List of Cuban Americans
This is a list of notable Cuban Americans, including both original political exiles who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Cuban American or must have references showing they are Cuban American and are notable.
List
Athletes
- Aric Almirola, current NASCAR driver
- Carlos Alvarez,former college football player for the University of Florida, known as "The Cuban Comet".
- Robert Andino, infielder for the Baltimore Orioles
- Gilbert Arenas, professional basketball player with the Washington Wizards
- Javier Arenas, cornerback and punt returner for the Alabama Crimson Tide
- J. P. Arencibia, current catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
- René Arocha, former MLB pitcher
- Rolando Arrojo, former MLB pitcher
- Bronson Arroyo, starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and member of World Champion 2004 Boston Red Sox (Cuban father)
- Alex Avila, current catcher for the Detroit Tigers
- Danys Báez, relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Yan Barthelemí, Cuban Professional Boxer
- Steve Bellán, baseball player and pioneer
- Yuniesky Betancourt, current shortstop for the Milwaukee Brewers
- Lazaro Bueno, Martial Arts Master Hokuto Shinken
- Bert Campaneris, former MLB All-Star shortstop
- Barbaro Canizares, current first baseman
- José Canseco, former MLB All-Star outfielder and DH, author (Juiced) and reality show contestant (The Surreal Life)
- Ozzie Canseco, former MLB outfielder
- Rene Capo, former Olympic judoka.
- José Cardenal, former MLB outfielder and coach and current MLB executive
- John Carlos, Olympic track and field medalist, Professional football player, founding member of the Olympic Project for Human Rights (Cuban mother) [1]
- Joel Casamayor, Cuban Professional Boxer
- Elieser Castillo, Cuban Professional Boxer
- Eliseo Castillo, Cuban Professional Boxer
- Aroldis Chapman, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds MLB organization
- Vinnie Chulk, relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
- José Contreras, pitcher with the Chicago White Sox, won World Series in 2005
- Mike Cuellar, former MLB All-Star pitcher
- Orestes Destrade, former MLB first baseman and current broadcaster
- Eric Eichmann, former US National Team and American professional soccer player (Cuban mother)
- Yunel Escobar, current shortstop for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Alex Fernandez, former pitcher for the Florida Marlins
- Osvaldo Fernandez, former MLB pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
- Tony Fossas, former MLB relief pitcher
- Tito Fuentes, former MLB second baseman
- Mary Joe Fernandez, tennis player
- Ryan Freel, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs (Cuban mother)
- Yuriorkis Gamboa, "El Ciclón de Guantanamo", Professional Boxer
- Danny Garcia, former MLB outfielder Kansas City Royals
- Preston Gómez, former MLB infielder and manager
- Anthony Gonzalez, WR Atlanta Falcons National Football League
- Joaquin Gonzalez, Offensive Line, Indianapolis Colts National Football League
- Luis Gonzalez, outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Gio Gonzalez, current MLB pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
- Henry Gutierrez, former US National Team and American professional soccer player
- Ricky Gutiérrez, former shortstop
- James "Chico" Hernandez, of Wheaties fame, US Sombo Wrestling Champion, World Cup Silver and 3 time British silver medalist [2]
- Liván Hernández, starting pitcher for the New York Mets
- Orlando Hernández, half-brother of Liván, starting pitcher for New York Mets
- Julio Herrera, professional wrestler
- Eric Hosmer, first baseman for Kansas City Royals
- Raúl Ibáñez, outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Jon Jay, right-fielder for the St Louis Cardinals
- Doug Logan, Chief Executive Officer of USA Track & Field (USATF), the national governing body for track and field, long distance running, and race walking.
- Neil Lomax, former quarterback, St Louis Cardinals.
- Hector Lombard, Mixed Martial Artist, Judo competitor at 2000 Sydney Olympics.
- Brook Lopez, current NBA player for the New Jersey Nets, (Cuban father)
- Robin Lopez, current NBA player for the Phoenix Suns, (Cuban father)
- Mickey Lopez, former second baseman.
- Mike Lowell, Third baseman for the Boston Red Sox
- Frank Martin, Current head men's basketball coach at Kansas State
- Christina McHale Professional woman's tennis player.
