1850s •
Fernando Michelena (1858–1921) Venezuelan born actor and tenor, migrated in United States was engaged with his wife the soprano Francis Lenord by the
Emma Abbott Grand Opera Company a traveling theatre company that performed famous operas translated into English for American audience
1860s No notable actors were born in this period of time
1870s •
Bijou Fernandez (1877–1961) Broadway actress from New York City
1880s •
Teresa Luisa Michelena (1889–1941) American actress and screenwriter known as
Donna Barrell. She was daughter of
Venezuelan born
tenor and actor
Fernando Michelena (1858–1921) •
Leo Carrillo (1880–1961)
Californio actor best known for playing Pancho in the popular television series
The Cisco Kid (1950–1956) •
Steve Clemente (1885–1950) Mexican-understanding American actor known for his many villainous roles •
Pedro de Cordoba (1881–1950) American actor of Cuban and French descent •
Al Ernest Garcia (1887–1938) American actor of Mexican descent •
Vera Michelena (1885–1961) American actress and contralto prima donna. She was daughter of Venezuelan born tenor
Fernando Michelena and half sister of
Donna Barrell. •
Antonio Moreno (1887–1967) Spanish-born American actor
1890s •
William Gaxton (1893–1963)
Californio actor and cousin of
Leo Carrillo •
Myrtle Gonzalez (1891–1918) American actress of Californio and Irish descent •
Chris-Pin Martin (1893–1953) American actor of Mexican descent •
Beatriz Michelena (1890–1942) American actress and singer. She was sister of
Vera Michelena •
Ramon Novarro (1899–1968) Mexican-born American actor •
Carlos De Valdez (1894–1939) - Peruvian-born American film actor.
1900s •
Don Alvarado (1904–1967) American actor of Mexican descent •
Rosa Castro Martínez, Venezuelan born silent movies actress •
Thomas Gomez (1905–1971) American actor of Spaniard descent •
Linda Loredo (1907–1931) American actress of Mexican descent •
Carlos Montalbán (1903–1991) Mexican-born American actor •
Ramon Novarro (1899–1968) Mexican-born American actor •
Dolores del Río (1904–1983) Mexican-born American actress •
Gilbert Roland (1905–1994) Mexican-born American actor •
Cesar Romero (1907–1994) American actor of Cuban and Spaniard descent •
Raquel Torres (1908–1987) Mexican-born American actress of Mexican and German descent •
Lupe Vélez (1908–1944) Mexican-born American actress •
Carmen Miranda (1909–1955) Luso-brazilian actress and singer
1910s •
Rico Alaniz (1919–2015) Mexican-born American actor in film and television (
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp) •
Desi Arnaz (1917–1986) Cuban-born American actor (
I Love Lucy) •
Pedro Armendariz (1912–1963) Mexican-born American actor •
Alma Beltran (1919–2007) Mexican-born American film, stage and television actress. •
Ralph Camargo (1912–1992) American actor of Mexican descent •
Movita Castaneda (1916–2015) American actress of Mexican descent •
José Ferrer (1912–1992) Puerto Rican-born American actor •
Mel Ferrer (1917–2008) American actor of Cuban and Irish descent •
Rita Hayworth (1918–1987) American actress to a Spanish father •
Tom Hernández (1915–1984) Spanish-born American actor •
Fernando Lamas (1916–1982) Argentine-born American actor •
Bill Melendez (1916–2008) Mexican-born American voice actor, character animator, film director and producer (
Peanuts animated specials) •
Maria Montez (1912–1951) Dominican-born American actress •
Anthony Quinn (1915–2001) Mexican-born American actor •
Mona Rico (1907–1994) Mexican-born American actress •
Andy Russell (1919–1992) American actor and singer to Mexican immigrant parents •
Ref Sanchez (1917–1986) American actor of Spaniard descent •
Renee Torres (1911–1998) Mexican American actress and the sister of
Raquel Torres. •
Lupita Tovar (1910–2016) Mexican-born American actress •
Lupe Vélez (1908–1944) Mexican-born American actress who was one of the first successful Latin American actresses in the United States •
Natividad Vacío (1912–1996) American actor of Mexican descent
1920s •
Rodolfo Acosta (1920–1974) American actor of Mexican descent •
Sammy Davis Jr. (1925–1990) American actor, singer, dancer, vaudevillian, and comedian. He was son of the American dancer and stage performer
Elvera Sanchez (1905–2000). His mother was of Cuban descent. •
Abel Fernandez (1930–2016) American actor of Native Mexican descent •
John Gavin (1931–2018) American actor of Chilean and Mexican descent (
Spartacus,
Psycho) •
Susan Kohner (1936–) American actress to Mexican actress
Lupita Tovar and American Jewish film producer
Paul Kohner •
Joaquin Martinez (1930–2012) Mexican-born American actor •
Tomas Milian (1933–2017) Cuban-born actor with American and Italian citizenship •
Louisa Moritz (1936–2019) Cuban-born American actress and lawyer •
Rita Moreno (1931–) Puerto Rican-born American actress •
Alejandro Rey (1930–1987) Argentine-born American actor •
Chita Rivera (1933–2024) American actress to a Puerto Rican father. •
Paul Sand (1932–) American actor of Mexican and Russian descent •
Gregory Sierra (1937–2021) is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent
1940s •
Robert Alvarez (1948–) •
Tina Aumont (1946–2006) American actress. She was the daughter of French actor
Jean-Pierre Aumont and Dominican actress
Maria Montez •
Barbara Carrera (1945–) Nicaraguan-born American film and television actress •
Enrique Castillo (1949–) •
Emilio Delgado (1940–2022) American actor of Mexican descent •
Moctesuma Esparza (1949–) American actor of Mexican descent •
Erik Estrada (1949–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent (
CHiPs) •
Lola Falana (1942–) American actress and singer to an Afro-Cuban father. •
Antonio Fargas (1946–) American actor of Puerto Rican and Trinidadian descent •
