra SantiagoSaundra Santiago is an American actress. She best known for her role as Det. Gina Calabrese on 1980s television series Miami Vice.-Early life and education:...
- American actress. She best known for her role as Det. Gina Calabrese on 1980s television series Miami ViceMiami ViceMiami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989...
. - Jon SedaJon SedaJonathan Seda is an American actor, possibly best known for his role as Detective Paul Falsone on NBC's: Homicide: Life on the Street....
- American Actor to Puerto Rican parents. - Jimmy SmitsJimmy SmitsJimmy Smits is an American actor. Smits is perhaps best known for his roles as attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s legal drama L.A. Law, as NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s police drama NYPD Blue, and as Congressman Matt Santos on The West Wing...
- American actor of Puerto Rican and Surinamese descent - Talisa SotoTalisa Soto-Early life:Born Miriam Soto in Brooklyn, New York, Soto is the youngest of four children born to an Italian mother and a Canadian father of Puerto Rican descent. Her parents later relocated to Northampton, Massachusetts where Soto and her siblings were raised and educated.-Modeling:At the age of...
- American Actress of Canadian father of Puerto RicanPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
descent and ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
mother. - Tony TacconeTony TacconeTony Taccone is an American theater director, and currently the artistic director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre in Berkeley, California.-Early life:...
- American theater director. He is of Italian and a Puerto Rican descent - Rachel TicotinRachel TicotinRachel Ticotin is an American film and television actress.-Early life:Ticotin was born in Bronx, New York, the daughter of Iris Torres, a Puerto Rican educator, and Abe Ticotin, a Russian Jewish used car salesman. Her brother, Sahaj, is a musician and the lead singer for his rock group, Ra...
- American film and television actress, of Puerto Rican descent. - Benicio del ToroBenicio del ToroBenicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez is a Puerto Rican and Spanish actor and film producer. He won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA Award for his role as Javier Rodríguez in Traffic . He is also known for his roles as Fred Fenster in The Usual...
- Puerto Rican actor resident of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to... - Rose TrocheRose TrocheRose Troche is a film and television director, television producer, and screenwriter. She grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and attended film school, earning a degree from the University of Illinois in Chicago...
- film and television director, television producer, and screenwriter. She is of Puerto Rican descent. - Alanna UbachAlanna UbachAlanna Noel Ubach is an American actress and voice actress. She is known for her roles in Legally Blonde as Serena and Meet the Fockers as Isabel Villalobos...
- American actress of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent. - Nadine VelazquezNadine VelazquezNadine Velazquez is an American actress and model known for her role as Catalina Aruca on My Name Is Earl.-Early life:...
- American actress of Puerto Rican descent - Lauren VélezLauren VélezLauren Vélez is an American actress of Puerto Rican descent and the twin sister of actress Loraine Vélez. Her most notable roles are as María LaGuerta on Dexter, Detective Nina Moreno on Fox's New York Undercover, and Dr...
American actress of Puerto Rican descent, Know his role in Dexter (TV series)Dexter (TV series)Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer... - Loraine VélezLoraine VélezLoraine Vélez is an American actress of Puerto Rican descent. She is the twin sister of actress Lauren Vélez.-Early years:...
- American actress of Puerto Rican parents and sister of Lauren Vélez. - Christina VidalChristina VidalChristina Abbi Vidal is a former American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Life with Mikey, Brink! , Freaky Friday ,...
- American actress of Puerto Rican parents - Lisa VidalLisa VidalLisa Vidal is an American film and television actress.-Early years:Vidal was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Josie, a secretary, and Manny Vidal, a tax consultant and businessman. Her parents moved from Puerto Rico and settled in Manhattan, New York, where Vidal and her two...
- American actress of Puerto Rican descent. - David ZayasDavid ZayasDavid Zayas is a Puerto Rican theatrical, film, and television actor. He is most known for his roles as Angel Batista on Showtime's series Dexter and as Enrique Morales on the HBO prison drama Oz.- Life and career :...
- American theatrical, film, and television actor. Puerto Rican born and American raiced. He is most known for his roles as Angel Batista on Showtime's Dexter (TV Series)Dexter (TV series)Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer...
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- Marc AnthonyMarc AnthonyMarc Anthony is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy–winner has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads...
- American singer of Puerto Ricans parents - Adrienne BailonAdrienne BailonAdrienne Eliza Bailon is an American actress, singer-songwriter, dancer, and television personality. She was a member of former girl groups 3LW and The Cheetah Girls, and is also known for her roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name and latter sequels which brought the group to...
- American singer and actress of Puerto Rican mother and an Ecuadorian father - Lloyd BanksLloyd BanksChristopher Charles Lloyd , better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and member of the rap group G-Unit. Raised in South Jamaica, Queens, he dropped out of high school in 1998. G-Unit released two albums, Beg for Mercy in 2003 and T.O.S. in 2008...
- American rapper, member of G-UnitG-UnitG-Unit is an American hip hop group originating from New York City formed by 50 Cents. G-Unit emerged on the New York scene by independently releasing several mix tapes...
. He is of Puerto Rican and African American descent - Ray BarrettoRay BarrettoRay Barretto was a Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican jazz musician.-Early years:Barretto was born in New York City of Puerto Rican descent...
- (1929–2006) Puerto Rican jazz musician. - Vico CVico CVico C is an Puerto Rican rapper and rap artist. He is considered one of the founding fathers of rap and has played an influential role in the development of Latin American hip hop....
- Puerto Rican rapper and reggaeton artist. He is considered one of the founding fathers of reggaeton and has played an influential role in the development of Latin American hip hop. He is american of Puerto Rican descent and raiced in Puerto Rico. - Eric "Bobo" Correa - of Cypress HillCypress HillCypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide...
, Cultura Londres Proyecto and Sol InvictoSol InvictoSol Invicto is a project which involves Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter with producers Richie Londres & AJ Cookson as well as Eric Bobo .-History:... - Irene CaraIrene CaraIrene Cara is an American singer and actress. Cara won an Academy Award in 1984 in the category of Best Original Song for co-writing "Flashdance... What a Feeling." She is also known for her recording of the song "Fame", and she also starred in the 1980 film Fame.She married Hollywood stuntman...
- American singer and actress - ChayanneChayanneElmer Figueroa Arce , best known under the stage name Chayanne, is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. As a solo artist, Chayanne has released 21 solo-albums and sold over 20 million albums worldwide.-Early life:...
- Puerto Rican siger resident in Miami. - Angel ClivillésAngel ClivillésAngel Clivillés is the stage name used by Louise Angel Sabater, a Latina dance music singer of Puerto Rican descent. She was born in the Bronx, New York.-Music career:...
- American singer founder and member of The Cover GirlsThe Cover GirlsThe Cover Girls is a New York City-based freestyle-urban-dance-pop girl group that achieved the majority of its chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
. - Robert ClivillésRobert ClivillésRobert Clivillés is a record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director most noted for his work with C+C Music Factory, a group he founded with musical partner David Cole...
- American singer and founder and member of C + C Music Factory - Elvis CrespoElvis CrespoElvis Crespo , is a Puerto Rican-American Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning Merengue singer.-Early years:Crespo was born in New York City and was named "Elvis" after Elvis Presley...
- Puerto Rican singer born in New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, but of parents Puerto Ricans and raiced Puerto Rico. - Willie ColónWillie ColónWilliam Anthony Colón is a Nuyorican salsa musician. Primarily a trombonist, Colón also sings, writes, produces and acts. He is also involved in municipal politics in New York City.-Early years:...
- Nuyorican salsa musician. - Howie DoroughHowie DoroughHoward Dwaine "Howie D." Dorough is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, entertainer, actor and member of American music group Backstreet Boys-Biography:...
- American musician and the oldest member of the Backstreet BoysBackstreet BoysThe Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
. He has a Puerto RicanPuerto Rican peopleA Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
mother, - Huey DunbarHuey DunbarHuey Dunbar, , is the former singer of Dark Latin Groove. Born to a Puerto Rican mother and a Jamaican father, he was exposed to music since his earliest years due to his parents' musical careers...
- American former singer of Dark Latin Groove. He is of Jamaican and Puerto Rican descent. - Justin FargasJustin FargasJustin Fargas is an American football running back who is a Free Agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
- American football running back who is a Free Agent in the National Football League. He is son of Antonio FargasAntonio FargasAntonio Juan Fargas is an American actor famous for his roles in 1970s blaxploitation movies, as well as his portrayal of Huggy Bear in the 1970s TV series Starsky and Hutch.-Biography:... - Hector FonsecaHector FonsecaHector Fonseca is an internationally acclaimed house music DJ. In addition to his production and DJ work, Fonseca is presently one of the music industry’s most requested remixers due to his ability to transform many commercially released songs into club hits.-Early years:Raised in suburban...