- Frank Mir, Mixed Martial Artist and former UFC Heavyweight Champion
- Al Montoya, current goalkeeper in National Hockey League
- Minnie Miñoso, former MLB All-Star outfielder
- Pablo Morales, Olympic swimmer
- Kendry Morales, current first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels
- Sergio Oliva, Former 3-time Mr. Olympia. Only bodybuilder to have ever beaten Arnold Schwarzenegger in a Mr. Olympia competition.
- Tony Oliva, former MLB All-Star outfielder
- Rey Ordóñez, former shortstop, New York Mets
- Henry Owens, relief pitcher for the Florida Marlins
- Orlando Palmeiro, professional baseball player
- Rafael Palmeiro, former MLB All-Star first baseman and member of the 3,000 Hit and 500 Home Run clubs
- Brayan Peña, current catcher for the Kansas City Royals
- Tony Pérez, National Baseball Hall of Fame infielder
- Eduardo Pérez, former first baseman
- Jorge Posada, catcher for the New York Yankees (Cuban father)
- Alexei Ramírez, current outfielder/infielder for the Chicago White Sox
- Guillermo Rigondeaux, Cuban Professional Boxer
- Amy Rodriguez, frontline for U.S Women's Soccer Team
- Jennifer Rodriguez, Olympic medal-winning speed skater
- Sean Rodriguez, second baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Alex Sánchez, former outfielder
- Alberto Salazar, runner and marathon winner
- David Segui, former first baseman
- Odlanier Solís, Cuban Professional Boxer
- Danny Tartabull, former MLB All-Star outfielder
- Gaby Sanchez, current First baseman of the Florida Marlins
- Luis Tiant, former MLB All-Star pitcher
- Danny Valencia, current third baseman for the Minnesota Twins
- Joe Houston, current place kicker for the USC football, Player Profile [13]
Business
- Alex Aguila,[3] co-founder of Alienware
- Raúl Alarcón, president and CEO of the Spanish Broadcasting System
- Cesar L. Alvarez, CEO of Greenberg Traurig
- Ralph Alvarez,[4] president and COO of McDonald's
- Bacardi Family,[5] owners of Bacardi Rums, Grey Goose, Martini & Rossi and Dewar's
- Paul L. Cejas, CEO of PLC Investments, Inc.
- Armando Codina, CEO of the Codina Group
- Alfonso Fanjul,[6] sugar baron
- Jose Fanjul,[6] sugar baron
- Raul J. Fernandez, co-owner of the NBA Washington Wizards, NHL Washington Capitals and WNBA Washington Mystics
- Ralph de la Vega, President and CEO of AT&T Mobility
- Jorge A. del Calvo, Partner and Board Member of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
- Armando J. Olivera, President and CEO. Florida Power & Light Company,[7]
- Jorge Figueredo,[8] Senior Vice President of Dow Jones
- Robert C. Goizueta,[9] former CEO of the Coca-Cola Company
- Efraim Grinberg, CEO of Movado watches
- Gedalio Grinberg, founder and former CEO of Movado watches
- Nelson Gonzalez,[3] co-founder of Alienware
- Carlos Gutierrez,[10] former CEO of Kellogg Company
- Jorge Mas Canosa, CEO of MasTech, political activist, former head of Cuban-American National Foundation
- Alvaro de Molina,[11] Chief Financial Officer of Bank of America Corporation
- Antonio Luis Navarro, former vice president of W. R. Grace and Company
- Jorge M. Perez,[12] real estate developer, CEO of the Related Group
- Joe Quesada,[13] editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics
- George Reyes,[14] Chief Financial Officer of Google
- Gregorio Reyes, co-founded Sunward Technologies; Silicon Valley legend
- Felix Sabates, entrepreneur, philanthropist, holds ownership in NASCAR, Charlotte Bobcats and New Orleans Hornets
- Alberto Vilar, investor and philanthropist.
