Category: Outstanding Hispanics

One of the more popular Latina writers, Julia Alvarez was born in 1950 in New York City. She was...

Born in Cuba, Celia Cruz intended to become a teacher, but after winning a talent show in 1947...

Bobby Bonilla devoted himself to baseball to keep away from everyday criminal activities while...

Reared with an appreciation for the arts, Fernando Bujones began dancing at age 8. He received a...

Born in New Mexico in 1930, Dolores Huerta is the most prominent female labor leader in the U.S....

Regarded as one of the world’s most popular singers, Julio Iglesias sang his first song, “La Vida...

Born in Peru in 1925, Carlos Castaneda immigrated to California in 1951. While pursuing a masters...

Born in 1943 in Florida, Lou Piniella made his Major League Baseball debut with the Kansas City...

Crediting his style and success to his Hispanic heritage, Vicente Wolf is considered among the...

Working a summer job as a window displayer in New York, Luis Estevez made his break into the...

Voted best dancer and most handsome in high school, Cesar Romero made his motion picture debut in...

Born in 1923 in Spanish Harlem, Tito Puente spent his youth singing on street corners and...