- internationally acclaimed house music DJ. - Luis FonsiLuis FonsiLuis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, more commonly known by his stage name Luis Fonsi, is a Latin Grammy winning Puerto Rican singer and composer.- Early life :...
- Puerto Rican of Latin PopLatin popLatin pop generally refers to pop music that has what may be perceived a Latin American influence...
- BalladLatin BalladThe Latin or romantic ballad is a Latin music genre that originated in the 1960s. Some of the best known artists of the Latin ballad are Luis Miguel, David Bisbal, Dhario Primero, Julio Iglesias, Christian Castro, José Luis Perales, Roberto Carlos and Raphael among others...
and Rock musicRock musicRock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
singer - GisselleGisselleGisselle Ortíz Cáceres, known simply as Gisselle is a Puerto Rican Merengue singer.-Musical career:...
- American Merengue singer of Puerto Rican parents. - Hex HectorHex HectorHex Hector , is an American dance remixer. He won a Grammy in 2001 for "Best Remixer".-Biography:Hector was born in in Manhattan, New York, of a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban father, and was raised in the Washington Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan...
- American dance remixer. He is of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. - Oscar Hernández - Puerto Rican musician
- La IndiaLa IndiaLa India , known also as "La Princesa de la Salsa" , is a singer of salsa. She has been nominated for both Grammy and Latin Grammy awards.-Early years:...
- Puerto Rican singer - Nicky JamNicky JamNick Rivera Caminero is known artistically as Nicky Jam is a Puerto Rican singer. He was born to a Dominican mother and a Puerto Rican father...
- He was born to a Dominican mother and a Puerto Rican father. He is a reggaeton singer. - LumideeLumideeLumidee Cedeño is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. Cedeño was born in Spanish Harlem where she was raised by her grandparents...
- American singer-songwriter and rapper - Fat JoeFat JoeJoseph Antonio Cartagena , better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper, CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad....
- American Rapper by parents of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent - Jim JonesJim Jones (rapper)Joseph Guillermo Jones II , better known by his stage name Jim Jones, is an American rapper and original member of The Diplomats, also known as Dipset. He is Co-CEO of Diplomat Records...
, American Rapper Of Puerto Rican and Aruban descent - Héctor LavoeHéctor LavoeHéctor Juan Pérez Martínez , better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Lavoe was born and raised in the Machuelito sector of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Early in his life, he attended a local music school and developed an interest inspired by Jesús Sánchez Erazo. He moved to New York...
- (1946–1993) Puerto Rican Singer, resident in New York - KelisKelisKelis Rogers Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1971 is an American musical artist. She is a BRIT Award, Q Award and NME Award winner and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She has had nine top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart...
- American musical artist. His father is African - American Jazz musician, and his mother is of Chinese half Puerto Rican descent. - Adrianne LeonAdrianne LeonAdrianna Therese León is an American singer-songwriter, chef, personal fitness trainer, model and actress. She is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Caught Crimson. León began writing songs for the Emmy award-winning soap opera General Hospital...
, American singer-songwriter, chef, personal fitness trainer, model and actress - Lisa LisaLisa Lisa and Cult JamLisa Lisa and her band Cult Jam were an urban contemporary band and one of first freestyle music groups to emerge from New York City in the 1980s. Cult Jam consisted of guitarist/bassist Alex "Spanador" Moseley, and drummer/keyboardist Mike Hughes...
- She was part of Cult Jam band, an urban contemporary band. - Jennifer LopezJennifer LopezJennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
- Singer of Puerto Rican parents - Omar Rodríguez-LópezOmar Rodriguez-LopezOmar Alfredo Rodríguez-López is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, writer, actor and film director who was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico...
, Puerto Rican singer and musician lead guitar for At the Drive-InAt the Drive-InAt the Drive-In was an American rock band from El Paso, Texas, considered part of the post-hardcore genre and active from 1993 to 2001. They were known for their extremely energetic stage shows which hearkened back to the 1980s hardcore scene...
and Mars Volta - Víctor ManuelleVictor ManuelleVíctor Manuelle, born Víctor Manuel Ruiz on November 4, 1968 in Bronx, New York, is a successful Latin Grammy nominated Puerto Rican American salsa singer, songwriter, and improvisational sonero, known to his fans as El Sonero de la Juventud...
- American Salsa singer of Puerto Rican descent and growing up. - Bruno MarsBruno MarsPeter Gene Hernandez , better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an Filipino-American singer-songwriter and record producer. Raised in Honolulu, Hawaii by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age...
- American singer-songwriter and record producer. - Ricky MartinRicky MartinEnrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
- Puerto Rican resident in Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. - Syesha MercadoSyesha MercadoSyesha Raquel Mercado is an American singer, songwriter, actress and model. Mercado was the third place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. Prior to Idol, Mercado was on The One: Making a Music Star and she won Florida Super Singer...
- American singer, songwriter, actress and model.She is of African - American and Puerto Rican descent. - Lin-Manuel Miranda - Puerto Rican-American composer and lyricist, and actor.
- Joe NegroniJoe NegroniJoe Negroni was a rock and roll pioneer and founding member of the rock and roll group Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers.-Early years:...
- (1940–1978) was a American rock and rollRock and rollRock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
pioneer and founding member of the rock and roll group Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. He was a Nuyorican. - Asia NitollanoAsia NitollanoAsia Nitollano is an American singer, dancer, model and cheerleader. After winning the television series Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll, Nitollano became a member of the Pussycat Dolls, only to leave a few months later to pursue a solo career.-Early life:Nitollano was born...
- American singer member of The Pussycat DollsPussycat DollsThe Pussycat Dolls are an American pop girl group and dance ensemble based in Los Angeles; currently consisting of Lauren Bennett, Vanessa Curry, Kristal "Lyndriette" Smith, Tiffany "Taz" Zavala, Kia Hampton and Paula Van Oppen. The Pussycat Dolls were founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995...
; She is half Mexican and Puerto Rican ancestry - N.O.R.E, American hip hop recording artist of Puerto Rican descent.
- Colby O'DonisColby O'DonisColby O'Donis is an American-Puerto Rican pop and R&B singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and actor. In 2008, he released his debut album Colby O, and his single "What You Got" featuring Akon reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100...
, American Singer of Puerto Rican parent - Don OmarDon OmarDon Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey (born William Omar Landrón Rivera; February 10, 1978, is a Puerto Rican Reggaetón singer and actor.-Early life:...
- Puerto Rican Reggaeton singer and Rapper resident in New Yersey. - Jeannie OrtegaJeannie OrtegaJeannette "Jeannie" Ortega is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 2006 with the album No Place Like Brooklyn at the age of 19. The album featured the hit single "Crowded," which topped the Billboard Hot 100.- Biography :Jeannie Ortega was born in...
- American singer of Puerto Rican descent. - Shalim OrtizShalim OrtizShalim Gerardo Ortiz Goyco is a singer/actor. He is the eldest son of Puerto Rican entertainer Elin Ortiz and his wife, the Dominican singer, television presenter, and actress Charytín Goyco.-Television:...
- Puerto Rican singer resident in Miami. - Tito Puentes - (1923–2000)Puerto Rican Singer and musician
- Big PunBig PunChristopher Lee Rios , better known by his stage name Big Pun , was an American rapper who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s...
- (1971–2000) American Rapper of Puerto Rican descent - Ivy QueenIvy QueenIvy Queen is a Puerto Rican Latin Grammy nominated reggaeton composer and singer. She is most commonly known as "La Reina del Reggaeton" . She is also known as the Queen of Rivalries.-Early years:...
Puerto Rican, reggaeton composer and singer - Val RamosVal RamosVal Ramos is a native of New York City and is considered to be one of the best Nuevo Flamenco guitarists in the United States. Val has toured the United States and Spain with his ensemble which includes his brother Jose Ramon Ramos. At the early age of 14, he studied Flamenco guitar with Spanish ...
- American of Puerto Rican parents. - Ray ReyesRay ReyesRay Reyes is a Puerto Rican who was born in New York City and was raised in Levittown, Puerto Rico. His father, Rey Reyes, Sr., ran several successful business ventures. He became a member of Menudo in early 1983. Reyes came to substitute Xavier Serbia on the band, and joined the band right in the...
- American born and Puerto Rican raiced. - Ron ReyesRon ReyesRon Reyes is an American musician most noted as the second singer for the Los Angeles punk rock group Black Flag. Reyes, who is of Puerto Rican descent, joined Black Flag after original vocalist Keith Morris had quit to form the Circle Jerks...
