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American actor to an Irish father and a Puerto Rican mother (Grounded for Life). [18] Raymond Cruz (1961–) American actor of Mexican descent (The Closer, Major Crimes, Breaking Bad) Idalis DeLeón (1969–) American actress of Afro Puerto Rican descent; Joey Diaz (1963–) Cuban-born American comedian, actor, and podcast host.
First Asian (and first Asian-American, overall) to be nominated for Best Actor, First Asian (and first Asian-American) to win Best Actor. Brynner became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1943. 1982 Ben Kingsley / Gandhi: Mahatma Gandhi: Won Half-Indian descent (father is Indian). [21] 1984 F. Murray Abraham / Amadeus: Antonio Salieri: Won
He is the first Asian-American head coach in any of the four major North American sports leagues. [89] [90] 2010: Rich Cho becomes the first Asian-American general manager of an NBA team, the Portland Trail Blazers. [91] 2019: Jeremy Lin becomes the first Asian-American NBA Champion. [92]
Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer, the first Latin American actor to win an Oscar in 1950 for "Cyrano de Bergerac." He won Best Actor in a Leading Role. He won Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Aziz Ansari became the first Asian American actor to win a Golden Globe for acting in television. Aziz Ansari was a series regular on the NBC comedy television series Parks and Recreation. Ansari portrays the lead on his own television series Master of None. Ansari made history by becoming the first Asian American actor to win a Golden Globe ...
First nomination for Best Foreign Language Film to a film directed by a Latin American woman director. 1985 The Official Story: Luis Puenzo: Won (original title: La historia oficial) First Latin American film to win for Best Foreign Language Film. The film was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay. 1989 What Happened to Santiago: Jacobo ...
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 ...
Ben Affleck is an American actor from Berkeley, California. 4) Will Ferrell as Armando in "Casa de Mi Padre" Casa de Mi Padre is clearly a film that meant to spoof the entire Latino culture.