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The Beautiful People of African CubanHeritage.
Famous Black Cubans
Rarely included in the history of African Americans and/or Latinos in the UnitedStates, are the histories of Black Cubans. They often fall through the cracks of historical study.In frustration of not finding a collective list of ‘Famous Afro Cubans or BlackCubans’, I compiled a list of the most famous living and non living Black LatinCubans in Hollywood, in Music, and in the world of Sports.
Christina Milian at the 2008
Children Uniting Nations Oscar Party
.
Christina Milian
(born
Christine Flores
onSeptember 26,1981) is aCuban-
American R&Bandpop singer-songwriter ,record producer ,dancer , andactress.
Born inJersey City,New Jersey, Milian moved toLos Angeleswhen she was
thirteen years old, desiring to be an actress. Compared toBeyoncéandJennifer
Lopez, Milian made her official musical appearance onJa Rule's song, "Between
Me and You".
Milian released her first solo single, "AM to PM", which became aworldwide hit. The success of "AM to PM" sparked the international release of the
album. The album was supposed to be released in the UnitedStates in 2001, but due to theSeptember 11 attacks, which occurred just twoweeks before the release date, the album was postponed. Milian decided not torelease her previous album,
Christina Milian
domestically, and started working ona new album.
New York Mets — No. 26Orlando Hernández Pedroso
(bornOctober 11,1965in Villa Clara,Cuba),
nicknamed
El Duque
, is aMajor League Baseballright-handedstarting pitcher
for theNew York Mets. His greatest success came as aNew York Yankees
starter during that team's run of World Serieschampionships in1998,1999, and
2000. He also won a championship in2005with theChicago White Sox.
Chicago White Sox — No. 52
Starting pitcher José Ariel Contreras Camejo
(bornDecember 6,1971inLas Martinas,Pinar
del Río,Cuba) is aright-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the
Chicago White Sox, nicknamed
"The Count"
Celia Cruz
(October 21,1925–July 16, 2003) was a Cuban salsasinger, and
was one of the most successful Cuban performers of the 20th century, withtwenty-three gold albums to her name. She was renowned internationally as the"Queen of Salsa," as well as "La guarachera de Cuba".
She spent most of her career living inNew Jersey, and working in theUnited Statesand several Latin
Americancountries.
Georg Stanford Brown
(bornJune 24,1943inHavana,Cuba) is anCuban-
American actor andEmmy Awardwinning director, perhaps best known as one of the stars of theABCpolicetelevision series
from 1972-76.
Brown played Tom Harvey (son of Chicken George, great-grandson of Kunta
Kinte, and great grandfather of Alex Haley) in the 1977 television miniseries
, and 1979's
.
Tata Güines
(born
Federico Aristides Soto yAlejoà
June 30,1930, diedFebruary 4,2008) was
aCuban percussioniston thetumbadora, or conga
drum, as well as a composer. He was important inthe first generation of Afro-Cuban jazz.
Lola Falana
(born
Loletha Elaine Falana
onSeptember 11,1942inCamden,
New Jersey) is anAmerican dancer andactress of CubanandAfrican American
descent. Falana's father leftCubato become a welder in the United States,where he met his wife. Falana spent most of her childhood inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.
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