- American musician most noted as the second singer for the group Black FlagBlack Flag (band)Black Flag was an American punk rock band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California. The band was established by Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes in the band...
. He is of Puerto Rican descent. - Gabriel RíosGabriel RiosGabriel Ríos is a Puerto Rican musician currently residing in Brooklyn.-Biography:As a child Ríos was member of his church choir, and in addition to this early exposure to music his father also taught him to play the guitar. After finishing his studies at the Academia del Perpetuo Socorro high...
- Puerto Rican Pop singer - Daniel RodríguezDaniel RodriguezDaniel Rodríguez is an American operatic tenor from New York City. He became known as "The Singing Policeman" in his former work with the New York City Police Department, due to his role as one of the department's designated National Anthem singers...
- American operatic tenor from New York City. - Tito RodríguezTito RodriguezTito Rodríguez was a popular 1950s and 1960s Puerto Rican singer and bandleader. He is known by many fans as "El Inolvidable" , a moniker based on his most popular interpretation, a song written by composer Julio Gutierrez.-Early years:Rodríguez , born in Santurce, Puerto Rico,...
- (1923–1973), Puerto Rican singer and bandleader, know as "El inolvidable". - Felipe RoseFelipe RoseFelipe Ortiz Rose is a founding member of the disco group the Village People, in which he is the Native American. His mother is a Puerto Rican and his father is a Native American .-Early years:...
- (born January 12, 1954) American founding member of the disco group the Village PeopleVillage PeopleVillage People is a concept disco group that formed in the United States in 1977, well known for their on-stage costumes depicting American cultural stereotypes, as well as their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics....
. His mother is a Puerto Rican and his father is a Native American. - Gilberto Santa RosaGilberto Santa RosaGilberto Santa Rosa, also known as "El Caballero de la Salsa" , is a Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero.-Early years:...
- American Salsa Singer of Puerto Rican descent. - Frankie RuizFrankie RuizFrankie Ruiz was a famous Puerto Rican salsa singer.-Early years:Born Jose Antonio Torresola Ruiz, he was born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey. His parents moved from Puerto Rico to the United States in search of a better way of life. In Paterson, Ruiz received his primary and secondary...
- (1958–1998) Puerto Rican salsa singer. - Romeo Santos - American singer, featured composer and lead singer of the Bachata group Aventura. He is of Dominican and Puerto Rican descend.
- Olga TañonOlga TañónOlga Tañón is a two-time Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy-winning Merengue and Latin Pop artist. Tañón has earned 5 Latin Grammy Awards and 19 Premios Lo Nuestro awards during her career.-Early years:...
- Puerto Rican singer resident in Orlando, FloridaOrlando, FloridaOrlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
. - Manoella TorresManoella TorresManoella Torres, "the woman who was born to sing", is an American singer and actress of Puerto Rican background based in Mexico who has had a extensive career that continues to this day...
- "the woman who was born to sing", is an American singer and actress of Puerto Rican people descent resident in Mexico. - Tony TouchTony TouchTony Touch is an American hip hop break dancer, rapper, DJ, producer and actor of Puerto Rican descent.Tony Touch began as a B-boy during the rap music renaissance era of the early 1980s...
- American hip hop break dancer, rapper, DJ, producer and actor of Puerto Rican descent. - Mario VazquezMario VazquezMario Adrián Vázquez is a Puerto Rican-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.-Early life:...
- Pop and R&B American singer of Puerto Rican parents. - YomoYomoYomo is a Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist. He was raised in the barrio of Tres Puntos, Humacao, Puerto Rico...
- Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist. - Big Daddy KaneBig Daddy KaneAntonio Hardy better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper who started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group the Juice Crew. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled MC's in Hip Hop...
- American rapper who started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group the Juice CrewJuice CrewThe Juice Crew was a hip hop collective of largely Queensbridge-based artists in the mid- to late-1980s. Founded by producer Marley Marl and radio DJ Mr. Magic and housed by Tyrone William's Cold Chillin' Records, the Juice Crew would introduce New School artists Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie,...
. - Daddy YankeeDaddy YankeeRamón Luis Ayala Rodríguez , known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in baseball,...
- Puerto Rican singer of Reggaeton
Groups
- Nina SkyNina SkyNina Sky is an American musical duo composed of identical twins Nicole and Natalie Albino .-Early life and career:Albino's parents moved to New York from Puerto Rico and were divorced when the girls were younger...
- twin sister singers. American of Puerto Ricans parents. - Wisin & YandelWisin & YandelWisin & Yandel are a Puerto Rican reggaeton Duo, consisting of Juan Luis Morera Luna and Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar . They started their career in 1998 and have been together since, winning several awards during that time....
- Puerto Rican Group
Sports
- Eddie AlvarezEddie AlvarezEddie Alvarez is an American mixed martial artist, and former Bellator Fighting Championships lightweight champion. Alvarez also competes for the Japanese DREAM promotion, and fought once for ProElite's EliteXC promotion...
- American mixed martial artist. He is of Puerto Rican and Irish descent. - Benjamin AgostoBenjamin AgostoBenjamin Alexandro Agosto is an American ice dancer. With partner Tanith Belbin, Agosto is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a four-time World medalist, the 2004–2006 Four Continents champion, and 2004–2008 U.S. champion....
- figure skater. American of Puerto Rican father and American mother of Romanian and Russian descent. - Harry ArroyoHarry ArroyoHarry Arroyo is a former American boxer who gained international recognition as the IBF Lightweight Champion of the World from 1984 to 1985.- Early years :...
- former American boxer who gained international recognition as the IBF Lightweight Champion of the World from 1984 to 1985. He is of Puerto RicanPuerto Rican peopleA Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
descent, - Carmelo AnthonyCarmelo AnthonyCarmelo Kiyan Anthony , nicknamed "Melo", is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association...
- NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
player of Basketball. American of Puerto Rican and African American descent. - Carlos ArroyoCarlos ArroyoCarlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez is a Puerto Rican professional basketball point guard who last played for the Boston Celtics. Arroyo is the fifth player from Puerto Rico to play in the NBA...
- Puerto Rican professional basketball point guard who last played for the Boston Celtics. - José Juan BareaJose Juan BareaJosé Juan "J.J." Barea Mora is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He most recently played as a point guard for the National Basketball Association's 2011 champion Dallas Mavericks. Barea has played in the NBA, NBA Development League, NCAA and the BSN with Indios de Mayagüez and the...
, NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
player. He is a Puerto Rican resident in Miami. - Wilfred BenítezWilfred BenitezWilfred Benítez , is a Puerto Rican boxer. He is remembered best as a skilled and aggressive fighter with exceptional defensive abilities who won world championships in three separate weight divisions, and was the youngest world champion in boxing history at the age of 17...
- American boxer. - Héctor CamachoHéctor CamachoHéctor Camacho , nicknamed "Macho Camacho", is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. His son, Héctor Camacho Jr., is also a boxer.- Early life and amateur career :...
- Puerto Rican professional boxer - Héctor Camacho, Jr. - Puerto Rican boxer and son Héctor Camacho
- Eddie CasianoEddie CasianoEddie Casiano Ojeda is a Puerto Rican basketball player who was born in Manhattan, New York...
- American born and Puerto Rican raiced. He is of Puerto Rican descent. He is a basketball player. - Orlando CepedaOrlando CepedaOrlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes is a former Puerto Rican Major League Baseball first baseman.Cepeda was born to a poor family. His father, Pedro Cepeda, was a baseball player in Puerto Rico, which influenced his interest in the sport from a young age. His first contact with professional baseball was...
- Puerto Rican born, but american raiced. - Julie ChuJulie ChuJulie Chu is an American Olympic ice hockey player who plays the position of forward on the United States women's ice hockey team and the Montreal Stars. Chu's hometown is Fairfield, Connecticut, although she resided in Cambridge, Massachusetts during her college years while playing hockey for...
- American Olympic ice hockey player who plays the position of forward on the United States women's ice hockey team. She is of Chinese and Puerto Rican. - Roberto ClementeRoberto ClementeRoberto Clemente Walker was a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball right fielder. He was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the youngest of seven children. Clemente played his entire 18-year baseball career with the Pittsburgh Pirates . He was awarded the National League's Most Valuable Player Award in...
- (1934–1972) was a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball right fielder Hall of FameNational Baseball Hall of Fame and MuseumThe National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...
. - James "Chico" HernandezJames Chico HernandezJames "Chico" Hernandez is an accomplished athlete in the sport of Sambo and a seven-time member of the Team USA National Team.-Early years:...
