Famous Boricuas

Famous Boricuas
Liz Torres

Liz Torres

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elizabeth "Liz" Torres (born September 27, 1947) is an American actress, singer, and comedienne of Puerto Rican descent.  Torres was born in the Bronx borough of New York City where her parents had settled after moving from Puerto...

Lisa Mateo

Lisa Mateo

Lisa Mateo is a two-time Emmy nominated Features Reporter for the PIX 11 Morning News. On the features end she brings you the latest on what's happening around town, from breaking news to the hottest trends. Lisa also works double duty as Weekend Weather Anchor for...

Roselyn Sanchez

Roselyn Sanchez

  Roselyn Sanchez (born April 2, 1973) is a Puerto Rican singer, model, and actress of film and television. Sanchez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In Puerto Rico, she gained public attention as a dancer and as co-host of a variety show called Que Vacilon....

Michelle Rodriguez

Michelle Rodriguez

  Mayte Michelle Rodríguez (born July 12, 1978)  is an American actress, screenwriter and disc jockey.  Rodriguez got her breakout role in the independent film Girlfight (2000), which was met with critical acclaim for her performance as a troubled boxer, and...

Pedro Albizu Campos

Pedro Albizu Campos

Pedro Albizu Campos (September 12, 1891 – April 21, 1965) was a Puerto Rican attorney and politician, and the leading figure in the Puerto Rican independence movement. Gifted in languages, he spoke six and was the first Puerto Rican to graduate from Harvard Law...

Miguel Ferrer

Miguel Ferrer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Miguel José Ferrer (born February 7, 1955) is an American actor and voice actor mostly known for villainous roles, notably Bob Morton, the designer of the titular character in RoboCop (1987), the short-tempered FBI agent Albert...

Gigi Fernández

Gigi Fernández

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández (born February 22, 1964, in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever...

Hector Lavoe

Hector Lavoe

Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez (September 30, 1946 – June 29, 1993), better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Lavoe was born and raised in the Machuelito sector of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Early in his life, he attended a local music school and developed...

Willie Colon

Willie Colon was born in the South Bronx, New York, to Puerto Rican parents.   WILLIE COLON MUSIC   After more than ten years from the release of his last CD, Willie Colon is back with a new album called "EL MALO, Vol. 2: Prisioneros del Mambo".  The album...

Rosie Perez

Rosie Perez

ROSIE PEREZ ROSIE DVDs Rosa Mari­a "Rosie" Perez, born (September 6, 1964) and raised in Brooklyn, New York to Puerto Rican parents.  Pérez was born in Brooklyn,  in the neighborhood of Bushwick, to Puerto Rican parents. Her mother, Lydia Pérez (née Fontañez), a...

Benicio del Toro

Benicio del Toro

  Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez, better known as Benicio del Toro (born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican actor and film producer. He won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA Award for his role as Javier...

Joyce Giraud

Joyce Giraud

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joyce Giraud (born Joyce Marie Giraud Mojica; April 4, 1975) is a Puerto Rican actress and model. She is a two time Miss Puerto Rico and the second runner up in the 1998 Miss Universe pageant. She had previously represented Puerto...

Vanessa De Roide

Vanessa De Roide

Vanessa De Roide  is a beauty pageant titleholder, model and TV host from Puerto Rico and the current Nuestra Belleza Latina 2012. She is a well-known top model in the island. She represented Puerto Rico in Miss Earth 2005 and finished in the Top 8. She also won the...

Miguel Cotto

Miguel Cotto

Miguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez (born October 29, 1980) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer and the reigning WBA (Super) light middleweight champion. He is the younger brother of contender Jose Miguel Cotto and cousin of Abner Cotto. He is a four-time world champion in...

Famous Boricuas A-Z

Joseph Michael Acaba (his parents are from Hatillo, Puerto Rico) Carmelo Anthony (born to a Puerto Rican father and an African American mother) La La Anthony (Puerto Rican descent) Victor Argo (both of his...

Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Kyam Anthony (born May 29, 1984), nicknamed "Melo", is an American professional basketball player who plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After a successful high school career at Towson Catholic High School and Oak Hill...

Wilfred Benitez

Wilfred Benitez

In his prime, boxer Wilfred Benitez lived the good life, he was a playboy away from the ring and he once dated Sugar Ray Leonard's sister. He drove expensive cars and lived in expensive homes. He was also treated like a king in Puerto Rico and then his life took an...

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