Puerto Rican-American celebrities

1. Trini Alvarado

Trinidad "Trini" Alvarado is an American actress best known for her performances as Margaret "Meg" March in the 1994 film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women and Lucy Lynskey in the comedy/horror film The Frighteners. She also has had notable stage performances and singing roles in...

2. La La Anthony

Actress | Power

La La Anthony is an actress and producer, known for her roles in Think Like a Man (2012) and Think Like a Man Too (2014), in which she starred alongside Kevin Hart and Taraji P. Henson, Spike Lee's Chi-Raq (2015), and television shows Unforgettable on A&E with Poppy Montgomery and Starz' hit show ...

3. Raymond Arroyo

Producer | The Birth of Christ

Raymond Arroyo is known for The Birth of Christ (2007), The World Over with Raymond Arroyo (1996) and EWTN News Nightly (2013). He is married to Rebecca Arroyo. They have three children.

4. Jellybean Benítez

Music_department | Call Me by Your Name

Jellybean Benítez was born on November 7, 1957 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Call Me by Your Name (2017), Justice League (2017) and Carlito's Way (1993).

5. Irene Cara

Soundtrack | Fame

Actress, singer, songwriter, and producer Irene Cara was destined for a life of accomplishments that millions strive for but very few actually attain. From being able to play the piano by ear at age five to earning an Oscar, multiple Grammys, a Golden Globe, and a People's Choice Award, Irene's ...

6. Susie Castillo

Actress | House of Payne

Susie Castillo was born on October 27, 1979 in Methuen, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for House of Payne (2006), Castle (2009) and Summer of 84 (2018). She has been married to Matt Leslie since October 7, 2006.

7. Steven Del Castro

Actor | First Round

Steven Delcastro was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father urged him to pursue a career in Finance, Steven always had the innate desire to explore acting, spending his evenings in theatre classes after working long hours at prominent financial firms. He ultimately focused more intensely on the ...

8. Benicio Del Toro

Actor | Sicario

Benicio Del Toro emerged in the mid-1990s as one of the most watchable and charismatic character actors to come along in years. A favorite of film buffs, Del Toro gained mainstream public attention as the conflicted but basically honest Mexican policeman in Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000).

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9. Eric W. Espinosa

Actor | Isn't It Romantic

Eric W. Espinosa was born on January 10, 1986 in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Isn't It Romantic (2019), Pain Love & Passion (2012) and The Remnant.

10. Miguel Ferrer

Actor | Traffic

Miguel Ferrer was an American actor known for playing Morton from RoboCop, Shan Yu from Mulan, Martian Manhunter from Justice League: The New Frontier, Slade Wilson from Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, Death from Adventure Time, Sesa Refumee from Halo 2 and Vice President Rodriguez from Iron Man 3...

11. Mayte Garcia

Actress | Firehouse Dog

Mayte Garcia was born on November 12, 1973 in Fort Rucker, Alabama, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Firehouse Dog (2007), Psych (2006) and The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince. She was previously married to Prince.

12. Erik Estrada

Actor | CHiPs

Erik Estrada was born on March 16, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for CHiPs (1977), Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) and National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002). He has been married to Nanette Mirkovich since September 20, 1997. They have one child. He was previously ...

13. Victoria Justice

Actress | Victorious

Victoria Justice is an American actress and singer. She was born on February 19, 1993 in Hollywood, Florida, USA. She is the daughter of Serene Reed and Zack Justice. Her mother has Puerto Rican ancestry, while her father is of English, German, and Irish descent. She has a younger half-sister, ...

14. Jennifer Lopez

Producer | Hustlers

Jennifer Lynn Lopez was born on July 24, 1969 in The Bronx, New York City, New York to teacher Lupe López and computer specialist David López. The two Puerto Ricans were brought to the continental United States during their childhoods and eventually met while living in New York City. Their ...