- American Accomplished athlete in the sport of Sambo and a seven-time member of the Team USA National Team. - Shawn HernandezShawn HernandezShawn Hernandez is an American professional wrestler of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring names, "Hotstuff Hernandez" and "Hernandez"....
- American professional wrestler of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring names, "Hotstuff Hernandez" and "Hernandez". - Guillermo Diaz - Puerto Rican professional basketball player and player of NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
- Nelson ErazoNelson ErazoNelson Rodriguez Erazo is an American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring name, Homicide...
- American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring name, Homicide. - Sunny GarciaSunny GarciaSunny Garcia was born Vincent Sennen Garcia on January 14, 1970 in Mā'ili, on the Westside of Oahu, Hawaii. He grew up in Wai'anae and after leaving school, debuted on the 1986 Gotcha Pro at Sandy Beach, Oahu, beating the 1984 champ Tom Carroll....
- American is a surfer profecional. - Reggie JacksonReggie JacksonReginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson , nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch hitting in the postseason with the New York Yankees, is a former American Major League Baseball right fielder. During a 21-year baseball career, he played from 1967-1987 for four different teams. Jackson currently serves as...
- nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch hitting in the postseason with the New York Yankees, is a former American Major League Baseball right fielder. - Michael Lowell - Puerto Rican Major League Baseball third baseman for the Boston Red Sox. He is a Puerto Rican born but American raiced.
- Travis PastranaTravis PastranaTravis Alan Pastrana is an American motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing. He runs a show called Nitro Circus with some of his friends...
- American motorsports competitor and stunt performer. - Butch Lee - NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
player. Born in Puerto Rico but raiced in New York. - Edgar MartínezEdgar MartinezEdgar Martínez , nicknamed "Gar" and "Papi", is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and designated hitter. He spent his entire 18-year Major League career with the Seattle Mariners. He is the cousin of Carmelo Martínez.-Seattle Mariners:On December 19, 1982, the Seattle Mariners signed...
- nicknamed "Gar" and "Papi", is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and designated hitter. - Carlos OrtizCarlos OrtizFor the Cuban wrestler with the same name see Carlos Julian OrtízCarlos Ortiz is a Puerto Rican who was a three time world boxing champion, twice in the lightweight division and once in the Jr. Welterweights....
- Puerto Rican who was a three time world boxing champion, twice in the lightweight division and once in the Jr. Welterweights. - Denise MasinoDenise MasinoDenise Masino is a professional female bodybuilder from the United States.-Biography:Born in Brooklyn, New York of Puerto Rican extraction, the 5'2" Masino won her pro card by winning the lightweight class at the 1995 NPC Nationals. She competed as a professional through 2007, and was the 2003...
- American professional female bodybuilder from the United States. - Orlando PerezOrlando PerezOrlando Perez is an American soccer defender, who is currently without a club, having been waived by Chivas USA of Major League Soccer....
- American footballer of C.D. Chivas USA. - Rico RamosRico RamosRico Dashon Ramos is an American Super Bantamweight boxer of Puerto Rican descent. He is the current WBA world super bantamweight champion.-Amateur career:...
- American Super Bantamweight boxer and current WBA world super bantamweight champion - Ramón RivasRamon RivasJuan Ramón Rivas Contreras is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He is now the Spanish radio broadcaster for Orlando Magic. Rivas was the second player from Puerto Rico to play in the NBA, and half of the first duo of Puerto Ricans to be active in the NBA simultaneously...
- He was born in New York and is of Puerto Rican descent. Puerto Rican professional basketball player. - Chi Chi Rodriguez - Puerto Rican professional golfer
- Jorge Rivera (fighter)Jorge Rivera (fighter)Jorge Luis Rivera is an American mixed martial artist who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4. He holds victories over five former or future UFC title contenders; Travis Lutter, David Loiseau, Kendall Grove, Dennis Hallman and Nate Quarry.-Military career:19k Tank with A/1-70 Armor at Fort...
- American mixed martial artist who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4. Rivera is of Puerto Rican descent and, although, was born in MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, lived in Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
for a short time as a child. - John RuizJohn RuizJohn "The Quietman" Ruiz , is a former American professional boxer. Ruiz is the first Latino heavyweight champion and former two-time WBA heavyweight champion. After a professional career spanning over 18 years, Ruiz officially announced his retirement from the sport at a press conference on April...
- former American professional boxer. - Daniel SantiagoDaniel SantiagoDaniel Gregg Santiago is a American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player, currently playing at the center position for the Capitanes de Arecibo in Puerto Rico. Santiago is the fourth player from Puerto Rico to play in a NBA game...
- professional American basketball player of Puerto Rican descent. - Lisa Marie VaronLisa Marie VaronLisa Marie Varon , is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and fitness competitor of Puerto Rican and Turkish descent...
- American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and fitness competitor of Puerto Rican and Turkish descent.
Political
- Herman BadilloHerman BadilloHerman Badillo is a Bronx, New York politician who has been a borough president, United States Representative, and candidate for Mayor of New York City. He was the first Puerto Rican to be elected to these posts and be a mayoral candidate in the continental United States.-Early years:Badillo was...
- Puerto Rican and United States Representative. - Pedro Cortés - Puerto Rican former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- Ruth Noemí ColónRuth Noemí ColónRuth Noemí Colón was the 66th Secretary of State of New York, serving in the Cabinets of Governors David Paterson and Andrew Cuomo. She was appointed by Governor Paterson to replace outgoing Secretary Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez who officially resigned on September 1, 2010. She is the state's second...
- Puerto Rican that was the 66th Secretary of State of New York. - Rubén Díaz, Sr. - Puerto Rican born. He was U.S. politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Díaz represents the 32nd District in the New York State Senate.
- Rubén Díaz, Jr. - Democratic Party politician from the Bronx in New York City, and the son of New York State Senator Rubén Díaz, Sr.
- Nelson Antonio DenisNelson Antonio DenisNelson Antonio Denis is a former New York politician who represented East Harlem in the New York State Assembly.-Early life:Denis was born and raised in New York City...
- American know to be former New York politician who represented East Harlem in the New York State AssemblyNew York State AssemblyThe New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
. he is of Puerto Rican descent. - Wilda DiazWilda DiazWilda Diaz was elected Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey in May 2008. She defeated incumbent Joseph Vas, by a 58% to 42% margin. She is Perth Amboy's first female mayor and the first female mayor of Puerto Rican and Latina ancestry elected mayor of a city in New Jersey...
- Mayor of Perth Amboy, New JerseyPerth Amboy, New JerseyPerth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The City of Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 50,814. Perth Amboy is known as the "City by the Bay", referring to Raritan Bay.-Name:The Lenape...
in May 2008. - Luis GutiérrezLuis GutiérrezLuis Vicente Gutiérrez is an American politician and the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. Gutiérrez was the first Latino to be elected to Congress from the Midwest. From 1986 until his election to Congress he served as a member of the Chicago City Council representing the 26th ward...
- American of Puerto Rican descent. United States Representative - Raúl LabradorRaúl LabradorRaúl Rafael Labrador is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously represented District 14B in the Idaho House of Representatives.-Early life, education, and law career:...
- Puerto Rican born. He is U.S. Representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district. - Olga A. MéndezOlga A. MéndezOlga A. Méndez was the first Puerto Rican woman elected to a state legislature in the United States mainland.-Early years:...
- (1925 — 2009) was the first Puerto Rican woman elected to a state legislature in the United States mainland. - Hiram MonserrateHiram MonserrateHiram Monserrate is a former member of the New York State Senate. He represented the 13th District which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Jackson Heights, Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst and Woodside...
- former member of the New York State Senate. - Cesar A. PeralesCesar A. PeralesCesar Augusto Perales is the Secretary of State of New York currently serving in the Cabinet of Governor Andrew Cuomo. On March 31, 2011, he was nominated by Governor Cuomo to replace outgoing Secretary Ruth Noemí Colón, and took office on May 2, 2011. He was confirmed by the State Senate on June 7...
- American that is Secretary of State of New York. He is of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent. - Adam Clayton Powell IV - member of the New York State Assembly.
- Charles B. RangelCharles B. RangelCharles Bernard "Charlie" Rangel is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1971. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the third-longest currently serving member of the House of Representatives. As its most senior member, he is also the Dean of New York's congressional delegation...
- U.S. Representative for New York's 15th congressional district, serving since 1971. He is of Puerto Rican descent by part paternal. - Samuel RiveraSamuel RiveraSamuel Rivera was the Democratic mayor of the U.S. city of Passaic, New Jersey, from 2001 until 2008. Rivera came to national attention on September 6, 2007, when he was indicted and arrested on charges of accepting bribes in exchange for agreeing to direct municipal contracts to an insurance...