- Ryan Lochte, US olympic swimmer and gold medalist
- Ric Perez Ricardo (Ric) Perez, President of Operations, Westinghouse Electric Company
Education
- Dr. Ruth Behar, anthropologist, poet, and filmmaker, first Latina recipient of a MacArthur award, University of Michigan
- Dr. George J. Borjas, Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Economics and Social Policy, Harvard University
- Dr. Miguel A. De La Torre, prolific author on Hispanic religiosity, Iliff School of Theology
- Dr. Jorge I. Dominguez, Antonio Madero Professor of Mexican and Latin American Politics and Economics, Chairman of the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Harvard University
- Dr. Roberto González Echevarría, Sterling Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literature, Yale University
- Dr. Jorge J. E. Gracia, Samuel P. Capen Chair in Philosophy, University at Buffalo
- Dr. Robert Lima, Knight Commander, Order of Queen Isabel of Spain. Academician ANLE, Corr. Member RAE, Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Fellow, IAH (Penn State University)
- Dr. Modesto A. Maidique, President of Florida International University
- Dr. Elsa A. Murano, President of Texas A&M University
- Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, President of Miami Dade College
- Dr. Alejandro Portes, Professor of Sociology, Director of the Center for Migration and Development, Princeton University
- Dr. Gregory Rabassa, Renowned Literary Translator and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Languages and Literatures at Queens College, City University of New York and in the Ph.D. Program in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures of the Graduate School and University Center of the CUNY Graduate Center
- Dr. Ernest Sosa, Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University
- Dr. Carlos M. N. Eire, T. Lawrason Riggs Proffesor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University. His memoir of the Cuban Revolution, Waiting for Snow in Havana, (Free Press, 2003) won the National Book Award for non-fiction in 2003
Entertainment
Actors
- Laz Alonso, actor
- Desi Arnaz, actor (I Love Lucy)
- Desi Arnaz Jr., actor
- Lucie Arnaz, actress
- Nelson Ascencio, comedian (MADtv)
- Steven Bauer, actor (Scarface, ¿Qué Pasa, USA?, credited as Rocky Echevarría)
- María Canals Barrera, voice actress
- Bobby Cannavale, actor (Third Watch, Will & Grace)
- Irene Cara, actress (Flashdance)
- Nestor Carbonell, actor (Suddenly Susan, Lost, The Dark Knight, The Lost City)
- Jencarlos Canela, actor (Mas sabe el diablo)
- Matt Cedeño, actor and model
- Eddie Cibrian, actor (Vanished, Invasion)
- Damien Crosse, actor in gay porn
- Valerie Cruz, actress (Nip/Tuck)
- Rosario Dawson, actress (Rent, Kids)
- Kamar de los Reyes, soap opera actor (One Life to Live)
- Guillermo Díaz, actor (films Half Baked, Party Girl)
- Emiliano Díez, actor (The George Lopez Show)
- Cameron Diaz, Actress, former model
- Majandra Delfino, actress (Roswell)
- Marieh Delfino, actress
- Raúl Esparza, actor
- Mel Ferrer, actor
- Daisy Fuentes, model and television personality (MTV's House of Style)
- David Fumero, soap opera actor (One Life to Live)
- Gene Gabriel, actor (Numb3rs, Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
- David Gallagher actor, 7th Heaven[15]
- Melissa Gallo, television actress, One Life to Live[16]
- Andy García, Academy Award-nominated actor (The Godfather Part III, Ocean's Eleven, Oceans Twelve, The Lost City)
- Joanna García, film and television actress (Reba)[17]
- Jorge Garcia, actor (Lost)
- Jsu Garcia, actor
- Nona Gaye, singer and actress (Ali)
- Carlos Gómez, actor
- Marga Gomez, comedienne/playwright
- David Lago, actor
- Carlos Leon actor (film The Woodsman)
- William Levy actor
- Faizon Love, actor,
- Ana Margarita Martínez-Casado, actress (El Super, ¿Qué Pasa, USA?)
- Eva Mendes, actress (Hitch, 2 Fast 2 Furious)
- Christina Milian, singer and actress (Be Cool)
- Enrique Murciano, actor (Without a Trace)
- Oscar Nuñez, actor (The Office)
- Luis Oquendo, actor (film Guaguasi, ¿Qué Pasa, USA?)
