Anthony, Carmelo - Professional Basketball Player, currently playing for the New York Knicks Anthony, Alani La La - Entertainer and Actress, MTV V.J. Aviles, Rick, actor and comedian Tite Curet Alonso, composer Michael Calvin Bacon, star of Sabans 1990s syndicated television series VR Troopers. Dr. Barbosa, Jose Celso - was a medical Physician, sociologist, and political leader of Puerto Rico, statehood advocate, first Puerto Rican with a U.S. medical degree.[1] Wilfred Benítez, three-time world boxing champion, youngest world champion in boxing history. Dr. Barbosa, Pilar - was an educator, historian and political activist.[2] Dr. Ben-Jochannan, Yosef Alfredo Antonio - also known as Dr. Ben, is a writer and historian Benitez, Wilfred - boxer who won world championships in three separate weight divisions, and was the youngest world champion in boxing history.[3] Boria, Juan - poet, writer of the Afro-Caribbean genre of poetry Calderón, Tego - reggaeton artist Campeche, Jose - the first-known Puerto Rican artist and considered by many as one of the best rococo artists in the Americas.[4] Campos, Juan Morel - composer, was considered by many to be responsible for taking the genre of danza to its highest level.[5] Dr. Campos, Pedro Albizu - lawyer, advocate of Puerto Rican independence from the United States, and president of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party from 1930 until his death.[6] Dr. Canales, José Ferrer - educator, writer and a pro-independence political activist.[7] Capó, Bobby - internationally known singer and songwriter.[8] Cepeda, Orlando Peruchin - baseball player, inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.[9] Cepeda, Pedro—baseball player, father of Orlando, considered one of the greatest players of his generation.[10] Cepeda, Rafael - folk musician and composer, patriarch of the Cepeda family, known internationally as the exponents of Puerto Rican-African folk music, especially Bomba.[11] Chen, Nero - the first Puerto Rican professional boxer to gain international recognition.[12] Clemente, Roberto - baseball player, first Latin American to be selected and the only current Hall of Famer for whom the mandatory five-year waiting period was waived .[13] Colon, Carlito, former WWE wrestler Colon, Jesus - writer and politician known as the Father of the Nuyorican Movement.[14] Cordero, Celestina - educator, established the first school for girls in San Juan. Cordero, Rafael - known as The Father of Public Education in Puerto Rico, self-educated man who provided free schooling to children regardless of race.[15] Cortijo, Rafael - percussionist, Plena artist, composer Correria, Maritza - first Afro-Puerto Rican to be on the USA Olympic Swimming Team. She was the first Black US swimmer to set an American and World swimming record.[16] Eva Cruz, volleyball player Cruz, José Cheo - baseball player, honored by the Astros, when the team retired his number, #25.[17] Curet Alonso, Tite - composer, composer of over 2,000 salsa songs.[18] Delgado, Carlos - baseball player, a Major League Baseball first baseman.[19] Espinal, Jaime - professional wrestler Feliciano, Jose Cheo - New York-based composer and singer of salsa and bolero music.[20] Fernández, Ruth - singer and actress, the first Latina singer of romantic music to sing in the Scandinavian countries and the first Latina to record with a North American band.[21]
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