15. Perry Lopez

Actor | Chinatown

Perry Lopez was born on July 22, 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Chinatown (1974), The Two Jakes (1990) and Kelly's Heroes (1970). He was married to Claire Kelly. He died on February 14, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

16. Justina Machado

Actress | Torque

Justina Machado was born on September 6, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Torque (2004), Six Feet Under (2001) and One Day at a Time (2017).

17. Bruno Mars

Soundtrack | Rio 2

Peter Gene Hernandez known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, dancer, and music video director. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, R&B, funk, soul, ...

18. Angie Martinez

Actress | Generation Um...

Known as "The Voice of New York," Angie Martinez is the reigning queen of radio and is quickly becoming an empire in her own right. With nearly 20 years of on-air experience, the Power 105.1 host is also an author, actress, television host, recording artist, brand spokesperson and activist for ...

19. Roberto Martinez

Self | The Bachelorette

Was engaged to Ali Fedotowsky [August, 2010], but the relationship ended in November 2011.

20. Joey Medina

Self | The Original Latin Kings of Comedy

Joey Medina is known for The Original Latin Kings of Comedy (2002), Circumsized Cinema (2005) and Latin Palooza (2006).

21. Ricardo Medina Jr.

Actor | Confessions of a Pit Fighter

Ricardo Medina Jr. was born on January 24, 1979 in Kern County, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Confessions of a Pit Fighter (2005), Power Rangers Wild Force (2002) and Power Rangers Samurai (2011).

22. Paula Miranda

Actress | Perfect Stranger

Paula Miranda is known for Perfect Stranger (2007), Dexter (2006) and Outside Sales (2006).

23. Natalie Morales

Actress | Zoolander 2

Natalie Leticia Morales is the daughter of Penelope and Lieut. Col. Mario Morales, Jr., a retired Air Force veteran of the Persian Gulf and Vietnam War. She was born in Taiwan, of Brazilian and Puerto Rican descent. As a U.S. Air Force dependent, she has spent much of her life living overseas with ...

24. Rick Morales

Director | Beware the Batman

Rick Morales is known for Beware the Batman (2013), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022).

25. Tony Morales

Composer | Reacher

Tony Morales is an EMMY®-nominated composer who has traversed the worlds of drama, animation, comedy and documentary for both film and television. His latest projects include Amazon Prime's action crime series "Reacher" as well as the Eva Longoria directed feature documentary "La Guerra Civil". ...

26. Andrea Navedo

Actress | Remember Me

Andrea Navedo was born on October 10, 1969 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Remember Me (2010), Bright (2017) and Jane the Virgin (2014).

27. Jeannie Ortega

Soundtrack | Step Up

Jeannie Ortega is a singer, writer and actress from New York City that signed her first major record deal with Hollywood Records at the age of 16. Ortega spent several years on the pop radio circuit. Her first single, "Crowded"yielded a Top 25 slot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and was certified ...

28. John Ortiz

Actor | Silver Linings Playbook

John Ortiz was born on November 21, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Silver Linings Playbook (2012), American Gangster (2007) and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007). He is married to Jennifer Ortiz. They have one child.

29. Ronnie Magro

Actor | The Three Stooges

Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, born as a native of New York, has inherited a great deal of public notice in such a quick time. His brawny, muscle-bound good looks and fun-loving personality are best associated with MTV's reality television series, Jersey Shore (2009). He joined this popular and ...

30. Lana Parrilla

Actress | Once Upon a Time

Lana Maria Parrilla (born July 15, 1977) is an American actress. Parrilla is best known for her roles on television and radio. She was a regular cast member in the fifth season of the ABC sitcom Spin City (1996) from 2000 to 2001. She later starred in Boomtown (2002-2003), Windfall (2006), ...

31. David Perez

Actor | CSI: Vegas

David Steven Perez was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, USA, the youngest of four children. David grew up a Marine Corps kid and decided to follow his father's footsteps and enlist in the military. After a decade in the United States Air Force, he redirected his life into the world of acting. ...

