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Roberto Clemente – Puerto Rican professional baseball player who was known for his exceptional skills on the field and his humanitarian efforts off the field.
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Cesar Chavez – American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association.
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Frida Kahlo – Mexican artist known for her unique and colorful self-portraits, as well as her contributions to Mexican culture and feminism.
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Sonia Sotomayor – The first Hispanic and Latina Justice appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
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Ellen Ochoa – The first Hispanic woman to go to space and the current director of the Johnson Space Center.
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Dolores Huerta – American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association alongside Cesar Chavez.
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Gabriel García Márquez – Colombian novelist and Nobel Prize winner known for his magical realism style of writing.
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Rita Moreno – Puerto Rican actress, singer, and dancer who is one of the few performers to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award (EGOT).
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Pablo Picasso – Spanish painter, sculptor, and co-founder of the Cubist movement, widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez – Mexican-American singer, songwriter, and cultural icon known as the “Queen of Tejano Music.”
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Octavio Paz – Mexican poet, writer, and diplomat who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1990 for his lyrical poetry and essays.
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Jennifer Lopez – American actress, singer, dancer, and producer of Puerto Rican descent, known for her multifaceted career and influence in the entertainment industry.
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Diego Rivera – Mexican painter and muralist known for his large-scale murals that depict Mexican history and culture, as well as his Marxist political views.
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Eva Perón – Argentine political leader and actress who served as the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952, known for her advocacy for labor rights and women’s suffrage.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda – American composer, lyricist, actor, and playwright of Puerto Rican descent, best known for creating and starring in the Broadway musicals “Hamilton” and “In the Heights.”
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Isabel Allende – Chilean-American author known for her novels, including “The House of the Spirits,” which blend elements of magical realism with themes of politics, family, and social justice.
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Pedro Martinez – Dominican-American former professional baseball pitcher and Hall of Famer, regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history.
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Rigoberta Menchú – Guatemalan K’iche’ indigenous leader, social activist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate recognized for her advocacy for indigenous rights and cultural reconciliation in Guatemala.
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Jorge Luis Borges – Argentine writer, essayist, and poet known for his innovative and philosophical short stories, which often explore themes of metaphysics, dreams, and reality.
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Salma Hayek – Mexican-American actress, producer, and director known for her roles in films such as “Frida,” “Desperado,” and “From Dusk Till Dawn.”
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Pablo Neruda – Chilean poet-diplomat and Nobel Prize winner in Literature known for his passionate and lyrical poetry that captures the beauty of nature, love, and social justice.
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Celia Cruz – Cuban singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century, known as the “Queen of Salsa” for her powerful voice and charismatic stage presence.