Raul Julia (1940–1994) Puerto Rican-born American actor •
Priscilla Lopez (1948–) American actress of Puerto Rican descent •
Cheech Marin (1946–) American actor of Mexican descent (part of the comedy act
Cheech & Chong) •
Angélica María (1944–) American actress of Mexican descent and raised in Mexico •
A Martinez (1948–) American actor to a father of Mexican and Apache descent •
Yvette Mimieux (1942–) American retired television and film actress of French and Mexican descent •
Belita Moreno (1949) American actress of Mexican descent (
George Lopez,
Perfect Strangers) •
José Pérez (actor) (1940-) Puerto Rican-born American actor •
Miguel Piñero (1946–1988) Puerto Rican-born American playwright, actor •
Tina Romero (1949–) American actress of Mexican descent •
Mercedes Ruehl (1948–) American actress to a mother of Cuban and Irish ancestry •
Juana Samayoa (1948–) Guatemalan-American actress and television presenter. •
Martin Sheen (1940–) American actor of Spanish and Irish descent. •
Edward James Olmos (1947–) American actor of Mexican descent (
Miami Vice,
Battlestar Galactica). •
Lupe Ontiveros (1942–2012) American actress of Mexican descent •
Liz Torres (1947–) American actress of Puerto Rican descent •
Danny Trejo (1944–) American actor of Mexican descent •
Raquel Welch (1940–2023) American actress of Bolivian descent •
Holly Woodlawn (1946–2015) transgender Puerto Rican-born actress and Warhol superstar •
Victoria Wyndham (born Victoria Camargo; 1945–) American actress. She is the daughter of Mexican-American stage and screen actor
Ralph Camargo (
Another World)
1950s •
Paul Calderón (1959–) Puerto Rican actor, writer, director, and producer (
King of New York,
Four Rooms,
Pulp Fiction) •
Juan Fernández de Alarcon (1956–) Dominican-born American actor •
Ana Alicia (1956–) Mexican-born American actress (
Falcon Crest) •
María Conchita Alonso (1957–) Cuban-born Venezuelan-raised actress, singer and songwriter. She is naturalised in the US. •
Rick Aviles (1952–1995) American actor of Puerto Rican descent •
Desi Arnaz Jr. (1953–) American actor and musician. He is the son of Cuban actor
Desi Arnaz and
Lucille Ball •
Lucie Arnaz (1951–) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and producer. She is daughter of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball •
Steven Bauer (1956–) Cuban-born American actor •
Robert Beltran (1953–) American actor of Mexican descent (
Star Trek: Voyager) •
Irene Cara (1959–2022) American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent •
Lynda Carter (1951–) American actress to a Mexican mother (
Wonder Woman) •
Roxann Dawson (1958–) American actress, producer, director, and writer (
Star Trek: Voyager) •
Michael DeLorenzo (1959–) American actor, director, writer, producer, dancer, and musician of Puerto Rican and Italian descent •
Rosanna DeSoto (1950–) American actress of Mexican descent •
Emiliano Díez (1953–) Cuban-born American actor •
Shabba Doo (1955–2020) American actor, dancer, and choreographer of African American and Puerto Rican descent. •
Miguel Ferrer (1955–2017) American actor. He was son of Puerto Rican actor
Jose Ferrer. •
Andy García (1956–) Cuban-born American actor •
Luis Guzmán (1956–) Puerto Rican-born •
Ruben Santiago-Hudson (1956–) American actor, playwright, and director of Puerto Rican and African American descent (
Castle) •
Vincent Irizarry (1959–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent •
Apollonia Kotero (1959–) American singer, actress, former model and talent manager of Mexican descent •
Lorenzo Lamas (1958) American actor. He is son of Argentine actor
Fernando Lamas (
Falcon Crest) •
Sebastián Ligarde (1954–) American actor of
Tejano and Mexican descent •
Sunshine Logroño (1951–) American-born Puerto Rican actor to a Puerto Rican mother •
Sonia Manzano (1950–) American actress, screenwriter, author, speaker and singer-songwriter of Puerto Rican descent •
Julio Oscar Mechoso (1955–2017) Cuban-born American actor •
Olga Merediz (1956–) Cuban-born American actress and singer. •
Taylor Negron (1957–2015) American actor of Puerto Rican descent •
Oscar Nunez (1958–) Cuban-born American actor (
The Office. He was also a member of
The Groundlings) •
Tony Oliver (1958–) Puerto Rican born American voice actor (
Robotech,
Fate/stay night,
Lupin the Third). •
Luis Saguar (1957–2009) American actor •
Marcelino Sánchez (1957–1986) Puerto Rican-born American actor •
Miguel Sandoval (1951–) American actor of Mexican descent •
Saundra Santiago (1957–) American actress of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent (
Miami Vice) •
Silvana Gallardo (1953–2012) American film and television actress of Venezuelan descent •
Johnny Sanchez (1958–) American actor, writer, and film producer •
Jimmy Smits (1955–) American actor of Puerto Rican and Surinamese descent •
Madeleine Stowe (1958–) American actress to a Costa Rican mother •
Elizabeth Peña (1959–2014) American actress, writer, panelist and musician of Cuban descent •
Tony Plana (1952–) Cuban-born American actor and director (
Ugly Betty) •
Freddie Prinze (1954–1977) American stand-up comedian and actor of Puerto Rican and German descent •
Vanessa del Rio (1952–) American retired pornographic actress of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent •
José Rivera (1955–) Puerto Rican playwright living in Hollywood, California •
Marco Rodríguez (1953–) •
Paul Rodriguez (1955–) Mexican-born American actor •
Rachel Ticotin (1958–) American film and television actress of Jewish and Puerto Rican descend •
Eddie Velez (1958–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent (
The A-Team) •
Daniel Zacapa (1951–) Honduran-born American movie actor.
