10 Popular Celebrities Who Are Proud of Their Latino Roots
In the previous study published in Latin Post, Latinx is becoming rare in Hollywood. Their roles and characters in the movies are mostly the villain and most of all there are only a few Latinx who have major roles. Today, let's take a look into the Latino celebrities who are proud of their Latino roots.
Here are the top 10 Latinx celebrities according to Let Networks:
1. Tori Kelly
- She is a Grammy Award Winner who had made her career flourish because of her voice. Her father is Puerto Rican.
2. Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi
- You might see her in MTV's adventure film The Jersey Shore. She is popularly known as Snooki. Although her family is Italian-American she was born in Santiago, Chile.
3. Kid Cudi
- His birth name is Scott Ramon Suguro, he excels in the field of music. And his father is a Mexican-American.
4. Bruno Mars
- Of course, who would not know Bruno Mars who has made his name in the different parts of the world. Bruno Mars is a Multi-Grammy Award-winning artist who was raised in Hawaii but his father has Puerto Rican blood.
5. Carmelo Anthony
- If you are an avid fan of basketball, this man is among the most popular NBA players not just because of his skill but also because of his way of fashion. Carmelo Anthony's parents have Puerto Rican blood.
6. Bella Thorne
- She started her career at a very young age when she joined the Disney Channel's Shake it Up. Her native language is Spanish and her father is Cuban.
7. Fergie
- She is known for being a member of the world famous Black-Eyed Peas and this star is of Mexican descent . In one of her interviews, she said that her great grandmother was born in Guanajuato, Mexico.
8. Swizz Beatz
- He is known from his popular records such as "On to the Next One" and "International Party". He is a mixture of Puerto-Rican and African-Jamaican.
9. Tessa Thompson
- You may have seen her in blockbuster movies such as Creed and Thor: Ragnarok. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California but her roots are coming from her Mexican mother and Afro-Panamanian father.
10. David Blaine
- He is known as one of the most popular and well-recognized magicians in the world. His father is half Puerto-Rican.
This list of top 10 Latinx celebrities is only a few of those who excelled in the different fields. There are also other artists like Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, and more who have been celebrated by millions of people around the world.
The uniqueness, quality of music, and the culture of the Latinx made them different from other races living in America. In the latest movies, Latinx is now included in big Hollywood films such as Knives Out and more.
Latinx are not only celebrated because of their fame and popularity but they are also courted by the politicians most especially in the incoming 2020 elections. It is believed that Latinos and Hispanics are the largest minority group with a growing population of 32 million.
In the previous campaigns and rallies of the presidential candidates, they were courted and Trump even created a coalition he named Latinos for Trump. Latinx is indeed very influential.
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