32. George Perez

Actor | Toy Soldiers

George Perez was born Jorge Antonio Pérez, the seventh of nine siblings who immigrated to the United States in 1973. His family settled in South Central Los Angeles shortly before Pérez's father died in 1980. Young George (as he would be known) entertained his father by imitating his older siblings...

33. Rosie Perez

Actress | White Men Can't Jump

Rosie Perez was born in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, to Lydia Perez and Ismael Serrano, a merchant marine. She is of Puerto Rican descent. Rosie attended Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, and later enrolled at Los Angeles City College in Los Angeles, California. ...

34. Tracy Perez

Actress | East Los High

Tracy Perez was born in New York City, New York, USA. She is known for East Los High (2013), An Ornament of Faith (2020) and Animal Kingdom (2016).

35. Lenny Platt

Actor | Gotham

Lenny Platt was born on July 25, 1984 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Gotham (2014), How to Get Away with Murder (2014) and One Life to Live (1968).

36. Freddie Prinze

Actor | Chico and the Man

Freddie Prinze was born Frederick Karl Pruetzel in New York City, New York, to a Puerto Rican mother, Aurea Elena Ruiz, and a German immigrant father, Edward Karl Pruetzel. Freddie grew up in the Washington Heights section of New York City. As a chubby child, he was often bullied, but was quite ...

37. Anthony Ramos

Actor | In the Heights

Anthony Ramos Martinez is an American actor, singer and songwriter. In 2015, he originated the dual roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the Broadway musical Hamilton. Ramos also appeared in the 2021 film version of In the Heights as Usnavi and in the 2018 film A Star Is Born as Ramon. In ...

38. Luis Antonio Ramos

Actor | Power

Luis Antonio Ramos was born in San German, Puerto Rico. He is an actor and producer, known for Power (2014), Do the Right Thing (1989) and Martin (1992).

39. Geraldo Rivera

Actor | Contact

Geraldo Rivera was born on July 4, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Contact (1997), Grumpier Old Men (1995) and Primary Colors (1998). He has been married to Erica Levy since August 10, 2003. They have one child. He was previously married to C.C. ...

40. Melissa Rivera

Actress | RagDolls: Webseries

Melissa was born into a creative family that includes

musicians, writers, photographers, and entrepreneurs. She was interested in

performance from an early age. At age 4, she would use her school lunchtime to

prepare for music class with the Cepeda Brothers - a famous Puerto Rican folk

music group -and...

41. Michelle Rodriguez

Actress | Fast & Furious 7

Mayte Michelle Rodríguez was born on July 12, 1978 in San Antonio, Texas to Carmen Milady Pared Espinal, a housewife, and Rafael Rodríguez Santiago, a U.S. Army solider. Known for tough-chick roles, Michelle is proof that there is a cross between beauty and brawn. Michelle always knew she was ...

42. Eduardo Sánchez

Director | The Blair Witch Project

Eduardo Sanchez was born in Cuba in 1968. It was at a young age he gained an interest in film making. At Wheaton High School Ed made school movie projects such as Shrimp Fried Vice and Pride (in the name of Love) all of which starred his friends and family, as well as Ed himself.

After High School ...

43. Roselyn Sanchez

Actress | Act of Valor

Roselyn Milagros Sánchez Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, producer, and writer. On television, she is best known for her roles as Elena Delgado on the CBS police procedural Without a Trace (2005-09), as Carmen Luna on the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids (...

44. Herb Scannell

Writer | Total Panic

Herb Scannell is known for Total Panic (1989), Cartoon Lost and Found (1989) and Nickelodeon Arcade (1992).

45. Jimmy Smits

Actor | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Jimmy L. Smits is an American actor. He is best known for playing attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s-1990s legal drama L.A. Law, NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s-2000s police drama NYPD Blue, Matt Santos on the political drama The West Wing, and for appearing in Switch (1991), My Family...