1960s •
Rose Abdoo (1962 –) American actress and
comedian. She is of Dominican and Lebanese descent (
Gilmore Girls,
That's So Raven). •
Carlos Alazraqui (1962–) American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, producer and screenwriter of Argentine descent (
Reno 911!) •
Trini Alvarado (1967–) American actress of Spanish and Puerto Rican descent •
Nelson Ascencio (1964–) Cuban-born American actor and comedian (member in
MADtv; Actor in
The Hunger Games film series) •
Maria Canals-Barrera (1966–) American actress of Cuban descent (
Wizards of Waverly Place) •
Maurice Benard (born Mauricio José Morales; 1963–) American actor of Salvadorian and Nicaraguan descent •
Benjamin Bratt (1963–) American actor to a Peruvian mother •
Jesse Borrego (1962–) American actor of Mexican descent (
Fame,
24,
Dexter). •
Danny Burstein (1964–) American actor and singer to a Costa Rican mother •
Néstor Carbonell (1967–) American actor of Cuban descent (
Suddenly Susan,
Lost,
Bates Motel,
The Dark Knight) •
Laura Cerón (1964–) Mexican-born American actress •
Kevin Corrigan (1969–). American actor to an Irish father and a Puerto Rican mother (
Grounded for Life). •
Raymond Cruz (1961–) American actor of Mexican descent (
The Closer,
Major Crimes,
Breaking Bad) •
Idalis DeLeón (1969–) American actress of Afro Puerto Rican descent •
Joey Diaz (1963–) Cuban-born American comedian, actor, and podcast host. •
Sully Diaz (1960–) American actress of Puerto Rican descent •
Mónica Dionne (1967–) American actress of Mexican descent •
Colman Domingo (1969–) American actor, writer and director to a Belizean father of Guatemalan descent •
Richard Esteras (1968-) American actor of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent •
Michelle Forbes (1965–) American actress of partly Mexican descent (
Guiding Light,
Homicide: Life on the Street,
True Blood) •
Daisy Fuentes (1966–) Cuban-born American actress •
Franky G (1965–) American film and television actor. He is of Puerto Rican descent •
Mo Gallini (1966–) American actor of Lebanese and Cuban descent •
Jsu Garcia (1963–) American actor of Cuban descent •
Carlos Gómez (1962–) American actor of Cuban descent •
Ian Gomez (1965–) American actor of Puerto Rican and Russian Jewish descent (
Felicity,
Cougar Town) •
Marga Gomez (1960–) American actress of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent •
Laura Harring (née Martínez-Herring; 1964–) Mexican-born American actress •
Salma Hayek (1966–) Mexican-born American actress •
Thom Adcox-Hernandez (1960–) American voice and television actor of Colombian descent (
Falcon Crest,
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat,
Gargoyles) •
Gledys Ibarra (1960–) Venezuelan-born American actress •
Eva LaRue (1966–) American actress of partially Puerto Rican descent (
All My Children,
CSI: Miami) •
Kamala Lopez American-born filmmaker, actress, writer, director, and political activist. She is of Venezuelan and Indian descent •
John Leguizamo (1964–) Colombian-born American actor •
George Lopez (1961–) American actor of Mexican descent •
Jennifer Lopez (1969–) American actress and singer of Puerto Rican descent •
Faizon Love (1968–) Cuban-born American actor and comedian •
Florencia Lozano (1969–) American actress of Argentine descent (
One Life to Live) •
Vanessa Marcil (1968–) Her father is Mexican (
General Hospital,
Beverly Hills, 90210,
Las Vegas) •
Eddie Marrero (1962–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent •
Constance Marie (1965–) American actress of Mexican descent (
George Lopez) •
Carlos Mencia (1967–) Honduran-born American comedian, writer, and actor •
Alex Meneses (1965–) American actress of Mexican and Ukrainian descent •
Jorge Merced (1965–) New York-based Puerto Rican actor, theatre director, and gay activist. •
Esai Morales (1962–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent •
Rene L. Moreno (1969–) American actor of Mexican descent •
Miguel A. Núñez Jr. (1964–) American actor of African American and Dominican descent •
John Ortiz (1968–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent •
Rosie Perez (1964–) American actress of Puerto Rican descent •
Judy Reyes (1967–) American actress of Dominican descent (
Scrubs,
Devious Maids) •
Kamar de los Reyes (1967–) Puerto Rican-born American actor •
Philip Anthony-Rodriguez (1968–) American actor and
voice actor (
Jake 2.0 and
video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City) •
Valente Rodriguez (1964–) American actor of Mexican descent •
Nelson de la Rosa (1967/1968–2006) Dominican-born American actor and one of the shortest men of the 20th and 21st centuries. •
Johnny A. Sanchez (1968–) American stand-up comedian and actor of Mexican descent •
Lauren Sánchez (1969–) American actress, news anchor, entertainment reporter, media personality, producer, pilot and entrepreneur. She is of Mexican descent •
Talisa Soto (1967–) American actress of Puerto Rican descent •
Gina Torres (1969–) American actress of Cuban descent (
Suits) •
Oscar Torre - (1967–) American actor of Cuban descent •
Benicio del Toro (1967–) Puerto Rican-born American actor •
Gabriel Traversari (1963–) American actor and director of Nicaraguan descent •
Rose Troche (1964–) American film and television director, television producer, and screenwriter of Puerto Rican descent •
Randy Vasquez (1961–) American actor and director to a Mexican father •
Yul Vazquez (1965–) Cuban-born American actor and musician. •
Daphne Rubin-Vega (1969–) Panamanian-born American actress, dancer and singer-songwriter. •
Lauren Vélez (1964–) American actress of Puerto Rican descent (
Dexter,
Ugly Betty,
Oz) •
Lorraine Vélez (1964–) American actress of Puerto Rican descent. She is sister of
Lauren Vélez •
Lisa Vidal (1965–) American actress of Puerto Rican descent (
Third Watch,
The Division,
ER, and
The Event) •
David Zayas (1962–) Puerto Rican-born New Yorker raised (
Dexter) •
Daphne Zuniga (1962–) American actress to a Guatemalan father •
José Zúñiga (1965–) Honduran-born American actor.
