IMDb: Most Popular People Born In "San Juan/ Puerto Rico"

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1.		Joaquin Phoenix Actor, Gladiator Joaquin Phoenix was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Arlyn (Dunetz) and John Bottom, and is the middle child in a brood of five. His parents, from the continental United States, were then serving as Children of God missionaries. His mother is from a Jewish family in New York, while his father, from California...
2.		Roselyn Sanchez Actress, Rush Hour 2
3.		Raul Julia Actor, The Addams Family Raul Julia was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Olga Arcelay, a mezzo-soprano singer, and Raúl Juliá, an electrical engineer. He graduated from Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola High School in San Juan. Here he studied the rigorous classical curriculum of the Jesuits and was always active in student dramatics...
4.		Charlotte Ayanna Actress, Training Day
5.		Ricky Martin Self, Ricky Martin: One Night Only Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Ricky initiated his singing career in the Latin all boy-band group Menudo. After leaving the group, he moved to New York to study acting. After finishing his studies, he relocated to Mexico where he performed as actor in "Mama ama el Rock", "Alcanzar una Estrella II"...
6.		Chayanne Actor, Dance with Me Elmer Figueroa de Arce, better known as Chayanne, was born in Puerto Rico, the third of five siblings. He is married to Venezuelan Mariana Elizabeth "Marilisa" Maronesa de Figueroa, with whom he has a son, Lorenzo Valentino and a daughter, Isadora Sofia. Chayanne debuted as a singer at ten years of age...
7.		Ari Meyers Actress, Dutch Ari Meyers was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sunday, 6 April 1969. She began an acting career at age 12, with her role as Al Pacino's stepdaughter in Al Pacino's Author! Author! and hasn't looked back, since. Ari dictated her first play, "The Super Magic Show", for her nursery school class to her mom...
8.		Dayanara Torres Actress, Looking for Maria Sanchez Young beauty queen raised in small town of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Represented Toa Alta in the Miss Puerto Rico contest, where she won. Eventually represented Puerto Rico in the 1993 Miss Universe contest, where she walked away with the crown. After winning the crown, she filmed a movie for famed Puerto...
9.		Valery M. Ortiz Actress, Date Movie Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Ortiz grew up in Orlando, Florida. An early love of dancing led to major roles in local theater productions. Her passion and talent eventually brought her to Los Angeles, where she immediately found success hosting a local television program. Other acting and hosting opportunities quickly followed...
10.		Tego Calderon Soundtrack, Fast & Furious Tego Calderón was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, in 1972. He grew up in Río Grande and Carolina, areas of Puerto Rico that maintain some of the strongest Afro-Caribbean influences on the island. Throughout his childhood Calderón was exposed by his parents to the groundbreaking music of salsa legend Ismael Rivera, as well as to Latin jazz...
11.		Eddie Matos Actor, General Hospital Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He attended high school in New Jersey. He is in a three-person band called "23 Link Chain" in which he plays drums. He taught himself to play.
12.		Shalim Ortiz Actor, The Art of Travel Shalim Ortiz is a Puerto Rican artist that has been one of the few Latino actors of his generation to successfully establish himself both in the English and Spanish markets. Working throughout the arts, Shalim has received critical acclaim in acting (television & film), theatre & as a recording artist...
13.		Kamar de los Reyes Actor, The Cell From playing trumpet alongside Dizzy Gillespie to performing opposite Patrick Stewart in the Public Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park production of The Tempest directed by George C. Wolfe - Kamar de los Reyes has crafted a musical and acting career as rich and complex as the syncopated rhythms of his Latin roots...
14.		Daddy Yankee Soundtrack, The Benchwarmers Daddy Yankee was born Ramon Ayala on February 3, 1976, in Villa Kennedy, Santruce, Puerto Rico. One of the top reggaetón (Spanish-language dancehall reggae) artists, he started to rhyme and sing at the age of 13. One of his first major appearances on record was on DJ Tony Touch's album "The Piece-Maker." Daddy not only sings and rhymes...
15.		Bruce Gray Actor, All My Children Most Canadians would know Bruce Gray as the star of the TV series Traders (Gemini Award), but most Americans would recognize him as the Father of the groom in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Although he began his acting career on stage in the 60s, he quickly moved into daytime dramas: contracted to Somerset...
16.		Miguel Arteta Director, Youth in Revolt
17.		Jessica Mas Actress, Rudo y Cursi
18.		Miguel Ángel Suárez Actor, Bananas
19.		Juano Hernandez Actor, Kiss Me Deadly He was the son of a Puerto Rican seaman. He was self-educated and spent much of his childhood in Brazil singing on the streets to raise money for food. He became an actor after having been a circus performer, radio actor, and vaudeville performer. He worked in the chorus of the 1927 stage production of the musical "Show Boat"...