46. Nelson Vasquez

Actor | Summer of Sam

Nelson delivered genuine performances when Mr. Leon Ichaso, cast him in two biographical feature films. In Pinero, Nelson played the complicated poet and actor, (the late) Tito Goya, supporting Benjamin Bratt as Pinero. Nelson then demonstrated his charismatic talents in El Cantante as Johnny ...

47. Christina Vidal

Actress | See No Evil

Christina Vidal was born on November 18, 1981 in Whitestone, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for See No Evil (2006), The Guilty (2021) and Life with Mikey (1993). She has been married to Marcus Mitchell since September 25, 2016. They have two children.

48. Vanna White

Self | Wheel of Fortune

Vanna White was born Vanna Marie Rosich in Conway, South Carolina, to Miguel Angel Rosich, and Joan Marie Rosich. Her father disappeared from her life shortly after her birth. When her mother married Herbert White, who raised her Vanna adopted her stepfather's last name in the process. The family ...

49. Hector Elizondo

Actor | Pretty Woman

Hector Elizondo was born in New York City, New York, where he was raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He is the son of Carmen Medina Reyes and Martín Echevarría Elizondo. Hector is of Basque and Puerto Rican descent, and "Elizondo" means "at the foot of the church" in Basque. His lifestyle ...

50. Janet Lopez

Actress | Snare

Janet Lopez is a versatile actor who has traveled throughout California to perform live and is now a full-time actor in the film industry. Lopez originally started her career in Palm Springs California and her career has now taken her all over the United States, including other countries. ...

51. Cole Sanchez

Actor | Adventure Time

Cole Sanchez was born on March 1, 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Adventure Time (2010), Infinity Train (2019) and Over the Garden Wall (2014).

52. David Vasquez

Actor | Bringing Out the Dead

David Vasquez is known for Bringing Out the Dead (1999), *batteries not included (1987) and Days of Our Lives (1965).

53. Brent Quinones

Visual_effects | Alaska: The Last Frontier

Brent Quinones is known for Alaska: The Last Frontier (2011), Deadliest Catch (2005) and Bering Sea Gold (2012).

54. Liz Torres

Actress | Gilmore Girls

Spunky actress, singer and comedienne all rolled up into one, Puerto Rican-American Liz Torres was born on September 27, 1947, a native of the Bronx. She began her stand-up/singing career as a regular performing in various small NYC niteries. It wasn't until she received an invite to appear on The ...

55. Lou Torres

Actor | Fantastic Four

Lou Torres was born on December 3, 1957 in South Bronx, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Fantastic Four (2005), Taxi (2004) and Music and Lyrics (2007).

56. Elizabeth Vargas

Actress | Life

Elizabeth Vargas was born on September 6, 1962 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Life (2017), 20/20 (1978) and Designated Survivor (2016). She was previously married to Marc Cohn.

57. Mishel Prada

Actress | Vida

Born on 23rd December, Mishel Prada is an American movie and TV actress. She belongs to Latin-American ethnicity, and her zodiac sign is Capricorn. She has not disclosed her academic qualification, and where she spent her childhood. Mishel seems to love 'Hinduism' as she likes sharing pictures of ...

58. Brandon Perea

Actor | Nope

Brandon Perea was born and raised in Chicago, IL. Brandon moved out at the age of 16 to pursue his dreams in Los Angeles. Brandon's main talents include acting, jamskating, dancing, and BMXing. He's been breakdancing since he was a little kid and became Pro at the youngest age in Jamskating history...

59. Steven Canals

Writer | Pose

Hailing from The Bronx, Steven Canals is a 2015 graduate of UCLA's MFA Screenwriting program. He began his writing career as a Research Assistant at Hungry Jackal Productions for Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. Steven served as the Staff Writer on Freeform's Dead of Summer, the same ...