1970s •
Kirk Acevedo (1971–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent •
Laz Alonso (1974–) American actor of Afro-Cuban descent. •
Kevin Alejandro (1976–) American actor to Mexican parents (
Southland,
Lucifer,
True Blood) •
Tatyana Ali (1979–) American actress. Her mother is Afro-Panamanian (
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) •
Daniella Alonso (1978–) American actress of Puerto Rican and Peruvian descent •
Cristela Alonzo (1979–) American comedian, actress, writer and producer of Mexican descent •
Alexis Amore (born Fabiola Melgar García; 1978 –) Peruvian-born American pornographic actress and feature dancer •
Yancey Arias (1971–) American actor of Puerto Rican and Colombian descent •
Linda Arsenio (1978–) American actress to a Salvadoran mother •
Charlotte Ayanna (1976–). Puerto Rican-born actress and former Miss Teen USA. •
Omar Avila - (1979–) Cuban-born American actor •
Rosa Blasi (1972–) American actress and therapist of partial Puerto Rican descent •
Lillo Brancato (1976–) Colombian-born American actor, although raised in an Italian-American family (
A Bronx Tale,
The Sopranos). •
Héctor Luis Bustamante (1972–) Colombian-born American actor. •
Vladimir Caamaño (1979–) American comedian and actor of Dominican descent •
Bobby Cannavale, American actor of Italian and Cuban descent (
Third Watch,
Will & Grace) •
Steve Cardenas (1974–) American martial artist, musician, and semi retired actor of Mexican descent (
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) •
Matt Cedeño (1974–) American actor and former male fashion model of Afro-Cuban and English-Irish descent (
Days of Our Lives) •
Eddie Cibrian (1973–) American actor of Cuban descent (
CSI: Miami) •
Ricardo Antonio Chavira (1971–) American actor of Mexican descent (
Desperate Housewives) •
Charissa Chamorro (1977–) American television actress of Chilean descent •
Mark Consuelos (1971–) Spanish-born American actor of Mexican and Italian descent (
All My Children,
Riverdale) •
Alexis Cruz (1974–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent (
Touched by an Angel) •
Valerie Cruz (1976–) American actress of Cuban descent •
Wilson Cruz (1973–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent (
Star Trek: Discovery) •
Rosario Dawson (1979–) American actress to a mother of
Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican ancestry (
Marvel's Netflix television series,
The Mandalorian) •
Kate del Castillo (1972–) Mexican-born American actress (
Muchachitas,
Alguna vez tendremos alas,
La Mentira,
Ramona,
Bajo la misma piel). •
Cameron Diaz (1972–) American actress to a father of Cuban origin •
Guillermo Díaz (1975–) American actor of Cuban descent (
Scandal) •
Felipe Esparza (1976–) Mexican-born American actor •
Raúl Esparza (1970–) American actor to Cuban parents (
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) •
Jade Esteban Estrada (1975–) American singer, actor, stand-up comedian, journalist and human rights activist of Mexican descent. •
David Fumero (1972–) Cuban-born American actor and former male fashion model (
One Life to Live) •
Gene Gabriel (1970–) American actor and writer of Cuban descent •
Gloria Garayua (1978–) American film and television actress of Puerto Rican descent •
Paula Garcés (1974–) Colombian-born American film and TV actress (
The Shield,
All My Children) •
Aimee Garcia (1978–) Her mother is Mexican and her father is Puerto Rican (
George Lopez,
Lucifer). •
Jeffrey Garcia (1977–) American comedian, actor and voice actor of Mexican descent •
JoAnna García (1979–) American actress of Cuban and Spanish descent (
Are You Afraid of the Dark?,
Freaks and Geeks,
Reba). •
Jorge Garcia (1973–) American actor of Cuban and Chilean descent (
Lost,
Alcatraz,
Hawaii Five-0) •
Mayte Garcia (1973–) American dancer, actress and singer of Puerto Rican descent •
Alana de la Garza (1976–) American actress of Mexican and Irish descent (
Law & Order) •
Zabryna Guevara (1972-) American actress of Colombian descent (
3 lbs,
Gotham) •
Mandy Gonzalez (1978–) American actress of Mexican and Jewish descent. •
Nicholas Gonzalez (1976–) American actor of Mexican descent (
Resurrection Blvd.,
The Good Doctor) •
Rick Gonzalez (1979–) American actor of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent •
Adrian Grenier (1976–) American actor, producer, director, musician and environmentalist. His mother is of Mexican and French descent (
Entourage). •
La'Myia Good (1979–) American actress. Her paternal grandmother is of Puerto Rican descent. •
Illich Guardiola (1972–) Honduran–born American voice actor •
Camille Guaty (1978–) American actress of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent •
Elizabeth Gutiérrez (1979–) American actress of Mexican descent •
Zulay Henao (1979–) Colombian-born American actress •
Wilson Jermaine Heredia (1971–) American actor of Dominican descent •
Jay Hernandez (1978–) American actor of Mexican descent •
Maximiliano Hernández (1973–) American actor of Honduran descent •
Gabriel Iglesias (1976) American actor of Mexican descent •
Oscar Isaac (1979–) Guatemalan-born American actor (
Star Wars sequel trilogy,
Marvel Cinematic Universe) •