- Democratic mayor of the U.S. city of Passaic, New JerseyPassaic, New JerseyPassaic is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 69,781, maintaining its status as the 15th largest municipality in New Jersey with an increase of 1,920 residents from the 2000 Census population of 67,861...
(2001–2008). - Herman SantiagoHerman SantiagoHerman Santiago is a rock and roll pioneer and songwriter who claimed to have written the iconic hit "Why Do Fools Fall In Love".-Early years:Santiago was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and raised in Manhattan, New York...
- Puerto Rican born and Nuyorucan raiced. He is a rock and rollRock and rollRock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
pioneer and songwriter who claimed to have written the iconic hit "Why Do Fools Fall In LoveWhy Do Fools Fall in Love (song)"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" is a song that was originally a hit for early New York City-based rock and roll group Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers in 1956. It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart, No. 6 on Billboards Pop Singles chart, and number one on the UK Singles Chart...
". - Pedro SegarraPedro SegarraPedro E. Segarra is an American politician of Puerto Rican origin and Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut. Prior to becoming mayor, Segarra was president of Hartford's City Council. He succeeded former Mayor Eddie Perez who resigned in disgrace after he was convicted by a state Superior Court jury of...
- Puerto Rican born and American raiced. She is a politician and Mayor of Hartford, ConnecticutHartford, ConnecticutHartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
. - José Enrique Serrano - Puerto Rican born and american raiced. He is a United States Representative
- José M. SerranoJose M. SerranoJosé Marco Serrano, son of the long-time US Representative by the same name, is a member of the New York State Senate, representing Mott Haven, Melrose, Highbridge, Morris Heights, Spanish Harlem, Yorkville and Roosevelt Island. He is the son of U.S. Congressman José Serrano.A lifelong South Bronx...
- American and son of José Enrique Serrano. He is a New York State Senator - Lorraine Cortés-VázquezLorraine Cortés-VázquezLorraine A. Cortés-Vázquez was the 65th Secretary of State of New York, serving in the Cabinet of Governor David Paterson. She originally served in the Cabinet of former Governor Eliot Spitzer and remained in office following Paterson's taking over the governorship on March 17, 2008...
was the 65th Secretary of State of New York. She is of Puerto RicanPuerto Rican peopleA Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
and DominicanDominican RepublicThe Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
descent - Nydia VelázquezNydia VelázquezNydia Margarita Velázquez is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes residential areas of three boroughs...
- Puerto Rican and U.S. Representative - Raúl G. VillarongaRaúl G. VillarongaColonel Raúl G. Villaronga is a retired United States Army officer who has the distinction of being the first Puerto Rican mayor of a Texas city...
- Retired Puerto Rican of United States Army officer who has the distinction of being the first Puerto Rican mayor of a Texas city. He was elected Mayor of Killeen, TexasKilleen, TexasKilleen is a city in Bell County, Texas, The United States. The population was 86,911 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, Killeen had 119,510 people. In 2010 Killeen's population shot to 127,921...
in 1992.
Military
- José M. CabanillasJose M. CabanillasRear Admiral José M. Cabanillas , was an Executive Officer of the USS Texas which participated in the invasions of North Africa and the Battle of Normandy during World War II.-Early years:...
- (1901–1979) Puerto Rican that died in VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. He was a executive Officer of the USS Texas which participated in the invasions of North Africa and the Battle of Normandy (also known as D-Day) during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. - Iván Castro - U.S. Army officer who has continued serving on active duty in the Special Forces despite losing his eyesight. His parents are Puerto Rican.
- Richard CarmonaRichard CarmonaRichard Henry Carmona is an American physician, public health administrator, and politician. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the seventeenth Surgeon General of the United States. Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002, Carmona left office...
- American physician and public health administrator. - Rafael O'FerrallRafael O'FerrallBrigadier General Rafael O'Ferrall is a United States Army officer who is the first Hispanic of Puerto Rican descent to become the Deputy Commanding General for the Joint Task Force at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba while simultaneously serving as Assistant Adjutant General and Deputy Commanding General of...
- United States ArmyUnited States ArmyThe United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
officer who is the first HispanicHispanicHispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
of Puerto RicanPuerto Rican peopleA Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
descent to become the Deputy Commanding General for the Joint Task Force at Guantanamo BayGuantanamo Bay Naval BaseGuantanamo Bay Naval Base is located on of land and water at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba which the United States leased for use as a coaling station following the Cuban-American Treaty of 1903. The base is located on the shore of Guantánamo Bay at the southeastern end of Cuba. It is the oldest overseas...
, CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city... - Salvador E. FelicesSalvador E. FelicesMajor General Salvador E. Felices was the first Puerto Rican to reach the rank of Major General in the United States Air Force. In 1957, he participated in "Operation Power Flite", the first round-the-world nonstop flight by a jet airplane.-Early years:Felices was born in the Santurce section of...
- (1923–1987) was the first Puerto Rican to reach the rank of Major General (2-Star) in the United States Air Force. He died in Florida. - Diego E. HernándezDiego E. HernandezVice Admiral Diego E. Hernandez is a retired United States Navy officer who was the first Hispanic to be named Vice Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command.-Early years:...
- Puerto Rican resident in Miami. He is a retired United States Navy officer who was the first Hispanic to be named Vice Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command. - Carlos LozadaCarlos LozadaPrivate First Class Carlos James Lozada , was a member of the United States Army who was one of five Puerto Ricans who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for their actions in combat.-Early years:...
- ( 1946–1967) Puerto Rican born, but raiced in New York City. Member of the United States Army who was one of five Puerto Ricans who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for their actions in combat. - María V. MartínezMaría V. MartínezCommand Sergeant Major María V. Martínez is the first Puerto Rican female to reach the rank of Command Sergeant Major in the United States Army. She serves as Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Director of the Army Diversity Office in the Pentagon, Washington D.C....
- Puerto Rican born and American raiced, she was the first Puerto Rican female to reach the rank of Command Sergeant Major in the United States Army. - Angel MendezAngel MendezAngel Mendez was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. In 1967, during the Vietnam War, Mendez saved the life of his platoon commander, Lieutenant Ronald D. Castille, who is currently the Chief Justice of Pennsylvania. U.S...
- (1946–1967) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. - Héctor Andrés NegroniHector Andres NegroniColonel Héctor Andrés Negroni is a historian, senior aerospace defense executive, author and the first Puerto Rican graduate of the United States Air Force Academy...
- Puerto Rican historian, senior aerospace defense executive, author and the first Puerto Rican graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. Currently he reside in Vienna, Virginia. - Antonia NovelloAntonia NovelloAntonia Coello Novello, M.D., is a Puerto Rican physician and public health administrator. She was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as fourteenth Surgeon General of the United States from 1990 to 1993...
- Puerto Rican physician and public health administrator. - María Inés OrtizMaría Inés OrtizCaptain María Inés Ortiz , was the first American nurse to die in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom and the first Army nurse to die in combat since the Vietnam War.-Early years:...
- (1967–2007), was the first American nurse to die in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom and the first Army nurse to die in combat since the Vietnam War. His parents were Puerto Rican. - Manuel Rivera, Jr. - (1959–1991), was the first American of Puerto Rican descent serviceman to die in Operation Desert Shield.
- Pedro N. RiveraPedro N. RiveraBrigadier General Pedro N. Rivera, M.D. is a retired United States Air Force officer who in 1994 became the first Hispanic to be named medical commander in the Air Force. He was responsible for the provision of health care to more than 50,000 patients.-Early years:Rivera was born in San German,...
- retired Puerto Rican of United States Air Force officer who in 1994 became the first Hispanic to be named medical commander in the Air Force. He currently resides in Alexandria, VirginiaAlexandria, VirginiaAlexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
. - Augusto RodríguezAugusto RodriguezLieutenant Augusto Rodríguez , was a Puerto Rican officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Rodríguez served in the defenses of Washington, D.C. and led his men in the Battles of Fredericksburg and Wyse Fork.-Early years:...
- Puerto Rican who served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He immigrated to the United States in the 1850s. - Pedro Rodríguez (soldier)Pedro Rodriguez (soldier)Rodríguez, PedroOrganization:HEADQUARTERS 3D INFANTRY DIVISION G.O. # 261 – 8 July 19512nd Citation:-Later years:Sgt. Rodríguez retired from the Army with the rank of Master Sergeant and went to work as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Puerto Rico. In 1979, Rodríguez went to live at...
