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Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19, 1967) [1] is a Puerto Rican-born Spanish [2] actor. He has garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, and a Silver Bear for his portrayal of the jaded but morally upright police officer Javier Rodriguez in the film Traffic (2000).
José Ferrer was the first Puerto Rican-born, first Latino and Hispanic person to be nominated for and win an Oscar, receiving a nomination for Best Supporting Actor for Joan of Arc (1948) and winning Best Actor for Cyrano de Bergerac (1950).
Benicio del Toro: Male Star of the Year Won [23] Chicago Film Critics Association Awards: 1996: The Usual Suspects: Most Promising Actor Nominated [24] 2001: Traffic: Best Supporting Actor: Won [25] 2004: 21 Grams: Nominated [26] 2015: Sicario: Won [27] Chlotrudis Awards: 2001 Traffic: Best Supporting Actor Won [28] Critics' Choice Movie Awards ...
In August 1995, the commonwealth government of Puerto Rico, in accordance with the Ley del 24 Julio de 1952 (Law of July 24, 1952), which stipulated the adoption of the flag of 1895 as the official flag of Puerto Rico, issued a regulation regarding the use of the flag titled Reglamento sobre el Uso en Puerto Rico de la Bandera del Estado Libre ...
Emiliano Mercado del Toro (August 21, 1891 – January 24, 2007) was a Puerto Rican supercentenarian and military veteran who was, at age 115, the world's oldest person following the death of 116-year-old Elizabeth Bolden on December 11, 2006, until his own death on January 24, 2007.
"La Borinqueña " [b] [c] is the official anthem [4] of Puerto Rico. [5]After Puerto Rico became known as "The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" in 1952, [4] the first elected governor, Luis Muñoz Marín, signed law #2 of July 24, 1952, which made an altered version of the musical composition known as "La Borinqueña" its national anthem.
Casa Fernando Luis Toro (English: Fernando Luis Toro Home) is a historic house in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The house is unique in that it is located in the first upper-class suburban development built in Puerto Rico, La Alhambra. [4] In 1990 La Alhambra was designed as part of Ponce's historic district.
Del Toro, del Toro, Deltoro, Toro Del Toro ( Of the Bull in English) is a surname first found in the Castilian province of Zamora in Spain , dating back to the sixteenth century. It is also found in sixty-five communes throughout Italy with a predominant presence in the provinces of Teramo ( Abruzzo ) and Siena ( Tuscany ).