Cherie Johnson (1976–) American actress of Puerto Rican and African American descent (
Punky Brewster,
Family Matters) •
Josh Keaton - (1979–) American actor, singer and musical producer. His mother is of Peruvian origin. •
David Lago (1979–) American actor of Cuban descent •
Selenis Leyva (1972–) American actress of Cuban and Dominican descent (
Orange Is the New Black,
Diary of a Future President). •
Iyari Limón (1976–) Mexican-born American actress •
Eva Longoria (1975–) American actress of Mexican descent •
Mario Lopez (1973–) American actor of Mexican descent (
Saved by the Bell) •
Diego Luna (1979–) Mexican actor, writer, director (
Andor) •
Gina Lynn (1974–) Puerto Rican-born former pornographic actress, model, and stripper •
Al Madrigal (1971–) American comedian, writer, actor and producer of Mexican descent •
Alicia Machado (1976–) Venezuelan-born American actress •
Justina Machado (1972–) American actress of Puerto Rican descent (
One Day at a Time,
Six Feet Under,
Queen of the South) •
Benito Martinez (1971) American actor of Guatemalan descent (
The Shield) •
Ricardo Medina, Jr. (1977–) American former actor of Puerto Rican descent (
Power Rangers Wild Force,
Power Rangers Samurai) •
Eva Mendes (1974–) American actress of Cuban descent •
Enrique Murciano (1973–) American actor of Cuban descent (
Without a Trace) •
Marisol Nichols (1973–) American actress of Mexican and Russian Jewish / Hungarian Jewish descent (
24) •
Amaury Nolasco (1970–) Puerto Rican-born American actor (
Prison Break) •
Rigo Nova (1979–) Honduran-born American actor and writer •
America Olivo (1978–) American actress and singer to a father of Italian, Basque, Spanish and Chilean descent •
Karen Olivo (1976–) American stage and television actress and singer to a father of Puerto Rican and Native American descent, and a mother of Dominican and Chinese descent •
Ana Ortiz (1971–) American actress of Puerto Rican and Irish descent (
Ugly Betty) •
Lana Parrilla (1977–) American actress of Puerto Rican and Italian descent (
Once Upon a Time,
24) •
Pedro Pascal (1975–) Chilean-born American actor (
Game of Thrones,
Narcos) •
Kika Perez (1979–) Colombian-born American actress •
Michael Peña (1976–) American actor of Mexican descent •
Danny Pino (1974–) American actor of Cuban descent (
Cold Case) •
Carlos Ponce (1972–) Puerto Rican-born American actor •
Freddie Prinze Jr. (1976–) Son of American actor of Puerto Rican descent Freddie Prinze (
I Know What You Did Last Summer,
Scooby-Doo) •
Dania Ramirez (1979–) Dominican-born American actress (
Heroes,
The Sopranos,
X-Men: The Last Stand) •
Efren Ramirez (1973–) American actor to Mexican and Salvadoran parents •
Marisa Ramirez (1977–) American actress of Mexican descent (
Blue Bloods) •
Sara Ramirez (1975–) Mexican-born American actress (''
Grey's Anatomy'') •
Luis Antonio Ramos (1973–) Puerto Rican-born American actor •
Monica Rial (1975–) American anime voice actress of Spanish descent (
My Hero Academia,
Dragon Ball) •
J. August Richards (1973–) American actor of Afro-Panamanian descent (
Angel,
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) •
Lauren Ridloff (; 1978–) American actress of Mexican and African-American descent (
The Walking Dead,
Eternals) •
Bianca Del Rio (1975–) American drag queen, comedian, actor, and costume designer and Cuban and Honduran descent •
James Roday (born James David Rodriguez; 1976–) American actor; father of Mexican descent (
Psych,
A Million Little Things) •
Adam Rodriguez (1975–) American actor. He is three-quarters Puerto Rican and one-quarter Cuban (
CSI: Miami,
Criminal Minds). •
Aida Rodriguez (1977–) American actress of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent •
Freddy Rodriguez (1975–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent •
Jai Rodriguez (1979–) American actor and musician of Puerto Rican and Italian descent •
Michelle Rodriguez (1978–). American actress of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent (
Lost,
Fast and Furious) •
Mel Rodriguez (1973–) American actor of Cuban descent (
Getting On,
The Last Man on Earth,
On Becoming a God in Central Florida) •
Ramón Rodríguez (1979–) Puerto Rican-born New Yorker raised (
The Wire,
Day Break,
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,
The Taking of Pelham 123) •
Zoe Saldaña (1978–) American actress of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent •
Kiele Sanchez (1977–) American actress of partially Puerto Rican descent (
The Glades) •
Marco Sanchez (1970–) American actor of Cuban descent (
Walker, Texas Ranger) •
Merlin Santana (1976–2002) American of Dominican descent (
The Cosby Show,
Getting By,
Under One Roof,
The Steve Harvey Show) •
Renoly Santiago (1974–) Puerto Rican-born and raised in
Union City, New Jersey •
Tessie Santiago (1975–) American actress of Cuban descent •
Jon Seda (1970–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent •
Diego Serrano (1973–) Ecuadorian-born American actor •
Hilary Swank (1974–) American actress and film producer. Her grandmother was of Mexican descent. •
Paola Turbay (1970–) American actress of Colombian descent •
Alanna Ubach (1975–). American actress of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent •
