Oscars In Review: A Brief History of the Latina Women Who Have Won, Been Nominated for Acting Oscars

As the Oscars air on Sunday, Latin Post takes a look at past female Latina winners.

The last Latina to win an acting Oscar was Lupita Nyong'o. The Kenyan-Mexican star won Best Supporting Actress for her role in "12 Years a Slave" for the Oscar's last year.

Nyong'o gives the image of being a positive role model for young girls as she tells BET that she "could love herself without makeup."

"My mother has never ever worn a drop of makeup in her life -- not even at her wedding," the actress said.

"Honestly, my mother's outlook was hard for me to take when I was a teenager and I wanted to experiment," she added. "But in the end I appreciated it because today I can look in a mirror with no makeup on and love myself."

Penélope Cruz won Best Supporting Actress back in 2008 for her role in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." Cruz is the first actress from Spain to be nominated for and to win the honor.

Back in 1961, Rita Moreno won the Best Supporting Actress for her role in "West Side Story." She was the first Puerto Rican actress to be nominated for the honor, and the first Latina to win an acting Oscar.

Brazilian actress Fernanda Montenegro was the first Latin American to be nominated for the Best Actress in 1998, although she did not win the award.

Katy Jurado was the first Mexican actress to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1954 "Broken Lance."

Salma Hayek was the first Mexican actress to be nominated for the Best Supporting Actress in a Leading Role back in 2001 for her role in "Frida." She recently said that the way she looks has limited her in Hollywood.

"I don't fit into stereotypes of a woman that should continue to work," Hayek told People. "If you think about it, I'm limited by the way I talk and by the way I look. I'm 48 years old. ... Amazing, talented people [stop finding work] at 32, 33 sometimes. ... It has something to do with karma, maybe. I believe in karma."

Catalina Moreno was the first Colombian actress to be nominated for Best Actress back in 2004 for her role in "Maria Full of Grace."