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Famous Hispanics
Famous Hispanics - 6th Grade Spanish
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Language - Spanish
6th Grade
04/22/2012

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Rigoberta Menchu
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Born:Guatemala, 1995.
wrote a book called I Rigoberta Menchu about her childhood. She won a Nobel Peace Prize for justice to people who were victims of the government.
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Oscar de la Renta
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Born: Dominican Republic, 1932. Fasion designer. Made pricey clothes for the red carpet. Also for president's wives.
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Anthony Quinn
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Born: Mexico, 1915. In the 1950's he won Academy Awards for best supporting actor in Viva Zapata. He also got best- actor nominations twice. He died on June 3rd 2001
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Lee Trevino
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Born: Texas 1939. First Hispanic golfer. First golfer to win the US, British, and Canadian opens in one year. He was the first person to win the Hickok belt for great athlete. Alive.
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Placido Domingo
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Born: Spain, 1941. Opera singer. He was known for learning parts fast. He wrote a book called my first forty years. He tried conducting. One of his most well known concerts was The Three Tenors. He opened a restraunt in New York City.
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Nancy Lopez
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Born: California 1957. She won 9 of 24 tournaments in her rookie year. In 1978 she won the LPGA rookie of the year. She then won 8 of 19 tournaments. She was put in the LPGA hall of fame.
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Keith Hernandez
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Born: San Francisco 1953. He played baseball for the Saint Luis Cardinals, the NY Mets, and the Cleveland Indians. He played in three championships and two World Series. He was on the National All Star Team. Most double plays in the league.
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Carlos Valderrama
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Born: 1961, Colombia. Played pro soccer. Played for the Colombia national team. Played for some of the best French teams. Became team captain of the Colombian national team. Played in three World Cups. Retired in 2004.
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Shakira
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Born: 1977 Barranquilla Colombia. Top five pop charts twice in 2005.
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Desi Arnaz
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Born: 1917, Cuba. He was an actor and musician. He married Lucille Ball. Known for I love Lucy.
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Jose Canseco
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Born: 1964, Cuba. He hit 33 home runs in his first season. American league rookie of the year. He was the first to have 42 home runs and 40 stolen bases in one season. He finished with 462 home runs. He wrote a book about his steroid use. He also ratted out his teammates.
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Diego Maradona
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Born: 1960, Argentina. He was a soccer player. He was very good at setting up goals. He scored the winning World Cup with his hand. The ref thought it was his head.He was rate top player of the 20th century.
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Geraldo Rivera
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Born: 1943 in NY.
Famous for his talk shows. He was also a journalist.
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Enrique Iglesias
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Born: Spain, 1975. His singing, songwriting, and acting.
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Hernando Cortez
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Born: 1445, Spain.
He was a Spanish conquistador who took over the Aztec Empire and defeated Mexico for the crown of Spain.
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