Jacob Vargas (1971–) Mexican-born American actor •
Nadine Velazquez (1978–) American actress and model of Puerto Rican descent (
My Name Is Earl,
The League) •
Erik Valdez (1979–) American actor to a father of Mexican, Spanish and Native American descend •
James Vasquez (1972–) American actor and director to a Mexican father •
Sofía Vergara (1972–) Colombian-born American actress •
Vanessa Villela (1978–) Mexican-born American actor •
Michael Saucedo (1970–) American actor of Mexican and Irish descent •
Liza Colón-Zayas (1972–) American actress and playwright of Puerto Rican descent
1980s •
Jordana Brewster (1980–) Panamanian born American actress (
Fast & Furious saga). •
Anabelle Acosta (1987–) Cuban-born American actress (
Ballers,
Quantico) •
Christina Aguilera (1980–) American singer and actress of Ecuadorian descent. •
Jessica Alba (1981–) American actress to a father of Mexican descent. •
Odette Annable (1985–) American actress of Colombian and Cuban descent (
House) •
Joe Arquette (1981–) American actor of Mexican descent •
Adrienne Bailon (1983–) American singer, actress and talk show host. Her father is Ecuadorian and her mother is Puerto Rican. •
Stephanie Beatriz (1981–) Argentine-born American actress and model of Colombian and Bolivian descent (
Brooklyn Nine-Nine) •
Alexis Bledel (1981–) American actress of Argentine and Mexican descent •
Richard Cabral (1984–) American actor of Mexican descent •
Jencarlos Canela (1988–) American singer, songwriter and actor of Cuban descent •
Aimee Carrero (1988–) Dominican-born American actress (
Young & Hungry) •
Victoria Cartagena (1985–) American theater, film, and television actress (
Manifest) •
Rafael Casal (1985–) American writer, actor, producer, and showrunner. He is of Irish, Spanish, and Cuban descent. •
David Castañeda (1989–) American actor of Mexican descent (
The Umbrella Academy) •
Teresa Castillo (1983–) American actress of Spanish, Mexican, and Chinese ancestry •
Angélica Celaya (1982–) American actress of Mexican descent •
Lisseth Chavez (1989–) American actress of Salvadoran descent •
Ana Brenda Contreras (1986–) American actress of Mexican descent •
Jackie Cruz (1986–) American actress of Dominican descent (
Orange Is the New Black) •
Majandra Delfino (1981–) Venezuelan-born American actress and singer. •
Aarón Díaz (1982–) Mexican-born American actor •
Alyssa Diaz (1985–) American actress of Mexican, Colombian and Irish descent (
As the World Turns,
The Nine Lives of Chloe King) •
Melonie Diaz (1984–) American actress of Puerto Rican descent (
Charmed) •
Alejandro Edda (1984–) Mexican-American actor •
Tamara Feldman (1980–) American actress of Mexican descent •
America Ferrera (1984–) American actress, producer, and director of Honduran descent (
Ugly Betty,
Superstore) •
Melissa Fumero (1982–) American actress and director of Cuban descent (
Brooklyn Nine-Nine,
One Life to Live) •
David Gallagher (1985–) American actor of Cuban and Irish descent (
7th Heaven) •
Jesse Garcia (1982–) American actor of Mexican descent •
Jessica Marie Garcia (1987–) American actress. She is of Mexican and Cuban descent (
The Middle,
Liv and Maddie,
On My Block). •
Miguel Gomez (1985–) Colombian-born American actor •
Julie Gonzalo (1981–) Argentine-born American actress •
Meagan Good (1981–) American actress. Her paternal grandmother is of Puerto Rican descent. •
Diane Guerrero (1986–) American actress of Colombian descent •
Ryan Guzman (1987–) American actor. His father is Mexican. •
Heather Hemmens (1988–) American actress of Chilean descent •
Callie Hernandez (1988–) American actress. Her father is Mexican and her mother is Swiss-German (
Blair Witch,
La La Land,
The Endless,
Alien: Covenant). •
April Lee Hernandez (1980–) American actress of Puerto Rican descent •
Kristin Herrera (1989–) American actress of Spanish and Portuguese descent (
Zoey 101,
General Hospital) •
Shayne Lamas (1985–) American reality television personality and actress. She is daughter of American actor of Argentine descent
Lorenzo Lamas •
William Levy (born William Levy Gutiérrez; 1980–) Cuban-born American actor •
Adrianne León (1987–) American actress of Puerto Rican and Ecuadorian descent •
Josie Loren (1987–) American actress of Cuban descent (
Make It or Break It) •
Gabriel Luna (1982–) American actor of Mexican descent (
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) •
J. R. Martinez (1983–) American actor. His mother is of Salvadoran origin •
Natalie Martinez (1984–) American actress and model of Cuban descent •
Lindsay Mendez (1983–) American actress of Mexican and Russian Jewish descent •
Alex Meraz (1985–) American actor of Mexican descent •
Alano Miller (1980–) American actor of partial Cuban ancestry •
Christina Milian (1981–) American actress, singer and songwriter of Cuban descent •
Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980) - American actor, composer, lyricist, singer, rapper, actor, producer, and playwright, known by his roles in
Broadway musicals. He is of mostly Puerto Rican descent, but he also is a quarter Mexican. •
Daniella Monet (1989–) American actress and singer of Chilean, Croatan and Italian descent •
Natalie Morales (1985–) American actress of Cuban descent (
