AnnieA
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Richie Valens was set to be an early trailblazer. So sad his plane crashed on "the day the music died" eight months after breaking through on the charts. He was seventeen.
Hispanic Heritage Month. Post Your Favorite Contributions By Hispanics
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HermitHogan
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Louis C.K.
Hopefully I can mention my next door neighbor who was Mexican/American who took pity on me when my father tried to starve me to death when I was 14. They fed me dinner so often and I was so grateful. Fortunately shortly after, I was out of that situation. By 16 I was finally home with my grandparents.
AnnieA
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OneEyedDiva
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Baseball
A Hispanic co-worker friend used to tell me a story about baseball player Reggie Jackson. He said someone was saying something derogatory about him in Spanish and he understood every word...because, he said, Reggie Jackson is Puerto Rican. I didn't believe him until I looked it up. This is an excerpt from Wikipedia:
"Reginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson was born on May 18, 1946, in the Wyncote neighborhood of Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, just north of Philadelphia. His father, Martinez Jackson, who was half Puerto Rican,[5] worked as a tailor and was a former second baseman with the Newark Eagles of ***** league baseball.[6]"'
Reggie Jackson played for several teams over the span of his decades long career, after which he became a special advisor to the Yankees then and advisor to Houston Astros owner Jim Crane. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1993.
From Wikipedia:
The large number of Hispanic American stars in Major League Baseball (MLB) includes players like Ted Williams (considered by many to be the greatest hitter of all time), Sammy Sosa, Alex Rodriguez, Alex Rios, Miguel Cabrera, Lefty Gómez, Adolfo Luque, Iván Rodríguez, Carlos González, Roberto Clemente, Adrián González, Jose Fernandez, David Ortiz, Juan Marichal, Fernando Valenzuela, Nomar Garciaparra, Albert Pujols, Omar Vizquel, managers Miguel Angel Gonzalez (the first Hispanic Major League manager) ,[355][356]
Al López, Ozzie Guillén and Felipe Alou, and General Manager Omar Minaya. Hispanics in the MLB Hall of Fame include Roberto Alomar, Luis Aparicio, Rod Carew, Orlando Cepeda, Juan Marichal, Pedro Martínez, Tony Pérez, Iván Rodríguez, Ted Williams, Reggie Jackson, Mariano Rivera, Edgar Martinez and Roberto Clemente. Afro-Hispanic players Martin Dihigo, Jose Mendez and Cristóbal Torriente are Hispanic Hall of Famers who played in the ***** leagues.[357]
Notables in Basketball:
revor Ariza, Mark Aguirre, Carmelo Anthony, Manu Ginóbili, Carlos Arroyo, Gilbert Arenas, Rolando Blackman, Pau Gasol, Jose Calderon, José Juan Barea and Charlie Villanueva can be cited in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Dick Versace made history when he became the first person of Hispanic heritage to coach an NBA team. Rebecca Lobo was a major star and champion of collegiate (National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)) and Olympic basketball and played professionally in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Diana Taurasi became just the seventh player ever to win an NCAA title, a WNBA title and as well an Olympic gold medal. Orlando Antigua became in 1995 the first Hispanic and the first non-Black in 52 years to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.
Carmelo Anthony (pictured) His parents were Puerto Rican.
). He boxed from 1992 to 2008 and is now a boxing promoter. De La Hoya has Mexican ancestry and dual American and Mexican citizenship.
Other notable boxers include: Miguel Cotto, Bobby Chacon, Brandon Ríos, Michael Carbajal, John Ruiz, Andy Ruiz Jr. and Mikey Garcia
Golf
Lee Trevino has won 92 games and several awards during his long career. Trevino is of Mexican ancestry.
Baseball
A Hispanic co-worker friend used to tell me a story about baseball player Reggie Jackson. He said someone was saying something derogatory about him in Spanish and he understood every word...because, he said, Reggie Jackson is Puerto Rican. I didn't believe him until I looked it up. This is an excerpt from Wikipedia:
"Reginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson was born on May 18, 1946, in the Wyncote neighborhood of Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, just north of Philadelphia. His father, Martinez Jackson, who was half Puerto Rican,[5] worked as a tailor and was a former second baseman with the Newark Eagles of ***** league baseball.[6]"'
Reggie Jackson played for several teams over the span of his decades long career, after which he became a special advisor to the Yankees then and advisor to Houston Astros owner Jim Crane. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1993.
