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Hinojosa, a Mexican-American journalist, is the anchor and executive producer of Latino USA, a public radio show devoted to Latino issues. She helped launch Latino USA in 1992 and has also worked ...
This is a list of notable Hispanic and Latino Americans: citizens or residents of the United States with origins in Latin America or Spain. [1] The following groups are officially designated as "Spanish/Hispanic/Latino": [2] Mexican American, (Stateside) Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Dominican American, Costa Rican American, Guatemalan American, Honduran American, Nicaraguan American ...
Profesora Rosa-Linda Fregoso, a Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) professor at University of California, Santa Cruz, gives her scholarly insights in the documentary. Nine years after the publishing of her 1993 book, The Bronze Screen: Chicana and Chicano Film Culture, the documentary releases, covering many of the same Latino themes. [14]
Lupe Vélez (1908–1944) one of the first successful Latin American actresses in the United States, began her career in the silent film era; Vanessa Villela (born 1978) actress; Melissa Villaseñor (born 1987) actress; Nena von Schlebrügge (born 1941) actress; Pee Wee (entertainer) (born 1988) actor and singer
From Dolores del Río, who put Latina actresses on the map with her first roles in 1920s silent films, to Jenna Ortega, the Disney actress turned scream queen, there's always been a Latina and/or ...
Moctesuma Esparza is a famous Latino producer who is best known for Selena, which grossed $21.7 million in its first ten days. He started his career in the 1980s with movies like Gettysburg , The Battle of Gregorio Cortez and The Milagro Beanfield War .
Image credits: Rafal Oleksiewicz / Getty Images #2 Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi is yet another soccer player on this list. Like Ronaldo, the Argentinian megastar started his football career early on ...
Though it is common knowledge that women in the United States make less than their male counterparts, this wage gap further varies by ethnicity. On average, Latina women make 55 cents to the dollar when compared to white, non-Hispanic males while white women make 78.1 cents to the same dollar. [11]