The Middleman). •
Patricia Mota (1982–) Dominican-born American actress •
Frankie Muniz (1985–) American actor to a Puerto Rican father (
Malcolm in the Middle) •
Carlos Navarro (1980–) American actor and radio personality of Peruvian and Cuban descent. •
Victor Ortiz (1987–) American professional boxer and film actor of Mexican descent •
Brina Palencia (1984–) American voice actress (
One Piece,
Fairy Tail) •
J. D. Pardo (1980–) American actor of Argentinian and Salvadoran descent •
Sara Paxton (1988–) American actress of Mexican descent •
Carlos PenaVega (1989–) American actor and singer. His father is of
Spanish and
Venezuelan descent, and his mother is
Dominican (
Big Time Rush) •
Walter Perez (1982–) American actor of Mexican descent. •
Daniella Pineda (1987–) American actress, writer, and comedian of Mexican descent •
Aubrey Plaza (1984–) American actress of Puerto Rican and European descent •
Bridget Powers (1980–) American pornographic actress of Guatemalan descent •
Reagan Gomez-Preston (1980–) American actress of Puerto Rican and African American descent (''
The Parent 'Hood, The Cleveland Show'') •
Francia Raisa (1988–) American actress. She is of Mexican and Honduran descent (
Bring It On: All or Nothing,
The Secret Life of the American Teenager and
Grown-ish). •
J. R. Ramirez (1980–) Cuban-born American actor (
Manifest) •
Monica Raymund (1986–) American actress to a Dominican mother (
Chicago Fire). •
Nicole Richie (1981–) American actress of partial Mexican descent •
Emily Rios (1989–) American actress of Mexican descent •
Naya Rivera (1987–2020) American actress of Puerto Rican, African American and German descent (
Glee) •
Elizabeth Rodriguez (1980–) American actress of Puerto Rican descent (
Orange Is the New Black) •
Genesis Rodriguez (1987–) is an American actress. She is daughter of Venezuelan singer
José Luis Rodríguez •
Gina Rodriguez (1984–) American actress to Puerto Rican parents (
Jane the Virgin) •
Gabrielle Ruiz (1984–) American actress of Mexican descent •
Teresa Ruiz (1988–) Mexican-born American actress •
Rosa Salazar (1985–) Canadian-born American actress of Peruvian and French descent. •
Claudia Salinas (1983–) Mexican-born American actress and model •
Ray Santiago (1984–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent (
Ash vs Evil Dead) •
Josh Segarra (1986–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent (
The Electric Company,
Sirens, and
Arrow) •
Jamie-Lynn Sigler (1981–) American actress and singer of Jewish Greek-Romanian and Cuban descent (
The Sopranos). •
Charise Castro Smith (1983–) actress of Cuban descent •
Tessa Thompson (1983–) American actress and singer. Her father is of
Afro-Panamanian descent, while her mother is of Caucasian and Mexican ancestry (
Selma,
Creed,
Thor: Ragnarok) •
Michael Trevino (1985–) American actor of Mexican descent (
The Vampire Diaries,
Roswell, New Mexico) •
Brittany Underwood (1988–) American actress and singer of English and Colombian descent (
One Life to Live,
Hollywood Heights) •
Wilmer Valderrama (1980–) American actor, producer, singer and television personality (
That '70s Show,
From Dusk till Dawn: The Series). He is of Venezuelan descent. •
Carlos Valdes (1989–) Colombian-born American actor and singer (
The Flash) •
Alexa Vega (1988–) American actress and singer to a Colombian father (
Spy Kids) •
Christina Vidal (1981–) American actress of Puerto Rican descent (
Taina) •
Ana Villafañe (1989–) American actress of Cuban and Salvadoran descent. •
Carolina Ravassa (1985–) Colombian-born American actress
1990s •
Tyler Alvarez (1997–) American actor of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent (
Every Witch Way,
American Vandal) •
Moisés Arias (1994–) American actor of Colombian descent (
Hannah Montana) •
Adria Arjona (1992-) American actress. She is the daughter of Guatemalan singer
Ricardo Arjona and of a Puerto Rican woman. •
Jake T. Austin (1994–) American actor. His mother is of Puerto Rican, Argentine and Spanish descent (
Wizards of Waverly Place) •
Monica Barbaro (1990–) American actress, born to a mother of Mexican and Nicaraguan descent (
A Complete Unknown) •
Melissa Barrera (1991–) Mexican-born American actress •
Shakira Barrera (1990-) American actress to Nicaraguan parents (
Marvel Cinematic Universe) •
Diego Boneta (1990–) Mexican-born American actor •
Camila Cabello (1997–) Cuban-born American actress and singer •
Sasha Calle (1995–) American actress of Colombian descent •
Jason Canela (1992–) American actor of Cuban descent •
Sofia Carson (1993–) American actress and singer of Colombian descent (
Descendants) •
Isabella Castillo (1994–) Cuban-born American actress and singer •
Raquel Castro (1994–) American actress, singer and songwriter to a Puerto Rican father and a mother of Italian and Jewish descent •
David Castro (1996–) American actor. He is brother of Raquel Castro •
Nicholas Alexander Chavez (1999–) American actor of Mexican descent •
Ariana DeBose (1991-) American actress. Her father is Puerto Rican. •
Alexa Demie (1990–) American actress of Mexican descent (
Euphoria) •
Eduardo Franco (1994–) American actor of Mexican descent (
Stranger Things) •
Seychelle Gabriel (1991–) American actress. Her paternal grandfather is of Mexican origin (
