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- 2. this baseball player of Puerto Rican heritage only spoke Spanish when he moved to Florida at the age of 12. His dad used to write things on his hand to help him communicate with teachers. He is a two time Golden Glove Award Recipient.
- 4. She is a former weightlifter, athlete and politician from Colombia. She won the first ever gold medal for Colombia at the Summer Olympic Games.
- 10. This American television host, reality television personality, author, actor, and activist is of Jamaican and Cuban heritage. He received the Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award in 2018 and was nominated as Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program in 2020.
- 11. This Afro Latina actress and producer of over 2 decades has pushed for better representation of people with Afro Latino roots. You may recognize her from the Matrix or 9-1-1 Lone Star.
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- 1. This bassist, singer, songwriter and composer has won 5 Grammy Award, a Boston Music Award and a Soul Train Music Award.
- 3. This three-time All-American gymnast and dancer went viral for her 2016 floor routine.
- 5. He is an actor and entrepreneur of Puerto Rican descent has most recently stared as the Elven warrior in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
- 6. This three-time medal winning Cuban judoka was the youngest Olympic medalist in the heavyweight category at the age of 18. She was named Cuban Athlete of the year in 2013 and 2016.
- 7. This star of Afro-Puerto Rican heritage speaks Spanish fluently and is a famous television personality, actress, author, and businesswoman.
- 8. This Costa Rican professional boxer has held world championships in three weight classes. She was appointed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to help campaigns for refugees and against xenophobia.
- 9. This Colombian professor of microbiology worked from 1988 through 2012 as a professor at Prairie View A&M University researching biological resistance to ultraviolet light. NASA supported his research.