- Elizabeth Peña, actress (Rush Hour)
- Danny Pino, actor (Cold Case)
- Tony Plana, actor (Ugly Betty)
- Carlos Ponce, actor/singer
- Jorge Pupo, actor/narrator
- Armando Riesco, actor (film Garden State)
- Adam Rodríguez, actor (CSI: Miami)
- Génesis Rodríguez, actress (Dona Barbara, Dame Chocolate and Prisionera).
- Cesar Romero, actor (The Joker on Batman (1960s TV series), Ocean's Eleven (1960 film), Week-End in Havana)
- Mercedes Ruehl, Academy Award-winning (The Fisher King) and Tony Award-winning actress
- Caitlin Sanchez, actress (Dora The Explorer)
- Marco Sanchez, actor
- Saundra Santiago, actress (Miami Vice, The Sopranos)
- Tessie Santiago, actress (Queen of Swords), (Good Morning, Miami)
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler, actress (The Sopranos)
- Georg Stanford Brown, actor (Roots)
- Oscar Torre, actor (Cane(series),Ladron Que Roba A Ladron)
- Gina Torres, actress (The Matrix sequels, Firefly and Serenity)
- Jordi Vilasuso, actor (Guiding Light)
- Odette Yustman, actress (Cloverfield)
- Bella Thorne, actress (Shake It Up). Cuban, Irish, and Italian.
- Adam Irigoyen, actor (Shake It Up).
Cartoonists
Directors, screenwriters and producers
- Desi Arnaz, musician, actor and producer, co-star of I Love Lucy and co-founder of Desilu Productions
- Migdia Chinea, screenwriter, The Incredible Hulk, director, producer, Anonymous (Street Meat)
- Manny Coto, executive producer (24), writer (24, Star Trek: Enterprise)
- René Echevarria, writer (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Medium) co-creator of The 4400
- Andy García, director (The Lost City)
- Silvio Horta, creator and writer (Ugly Betty), writer (Urban Legends, Jake 2.0)
- Leon Ichaso, director/screenwriter ("El Super"), director ("Ali: An American Hero"), ("Crossover Dreams"), ("Pinero"), ("El Cantate").
- Joe Menendez, TV and Film director ("Ladron Que Roba A Ladron"), director ("A Golden Christmas 2: The Second Tail"), ("Hunting of Man"), co-executive producer of ("Imagination Movers")
- Roberto Orci, executive producer (Star Trek, The Proposal) and writer (Transformers, Eagle Eye, Star Trek)
- Brett Ratner, director (Rush Hour, Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand)
- George A. Romero, producer/director (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead) creator of the Living Dead film series
- Agustin Blazquez, producer/director (Covering Cuba, Covering Cuba 2: The Next Generation, Covering Cuba 3: Elian, Covering Cuba 4: The Rats Below, Covering Cuba 5: Act of Repudiation, Covering Cuba 6: Curacao, Covering Cuba 7: Che Guevara - The Other Side of an Icon, Uno music video with Lusia Maria Guell, March of a Progressive music video with Steve Pichan, You Don't Know Che, music video with Steve Pichan)
Graphic designers
Fashion
Magicians
Musicians
- Francisco Aguabella, Afro-Cuban master percussionist
- Albita, Grammy-winning singer
- Mellow Man Ace, Godfather of Latin Hip Hop
- B Real, member of rap group Cypress Hill
- Manuel Barrueco, classical guitarist
- Mario Bauza, trumpeter, saxophonist, composer, arranger, bandleader and Afro-Cuban Jazz pioneer
- Jorge Bolet, classical concert pianist specializing in Liszt
- Elizabeth Caballero, lyric soprano
- Irene Cara, Oscar and Grammy-winning singer (Flashdance), actress (Fame) Born in The Bronx, NY, US; her mother, Louise, was an American of Cuban descent.
