List of Colombian Americans

This is a list of notable Colombian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

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List

Artists and designers

• Guilloume - Colombian minimalist artist, self-described master of "Bolismo".
• Greg Giraldo, comedian.^[1]
• René Moncada - Colombian -born American artist
• Diego Suarez - (1888 - 1974) was a garden designer known for his work at James Deering's Villa Vizcaya in Miami, Florida.^[2]

Anchors and TV personalities

• Julie Banderas, Fox News anchor.
• Monica Fonseca - television presenter, journalist and blogger.
• Ingrid Hoffmann - Colombian-American television personality and restaurateur..

Actors

• Odette Annable - American actress of Colombian, French, and Cuban descent.^[3][4]
• Moisés Arias, American actor.^[5]
• Yancey Arias - American actor of Colombian and Puerto Rican descent.
• Stephanie Beatriz - American actress of Colombian father.
• Héctor Luis Bustamante - Colombian American actor.
• Adriana Cataño- American actress and television host.
• Alyssa Diaz - American actress of Colombian and Mexican-American descent.
• Paula Garcés, actress.
• Miguel Gomez (actor) - Colombian born American actor.
• Andrew Keegan, actor, mother is Colombian.^[6]
• John Leguizamo, actor and comedian.
• David López, actor.
• Kika Perez, born Ilva Margarita Perez, Colombian-American actress and TV host.
• Sonya Smith - American actress best known for her roles in telenovelas. Her mother is Venezuelan and her father is of Colombian partially descent.^[7]
• Brittany Underwood - American actress to Colombian mother.^[8]
• Wilmer Valderrama, actor. He is of Colombian and Venezuelan descent.^[9]
• Carlos Valdes - Colombian born American raised actor (The Flash (2014 TV series).
• Alexa Vega, American actress from Colombian father.^[10]
• Makenzie Vega - American actress, young sister of Alexa Vega.^[11]
• Sofía Vergara- Colombian actress, known for the series Modern Family.
• Sofia Carson - Colombians American Actress known for the movie Descendants

Musicians

• Psycho Les - Hip Hop emcee of the group The Beatnuts.
• Adassa - American reggaetón singer-songwriter also known as the "Reggaetón Princess". He is son of Afro-Colombians parents.
• Ryan Cabrera - American singer born to a Colombian father and an American mother.
• Jason Castro, singer-songwriter.
• Freddy Cricien - American Emcee and vocalist for the hardcore band Madball.^[12]
• Robo, drummer (Black Flag, Misfits).
• Kike Santander, Colombian songwriter and producer naturalized in the United States in 2004.^[13]
• Yasmin Deliz- American singer-songwriter, model and actress of Dominican and Colombian and Venezuelan parentage.
• Carlos Dengler, former bassist of the band Interpol.
• Santiago Durango, guitarist (Big Black, Naked Raygun).^[14]
• Alex González (musician)- American-born musician of Cuban and Colombian origin.
• Danny Mercer - Colombian American recording artist, songwriter, and producer.
• Ericson Alexander Molano - Gospel Christian singer.
• Erick Morillo- Colombian-American DJ, music producer and record label owner.
• Billy Murcia, drummer (New York Dolls).^[15]
• Marty Stuart - American country music singer-songwriter. He is of French, English, Choctaw, and Colombian descent.
• Tonedeff - American rapper, producer, and singer-songwriter. He was born to a Cuban mother and a Colombian father.
• Andrés Useche - Colombian American writer, film director, graphic artist, singer-songwriter and activist.
• DJ Yonny - American DJ, producer and remixer.
• Rob Swift - (born Robert Aguilar) is an American hip hop DJ and turntablist group The X-Ecutioners as of late 2005 and as of 2006; with Mike Patton’s project Peeping Tom. Rob Swift is on the faculty of Scratch DJ Academy in New York City.^[16]

Sport

• James Rodriguez, soccer player.
• Juan Agudelo, soccer player.^[17]
• Alejandro Bedoya - American soccer player.^[18]
• Daniel Barrera - American professional soccer player.^[19]
• Lou Castro - first Latin American born player to play in Major League Baseball in the United States, and the first Latin American since player Esteban Bellán in 1873 as a professional baseball player.^[2]
• Scott Gomez, NHL player (New York Rangers).^[20]
• Diego Gutiérrez (soccer) - retired Colombian American footballer.
• Eliot Halverson - American figure skater.
• George Hincapie, cyclist^[21]
• Carlos Llamosa, soccer player.^[22]
• Travis Pastrana - American motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events.
• Fuad Reveiz, former NFL player.
• Johnny Torres- Colombian-American soccer midfielder and coach.

Models

• Manuela Arbeláez, model (The Price Is Right).
• Maria Checa - Colombian-American model and actress.

Journalist

• Nina Garcia, fashion journalist and critic (Project Runway, Elle, Marie Claire).^[23]
• Adrian Lamo, hacker and journalist.
• Manuel Teodoro, journalist (CBS News, Univision) (also has Filipino descent).
• Saeddien Mejía, private journalist (Will take your girl)

Politicians

• Diana Farrell- member and one of two Deputy Directors of the United States National Economic Council (NEC) in the administration of President Barack Obama.
• Jeff Frederick - former member of the General Assembly of Virginia.^[24]
• Jorge E. Meneses- member of the City Council and current mayor of Hackensack, New Jersey.

Writers

• James Cañón - Colombian author.
• Mo Rocca - American writer, journalist, comedian and political satirist to Colombian (mother) and Italian (father) descent.
• Andrés Useche - Colombian American naturalized writer, film director, graphic artist and singer/songwriter.
• Sean Torres - Writer and creator of the Rey de Noches book series.^[25][26][27] His father is Colombian.^[28]

Scientists

• Rodolfo Llinás - Colombian neuroscientist.
• Ana María Rey - Colombian physicist.
• Jaime Imitola - Colombian neuroimmunologist.

Others

• José Luis Castillo (activist)- Colombian-American activist,^[29] politician, and non-profit community liaison in south Florida. He was born to a Dutch mother and a Colombian father in Netherlands. He lives in Florida.
• Arturo Escobar - Colombian-American anthropologist primarily known for his contribution to postdevelopment theory and political ecology.
• Will Jimeno, police officer, 9/11 survivor, portrayed in World Trade Center
• Andre Melendez - (1971 - 1996), better known as Angel Melendez, was a Club Kid and drug dealer who lived and worked in New York City.
• Beto Pérez - Colombian born American dancer and choreographer who created the fitness program Zumba in the 1990s
• Cristina Pérez, judge^[30]
• Alejandro Santo Domingo - Colombian American financier.
• Al Williamson - (1931 - 2010) American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western and science-fiction/fantasy.^[31]
• George Zamka, NASA astronaut^[32]
• Luis Rafael Zarama - Colombian-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

References