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Thus, Warrington became the "first" black Puerto Rican male comedian to be regularly featured on a local TV program. One of the show's sections involved a group of "wacky" soldiers and included José Miguel Agrelot and Jacobo Morales. When Otilio joined the group, Morales baptized him as "Soldier Bizcocho" (Cake), a nickname that would remain ...
His favorite singer is Elyssa B, and his favorite baseball team is the City Seagulls. It was stated by Lulu in the episode, "Alma Goes to Puerto Rico", Junior is named after Ruben but goes by Junior as a nickname but is actually Ruben Rivera Jr. Lulú "Mami" Rivera (voiced by Annie Henk) is Alma and Junior's mother, and Ruben's wife. She is a ...
Felipe Luciano was born "Phillip" in 1947 in Spanish Harlem and was raised by his mother, Aurora, who was a devout Pentecostal Christian. [5] Luciano describes the public housing project where they lived as "the craphole of the world," saying, "no one ever placed as his or her first choice on the Housing Authority application, 'Brookline Projects.'" [6] He feels that his childhood was cut ...
Jenna Ortega. The Mexican-Puerto Rican actress became a household name in the last year with her starring role of Wednesday Addams on the hit Netflix series Wednesday.. You might also know Jenna ...
Esmeralda Santiago (born May 17, 1948) [1] is a Puerto Rican author known for her narrative memoirs and trans-cultural writing. [2] Her impact extends beyond cultivating narratives as she paves the way for more coming-of-age stories about being a Latina in the United States, alongside navigating cultural dissonance through acculturation.
Betances was born in Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico in the building that now houses the "Logia Cuna de Betances" ("Betances' Cradle Masonic Lodge").Betances' parents were Felipe Betanzos Ponce, a merchant born in Hispaniola (in the part that would later become the Dominican Republic; the surname Betanzos transformed into Betances while the family resided there), and María del Carmen Alacán de ...
Puerto Ricans (Spanish: Puertorriqueños), [12] [13] most commonly known as Boricuas, [a] [14] but also occasionally referred to as Borinqueños, Borincanos, [b] or Puertorros, [c] [15] are an ethnic group native to the Caribbean archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, and a nation identified with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through ancestry, culture, or history.
Gregory Joseph Sierra (January 25, 1937 – January 4, 2021) was an American actor known for his roles as Detective Sergeant Chano Amengual on Barney Miller; Julio Fuentes, the Puerto Rican neighbor of Fred G. Sanford on Sanford and Son; and as Marruja in The Castaway Cowboy (1974). [1]