U.S. Latinos have made important contributions to American society, and this biographical dictionary is devoted to celebrating those contributions. All 127 men and women profiled in this work have immigrated to or been born in the United States and have made major contributions to American life and culture. Cuban Americans, Puerto Ricans, Mexican Americans, and others of Spanish, South American, Central American and Caribbean heritageâmore than one-third of them womenârepresent 35 fields of endeavor and all 50 states. From historical figures to the newest sports champion, figure-skater Rudy Galindo, this work provides profiles of both prominent and important but less-familiar people who have made significant contributions in their fields. Many of those profiled can be found in no other biographical source. A selection of photos complements the text.
All biographies have been written by experts in their ethnic fields. Those profiled range widely from distinguished scientists to sports stars, from actors to activists, from businesswomen to political personalities, from literary luminaries to labor organizers. All are potential role models for young men and women, and many have overcome extreme odds to succeed. These colorfully written, substantive biographies detail their subjects' goals, struggles, and commitments to success and to their ethnic communities. Among the 127 people profiled are: Nobel Prize-winning scientist Luis Alvarez; Treasurer of the United States Romana Acosta Bañuelos; actor/composer/activist RubĂ©n Blades; classical dancer Fernando Bujones; baseball player JosĂ© Canseco; U.S. Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos Jr.; writer Sandra Cisneros; fashion designer Oscar de la Renta; U.S. Congressman Lincoln DĂaz-Balart; teacher Jaime Escalante; composer/singer Gloria Estefan; tennis players Gigi FernĂĄndez and Mary Joe FernĂĄndez ; playwright Mara FornĂ©s; U.S. Men's 1996 Figure Skating Champion Rudy Galindo; physician/political activist HĂ©ctor GarcĂa; Coca-Cola CEO Roberto Goizueta; labor leader Dolores Huerta; U.S. Ambassador MarĂa-Luci Jaramillo; artist Marisol; civil-rights activist Vilma Socorro MartĂnez; businessman/politician Jorge Mas Canosa; federal judge Harold Medina; graphic artist Nicholasa Mohr; U.S. Surgeon General Antonia Novello; astronaut Ellen Ochoa; Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Severo Ochoa; TV personality Geraldo Rivera; U.S. Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen; educational psychologist George I. SĂĄnchez; newspaper editor Roberto SuĂĄrez; women's rights activist/businesswoman MarĂa Elena Toraño-PantĂn; New York State Supreme Court Judge Edwin Torres; mystic Teresa Urrea; film producer/director Luis Valdez. For ease of use, the heading of each profile identifies ethnic group, field of endeavor, birthdate and, where appropriate, death date. Each profile concludes with a suggested reading list of books and periodical articles about the subject. An ethnic index, field of endeavor index, and a general index make research easy. This much needed reference work is essential for school and public libraries.
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Notable Latino Americans
A Biographical Dictionary
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Luis W. Alvarez
- Reinaldo Arenas
- Desi Arnaz
- Alfredo Arreguin
- Elfego Baca
- Herman Badillo
- Joan Baez
- Romana Acosta Banuelos
- Casimiro Barela
- Samuel Betances
- Ruben Blades
- Fernando Bujones
- Julia de Burgos
- Lydia Cabrera
- Arthur Leon Campa
- Jose Canseco
- Mariah Carey
- Vikki Carr
- Lourdes Casal
- Pablo Casals
- Carlos Castaneda
- Lauro Cavazos Jr.
- Cesar Chavez
- Dennis Chavez
- Linda Chavez
- Henry Cisneros
- Sandra Cisneros
- Roberto Clemente Walker
- Imogene Coca
- Margarita Colmenares
- Gregorio Cortez
- Juan Cortina
- Celia Cruz
- Xavier Cugat
- Oscar de la Renta
- Justino Diaz
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart
- Placido Domingo
- Jaime Escalante
- Gloria Estefan
- David Glasgow Farragut
- Jose Feliciano
- Gigi (Beatriz) Fernandez
- Mary Joe Fernandez
- Luis Ferre
- Jose Ferrer
- Patrick Flores
- Maria Fornes
- Ernesto Galarza
- Rudy (Valentin Joseph) Galindo
- Christina Garcia
- Hector Perez Garcia
- Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert
- Roberto Giozueta
- Corky (Rodolfo) Gonzales
- Pancho (Richard Alonzo) Gonzales
- Henry Barbosa Gonzalez
- Chelo (Consuelo) Gonzalez Amezcua
- Jose Angel Gutierrez
- Rita Hayworth
- Oscar Hijuelos
- Rolando Hinojosa-Smith
- Dolores Fernandez Huerta
- Jose Iturbi
- Mari-Luci Jaramillo
- Francisco Jimenez
- Raul Julia
- Jose Arcadio Limon
- Nancy Lopez
- Marisol (Escobar)
- Jose Marti
- Antonio Jose Martinez
- Vilma Socorro Martinez
- Jorge Mas Canosa
- Harold Medina
- Lydia Mendoza
- Nicholasa Mohr
- Gloria Molina
- Ricardo Montalban
- Rita Moreno
- Luis Munoz Marin
- Joaquin Murieta
- Julian Nava
- Antonia Novello
- Ellen Ochoa
- Esteban Ochoa
- Severo Ochoa
- Edward James Olmos
- Miguel Antonio Otero Jr.
- Eduardo Padron
- Americo Paredes
- Estela Portillo Trambley
- Dolores Prida
- Tito (Ernest Anthony) Puente
- Anthony Quinn
- Felisa Rincon de Gautier
- Chita Rivera
- Geraldo Rivera
- Tomas Rivera
- Arnaldo Roche-Rabell
- Chi Chi (Juan) Rodriquez
- Richard Rodriguez
- Gilbert Roland
- Cesar Romero
- Linda Ronstadt
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
- Edward Roybal
- Ruben Salazar
- George I. Sanchez
- Luis Rafael Sanchez
- George Santayana
- Juan Seguin
- Martin Sheen
- Roberto Sudrez
- Emma Tenayuca
- Piri (John Peter) Thomas
- Reies Lopez Tijerina
- Maria Elena Torano-Pantin
- Edwin Torres
- Lee Trevino
- Teresa Urrea
- Luis Valdez
- Nydia Velazquez
- Jose Antonio Villarreal
- Raquel Welch
- Bernice Zamora
- Carmen Zapata
- Appendix A: Fields of Professional Activity
- Appendix B: Ethnic Subgroups
- Index
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