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Jenna Marie Ortega, [1] the fourth of six siblings, was born on September 27, 2002, [2] in Palm Desert, California. [1] [3] Her father, a former sheriff who works at a California district attorney's office, is of Mexican descent, and her mother, who is of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, works as an emergency room nurse.
Genao played the role of Cinderella in the Broadway production of Bad Cinderella at the Imperial Theatre, opening officially on March 23, 2023. [7] She was the first Latina woman to originate a leading role in a Lloyd Webber production. [8] The show closed on June 4, 2023. [9]
This is a list of notable Hispanic and Latino American actors. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is an American of Hispanic and Latino origin and a notable actor. The list is organized in chronological order of birth decades. The names are organised in alphabetical order.
Genao is not the first Latina to play Cinderella. She is following in the footsteps of Camila Cabello in the 2021 movie version, and Dania Ramirez in ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” in 2017. But ...
Ramirez was born in Santo Domingo. [3] At an early age, she decided to become an actress. As a young child, she would reenact telenovelas for her family. She was discovered by a modeling scout while working in a convenience store at the age of 15, and was offered a small part in a soda commercial.
The mid-1920s led to a few opportunities for Latino actors and actresses. The popularity of the Italian actor Rudolph Valentino, the original "Latin lover", created opportunities for Latino actors and actresses such as Ramón Novarro, Dolores del Río, Lupe Vélez, Carmen Miranda etc. These actors were cast as major roles as passionate Latin ...
Since being cast as Nina Rosario in In the Heights, Leslie was set to fight supervillains as Barbara Gordon, a.k.a. Batgirl, in HBO Max's upcoming Batgirl—the first Latina to play the role.
Zuleyka Silver (born August 2, 1991) is a Mexican-American actress, fashion model, and the seventh runner-up of the seventh season of Univision's Nuestra Belleza Latina. [ 1 ] Early life