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First Puerto Rican female athlete to turn professional, [56] first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal, and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. [57] Lisa Fernández, softball player. Olympic gold medalist. Maritza Correia, athlete. First black Puerto Rican woman in the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team.
Pages in category "Puerto Rican actresses" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Millie Aviles; C.
Pages in category "Puerto Rican film actresses" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Puerto Rican-born actress and former Miss Teen USA. Omar Avila - (1979–) Cuban-born American actor; Rosa Blasi (1972–) American actress and therapist of partial Puerto Rican descent; Lillo Brancato (1976–) Colombian-born American actor, although raised in an Italian-American family (A Bronx Tale, The Sopranos).
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Puerto Rican actors — of the Greater Antilles island and the U.S. Territory, located in the Caribbean. Actors (female actresses and male actors ) of cinema , stage , television , webcasts , &/or videogames − who were born in or who lived significant portions of their professional lives in Puerto Rico .
Frances M. Vega (1983–2003) – first female soldier of Puerto Rican descent to die in a combat zone, in Operation Iraqi Freedom [citation needed] Pedro del Valle (1893–1978) – U.S. Marine Corps officer; first Hispanic to reach the rank of lieutenant general; in 1900 his family emigrated to the US and became US citizens [169]
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).