- Willy Chirino, singer
- Ana Cristina, singer, songwriter, actress, Miss South Florida USA 2011
- Celia Cruz, multiple Grammy-winning singer
- Xavier Cugat, celebrated bandleader
- Addys D'Mercedes, singer
- Paquito D'Rivera, Grammy-winning saxophonist
- The DeCastro Sisters, female singing group
- Don Dinero, rapper
- Emilio Estefan, five-time Grammy-winning producer
- Gloria Estefan, Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated singer
- Lola Falana, singer, actress and dancer
- Johnny Goudie, rock musician
- Olga Guillot, singer
- Horacio Gutiérrez, prize-winning classical concert pianist
- Al Jourgensen, frontman of Ministry
- La Lupe, singer and gay icon
- Nil Lara, rock musician
- Lissette, singer/actress (wife of Willy Chirino)
- Dave Lombardo, drummer of Slayer
- Cachao López, composer, musician of Cuban mambo
- Raúl Malo, lead singer of American country music band, The Mavericks
- Niurka Marcos, singer
- Martika, Grammy-nominated singer/actress (film Annie ; television series Kids Incorporated )
- Paul Masvidal, guitarist for metal band Cynic
- Syesha Mercado, singer
- Roger Miret, singer for Agnostic Front
- Jorge Moreno, Grammy award winning singer / writer and TV producer
- JD Natasha, Latin pop musician
- Juan Croucier, rock bassist (Ratt, Dokken, Quiet Riot)
- Olivia Longott, rapper
- P-Star, rapper, actress
- Pitbull, American-born rapper
- Christopher Rojas, Cuban American-born composer and record producer
- Ángel, Cuban American-born rapper
- Rudy Pérez, Cuban composer and music producer.[18]
- Chano Pozo, Afro-Cuban, Latin Jazz percussionist, conga player
- Marco Rizo, pianist, composer, I Love Lucy
- Rey Ruiz, singer
- Arturo Sandoval, jazz trumpeter and pianist; composer
- Rafael Monteagudo, percussionist
- Rudy Sarzo, rock bassist (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Manic Eden, Dio)
- Jon Secada, two-time Grammy-winning singer
- Sen Dog, Cuban rapper member of (Cypress Hill)
- Tico Torres, drummer of Bon Jovi, singer
- Mayra Verónica, singer, model, television personality
- Ras Juan Perez International Cuban Reggae star, member/founder of Reggae group Arawak Jah [Orlando, FL, USA]
- Mongo Santamaría, Latin jazz musician Grammy winner
- Horacio Hernandez, Percussionist Jazz Grammy winner
- Voltaire, Dark cabaret musician.
- Zenaida Manfugas, Concert Pianist[19].
- Luisa Maria Guell, singer, actress, songwriter, Latin Grammy nominee
Reality television contestants
- Rachel Campos, featured on The Real World: San Francisco
- Jose "Pepi" Diaz, contestant on season 5 of The Apprentice
- Marlon Fernández, winner of Objetivo Fama (third season)
- Ashley Massaro, Survivor: China contestant, WWE Diva, Playboy Model & Cover Girl
- Syesha Mercado, American Idol contestant
- Chris Núñez, artist and reality television personality (Miami Ink)
- Melissa Padrón, featured on The Real World: Miami
- Veronica Portillo, Playboy model and Road Rules contestant
- Janu Tornell, Vegas showgirl and reality show contestant (Survivor)
- Pedro Zamora, AIDS activist, featured on The Real World: San Francisco
- Jeanine Mason, Winner of Season 5 of So You Think You Can Dance
- Robert Roman, contestant on "Big Brother 4: The X Factor
Television personalities
- Ariana Barouk, Beauty Queen, Television Host/Presenter, Actress, Model (Ogags)
- Raúl De Molina, co-host of Univision's El Gordo y la Flaca
- Lily Estefan, co-host of Univision's El Gordo y la Flaca
- Alex Ferrer, television judge (Judge Alex)
- Alex Garcia, Food Network personality
- Odalys García, singer, model and television personality
- Vida Guerra, television presenter and model
- Maria Lopez, television judge (Judge Maria Lopez)
- Marilyn Milian, television judge (The People's Court)
- Ana María Polo, television arbitrator
- Rick Sanchez, former CNN anchorman and reporter
- Hildi Santo-Tomas, designer, host of TLC network show Trading Spaces
- Cristina Saralegui, magazine editor, talk show host (Cristina) and actress
- Bob Vila, author/television host (This Old House)
- Ninoska Pérez Castellón, "Ultima Palabra", GenTV, Radio Mambi, En Caliente daily radio show.
