Latin_Americans_of_Spanish_descent

List of Latin Americans of Spanish descent

List of Latin Americans of Spanish descent

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Since the vast majority of Latin Americans from Spanish-speaking countries have at least partial Spanish descent, this is a list of important people in Latin America who have at least one parent or two grandparents who were born in Spain.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Artists, photographers and fashion designers

TV and Cinema

Music

  • Miguel Bosé (born 1956), Spanish singer with Colombian citizenship
  • Gloria Estefan (born 1957), Cuban singer, all four grandparents born in Spain.
  • Juanes (born 1972), Colombian singer, Basque ancestry from his father.
  • Ernesto Lecuona (1895–1963), Cuban composer and pianist.[1]
  • Ricky Martin (born 1971), Puerto Rican singer, part Catalan ancestry.
  • Luis Miguel (born 1970), Puerto Rican by birth, raised in Mexico, Spanish father, Italian mother.
  • Shakira (born 1977), Colombian singer, part Catalan ancestry.

Government and military

Writers

Others

  • Juanita García Peraza (1897–1970), Founder of the "Mita congregation", the only Protestant religion of Puerto Rican origin.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Orovio, Helio 2004. Cuban music from A to Z. Revised by Sue Steward. ISBN 0-8223-3186-1 A biographical dictionary of Cuban music, artists, composers, groups and terms. Duke University, Durham NC; Tumi, Bath.
  2. [2]
    ""Simón Bolívar" at GeneAll".
  3. [3]
    The Ten Most Influential Latin Americans in History
  4. [4]
    The Castropedia: Fidel's Cuba in facts and figures, Belfast Telegraph
  5. [5]
    Alborch Bataller, Carmen, ed. (1995), José Martí: obra y vida, Madrid: Ministerio de Cultura, Ediciones Siruela, p. 15, ISBN 978-84-7844-300-0
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