60. Bobby Soto

Actor | The Tax Collector

Bobby Soto is known for The Tax Collector (2020), A Million Miles Away (2023) and Generator Rex (2010).

61. Alexxis Lemire

Actress | The Half of It

Alexxis Lemire (born May 30, 1996) is an American actress and model.

She born in Londonderry, New Hampshire to a Puerto Rican mother and a French father. Lemire has one half-brother.

After graduating from Londonderry High School in 2014 where she participated in the school's cheer team, Lemire moved ...

62. Ariana Greenblatt

Actress | Barbie

Ariana Greenblatt is one of the busiest young actresses in Hollywood. At age 11, only a few short years into her career, she was already named as one of The Hollywood Reporter's 'Top Stars Under 18 To Watch' in 2019. Now at 15-years-old, Greenblatt's expansive film and television slate has most ...

63. E.J. Bonilla

Actor | Four

E.J. Bonilla was born on September 8, 1988 in New York, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Four (2012), Gemini Man (2019) and The Long Road Home (2017).

64. Michael Cimino

Actor | Love, Victor

Cimino is a singer and an actor known for starring in Annabelle Home(2019) as Bob Palmeri, Centurion XII(2020) as Miguel, and Training Day (2017) as Young Sadiq. He also featured in No Child Left Behind(2019) as Brian, Walk the Prank(2018) as Brlayden. The actor also appeared in short films; ...

65. Amirah Vann

Actress | Underground

Amirah Vann was born on June 24, 1980 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Underground (2016), Tracers (2015) and Arcane (2021).

66. Jon Huertas

Actor | This Is Us

For six seasons, Jon Huertas starred as Miguel Rivas and directed multiple episodes of NBC's, This Is Us. His heartwarming portrayal of a character who spans decades, the 1970's through present day, allowed him to show not only exceptional, but also a physically transformative range that captured ...

67. Briana Venskus

Actress | Sorry for Your Loss

Briana Venskus was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Sorry for Your Loss (2018), The Walking Dead (2010) and Grace and Frankie (2015).

68. Amy Correa Bell

Alita: Battle Angel

Multitalented Amy Correa Bell has been showing promise since a young age in acting, music, modeling and production.. Her drive and talent have taken her around the world and back, while she continues to grow and develop in her passions. Based out of Los Angeles, California, her star continues to ...

69. Wesley Taylor

Actor | Only Murders in the Building

Wesley Taylor made his Broadway debut in the original cast of Rock of Ages, before starring opposite Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth in the original cast of Broadway's The Addams Family. Taylor then originated the role of Sheldon J. Plankton in Broadway's Spongebob Squarepants, before it was filmed ...

70. Karen Olivo

Actress | Harry's Law

Karen Olivo was born on August 7, 1976 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Harry's Law (2011), Chase (2010) and Generation Um... (2012). She has been married to Jim Uphoff since September 2014. She was previously married to Matt Caplan.

71. Freddy Rodríguez

Actor | Planet Terror

Freddy Rodríguez was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Planet Terror (2007), Poseidon (2006) and Harsh Times (2005). He has been married to Maria Elsie Rivera since December 23, 1995. They have two children.

72. Adam Rodriguez

Actor | CSI: Miami

Adam Rodriguez has forged a creative path as an actor, director, and screenwriter across a broad spectrum of television and film. In addition to starring in iconic shows such as the international hit series CSI: Miami and Criminal Minds, Rodriguez is also an executive producer on multiple projects ...

73. Marco Rodríguez

Actor | Cobra

Marco Rodriguez is a film, television, and stage actor. Received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California and trained with notable acting coaches, Jeff Corey and Jose Quintero. After a short stint as a teacher in the Lausd, Rodriguez embarked on a professional acting ...

74. Harley Rodriguez

Actor | Sweet Valley High

Harley Rodriguez was born on April 22, 1973 in Downey, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Sweet Valley High (1994), V.I.P. (1998) and Price of Glory (2000). He has been married to Jonathan Knight since June 26, 2015.