- Eduardo bellido de luna,"MIAMITEVE", Gent tv , radio caracol1260 m "al filo de la medianoche show
Writers
- Mercedes de Acosta, poet, playwright
- Reynaldo Arenas, poet, author
- Nilo Cruz, playwright, the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
- Carmen Agra Deedy, children's books author
- Carlos Eire, writer, won the 2003 National Book Award in Nonfiction
- Frank Fernández, anarchist, author of exile-related themes
- Roberto G. Fernández, novelist
- María Irene Fornés, playwright
- Paula Fox, author, winner of Hans Christian Andersen Medal, biological grandmother of musician Courtney Love
- Cristina García, novelist
- Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, mystery novelist and descendant of Cuban independence patriot Francisco Vicente Aguilera[20]
- Oscar Hijuelos, first Hispanic to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction
- Robert Lima, author of twenty-seven books, poet, literary critic, biographer, editor, translator, bibliographer
- Rosa Lowinger, author of Tropicana Nights: the Life and Times of the Legendary Cuban Nightclub.
- Ana Menéndez, author (books In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd and Loving Che)
- Anaïs Nin, author[21]
- Achy Obejas, novelist
- Alex Abella, mystery/crime novelist, non-fiction writer, and journalist
- Jorge Reyes, memoirist, short-story writer, poet, children's books
- Antonio Sacre, children's books, playwright
- Cecilia Samartin, novelist, (books "Broken Paradise", "Tarnished Beauty", "Vigil"), www.ceciliasamartin.com
- Virgil Suárez, novelist
- Piri Thomas, author (memoir Down These Mean Streets)
- Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, writer (The Dirty Girls Social Club)
- Armando Valladares, writer ("Against All Hope: A Memoir of Life in Castro's Gulag")
Journalists
- Manny Alvarez, medical correspondent Fox News Channel
- Cathy Areu, founder of Catalina magazine
- Liz Balmaseda, columnist Miami Herald
- Barbara Bermudo, anchor Primer Impacto
- Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, a business news General Assignment Reporter for CNBC television.
- Myrka Dellanos, former anchor Primer Impacto
- José Díaz-Balart, anchor/reporter
- Jackie Figueroa, anchor, reporter and host of Acción Hispana
- Max Gomez, medical correspondent WNBC, NBC in New York City
- Pedro Gomez (sports reporter), ESPN reporter and Barry Bonds' bete-noire, etc...
- Ambrose E. Gonzales, co-founder of The State newspaper in South Carolina and author of several books in Gullah language
- Narciso Gener Gonzales, co-founder of The State newspaper in South Carolina
- Dan Le Batard, sportswriter for The Miami Herald
- Antonio Mora, anchor WFOR in Miami
- Belkys Nerey, anchor WSVN, Fox in Miami
- Jackie Nespral, anchor WTVJ, NBC in Miami
- Soledad O'Brien, CNN anchor
- Mirta Ojito, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Rafael Pineda, anchor WXTV in New York
- Ellie Rodriguez, anchor WSVN in Miami
- Maggie Rodriguez, co-anchor of CBS's The Early Show
- Rick Sanchez, anchor
- Mari Rodriguez Ichaso, filmmaker, columnist, journalist Vanidades, Harper's Bazaar en Espanol, Travel & Leisure en Espanol
- Jessica Aguirre, anchor KNTV NBC 11 News San Francisco, CA
- Agustin Blazquez, columnist, filmmaker, co-author with Carlos Wotzkow CUBRIENDO Y DESCUBRIENDO/COVERING AND DISCOVERING
Politics and the judiciary
United States ambassadors
Cabinet members
United States House of Representatives
- James Devereux, former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Maryland's 2nd district
- Lincoln Díaz-Balart, Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Florida's 21st district
- Mario Diaz-Balart, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Florida's 25th district
- Joseph Marion Hernández, first Hispanic elected to the United States Congress
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Florida's 18th district
- Albio Sires, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New Jersey's 13th district
- David Rivera, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Florida's 25th district
2008 Congressional candidates
2010 Senate candidates
United States Senate
Federal government
- Al Cardenas, Washington, D.C. lobbyist
- Alex Castellanos, Republican media consultant; senior advisor to 2008 Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney
- Nils J. Diaz, former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Rudy Fernandez, Special Assistant to President George W. Bush in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affair and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs at the U.S. Department of Transportation
