I did research on this topic before and these are the one i rememer... you would be surprised at how many Latino's and Latino-american's are influencial people and accomplish great things.

What about...

Desi Arnaz "Ricky Ricardo" ?? he brought Latinos to the mainstraim in America

Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras - Opera singers

Miguel Angel Asturias - Nobel prize - literature '67

Arturo Moreno - Latino heritage owner of a major leage franchise..

Dolores Huerta / Cesar chavez - Co-founders of the united farm workers

Roberto Clemente - First latino

baseball player in the major leagues

Ellen Ochoa - Hispanic-American astronaut and a woman to boot.

Rita Moreno/Raquel Walsh  - one of the first Latinas in "hollywood"

I did research on this topic before and these are the one i rememer... you would be surprised at how many Latino's and Latino-american's are influencial people and accomplish great things.

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@ Trucho: Agree with all your choices except Julio Iglesias, who's not Latino and who's arguably not famous in the light of all these other people. Okay, I just don't like him. Shoot me.

Now, as per the topic, off the top of my head:
Rigoberta Menchú - guatemalteca, winner of the Nobel peace prize, indigenous woman, fighting for the freedom of her people.
Silvio Rodriguez: Trobador cubano.
Lupe Ledesma: Real estate agent.
Doña Florinda: Famous mexican comedian.

 

I'll think of more later. I should add some famous latin men as well.

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Well, I think Julio Iglesias is latino, though he's not latin american.

Actually, latino used to refer to people who speak italian,spanish, french, and portuguese since these languages derived from Latin.

Anyways, lately we latin american are being called "latinos", too bad since there's nothing about americans as in latin americans.  We are americans too, don't forget!

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y tambien nos robo a nuestra Miss Universo....

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Carlos Saul Menem  ----> famoso por llevar a la perdida todo un pais!

    Llamado a la Solidaridad: si por alguna razon aparece en sus televisores algun documental, anuncio publicitario, segmento Educativo-historico, y/o/a/ u.... lo que fuese.... QUEMEN inmediatamente su TV!.. aun no se encontro antivirus para tal enfermedad!    

 con amor! Shei  

TV Buff wrote:

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@ Trucho: Agree with all your choices except Julio Iglesias, who's not Latino and who's arguably not famous in the light of all these other people. Okay, I just don't like him. Shoot me.

Now, as per the topic, off the top of my head:
Rigoberta Menchú - guatemalteca, winner of the Nobel peace prize, indigenous woman, fighting for the freedom of her people.
Silvio Rodriguez: Trobador cubano.
Lupe Ledesma: Real estate agent.
Doña Florinda: Famous mexican comedian.

 

I'll think of more later. I should add some famous latin men as well.

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LOL... so true about Julio Iglesias... not my cup of tea!!!  

as for Lupe Ledesma ....WTF... ..

@ Trucho: Agree with all your choices except Julio Iglesias, who's not Latino and who's arguably not famous in the light of all these other people. Okay, I just don't like him. Shoot me.

Now, as per the topic, off the top of my head:
Rigoberta Menchú - guatemalteca, winner of the Nobel peace prize, indigenous woman, fighting for the freedom of her people.
Silvio Rodriguez: Trobador cubano.
Lupe Ledesma: Real estate agent.
Doña Florinda: Famous mexican comedian.

I'll think of more later. I should add some famous latin men as well.

Cantinflas, immortalizado en la pelicula "Vuelta al mundo en 80 dias".

Hay un doctor argentino quien fue' el primero en hacer operaciones de "bypasses de corazon" y nadie habla de el  apesar de que esa operacion a salvado a muchos. No recuerdo su nombre, por desgracia.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Escritor.  Una europea me hablaba que era uno de sus escritores favoritos ( leyo 100 años de Soledad  en su idioma y tambien "El General no tiene quien le escriba"

Simon Bolivar: Libertador

Frida Khalo Y Diego Rivera: pintores, muralistas, etc.

Julio Iglesias: conocido por casi todo el mundo mayor de 35 años. Una africana me enseño un disco de el' en frances.

Carlos Fuentes: Escritor mexicano, muy conocido en Norte America.

Cesar Chaves: famoso defensor de los derechos de los "brazeros" en E.U

Hay mas pero ya me canse....Sigan ustedes.

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Dogo wrote:

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MellowManC wrote:

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I meant people that made a difference in history Mc... not a coke addict like maradona...i meant like Tupac Amaru, Archbishop Romero... etc...

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You don't have to be "clean" to make a diff in history (I know, different topic)

Well, DM did make a diff in soccer history.. I think

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you only say that bc he wears the same shirt/flag as you................ i'll pick pele for a better choice i think

 

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No one had brought up Pele, and I wasn't comparing, but I think Pele changed the game just as much
In different times though

 

Dogo wrote:

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MellowManC wrote:

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I meant people that made a difference in history Mc... not a coke addict like maradona...i meant like Tupac Amaru, Archbishop Romero... etc...

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You don't have to be "clean" to make a diff in history (I know, different topic)

Well, DM did make a diff in soccer history.. I think

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you only say that bc he wears the same shirt/flag as you................ i'll pick pele for a better choice i think

I meant people that made a difference in history Mc... not a coke addict like maradona...i meant like Tupac Amaru, Archbishop Romero... etc...

Another GOOD topic?  or would this be considered a gay topic

Good thread might I say...adding to the list:

Ruben Dario, national poet, Nicaragua January 18, 1867 in history.  Tiena que ser nicaraguense