- (1912–1999), Puerto Rican that died in Washington, D.C. Earned two Silver Stars within a seven day period during the Korean War. - Fernando E. Rodríguez VargasFernando E. Rodriguez VargasMajor Fernando E. Rodríguez Vargas, DDS was an odontologist , scientist and a Major in the U.S. Army who discovered the bacteria which causes dental caries.-Early years:...
- (1888–1932) Puerto Rican odontologist (dentist), scientist and a Major in the U.S. Army who discovered the bacteria which causes dental caries. He died in Washington, D.C. - Frances M. VegaFrances M. VegaSPC Frances M. Vega, also known as "That Girl Benitez" , was the first female soldier of Puerto Rican descent to die in a combat zone in Operation Iraqi Freedom.-Early years:...
- (1983–2003), was the first female soldier of Puerto Rican descent to die in a combat zone in Operation Iraqi Freedom. - Pedro del VallePedro del ValleLieutenant General Pedro Augusto del Valle was a United States Marine Corps officer who became the first Hispanic to reach the rank of Lieutenant General...
- (1893–1978) was a United States Marine Corps officer who became the first Hispanic to reach the rank of Lieutenant General. In 1900 his family emigrated to United States and they became U.S. citizens. - Humbert Roque VersaceHumbert Roque VersaceCaptain Humbert Roque "Rocky" Versace was a United States Army officer of Puerto Rican-Italian descent who was awarded the United States' highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his heroic actions while a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. He was the first member of...
- (1937–1965) American of United States Army officer of Puerto Rican-Italian descent who was awarded the United States' highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his heroic actions while a prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War.
Journalism
- María Celeste ArrarásMaría Celeste ArrarásMaria Celeste Arrarás is a Puerto Rican journalist and actress and the host and producer of Spanish language news program Al Rojo Vivo Con Maria Celeste.- Biography :...
- Journalist and TV News Presenter - Lynda BaqueroLynda BaqueroLynda Baquero is an American correspondent for WNBC news in New York City. Baquero has filed numerous reports for the station both at home and abroad, including a trip to Puerto Rico where she filed stories on the island’s economy and tourism...
- American correspondent for WNBC news in New York City. She is of Puerto Rican ancestry. - Marysol CastroMarysol CastroMarysol Castro is a television journalist and was weather anchor for the The Early Show on CBS in 2011. Prior to that, she was the weather and features correspondent for the weekend edition of Good Morning America on ABC from 2004 to 2010.-Early life and career:Born to Puerto Rican parents in New...
- American television journalist and weather anchor for the The Early ShowThe Early ShowThe Early Show is an American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City. The program airs live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday; most affiliates in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones air the show on tape-delay from 7 to 9 a.m. local time. ...
on CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
. - Carmen DominicciCarmen DominicciCarmen Lourdes Dominicci Ramos is a news anchor, television reporter and PSA representative.-Career:...
- television journalist. - Tai Hernandez - reporter for WNYW and a former correspondent for ABC News.
- Alycia LaneAlycia LaneAlycia Lane is an American television journalist. She serves as weekday morning anchor at KNBC-TV in Los Angeles. Until January 2008, she was co-anchor of the weekday evening newscasts on KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
- American television journalist of Puerto Rican and Welsh descent. - Lynda LópezLynda LopezLynda López is an Emmy Award-winning Puerto Rican American journalist and the youngest sister of actress and singer Jennifer Lopez.-Early years:...
- Emmy Award-winning Puerto Rican American journalist and the youngest sister of actress and singer Jennifer LopezJennifer LopezJennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
. - Juan GonzalezJuan Gonzalez (journalist)Juan González is an American progressive broadcast journalist and investigative reporter. He has also been a columnist for the New York Daily News since 1987...
- Puerto Rican born. She is investigative journalist - Natalie MoralesNatalie MoralesNatalie Leticia Morales is the news anchor for NBC's Today.-Career:Morales was an anchor and correspondent for MSNBC from 2002 to 2006...
- television journalist. - Denisse OllerDenisse OllerDenisse Oller is a chef, broadcaster, journalist, newspaper columnist, and a former Emmy award winning and acclaimed national news anchor for Univision Network and Telemundo Network....
- Puerto Rican broadcaster, journalist, newspaper columnist, and a former cooking show host and news anchor at WXTV in New York City. - Audrey PuenteAudrey PuenteAudrey Puente is a meteorologist for WWOR-TV in New York City. She is the daughter of legendary Latin percussionist Tito Puente and the sister of musician Tito Puente, Jr.. Puente succeeded WWOR veteran meteorologist Storm Field in January 2007 as the station's main meteorologist...
- American meteorologist for WWOR-TV in New York City. She is daughter of Tito PuenteTito PuenteTito Puente, , born Ernesto Antonio Puente, was a Latin jazz and Salsa musician. The son of native Puerto Ricans Ernest and Ercilia Puente, of Spanish Harlem in New York City, Puente is often credited as "El Rey de los Timbales" and "The King of Latin Music"...
. - Jorge L. RamosJorge L. RamosThis article is about the New York-based journalist. For the Mexican news anchor, see Jorge Ramos .Jorge L. Ramos is the five-time Emmy Award winning senior anchor of the evening news on Telemundo's New York City affiliate, WNJU...
- Puerto Rican announcer of Telemundo's New York City affiliate. Ramos moved to New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in 1976. - Geraldo RiveraGeraldo RiveraGeraldo Rivera is an American attorney, journalist, author, reporter, and former talk show host...
, talk-show host, journalist - Ray SuarezRay SuarezRafael Suarez, Jr. , known as Ray Suarez, is an American broadcast journalist. Suarez joined the PBS NewsHour in 1999 and became a senior correspondent for the evening news program on the PBS television network. He is also host of the international news and analysis public radio program America...
- television and radio journalist. - Elizabeth VargasElizabeth VargasElizabeth Vargas is an American television journalist who is anchor of ABC's television newsmagazine 20/20 and ABC News Specials. She was previously an anchor of World News Tonight.-Early years:...
, television journalist. American daughter of Puerto Rican peoplePuerto Rican peopleA Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
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Writers
- Pura BelpréPura BelpréPura Belpré was the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. She was also a writer, collector of folktales, and puppeteer. There is some dispute as to the date of her birth which has been given as February 2, 1899, December 2, 1901 and February 2, 1903.- Education :She was born in Cidra,...
- (1899 or 1903–1982) author and first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. - Giannina BraschiGiannina BraschiGiannina Braschi is a Puerto Rican writer. She is credited with writing the first Spanglish novel YO-YO BOING! and the poetry trilogy Empire of Dreams , which chronicles the Latin American immigrant's experiences in the United States...
- Puerto Rican poet and novelist that lives in New York. - Julia de BurgosJulia de BurgosJulia Constancia Burgos García is considered by many as the greatest poet to have been born in Puerto Rico, and along with Gabriela Mistral, is considered as one of the greatest female poets of Latin America...
- (1914–1953) is considered by many as the greatest Puerto Rican poet. She died in New York. - Judith Ortiz CoferJudith Ortiz CoferJudith Ortiz Cofer is a Puerto Rican author. Her work spans a range of literary genres including poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays, and Young-adult fiction.-Early years:...
- Puerto Rican born and American raiced, es acclaimed author. - Jesús ColónJesús ColónJesús Colón was a Puerto Rican writer known as the Father of the Nuyorican Movement.-Early years:Colón was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War when the American Tobacco Company gained control of most of the tobacco producing land in Puerto Rico. His father was a baker and his...
(1901–1974) was a Puerto Rican writer known as the Father of the Nuyorican Movement. - Victor Hernández CruzVictor Hernández CruzVictor Hernández Cruz is a Puerto Rican poet.-Life:He moved to New York in 1954. He began writing at fifteen, and published his first collections of poetry in the late 1960s....
- Puerto Rican poet resident in New York. - Pedro J. LabarthePedro J. LabarthePedro Juan Labarthe López de Victoria was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist, essayist, and novelist.-Birth place, training and life:...
- (1905–1966) Puerto Rican poet, journalist, essayist, and novelist. - Erika LopezErika LopezErika Lopez is an American cartoonist, novelist, and performance artist of Puerto Rican descent who has published six books and speaks openly of her bisexuality...
- American cartoonist, novelist, and performance artist of Puerto Rican and German American descent. - John MelendezJohn MelendezJohn Edward Melendez , commonly known as "Stuttering John," is an American television writer and former radio personality. Prior to his work on television as a writer and announcer, Melendez was a regular on-air personality on The Howard Stern Show...
- commonly known as "Stuttering John," is an American television writer and former radio personality. - George PérezGeorge PérezGeorge Pérez is a Puerto Rican-American writer and illustrator of comic books, known for his work on various titles, including Avengers, Teen Titans and Wonder Woman.-Biography:...
