Lymari Nadal Torres (born 11 February 1978) is a Puerto Rican actress, film producer and scriptwriter. She has performed in films including American Gangster (2007) and Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009). In 2011, she starred in America (2011), which she co-wrote.
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William Anthony Colón Román (April 28, 1950 – February 21, 2026) was an American salsa musician and social activist. He began his career as a trombonist but also sang, wrote, produced and acted. Colón was a pioneer of salsa music and a best-selling artist in the genre, having been a key figure in the beginnings of the New York City scene associated with Fania Records.
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Loida Figueroa Mercado (October 6, 1917 – December 14, 1996) was an Afro-Puerto Rican intellectual who was a member of the mid-twentieth century movement known as the Generation of the 50s. She was one of the founders of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party’s Pro-Independence Movement (MPI) and a prominent member of the Central Committee of the party.
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Victor Hernández Cruz was born in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. In 1954, his family moved to New York City and lived in Spanish Harlem. There he received his primary and secondary education. He began to write poetry while attending Benjamin Franklin High School.
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Legendary Puerto Rican tenor César Hernández was born in Brooklyn on October 13, 1958 and at the age of six he moved to Puerto Rico. In his childhood he was characterized by being silent, shy and animal-loving. His love for singing came from his maternal grandfather, who was an opera fan and predicted that his grandson was going to be tenor.
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