List of Puerto Rican artists
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This list of Puerto Rican artists includes people who were born in Puerto Rico, people who are of Puerto Rican ancestry, and many long-term residents and/or immigrants who've made Puerto Rico their home, who are significantly notable for their work in the arts.
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[edit] Comedians
- José Miguel Agrelot, "Don Cholito", comedian[1]
- Miguel Ángel Álvarez actor/comedian[2]
- Raymond Arrieta, comedian & television host[3]
- Rick Aviles, actor/comedian (Ghost)[4]
- Alba Raquel Barros, comedian/actress[5]
- Norma Candal, actress & comedian[6]
- Melwin Cedeño, comedian[7]
- Sunshine Logroño, comedian[8]
- Jorge Castro, comedian/actor[9]
- Lillian Hurst, comedian/actress (Dharma and Greg)
- Paquito Cordero, television producer/comedian
- Ángela Meyer, actress, comedian and producer
- Eddie Miró, comedian/television host
- Alicia Moreda, actress/comedian
- Rene Monclova, actor & comedian
- Rafo Muñiz, comedian & producer (son of Tommy Muñiz)
- Tommy Muñiz, television producer/comedian
- Taylor Negron, actor/comedian
- Marian Pabón, actress, singer & comedian
- Freddie Prinze, comedian/actor (television series Chico and the Man) (Puerto Rican mother)
- Carmen Belen Richardson, comedian/actress
- Luis Antonio Rivera, "Yoyo Boing" comedian
- Ramón "Diplo" Rivero, comedian
- Gladys Rodríguez, comedian/actress
- Adalberto Rodríguez, "Machuchal" comedian
- Otilio Warrington, "Bizcocho" comedian
[edit] Actors and actresses
- Jorge Alberti, actor[10]
- Trini Alvarado, actress (films Little Women, The Perez Family)[11]
- Axel Anderson, actor/director[12]
- Victor Argo, actor (King of New York)
- Charlotte Ayanna, actress
- Adrienne Bailon, member of Platinum R&B group 3LW, Actress The Cheetah Girls
- Ivonne Belen, documentary director and producer
- Rosa Blasi, theatrical actress
- Giselle Blondet, actress/television host
- Lucy Boscana, television/theatrical actress
- Irene Cara, singer/actress (Fame)
- Desiree Casado, actress "Gaby" on Sesame Street, (film I Like It Like That)
- Raquel Castro, actress (Puerto Rican father)
- Braulio Castillo, actor
- Braulio Castillo, hijo, actor
- Laura Cerón, actress
- Ivonne Coll, actress (The Godfather II)
- Miriam Colón, actress (Scarface)
- Liza Colón-Zayas, film/theatrical actress
- Kevin Corrigan, actor
- Mapita Cortés, actress, niece of Mapy Cortés
- Mapy Cortés, actress
- Mara Croatto, actress
- Alexis Cruz, actor (Stargate, television series Stargate SG-1, Touched by an Angel)
- Wilson Cruz actor television series My So-Called Life; film Party Monster
- Henry Darrow, actor, "Manolito" (television series The High Chaparral)
- Raúl Dávila, actor, (television series All My Children)
- Rosario Dawson, actress (Men in Black II, The Rundown, Rent)
- Blanca de Castejon, international actress
- Idalis DeLeón, actress, former MTV veejay, singer (group Seduction)
- Vanessa del Rio, actress
- Benicio del Toro, actor (Traffic), Academy award winner
- Kamar de los Reyes, actor, (television series One Life to Live)
- Michael DeLorenzo, actor (television series New York Undercover, Head of the Class)
- Alba Nydia Díaz, actress
- Daniela Droz, actress/television host
- Lydia Echevarría, actress
- Hector Elizondo, actor (Pretty Woman, The Princess Diaries)
- Erik Estrada, actor (television series CHiPs, Sealab 2021)
- Antonio Fargas, actor (television series Starsky and Hutch)
- José Ferrer, actor (Cyrano de Bergerac), first Hispanic actor to win an Academy Award
- Miguel Ferrer, (RoboCop, The Manchurian Candidate)
- Rafael Ferrer, actor
- Franky G, actor (The Italian Job, Saw II)
- Luis Gatica, actor (son of Mapita Cortés)
- Marilyn Ghigliotti, actress Clerks
- Joyce Giraud, actress, former Miss Puerto Rico Universe titleholder
- Ian Gomez, actor ( television series The Drew Carey Show)
- Marga Gomez, actress/playwright
- Reagan Gomez-Preston, actress
- Rick Gonzalez, actor (The Rookie, Coach Carter)
- Bruce Gray, actor, S.W.A.T (born and raised in Puerto Rico)
- Javier Grillo-Marxuach, television and film producer
- Luis Guzmán, actor (Carlito's Way, Traffic, The Count of Monte Cristo)
- April Lee Hernández, actress, Freedom Writers
- Juano Hernández, actor, the first Puerto Rican star in the Negro Film Industry
- William Hernández, actor
- Mark Indelicato, child actor (television series Ugly Betty)
- Vincent Irizarry, actor on ABC series (All My Children)
- Raúl Juliá, actor (films Kiss of the Spider Woman, La Gran Fiesta)
- Victoria Justice American television actress (Zoey 101)
- Eva LaRue, actress (All My Children, CSI: Miami)
- La La, MTV veejay, actress
- John Leguizamo, actor (Moulin Rouge!, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar) (Puerto Rican father)
- Adamari López, actress
- Gina Lynn, pornographic actress
- Justina Machado, actress (television series Six Feet Under; films Final Destination 2, Torque)
- Sonia Manzano, actress, "María" on Sesame Street
- Eddie Marrero, actor (Navy Seals: Untold Stories)
- Claribel Medina, actress
- John Melendez, "Stuttering John" (Howard Stern Show and The Tonight Show)
- Ari Meyers, actress (television series Kate & Allie)
- Karla Monroig, actress (Señora Tentación & Dame Chocolate)
- Esai Morales, actor
- Jacobo Morales, director, actor (Bananas)
- Rita Moreno, actress, winner of an Oscar, a Tony Award, an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award
- Coati Mundi, composer/musician and actor (film Who's That Girl)
- Frankie Muniz, actor (television series Malcolm in the Middle) films Agent Cody Banks, Big Fat Liar (Puerto Rican father)
- Micaela Nevárez, actress (film Princesas) first Puerto Rican to win a Goya Award
- Sonia Noemí, actress & singer
- Amaury Nolasco, actor, film 2 Fast 2 Furious, television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Prison Break)
- Tony Oliver, voice actor
- Tony Orlando, singer
- Ana Ortiz, actress (television series Ugly Betty)
- Elin Ortiz, actor/television producer
- Lana Parrilla actress (Puerto Rican father), Spin City and Boomtown.