From Wikipedia:
The large number of Hispanic American stars in Major League Baseball (MLB) includes players like Ted Williams (considered by many to be the greatest hitter of all time), Sammy Sosa, Alex Rodriguez, Alex Rios, Miguel Cabrera, Lefty Gómez, Adolfo Luque, Iván Rodríguez, Carlos González, Roberto Clemente, Adrián González, Jose Fernandez, David Ortiz, Juan Marichal, Fernando Valenzuela, Nomar Garciaparra, Albert Pujols, Omar Vizquel, managers Miguel Angel Gonzalez (the first Hispanic Major League manager) ,[355][356]
Al López, Ozzie Guillén and Felipe Alou, and General Manager Omar Minaya. Hispanics in the MLB Hall of Fame include Roberto Alomar, Luis Aparicio, Rod Carew, Orlando Cepeda, Juan Marichal, Pedro Martínez, Tony Pérez, Iván Rodríguez, Ted Williams, Reggie Jackson, Mariano Rivera, Edgar Martinez and Roberto Clemente. Afro-Hispanic players Martin Dihigo, Jose Mendez and Cristóbal Torriente are Hispanic Hall of Famers who played in the ***** leagues.[357]
Notables in Basketball:
revor Ariza, Mark Aguirre, Carmelo Anthony, Manu Ginóbili, Carlos Arroyo, Gilbert Arenas, Rolando Blackman, Pau Gasol, Jose Calderon, José Juan Barea and Charlie Villanueva can be cited in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Dick Versace made history when he became the first person of Hispanic heritage to coach an NBA team. Rebecca Lobo was a major star and champion of collegiate (National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)) and Olympic basketball and played professionally in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Diana Taurasi became just the seventh player ever to win an NCAA title, a WNBA title and as well an Olympic gold medal. Orlando Antigua became in 1995 the first Hispanic and the first non-Black in 52 years to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.
Carmelo Anthony (pictured) His parents were Puerto Rican.
Boxing
Oscar De La Hoya, boxing's "Golden Boy" won 11 titles in 6 different weight classes. I'll admit that even though I had stopped watching boxing, whenever I saw that Oscar was fighting, I wanted him to win (oh alright, that he's gorgeous may have had something to do with it). He boxed from 1992 to 2008 and is now a boxing promoter. De La Hoya has Mexican ancestry and dual American and Mexican citizenship.Other notable boxers include: Miguel Cotto, Bobby Chacon, Brandon Ríos, Michael Carbajal, John Ruiz, Andy Ruiz Jr. and Mikey Garcia
Golf
Lee Trevino has won 92 games and several awards during his long career. Trevino is of Mexican ancestry.
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Her father, Eduardo Cansino Reina, was a dancer as was his father before him. He emigrated from Spain in 1913.
Rita's American mother, Volga Margaret (Hayworth), who was of mostly Irish descent, met Eduardo in 1916 and were married the following year.
Rita Hayworth - Biography - IMDb
officerripley
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Another with Puerto Rican heritage (and a favorite of mine): Raul Julia::
His imdb.com page:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000471/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_raul%20julia
His imdb.com page:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000471/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_raul%20julia
HermitHogan
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Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead was of Spanish descent.
OneEyedDiva
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Probably one of the best character actors of our time, though he's probably mostly been typecast due to his appearance.
@officerripley I loved Raul Julio and was heartbroken when he passed away. May he R.I.P.
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I started this thread late, so even though the heritage month is officially over, I'll add at least one more entry. I also have to mention that I have Spanish ancestry, according to my grandmother, then confirmed by Ancestry.com, so this is a celebration of my heritage as well.
This is a somewhat lazy way to post, but doing it otherwise would be too time consuming. Here is an article about note worthy contributions made by Latinos over the decades.
https://unidosus.org/blog/2023/09/14/unveiling-hidden-stars-remarkable-latino-contributions-in-the-history-of-the-united-states/
This is a somewhat lazy way to post, but doing it otherwise would be too time consuming. Here is an article about note worthy contributions made by Latinos over the decades.
https://unidosus.org/blog/2023/09/14/unveiling-hidden-stars-remarkable-latino-contributions-in-the-history-of-the-united-states/