- Puerto Rican-American writer and illustrator of comic books. His family emigrant to New York. - Pedro PietriPedro PietriPedro Pietri , was a Nuyorican poet and playwright who co-founded the Nuyorican Poets Café. He was the poet laureate of the Nuyorican Movement.-Early years :...
- (1944–2004), Puerto Rican born and American raiced. He was a Nuyorican poet and playwright who co-founded the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. - Mark Koltko-RiveraMark Koltko-RiveraMark Edward Koltko-Rivera is an American scholar, scientist, social critic, and writer who has published books, articles, and blog posts on a variety of topics, including psychology, religion, spirituality, and popular culture...
- American scholar, scientist, social critic, and writer who has published books, articles, and blog posts on a variety of topics. He is of Poland and Puerto Rico descent. - Arturo Alfonso SchomburgArturo Alfonso SchomburgArturo Alfonso Schomburg, a.k.a. as Arthur Schomburg, , was a Puerto Rican historian, writer, and activist in the United States who researched and raised awareness of the great contributions that Afro-Latin Americans and Afro-Americans have made to society. He was an important intellectual figure...
- a.k.a. as Arthur Schomburg, (1874–1938) Puerto Rican historian, writer, and activist in the United States who researched and raised awareness of the great contributions that Afro-Latin Americans and Afro-Americans have made to society. Schomburg immigrated to New York on April 17, 1891. - Lawrence La Fountain-StokesLawrence La Fountain-StokesLawrence La Fountain-Stokes is a gay Puerto Rican author, scholar, and performer. He is better known as Larry La Fountain. He has received several awards for his creative writing and scholarship as well as for his work with Latino and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students...
- Puerto Rican author, scholar, and performer that lives in Michigan. - William Carlos WilliamsWilliam Carlos WilliamsWilliam Carlos Williams was an American poet closely associated with modernism and Imagism. He was also a pediatrician and general practitioner of medicine, having graduated from the University of Pennsylvania...
- (1883–1963) American poet of English and Puerto Rican descent, that was closely associated with modernism and Imagism.
Visual arts
- Olga AlbizuOlga AlbizuOlga Albizu was an abstract expressionist painter. She was born and raised in Puerto Rico, where she studied painting with the Spanish painter Esteban Vicente from 1943 till 1947. She received a B.A. from the University of Puerto Rico in 1946. She moved to New York City on a fellowship for...
- (1924–2005) Puerto Rican abstract expressionist painter that emigrant to New York in 1948. - Jean-Michel BasquiatJean-Michel BasquiatJean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist. His career in art began as a graffiti artist in New York City in the late 1970s, and in the 1980s produced Neo-expressionist painting.-Early life:...
- (1960–1988) Visual artist. He was a African-American of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent. - Rafael FerrerRafael FerrerRafael Ferrer is an American actor.Ferrer is the son of José Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney, and the brother of Miguel and Gabriel. He is a cousin of George Clooney. Ferrer is best known for his voiceover work in commercials, trailers and on-air promotions...
- American actor and son of José FerrerJosé FerrerJosé Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón , best known as José Ferrer, was a Puerto Rican actor, as well as a theater and film director...
. He is best known for his voiceover work in commercials, trailers and on-air promotions. - Soraida MartinezSoraida MartinezSoraida Martinez is a contemporary abstract expressionist artist who creates hard-edge paintings. She was born in Harlem, New York City, USA on July 30, 1956....
Contemporary abstract expressionist artist who creates hard-edge paintings. She is american of Puerto Rican descent. - Ralph OrtizRalph OrtizRaphael Montañez Ortiz is an American artist, educator, and founder of El Museo del Barrio. He is a graduate of Art and Design High School of New York City, and studied at Pratt Institute, where he began as a student of architecture, decided instead to become a fine artist, and received his BFA...
- American artist, educator, and founder of El Museo del BarrioEl Museo del BarrioEl Museo del Barrio, New York’s leading Latino visual arts cultural institution, is located in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City, United States, also known as El Barrio. The museum welcomes visitors of all backgrounds to discover the artistic landscape of the Latino, Caribbean, and...
. - Manuel Rivera-OrtizManuel Rivera-OrtizManuel Rivera-Ortiz is an American documentary photographer of Puerto Rican descent, the author of several photographic collections and the recipient of a number of awards. He is best known for his documentary photographs of people's living conditions in less developed countries...
- Puerto Rican documentary photographer that lives in United States.
Civil rights and activists
- Oscar CollazoOscar CollazoOscar Collazo , was one of two Puerto Ricans who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Harry S. Truman.-Early life:...
- (1914–1994), was one of two Puerto Ricans who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Harry S. TrumanHarry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
. - Angelo FalcónAngelo FalcónAngelo Falcón is a political scientist best known for starting the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy in New York City in the early 1980s, a nonprofit and nonpartisan policy center that focuses on Latino issues in the United States. It is now known as the National Institute for Latino Policy and...
- political scientist; President and Founder, National Institute for Latino PolicyNational Institute for Latino PolicyThe National Institute for Latino Policy was established in 1982 as the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy in New York City, United States as a non-profit and nonpartisan policy center focusing on critical Latino policy issues....
. Puerto Rican born and American raiced. - Isabel GonzálezIsabel GonzalezIsabel González was a Puerto Rican activist who helped pave the way for Puerto Ricans to be given United States citizenship...
- (1882–1971) was a Puerto Rican activist who helped pave the way for Puerto Ricans to be given United States citizenship. She lived in New York and New Jersey. - Sylvia MendezSylvia MendezSylvia Mendez is an American civil rights activist of Mexican-Puerto Rican heritage.At age eight, she played an instrumental role in the Mendez v. Westminster case, the landmark desegregation case of 1946. The case successfully ended de jure segregation in California...
- American civil rights activist of Mexican-Puerto Rican heritage. - Eugene NelsonEugene NelsonEugene Nelson 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, where his mother worked as a waitress. At age twelve, Nelson read...
- American labor leader. - Manuel Olivieri SanchezManuel Olivieri SanchezManuel Olivieri Sanchez , was a court interpreter and civil rights activist who led the legal battle which recognized U.S. citizenship for Puerto Ricans living in Hawaii.-Early years:...
- (1888 - not known), Puerto Rican that was a court interpreter and civil rights activist who led the legal battle which recognized U.S. citizenship for Puerto Ricans living in Hawaii. - Sylvia Rae Rivera - (1951–2002) was an American transgender activistTransgender activismIn 1952 Virginia Prince, a male-to-female transvestite , along with other transgendered cross dressing people launched Transvestia: The Journal of the American society for Equality in Dress. This publication was the beginning of the transgender rights movement in the United States...
. Rivera was a founding member of both the Gay Liberation FrontGay Liberation FrontGay Liberation Front was the name of a number of Gay Liberation groups, the first of which was formed in New York City in 1969, immediately after the Stonewall riots, in which police clashed with gay demonstrators.-The Gay Liberation Front:...
and the Gay Activists Alliance and helped found STAR (Street Transvestite Action RevolutionariesStreet Transvestite Action RevolutionariesStreet Transvestite Action Revolutionaries was a transgender activist organization founded in 1970 by Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. Marsha and Sylvia used to hustle the streets in order to keep their children from having to do the same to feed and shelter themselves...
). She was of Puerto Rican and Venezuelan descent. - Anthony RomeroAnthony RomeroAnthony D. Romero is the American executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union.-Early life:Romero was born in New York City on July 9, 1965 to Puerto Rican parents Demetrio and Coralie Romero. He was raised in the Bronx.-Education:...
- American executive director of the American Civil Liberties UnionAmerican Civil Liberties UnionThe American Civil Liberties Union is a U.S. non-profit organization whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." It works through litigation, legislation, and...
. - Griselio TorresolaGriselio TorresolaGriselio Torresola born in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, was one of two Puerto Rican Nationalists who attempted to assassinate United States President Harry Truman. During the attack on the president, Torresola mortally wounded White House policeman Private Leslie Coffelt and wounded two other law...
- (1925–1950) Puerto Rico born, was one of two Puerto Rican Nationalists who attempted to assassinate United States President Harry Truman. - Helen Rodriguez-TriasHelen Rodriguez-TriasDr. Helen Rodriguez-Trias M.D. was a pediatrician, educator and women rights activist. She was the first Latina president of the American Public Health Association, a founding member of the Women's Caucus of the American Public Health Association, and the recipient of the Presidential Citizen's...
- (1929–2001) American pediatrician, educator and women rights activist.