75. Ozzie Rodriguez

Actor | This Is Us

Ozzie has worked on film, television, internet series, and national commercials in both English and Spanish. He has also worked as a voice-over artist and an audiobook narrator for several well-known titles with Penguin Random House Audio. Ozzie is also a screenwriter and comedy sketch writer for ...

76. Erik Rodriguez

Actor | The 33

Erik Rodriguez was born in New York in 1979. At the his first year his mother took him to Puerto Rico where he grew. Out of high school at 16, began college wanting o become a Psychologist, realizing this was not for him, two years later, left his house on the west side of the island to the capital...

77. Zay Rodriguez

Producer | Breakfast in Bed

Zay Rodriguez was born on December 13th, 1986 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is of Puerto Rican descent. He's passionate about acting, film writing and producing. In 2002, Rodriguez made a few straight to video films with friends; Daniela and Daiana Ruiz, which started his creative journey into ...

78. Jerry Rodriguez

Actor | Brainwashed

Jerry Rodriguez was born in 1962 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Brainwashed (2011), Camera Obscura (2000) and El Chupacabra (2003). He died on June 22, 2008 in New York City, New York, USA.

79. Lauren Melendez

Actress | CSI: NY

Lauren Melendez was born in Long Beach, California, USA. She is an actress, known for CSI: NY (2004), For Your Love (1998) and Parenthood (2010).

80. Michelle Rodriguez

Actress | Fast & Furious 7

Mayte Michelle Rodríguez was born on July 12, 1978 in San Antonio, Texas to Carmen Milady Pared Espinal, a housewife, and Rafael Rodríguez Santiago, a U.S. Army solider. Known for tough-chick roles, Michelle is proof that there is a cross between beauty and brawn. Michelle always knew she was ...

81. Amaury Nolasco

Actor | Prison Break

Amaury Nolasco was born in Puerto Rico. He is an actor and producer, known for Prison Break (2005), A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) and Transformers (2007).

82. Luis Guzmán

Actor | Traffic

Actor of Puerto Rican descent who gained fame making many memorable films in the 1980s and 1990s due to his villainous physical appearance. Guzmán was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico on August 28, 1956 and raised in New York City's Greenwich Village and the surrounding Lower East Side neighborhood. His ...

83. Raul Julia

Actor | Street Fighter

Raul Julia was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Olga Arcelay, a mezzo-soprano singer, and Raúl Juliá, an electrical engineer. He graduated from Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola High School in San Juan. Here he studied the rigorous classical curriculum of the Jesuits and was always active ...

84. Jon Seda

Actor | La Brea

Jon Seda's first passion was to be a championship boxer. After taking runner-up in the NJ Golden Gloves, the 1992 Olympics was the next goal. That's when fate stepped in; at his first audition, for Gladiator (1992), he was given a co-starring role! Since then he has branched off into numerous ...

85. Jon Seda Jr.

Actor | La Brea

Jon Seda Jr. is known for La Brea (2021), The Pacific (2010) and Chicago Fire (2012).

86. Kirk Acevedo

Actor | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Born and raised in the Bronx, and spent most of his formative years hanging out in New York City, Kirk Acevedo, who is of Puerto Rican descent, received his BFA from SUNY Purchase and founded a theater company called The Rorschach Group. After guest-starring on several television shows like New ...

87. Stephanie Nogueras

Actress | Unfriended: Dark Web

Stephanie Nogueras; Actress and Model of Puerto Rican descent. She left her home on a New Jersey farm right out of college for a life in the big City of Hollywood. Within six months, Stephanie landed a recurring role on ABC Family's Switched at Birth as "Natalie Pierce". *The Season 4 finale ...

