Afro-Latino Flashcards
Afro-Puertorican born Peter Gene Hernandez
Bruno Mars
Afro-Puertorican who choreographed Janet Jackson
Rosie Perez
Zoe Saldaña
Dominican and Puertorican
Puertorican word of African decent which means gossip
Bochinche
Cuban comet
Minnie Miñoso’s nickname
Celia Cruz was also known as
The Queen of Salsa
Maritza Correia was first Afro-Latino Olympic
Swimmer
Types of African dance
Bomba and momba
Nancy Morejan was a poet and
Translator
Received presidents award for national endowment of the arts
Celia Cruz
Yasiel puing Valdez signed a 7 year contract with the dodgers for
$42 million
Arian foster’s parents are
Mexican and African
Tatyana Ali’s mother is from
Panama
Al Horford attended college in ___ and played for ___
Florida and Gators
Christina Milian is and Afro-Latino actress and singer whose ancestors are from the
Cuba
Was able to sing in 6different languages
Bola de Nieve
Raul Cuero was a Dr. who was portrayed as ___ ___ _ __ __ in Colombian media
Greatest Scientist of All Time
Known as “Patriarch of Bomba and Plena”
Rafael Apeda
Afro-Puertorican actress known for political activism
Rosario Dawson
Served in military and became first black astronaut in space
Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez
1st Afro-Puertorican to earn a medical degree in us
Jose barbosa
Afro-Puertorican woman who was 2 time world champion for running in 1995 and 1997
Ana Fidelia
“Black city” Peru
Lima
Afro-Peruvians live in Peru
2 million