Judges and law enforcement
- José A. CabranesJosé A. CabranesJosé Alberto Cabranes , is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Formerly a practicing lawyer, government official, and law teacher, he was the first Puerto Rican appointed to a federal judgeship in the continental United States .-Background:Cabranes was born in...
- judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Formerly a practicing lawyer, government official, and law teacher, he was the first Puerto Rican appointed to a federal judgeship in the continental United States - Nicholas EstavilloNicholas EstavilloNYPD Chief of Patrol Nicholas Estavillo , is a former member of the New York Police Department who in 2002 became the first Puerto Rican and the first Hispanic in the history of the NYPD to reach the three-star rank of Chief of Patrol.-Early years:Estavillo was born and raised in the sector Hato...
- the first Puerto Rican and the first Hispanic in the history of the NYPD to reach the three-star rank of Chief of Patrol. - Faith EvansFaith Evans (U.S. Marshal)Faith Evans is a former Hawaii state legislator and the first woman to serve as a United States Marshal. Evans, of Hawaiian and Puerto Rican descent, was appointed U.S. Marshal for the District of Hawaii by President Ronald Reagan on August 12, 1982...
- Hawaiian-Puerto Rican, first woman to be named U.S. Marshal. - Dora IrizarryDora IrizarryDora L. Irizarry is a Federal Judge in New York. She was born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, on January 26, 1955, and was raised in the Bronx in New York City. She attended the Bronx High School of Science and went on to graduate from Yale University in 1976 and Columbia University Law School in...
- Puerto Rican that is a Federal Judge in New York. - Irma Lozada - the first female police officer to die in action in New York.
- Vanessa RuizVanessa RuizVanessa Ruiz is an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the highest court for the District of Columbia....
- Puerto Rican associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the highest court for the District of Columbia. - Benito RomanoBenito RomanoBenito Romano is the first Puerto Rican to hold the United States Attorney's post in New York on an interim basis.-Early years:Romano's parents moved to New York City from Puerto Rico and settled down in the Bronx where he was born and raised. His grandfather, a dairy farmer, immigrated from...
- The first American of Puerto Rican hereditary to hold the United States Attorney's post in New York on an interim basis. - Joe SánchezJoe SánchezJoe Sánchez , is a former New York City police officer and author who published books about corruption within the New York City Police Department, or NYPD. Upon exposing the illegal acts committed by some high-ranking NYPD officers, Sánchez was arrested on the basis of false allegations which were...
- An American highly decorated former New York City police officer and author whose books give an insight as to the corruption within the department. His parents are Puerto Rican. - Roberto A. Rivera-SotoRoberto A. Rivera-SotoRoberto A. Rivera-Soto is a former associate justice on the Supreme Court of the U.S. state of New Jersey. His seven-year term expired on August 31, 2011, and he was not nominated to another term.-Early life:...
- American born, but Puerto Rican raiced, he is an asociate justice on the Supreme Court of the U.S. state of New Jersey - Sonia Maria Sotomayor - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving since August 2009. Sotomayor is the Court's 111th justice, its first Hispanic justice, and its third female justice.
Others
- Joseph M. AcabaJoseph M. AcabaJoseph Michael "Joe" Acaba is an educator, hydrogeologist, and NASA astronaut. In May 2004 he became the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to be named as a NASA astronaut candidate, when he was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Training Group 19...
- Educator, hydrogeologist, and NASA astronaut. American of Puerto Rican parent. - Aída ÁlvarezAída ÁlvarezAída M. Álvarez is the first Hispanic woman and Puerto Rican to hold a United States Cabinet-level position.-Early years:Alvarez was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico into a family of modest economical means, who despite their hardships always encouraged her to pursue her dreams...
- the first Hispanic woman and Puerto Rican to hold a United States Cabinet-level position. She grew up in New York - David BlaineDavid BlaineDavid Blaine is an American illusionist and endurance artist. He is best known for his high-profile feats of endurance, and has made his name as a performer of street and close-up magic. He has set and broken several world records...
- American illusionist, magician, and endurance artist. He is of of Puerto Rican Russian Jewish descent. - Nixzmary BrownNixzmary BrownNixzmary Brown was a seven-year-old abused child and murder victim from the Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn section of New York City, New York...
- (1998–2006) was a seven-year-old abused child and murder victim from the Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn section of New York City, New York. He was of Puerto Rican and Pakastanian descent - Carmella DeCesareCarmella DeCesareCarmella Danielle Garcia is an American model who was Playboy magazine's Miss April 2003 and Playmate of the Year for 2004. She is of Italian and Puerto Rican descent. She is best known for her time in WWE as a WWE Diva...
- American model who was Playboy magazine's Miss April 2003 and Playmate of the Year for 2004. She is of Italian and Puerto Rican descent. - Nicky CruzNicky CruzNicky Cruz is a Christian evangelist, the founder of Nicky Cruz Outreach, an evangelistic Christian ministry. He was also once the director of Teen Challenge, serving under David Wilkerson before founding another ministry home himself in California...
(born December 6, 1938) is a Christian evangelist, the founder of Nicky Cruz Outreach, an evangelistic Christian ministry. - Jaslene GonzalezJaslene GonzalezJaslene Gonzalez is a Puerto Rican American model, television host, and winner of Cycle 8 of America's Next Top Model.-Biography:...
- Puerto Rican - American model, Puerto Rican born and American raiced - Marta Casals IstominMarta Casals IstominMarta Casals Istomin , is the former president of Manhattan School of Music.- Early years :She was born Marta Montañez Martínez on November 2, 1936 in Humacao, Puerto Rico to a family of amateur musicians. As a child she was influenced by surroundings which were instrumental in the development of...
- Puerto Rican born. She is Former president of Manhattan School of MusicManhattan School of MusicThe Manhattan School of Music is a major music conservatory located on the Upper West Side of New York City. The school offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition...
. - Ramón E. López - American Space Physicist and author, who played an instrumental role in the implementation of a hands-on science. program in elementary and middle grades Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland.
- Angie MartinezAngie MartinezAngela "Angie" Martinez is an American radio personality and occasional rapper.-Radio career:Angie Martinez got her first break in radio at the age of 16 answering hot lines at the urban radio station WQHT . There she met popular DJ Funkmaster Flex, and began working as his protégé...
- American radio personality. - Carlos Albizu MirandaCarlos Albizu MirandaDr. Carlos Albizu Miranda is the first Hispanic educator to have a North American University renamed in his honor and one of the first Hispanics to earn a Ph.D...
- (1920–1984) first Hispanic educator to have a North American University renamed in his honor and one of the first Hispanics to earn a Ph.D. in Psychology in the United States. Puerto Rican born and American raiced. - Danielle PolancoDanielle PolancoDanielle Polanco is an American dancer and choreographer. She is probably best known for being the leading lady in Omarion's music video Touch and for starring in the 2008 movie Step Up 2 the Streets, in which she portrayed Missy Serrano...
- dancer and choreographer; Dominican-Puerto Rican American - Freddie PrinzeFreddie PrinzeFreddie Prinze was an American actor and stand-up comedian. He was known as the star of Chico and the Man. He is the father of actor Freddie Prinze, Jr.-Early life:...
- (1954–1977) American comedian of Puerto Rican and Germany descent and father of actor Freddie Prinze, Jr.Freddie Prinze, Jr.Freddie James Prinze, Jr. is an American actor. He rose to fame during the late 1990s and early 2000s, after starring in several Hollywood films aimed at teenage audiences, I Know What You Did Last Summer and its sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer , as well as She's All That , Summer...
. - Samuel A. Ramirez, Sr.Samuel A. Ramirez, Sr.Samuel A. Ramirez, Sr. made Wall Street history by becoming the first Hispanic to launch a successful investment banking firm.-Early years:...
- He was the first HispanicHispanicHispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
to launch a successful investment banking firm. His parents his Puerto Rican people. - Joshua RosaJoshua RosaJoshua Rosa is a convicted murderer in the State of Florida.- Early life :Rosa is the younger of two children. His older brother Daniel Rosa, Jr. is five years his senior. His parents are Raquel and Daniel Rosa, Sr. Rosa's entire family is of Puerto Rican descent and he was born in Brooklyn, New...
- American convicted murderer in the State of Florida. His parents are Puerto Rican.
See also
- List of Hispanic and Latino Americans
- List of Puerto Ricans
- List of Spanish Americans
- Puerto Rican migration to New YorkPuerto Rican migration to New YorkPuerto Ricans have both immigrated and migrated to New York. The first group of Puerto Ricans moved to New York in the mid-19th century when Puerto Rico was a Spanish Colony and its people Spanish subjects and therefore they were immigrants. The following wave of Puerto Ricans to move to New York...