- Emilio T. Gonzalez, Ph.D, director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- Eliot A. Jardines, first Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Open Source
- Otto Reich, former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- Mauricio J. Tamargo, 14th Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
- Mel Martinez, fmr. Chairman of the Republican National Committee
Local government
- Carlos Alvarez, mayor of Miami-Dade County
- Joe Carollo, former mayor of Miami
- Manny Diaz, mayor of Miami
- Raul L. Martinez, former mayor of Hialeah
- Carlos Mayans, mayor of Wichita, Kansas
- Alex Penelas, former mayor (D-FL), Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Xavier Suarez, former mayor of Miami
- Silverio Vega, mayor of West New York, New Jersey
- Tomas Regalado, mayor of Miami
- Julio Robaina, mayor of City of Hialeah
- Rosario Kennedy, former commissioner and vice-mayor of Miami
State government
- Zulima Farber, former Attorney General of New Jersey
- Katherine Fernandez Rundle, State Attorney for Miami-Dade County
- Anitere Flores, Florida State Senator and former Florida State Representative, first Republican Hispanic woman to serve in both the Florida House and Senate since 1986
- Bob Martinez, former governor of Florida, first Cuban-American governor in United States history
- Joseph Miró, Delaware state representative, president National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
- Alex X. Mooney, member of the Maryland state senate representing District 3
- Vincent Prieto, New Jersey state assemblyman 32nd District
- Marco Rubio, Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
U.S. Commonwealth government
Judiciary
- Cecilia Altonaga, United States District Court Judge
- Danny Boggs, Chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Raoul G. Cantero, III, first Hispanic justice on the Florida Supreme Court
- Adalberto Jordan, United States District Court Judge
- Mauricio J. Tamargo, Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
- Joseph H. Rodriguez, United States District Court Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in Camden, New Jersey
- Eduardo Robreno, United States District Court Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Esther Salas, United States District Court Judge of United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey
- Jose L. Linares, United States District Court Judge of United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey
United States Armed Forces
- Adolfo Fernández Cavada, Captain in the Union Army during the American Civil War who later served as Commander-in-Chief of the Cinco Villas during Cuba's Ten Year War.
- Ambrosio José Gonzales, Colonel in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
- Erneido Oliva. Major General. Former deputy commander of the D.C. National Guard.
- Federico Fernández Cavada, Colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War and later Commander-in-Chief of all the Cuban forces during Cuba's Ten Year War.
- Félix Rodríguez, U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot ,Former CIA officer known for his involvement in the Bay of Pigs Invasion, his involvement in the capture and interrogation of terrorist Che Guevara.
- Julius Peter Garesché, Lieutenant Colonel in the Union Army who served as Chief of Staff, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans.
- Lola Sánchez, Confederate spy during the American Civil War. She played an instrumental role in the Confederate victory in the "Battle of Horse Landing".[22]
- Loreta Janeta Velazquez a.k.a. "Lieutenant Harry Buford", Velazquez was a Cuban born woman who masqueraded as a male Confederate soldier during the Civil War.
- Mercedes O. Cubria, Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army - The first Cuban born female officer in the US Army. [22]
World leaders
Science and technology
Visual arts
- Jorge Perez-Rubio, Cuban American Painter and Illustrator living in China
- Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada, artist
- Jose Acosta Hernandez, artist
- José Bernal, artist
- Humberto Castro, painter
- Félix González-Torres, artist
- Ana Mendieta, artist
- Mercedes de Acosta, socialite, author, best known for her affairs with Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich
- Fernando Bujones, ballet dancer
- Jose Manuel Carreño, award winning ballet dancer, American Ballet Theatre.