- Rosie Perez, actress (White Men Can't Jump, Fearless)
- Joaquin Phoenix, actor (Signs, Gladiator) (born in Puerto Rico)
- Freddie Prinze, Jr., actor (Scooby-Doo) (Puerto Rican grandmother)
- Adolfo Quiñones, actor/dancer/choreographer (film Breakin')
- Luis Antonio Ramos, actor
- Armando Riesco, actor, films (World Trade Center, Garden State, Fever Pitch)
- Osvaldo Ríos, actor & singer
- Chita Rivera, "Broadway Legend", winner of 2 Tony Awards
- Adam Rodríguez actor (television series CSI: Miami, Roswell)
- Freddy Rodríguez, actor (television series Six Feet Under)
- Michelle Rodríguez, actress (Lost, The Fast and the Furious)
- Marta Romero, actress & singer
- Johanna Rosaly, actress
- Kiele Sanchez, actress
- Marcelino Sánchez, actor (The Warriors,The Bloodhound Gang)
- Roselyn Sánchez, actress (Rush Hour 2, Boat Trip)
- Esther Sandoval, actress
- Renoly Santiago, actor (film Dangerous Minds)
- Saundra Santiago, actress (Miami Vice, Carlito's Way)
- Jon Seda, actor (Selena)
- Jimmy Smits, actor (television series L.A. Law, The West Wing, and NYPD Blue; movie Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith)
- Talisa Soto, actress/model, (Licence to Kill,Mortal Kombat)
- Karrine Steffans, actress
- Miguel Ángel Suárez, actor, playwriter, stage director (Stir Crazy, Under Suspicion)
- Nautica Thorn, actress
- Rachel Ticotin, actress (Total Recall, Con Air)
- Liz Torres, actress (television series Gilmore Girls)
- Alanna Ubach, actress (Meet the Fockers (Puerto Rican mother)
- José Vega Santana, "Remi" the Clown, (also see: Cartoonists)
- Nadine Velazquez, actress (television series My Name Is Earl)
- Lauren Vélez, actress, (television series New York Undercover, Oz, Dexter)
- Loraine Vélez, actress
- Christina Vidal,actress, (television series Taina)
- Lisa Vidal, actress (Night in the City), (television series ER)
- Luis Vigoreaux, television host
- Luisito Vigoreaux, actor,television host
- Roberto Vigoreaux, actor, television host
- Sylvia Del Villard, actress, dancer and choreographer
- Holly Woodlawn drag artist/actor
- David Zayas, actor (television series Oz, Dexter)
[edit] Painters
- Soraida Martinez, artist known for creating Verdadism in 1992
- Daniel Arnaldo Roman, multidisciplinary artist and founder of Trance Líquido and Grupo Probeta.
- Fernando Villanueva, postmodern painter.
- Daniel Arnaldo Roman, multidisciplinary artist and founder of Trance Líquido and Grupo Probeta.
Teresa López [1] [2], painter and multidisciplinary ([digital][3]) artist. Creator of Orificio,[4] a contemporary art publication
- Alfredo Gomez Jr., Latino Postmodern Painter who specializes in portrait commissions & paintings pertaining to Afro-Cuban Music.
- Fernando Pintado, artist best known for his text based paintings and child-like drawings.
[edit] Sculptors
- Lilliam Nieves, multidisciplinary artist and founder of Trance Líquido and Grupo Probeta.
- Ivan Reyes, multidisciplinary artist currently pursuing his master degree at Florida.
[edit] References
- ^ José Miguel Agrelot at the Biography Base.
- ^ Miguel Ángel Álvarez at the Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular of Puerto Rico.
- ^ Raymond Arrieta at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Rick Aviles at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Alba Raquel Barros at the Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular.
- ^ Norma Candal at the Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular.
- ^ Melwin Cedeño at the Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular.
- ^ Sunshine Logroño at the Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular.
- ^ Jorge Castro at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Jorge Alberti at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Trini Alvarado at Starpulse.com
- ^ Axel Anderson at the Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular of Puerto Rico.
