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Who was the first Latino actor?
1890s. Carlos De Valdez (1894–1939) – Peruvian-born American film actor.
Has any Latino won an Oscar?
The outcome was expected but historic nonetheless as the 31-year-old actress becomes only the second Latina to nab an Oscar. The first one was Rita Moreno, who won in 1962 for the same role in the original film version. DeBose is also the first openly queer star to win an acting Oscar.
Who are some famous actors of Mexican descent?
Edward James Olmos (1947-) American actor of Mexican descent ( Miami Vice, Battlestar Galactica ). Victoria Wyndham (born Victoria Camargo; 1945-), American actress. She is the daughter of Mexican-American stage and screen actor Ralph Camargo ( Another World) María Conchita Alonso (1957-) Cuban-born Venezuelan-raised actress, singer and songwriter.
Who are some famous people who are of Dominican descent?
Tina Aumont (1946 – 2006) American actress. She was the daughter of French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont and Dominican actress Maria Montez Lola Falana (1942-) American actress and singer to an Afro-Cuban father. Juana Samayoa (1948-) Guatemalan-American actress and television presenter. Martin Sheen (1940-) American actor of Spanish and Irish descent.
Who are some famous people from Puerto Rico?
Jorge Merced (1965-) New York-based Puerto Rican actor, theatre director, and gay activist. Nelson de la Rosa (1967/1968–2006), Dominican-born American actor and one of the shortest men of the 20th and 21st centuries. Lauren Sánchez (1969-) American actress, news anchor, entertainment reporter, media personality, producer, pilot and entrepreneur.
What celebrities are of Ecuadorian descent?
Christina Aguilera (1981-) American singer and actress of Ecuadorian descent. Jessica Alba (1981-) American actress to a father of Mexican descent. Adrienne Bailon (1983-) American singer, actress and talk show host. Her father is Ecuadorian and her mother is Puerto Rican.