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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.
Nicholasa Mohr (born 1938), writer; her works, among which is the novel Nilda, tell of growing up in the Bronx and El Barrio and of the difficulties Puerto Rican women face in the United States; [125] [126] in 1973, became the first Hispanic woman in modern times to have her literary works published by the major commercial publishing houses ...
American actresses of Puerto Rican descent (74 P) P. Actresses from Ponce, Puerto Rico (11 P) S. Actresses from San Juan, Puerto Rico (24 P)
First Latino and Puerto Rican male or female actor to be nominated for an acting Academy Award. First Latino and Puerto Rican male or female actor to be nominated in a supporting acting category. First Puerto Rican to be nominated in any category. [3] 2000 : Benicio del Toro: Traffic: Won First and only male actor to win for a Spanish-speaking ...
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This is a list of notable Puerto Ricans of significant African ancestry, including visually mixed-race individuals, which represents a significant portion of the Puerto Rican population. It includes people born in or living in the mainland United States, some of whom may be of full Puerto Rican ancestry while others only partially Puerto Rican ...
Puerto Rican actresses (6 C, 22 P) Pages in category "Hispanic and Latino American actresses" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 337 ...
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]