20.		Marisé Alvarez Actress, Che: Part One Born and raised in San Juan, Marisé is one of Puerto Rico's most exciting up and coming talents. She has a Bachelors degree in Drama and Education from the University of Puerto Rico, and a Masters degree in Applied Theatre from the University of Manchester, UK. Marisé has been working in Theatre, Film...
21.		Oskar Rodriguez Actor, Big Birdman Oskar Rodriguez (Oscar Alejandro Rodriguez Ramos) was born on October 3, 1986 in San Juan, Purrto Rico. His parents, Dr. Oscar Antonio Rodriguez and Wanda L. Ramos, raised him and his older brothers Oscar Antonio and Oscar Alberto in a warm and loving environment. Oskar and his siblings attended school at the American Military Academy in Guaynabo...
22.		Joan Smalls Self, Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
23.		Michelan Sisti Actor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
24.		Lillian Hurst Actress, Orange County Hurst was born in the Villa Palmera section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, where the middle class families live. Her father was the owner of the "Farmacia Imperial" (Imperial Pharmacy) located in the neighborhood of Barrio Obrero. Hurst is also a cousin of Puerto Rican television producer Tommy Muñiz. She received her primary and secondary education in the capital...
25.		Thelma Gutiérrez Actress, Episode #1.7527
26.		Jose Molina Producer, Memorial
27.		Javier Grillo-Marxuach Producer, How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans
28.		Dita de Leon Actress, Out of Balance
29.		Tony Martinez Actor, The Naked Dawn
30.		Cynthia Olavarría Actress, Mi adorada Malena
31.		Luis Miguel Soundtrack, Spanglish Luis Miguel's exceptional artistic career began in 1982, when at the age of 12 he debuted with his first recording, "Uno + Uno Dos Enamorados (1 + 1 = 2 Lovers)". It became an immediate hit and catapulted him onto the Latin music charts, making him a household name in Spanish speaking countries all over the world...
32.		Janice Rivera Actress, Mars Attacks!
33.		Mónica López Stunts, Fast Five
34.		Alex Colon Actor, Red Scorpion Supporting actor Alex Colon launched his film career in the early 1970s appearing in dramas ranging from religious tract The Cross and the Switchblade, to the gentle comedy Harry and Tonto, to the fact-based made-for-TV action movie Raid on Entebbe. Colon made his final film appearance in The Getaway. Born and raised in Puerto Rico...
35.		Jose Rivera Writer, The Motorcycle Diaries
36.		Tony Oliver Actor, Aa! Megamisama! The Movie
37.		Melissa Rivera Actress, Besame Mucho Melissa was born into a creative family that includes musicians, writers, photographers, and entrepreneurs. She was interested in performance from an early age. At age 4, she would use her school lunchtime to prepare for music class with the Cepeda Brothers - a famous Puerto Rican folk music group -and remembers rushing her mother to school at age 5 for a performance done standing on a chair...
38.		Eugene Iglesias Actor, Harper
39.		Jonny Moseley Self, Fifty Jonny was born in Puerto Rico, and started skiing when he was 9 years old. His brother dared him to ski, and he did. Ever since then he has been skiing. He entered his first competetion soon after he started skiing. He also enjoys playing golf, and wakeboarding. His victory in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano...
40.		Kesia Elwin Actress, Last Minute Marocco
41.		Gabriel Burgos Ortiz Self, Face, Face, Face of Cakes
42.		Cordelia González Actress, Born on the Fourth of July Returned to Puerto Rico in 1994 after she was given a Spanish-language, feature-length screenplay, written specifically for her to star in, by Roberto Busó-García. Financing for the project fell through in 1995, and Ms. González stayed on the island. She has since married and had children, and she continues to work in theater, film and television in Puerto Rico.
43.		Josué Gutierrez Actor, Red Tide
44.		Miguel A. Gaetan Actor, Drumline
45.		Alberto Morin Actor, Two Mules for Sister Sara
46.		Marquetta Jewel Actress, Suck It Dry 2
47.		Alfredo De Quesada Actor, Che: Part One Graduated high school from Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola. Double majored in Theatre Arts and General Management with minors in Human Resources and Marketing from Boston College. Was member of My Mother's Fleabag, the oldest collegiate improv comedy troupe. Received an ACE nomination as Male Theatrical Revelation for his performance in Vieques...
48.		Jackie Guerrido Self, Don Francisco presenta: ¡Feliz 2006!
49.		Iris Chacón Actress, Desperately Seeking Susan Iris Chacón was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. At an early age she demonstrated her inclination for the arts when she began studies in ballet and jazz. She continued her education and attended the University of Puerto Rico.. As a young college student, she launched her professional career in television as a model and dancer...
50.		Tony Chiroldes Actor, BioShock One of New York City's busiest voice-over performers, Tony Chiroldes is an original Broadway cast member of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical In The Heights. During its 3-year run, Tony often stepped out of the ensemble to play the featured roles of Kevin and the Piragua Guy. Other New York City credits include Paul Simon's The Capeman...