Famous Boricuas

Olga Tañon was born on April 13, 1967 in Santurce, Puerto Rico.

Amaury Nolasco Garrido (born December 24, 1970) is a Puerto Rican actor. Nolasco moved to New York City, where he trained at the American British Dramatic Arts School.

Calderón was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, the son of Pilar Rosario Parrilla, a schoolteacher, and Esteban Calderón Ilarraza, a government worker for Puerto Rico’s Department of Health.

Don Omar (born William Omar Landrón Rivera; February 10, 1978), is a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer and actor. He is sometimes referred to by his nickname El Rey (Spanish: “The King”).

Ismael Cruz- Córdova is an actor, entrepreneur currently based in New York. Born and raised in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico.

Susie Castillo (born October 27, 1979) is a former American beauty queen who held the Miss USA title and competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants.

Elmer Figueroa Arce (born June 28, 1968), better known under the stage name Chayanne, is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer, actor and composer

Enrique “Ricky” Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), is a Puerto Rican-born Spanish pop musician, actor and author.

Argo was born Victor Jimenez in Brooklyn, New York. Both of his parents were born in the town of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico.

Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is a Puerto Rican American actor, who is known for his character work. For much of Guzmán’s career, he has played character roles largely as sidekicks, thugs, or policemen.

Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor. Born in San Juan, he gained interest in acting while still in school.

Lillian Hurst (born August 13, 1943) is a Puerto Rican actress and comedian.

Rita Moreno (born December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress. She is the only Hispanic and one of the few performers to have won all four major annual American entertainment awards, which include an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony, and was the second Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award.

Osvaldo Ríos born Osvaldo Ríos Alonso on October 25, 1960 in Carolina, Puerto Rico, is a Puerto Rican actor, model, singer, and guitarist, who is best known for his roles in telenovelas.

Jonathan William Moseley, better known as Jonny Moseley (born August 27, 1975), is the first Puerto Rican to become a member of the U.S. Ski Team.

Jaslene Gonzalez (born May 29, 1986) is a Puerto Rican American model, television host, and winner of Cycle 8 of America’s Next Top Model.

José Manuel Saldaña is a Puerto Rican academic who served as President of the University of Puerto Rico during the 1980s.