Hispanic Heritage Month

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  1. 2. This Mexican-American author was born in Chicago in 1954 and wrote 'The House on Mango Street' (last name)
  2. 6. This Colombian author won the 1982 Nobel Prize in literature and wrote 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' (Last names - 2 words)
  3. 7. This Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer won an Academy Award for her 1961 portrayal of Anita in West Side Story. (last name)
  4. 9. This Cuban star was born in Havana in 1957. She began her career with the Miami Sound Machine and has won 5 Grammy awards. (last name)
  5. 12. The daughter of Honduran immigrants, this actress was born in California in 1984 and is the star of "Ugly Betty" (first name)
  6. 14. This baseball player was born in New York to Dominican parents. He played for the New York Yankees and was named the American League's MVP in 2003 and 2005. (last name)
  7. 17. This general was born in Venezuela in 1783 and in many Latin American nations is known as "The Liberator" (last name)
  8. 18. This social activist was born in 1930 in New Mexico and was the co-founder the United Farm Workers of America. (last name)
  9. 19. This Mexican director, born in Mexico City in 1961 was the first Mexican director to win the Best Director Academy Award for his 2013 film, Gravity. (last name)
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  1. 1. This Mexican artist, born in 1907, produced many colorful autobiographical paintings and was married to a famous muralist. (first name)
  2. 3. This Puerto Rican baseball player played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and was the first Latin American player inducted into The National Baseball Hall of Fame. (last name)
  3. 4. This Puerto Rican musician was born in 1923 in New York and was considered "The King of Mambo". (last name)
  4. 5. This astronaut was the world's first female Hispanic astronaut and has logged nearly 1000 hours in space. (last name)
  5. 8. This Mexican-American singer was born in Lake Jackson, TX in 1971 and is still known today as the "Queen of Cumbia"
  6. 10. This Chilean poet won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature and wrote 'Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair' (last name)
  7. 11. The Mexican muralist referred to in #2 across. (first name)
  8. 13. This Cuban legend was born in 1925 in Havana and was considered the "Queen of Salsa"
  9. 15. This Mexican-American civil rights leader was born in 1927 and founded the United Farm Workers of America. (last name)
  10. 16. This boxer was born in 1973 in Los Angeles and won a gold medal for the US in the 1992 Summer Olympic Games (last name)