Hispanic Heritage Blog
Christy Turlington
Christy Turlington - The daughter of a Salvadoran mother and an American father, Turlington is considered the first Latina supermodel in the U.S. She's better known for representing Calvin Klein in the 1990s and 2000s, but has modeled for dozens of companies from Maybelline to Versace. Her current passions are ...
Lorena Ochoa
Lorena Ochoa - Professional golf player, Lorena Ochoa is considered to be the best Mexican golfer of all time among both male and female players. She played in the US LPGA tour from 2003 to 2010 and was ranked number one during the last three years of her career. After ...
Dara Torres
Dara Torres - Considered the fastest female swimmer in the US, Dara Torres has reached the top of her sport with style and confidence. A Californian of Spanish descent, Torres has won twelve Olympic medals, five of which she won in the 2000 Summer.
Nina Tassler
Nina Tassler - Born to a Jewish father and a Puerto Rican mother, Nina Tassler is the highest profile Latina in network television as the President of CBS Entertainment. Tassler has direct influence on which television series or programs are chosen by the network.
Ellen Ochoa
Ellen Ochoa - While she currently holds the post of Deputy Director of the Johnson Space Center, Dr. Ochoa will always be recognized as the first Latina astronaut to go to space; she served on a nine-day mission aboard the shuttle Discovery in 1993, just two years after the explosion ...
Rigoberta Menchu
Rigoberta Menchu - became world famous when she received the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting the rights of indigenous Guatemalans in 1992. A native of the Quiche tribe, Menchu has dedicated her life to publicizing the extreme difficulties the tribal natives in her homeland have endured before and after Guatemala's ...
Sonia Maria Sotomayor
Sonia Maria Sotomayor -The Supreme Court's 11th Justice also became its first Hispanic when Sonia Sotomayor was elected to the bench in 2009. Born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, Justice Sotomayor graduated from Princeton University and Yale Law School. Of her Latino roots she has said: "Although I ...
Christina Norman
Christina Norman, President of MTV - With nearly two decades of excellence in broadcasting and recognized as one of the industry’s most creative businesswomen, Christina Norman is a Latin, multi-platform media executive and strategist. Until recently, Ms. Norman was chief executive officer of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Ms. Norman has ...
Marco Rubio
The bilingual Senator may not be loved by all, but there’s no doubt that the Cuban American politician proves the influential power that second generation Latinos have in this country. The 40-year-old may be Mitt Romney’s pick for Vice President and could be the key to landing him the Latino ...
Che Guevara
Che Guevara - Born in Rosario, Argentina on June 14, 1928, Ernesto R. Guevara de la Serna studied medicine before travelling around South America, observing conditions that spurred his Marxist beliefs. He aided Fidel Castro in overturning the Cuban government and then worked in a political post. Guevara later engaged ...
Mario Lopez
Mario Michael Lopez, Jr. [ma'ɾio] /ˈmaɪkəl/ [lo'pes] (born October 10, 1973) is an American television host and actor who has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway. He is best known for his portrayal of the character A.C. Slater on Saved By The Bell, which he also ...
Selena
Selena -Born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas, Selena Quintanilla made her recording debut in the '80s, going on to become an award-winning recording artist in the Latin-music scene with albums like Amor Prohibido and Selena Live. In 1995, she was murdered by the founder of her fan ...
Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991. Throughout his career, he has sold more than ...
Daddy Yankee
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1977), known by his stage name Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and was raised in the Villa Kennedy Housing Projects. While still dabbling in music, Ayala aspired to be a ...
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias (born Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler; May 8, 1975) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and occasional actor of Spanish and Filipino descent, popular in both the Latin market and the Hispanic American market in the United States.[1][2][3] He is the son of the famous Spanish singer Julio Iglesias. Within ...
Armando Cristian Pérez "Pitbull"
Armando Cristian Pérez (born January 15, 1981), better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002. In 2004, he released his debut album titled M.I.A.M.I. (short for Money ...
Manuel Arístides "Manny" Ramírez Onelcida
Manuel Arístides "Manny" Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30, 1972) is a Dominican-American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter. He is currently an unsigned free agent, following a 2nd suspenstion for violating Major League Baseball's substance abuse policy. Ramirez is recognized for great batting skill and power, a nine-time Silver Slugger ...
Oscar De La Hoya
"The Golden Boy" of the ring, this Mexican boxer was known as the top-rated Pound by Pound fighter in the world during the late '90s, and has defeated 17 world champions to prove it. As a star in one of the ultimate spectator sports, he's also boxing's cash cow--having generated ...
Mary Joe Fernandez
With two Grand Slam titles for doubles and two Olympic gold medals to her name, the Dominican-born Fernández has proven herself a formidable foe on the tennis court. Upon her retirement from tournament play, she has frequented as a commentator for ESPN and CBS while coaching the U.S. Fed Cup ...
Benicio del Torro
He's played Che Guevara, a bond villain, a usual suspect, and in countless other memorable movies--among which include the acclaimed Traffic and 21 Grams. Unsurprising, then, that del Toro is the third Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award.
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