- Alberto Cutié, priest and television host, EWTN also daily talk show on Telemundo Network.
- Alina Fernández, radio personality, daughter and critic of Fidel Castro
- Joe Garcia, 2008 Democratic congressional candidate
- Rita de Acosta Lydig, "the woman most scenic in America".
- Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, woman at the center of the Carl Tanzler case
- Ana Mendieta, performance artist, noted feminist
- Javier Peres, contemporary art dealer
- Henry Pollack, radio host of "Havana Rock"
- Charles "Bebe" Rebozo, close friend and confidant of President Richard Nixon; key Watergate scandal figure
- Maria Consuelo Iznaga Clement, wife of George Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester
- Maria Teresa Mestre, Wife of Luxembourg's constitutional monarch - Grand Duke Henri. Her title is Grand Duchess
Others
- Juanita Castro, Sister of former Cuban President Fidel Castro and current President Raúl Castro. She has been living in the United States since 1964 and she is naturalized in this country.
- Dr. Joaquin E. Meyer, Former Cuban Diplomat.[23]
- Dr. Carlos A. Rosende, M.D., a specialist in diabetic retinopathy and general ophthalmology, who was appointed chairman of the department of ophthalmology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio[24]
- Enrique Touceda, American Malleable Iron Handbook, Rumford Press, 1944
References
- ^ "You got 48 hours" Speech by Dr. John Carlos on YouTube
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20020812173838/http://www.army.mil/usar/news/2002/05may/chico.html
- ^ a b [1] "Aguila and Gonzalez are of Cuban-American heritage, though both were born in the United States."
- ^ [2] "He's lovin' it; the Ralph Alvarez story: for the Cuban-born Ralph Alvarez, working for McDonald's had long been a dream."
- ^ [3] "The Bacardi family are Cuban exiles who left the country in 1960 when their assets were confiscated by Fidel Castro's regime."
- ^ a b [4] "The Cuban born brothers"
- ^ [5] "Cuban Born"
- ^ [6] "Born in Cuba during Fidel Castro's revolution, Figueredo fled the island with his parents"
- ^ [7] "Coca-Cola Chairman Roberto C. Goizueta, a Cuban immigrant"
- ^ [8] "Born in Havana, Cuba in 1953"
- ^ [9] "Cuban immigrant Al de Molina has done an impressive job as treasurer of Bank of America (BofA)"
- ^ [10] "Perez, 55, who was born in Argentina of Cuban parents and came to the U.S. in 1968"
- ^ [11] "Quesada created the Santerians, based on his coming of age experiences and Cuban heritage"
- ^ [12] "Cuban American George Reyes, 53"
- ^ Gallagher - "All-Starz on David Gallagher". http://www.allstarz.org/users/davidg/m.html. "This half Irish, half Cuban actor can dance for six hours straight! "I'm proud to have the Latin hips", he says!"
- ^ Gallo - "Melissa Gallo Fan". Archived from the original on 2009-10-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20091027085935/http://geocities.com/melissagallofan/dyk.html. "(MELISSA GALLO) comes from "a big Cuban family, a lot of whom reside in the New York area""
- ^ Garcia - "Aah Celeb Profile". http://www.aahceleb.com/pics/joanna_garcia.html. "Cuban descent actress JOANNA GARCIA"
- ^ Mix en español (magazine in Spanish: Mix in Spanish). July, August, 2000
- ^ http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2010/11/23/842752/homenaje-a-la-pianista-zenaida.html Homenaje a la pianista Zenaida Manfugás. Posted by Olga Connor. Asked on Wednesday, 16 denoviembre 2011.
- ^ Carolina Garcia Aguilera b.1949
- ^ Anais Nin was born in France of Cuban parents, and was later a naturalized American Citizen
- ^ a b "The Latino Experience in U.S. History"; publisher: Globe Pearson; pages 155-157; ISBN 0-835-90641-8
- ^ "Obituaries". New York Times. 1990-08-09. http://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/09/obituaries/joaquin-e-meyer-former-cuban-diplomat-83.html.
- ^ http://www.uthscsa.edu/hscnews/singleformat.asp?newID=2311