88. Josh Segarra

Actor | Arrow

Josh Segarra is from Longwood, Florida and is of Puerto Rican descent. He starred as 'Billy Cepeda' in the series (Sirens) for USA, and recently originated the role of Emilo Estafan in the Broadway hit On Your Feet. He will become the newest villain in Star City as a series regular on the CW' Arrow...

89. Gregory Sierra

Actor | The Towering Inferno

Lanky, balding, intense American character actor of Puerto Rican ancestry, born in New York's Spanish Harlem. Deserted by his parents, Sierra was brought up by an aunt in a rough, predominantly Irish neighbourhood from the age of six. Though briefly tempted by gang life as a teenager, he took up ...

90. Cindy Perez

Actress | Yellowstone

Cindy Perez was born in Sacramento, California, and is of Puerto Rican descent. When she was 9 years old, her family left Puerto Rico and moved to Maryland, where her father was reassigned while in the US Army. She learned to speak English by watching sitcoms and emulating what she saw in the ...

91. Ray Santiago

Actor | Meet the Fockers

Ray Santiago is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent. Originally from Nyc and a LaGuardia Highschool For The Performing Arts graduate, Ray was raised in the south Bronx where he began his career in early 2000's. In 2004 he acted in films like "Girlfight" and "Meet The Fockers", but fame came ...

92. Alexandra Pomales

Actress | La casa de al lado

Alexandra Pomales best known for staring in Silvana Sin Lana (Telemundo) The House Next Door (Telemundo), and Grachi (Nickelodeon Latin America) Alexandra was born in Indiana and is of Puerto Rican descent. She began to work in theater at the age of five in Ocala, Florida where she starred in ...

93. Henry Darrow

Actor | The Hitcher

In the late 1960s, Henry Darrow was THE ultimate Latin heartthrob on television. With a smooth, ingratiating style and a killer smile that brightened up the small screen, he also hit a cultural acting landmark as the first Hispanic actor to portray Zorro on television.

He was born Enrique Tomás ...

94. April Hernandez Castillo

Actress | Freedom Writers

One of the most respected Latina actresses in Hollywood, April Hernandez-Castillo's personal life story is one of victory. Her feature film debut as Eva Benitez in the Image Award-nominated MTV film, Freedom Writers (2007), alongside Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank, put her in the ranks of some ...

95. Laurie Hernandez

Producer | Unconditional

Laurie Hernandez was born on June 9, 2000 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Unconditional (2023), Stuck in the Middle (2016) and Middle School Moguls (2019).

96. Joshua Hernandez

Dear Edward

Joshua Hernandez is an actor and filmmaker of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent and a dual citizen of the United States and Spain. Joshua can be seen in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2024) on CBS, Dear Edward (2023) on Apple TV+, and River (2023) which they wrote, directed, and produced.

97. George Pérez

Writer | Young Justice

An American artist and writer in the field of comic books, George Perez is most well known for his work with Marv Wolfman on the New Teen Titans and the reinvention of Wonder Woman in the 1980s. A career that spans some 40 years, Perez is one of the most recognizable and prolific artists in the ...

98. Louis Perez

Actor | Running Scared

Louis Perez was born on March 4, 1964 in the USA. He is an actor, known for Running Scared (1986), The Base (1999) and Fist of Honor (1993).

99. Melisa Lopez

Actress | My Dead Friend Zoe

American actor Melisa Lopez was born in the Bronx and raised in Queens, New York. Both her parents are natives of Puerto Rico. Her interest in Acting began during elementary school when she played the part of Dorothy in the "Wizard of Oz" play. During middle school, she entered several talent shows...

100. Miriam Gonzalez

Editorial_department | Miami Vice

Lovely, busty, and shapely brunette stunner Miriam Gonzalez was born on July 8, 1977 in Queens, New York City. She's a Roman Catholic of Puerto Rican descent. Gonzalez moved to Florida at age eleven after her parents got divorced. She not only was a cheerleader and acted in theater productions in ...