Falling Skies) •
Hunter Gomez (1991–) - American actor of Mexican descent. •
Isabella Gomez (1998–) Colombian-born American actress (
One Day at a Time) •
Selena Gomez (1992–) American actress and singer of Mexican descent •
Froy Gutierrez (1998–) American actor and singer of Mexican descent •
Kathleen Herles - (1990–) American voice actress of Peruvian descent (
Dora the Explorer,
Go, Diego, Go!) •
Ricardo Hurtado (1999–) American actor of Nicaraguan descent (
School of Rock) •
Adam Irigoyen (1997–) American actor, singer, rapper and dancer of Cuban descent •
Victoria Justice (1993–) American actress and singer. Her mother is of Puerto Rican origin (
Zoey 101) •
Q'orianka Kilcher - (1990–) German-born American actress of Peruvian and German descent •
Brandon Larracuente (1994–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent (
Party of Five, The Good Doctor, Bloodline) •
Stefania LaVie Owen (1997–) American actress to a Cuban mother (
Running Wilde,
The Carrie Diaries,
Sweet Tooth) •
Demi Lovato (1992–) American actress of
Nuevomexicano origin. •
Julio Macias (1990–) Mexican-born American actor. •
Ruby Modine - (1990–) American actress to a Puerto Rican mother. •
Lindsey Morgan (1990–) American actress of Mexican and Irish descent (
The 100) •
Christian Navarro (1991–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent (
13 Reasons Why) •
Dylan O'Brien (1991–) American actor of Spanish descent (
Teen Wolf and
The Maze Runner) •
Hayley Orrantia (1994–) American actress, singer, and songwriter. Her grandfather is of Mexican descent and she identifies herself as Latina. •
Alycia Pascual-Peña (1999–) American actress (
Saved by the Bell). •
Chance Perdomo (1996–2024) British-American actor of Guatemalan and Dominican Republic descent •
Tyler Posey (born Tyler Garcia Posey; 1991–) American actor and musician of Mexican descent (
Teen Wolf) •
Cierra Ramirez (1995–) American actress and singer of Colombian and Mexican descent (
The Fosters) •
Danny Ramirez (1997–) - American actor of Colombian and Mexican descent. •
Anthony Ramos (1991–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent. •
Tony Revolori (né Quiñonez; 1996–) American actor of Guatemalan descent (
Spider-Man: Homecoming and
Spider-Man: Far From Home) •
Natalie Rial (1996–) American anime voice actress of Spanish descent (
Call of the Night,
Oshi no Ko) •
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (1991–) American actress and Singer. One of her grandparent was Puerto Rican. •
Rico Rodriguez (1998–) American actor of Mexican descent (
Modern Family) •
Caitlin Sanchez (1996–) American actress of Cuban descent •
Bianca Santos (1990–) American actress of Cuban and Brazilian descent (
The Fosters) •
Christian Serratos (1990–) American actress of Mexican and Italian descent (
The Walking Dead) •
Jeremy Suarez (1990-) American actor, film producer and director of Cuban and African descent (
The Bernie Mac Show) •
Anya Taylor-Joy (1996-) American actress born to an Argentine father and a Zambian mother of British and Spaniard descent. •
Julia Goldani Telles (1995–) - American-born Brazilian-raised actress and ballet dancer. She is of Mexican and Brazilian descent (
The Affair) •
Bella Thorne (1997–) American actress. Her father is of Cuban origin •
Diego Tinoco (1997–) American actor of Mexican, Ecuadorian, and Colombian descent (
On My Block, Knights of the Zodiac) •
Anthony De La Torre (1993–) American actor, singer, songwriter and guitarist of Cuban descent •
Makenzie Vega (1994–) American actress of Colombian and American descent. She is the sister of
Alexa Vega. •
Jamila Velazquez (1995–) American singer and actress of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent •
Damian Terriquez (1998-) American Actor of Mexican descent (
Glamorous)
2000s •
Izabella Alvarez (2004–) American actress and voice artist (
The Casagrandes,
Shameless,
Westworld,
Walk the Prank) •
Cree Cicchino (2002–) American actress of Italian and Ecuadorian descent •
Michael Garza (2000–) American actor of Mexican descent (
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark) •
Madison De La Garza (2001–) American actress of Mexican descent (
Desperate Housewives) •
Xochitl Gomez (born 2006) American actress of Mexican descent (
Marvel Cinematic Universe) •
Anthony Gonzalez (2004–) American actor and Voice actor of Guatemalan descent (
Coco). •
Lilimar Hernandez (2000–) Venezuelan-born American actress of Cuban descent •
Skai Jackson (2002–) American actress,
YouTuber, and author. She is of Afro Honduran and Afro American descent (
Jessie, ''
Bunk'd'') •
Xolo Maridueña (2001–) American actor of Mexican, Cuban and Ecuadorean heritage (
Cobra Kai). •
Isabela Merced (2001-) American actress to a Peruvian mother. •
Isabela Moner (2001–) American actress, voice actress, singer, songwriter, dancer and ukulele player. Her mother is Peruvian. •
Jenna Ortega (2002–) American actress of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent (
Jane the Virgin,
Wednesday) •
Maia Reficco Argentinian-American actress and singer (b.2000) •
Rachel Zegler (2001–) American actress. Her mother is of Colombian descent. == Year of birth unknown ==