Hispanic Heritage Month People – Flashcards
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Frida Kahlo
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Mexican painter known for self-portraits. "Self portrait with monkey"
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Diego Rivera
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Mexican Muralist. Husband of Frida Kahlo. "El vendedor de alctraces"
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Oscar de la Renta
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Fashion designer from Santo Domingo
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Nancy López
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Mexican-American. One of the world's best female golfers.
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Ellen Ochoa
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Female astronaut. First Latina in space.
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Jorge Luis Borges
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20th century writer from Argentina.
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Sonia Sotomayor
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First Latina to be in the U.S. Supreme Court
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Enrique Segoviano
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Dominican director. Worked in Mexico. "El Chanfle"
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Sandra Cisneros
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Writer. "La casa en Mango Street"
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Tito Puente
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Musician from Puerto Rico "The king of the Mamba"
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Carlos Santana
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Mexican guitarist. Won the Latin New York Music Award.
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José Martí
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Cuban poet "Cultivo Una Rosa Blanca"
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Simón Bolivar
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South American general. "George Washington of South America"
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Gloria Estefan
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Cuban-American singer. "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"
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Oscar de la Hoya
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Mexican-American boxer.
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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Author. Spain. "El príncipe de la niebla"
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Salma Hayek
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Mexican-American actress. "Puss in Boots," "Ugly Betty."
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Desi Arnaz
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Actor, musician, director from Cuba. "I Love Lucy"
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Celia Cruz
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Cuban singer, La reina de Salsa, La Guarachera de Cuba
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Gabriel García Márquez
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Colombian author. "Cien años de soledad." Won the Nobel Prize.
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César Chávez
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Mexican-American labor activist for migrant farm workers. Started the United Farm Workers.
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Jaime Escalante
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Math teacher from Bolivia in LA. Honored in the movie "Stand and Deliver"
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Rigoberta Menchú
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Indigenous leader from Guatemala. Winner of Nobel Prize
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Benito Juárez
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Mexican president (was indigenous) in 1861 and 1867. Fought for a better life for the poor.
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George Lopez
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Mexican-American actor and comedian
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Selena Gomez
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Actress and singer known for her Disney appearances
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Fatima Ptacek
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A Hispanic actress from New York The voice of Dora.
