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8 unusual facts about Puerto Rican people


Eugenia fajardensis

In 2005 Puerto Rican botanists Juan Carlos Trejo, with Miguel Vives, Marcos Caraballo and Tomás Carlo "re-discovered" the species in Vieques Island.

Kany García discography

This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by Kany García, a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer.

Latin house

One influential artist was the Puerto Rican singer Liz Torres, who released Spanish versions of her songs "Can't Get Enough", "Mama's Boy" and "Payback Is A Bitch".

Mapy Cortés

Contrary to popular belief, Cortés was not Mexican; she was Puerto Rican, but she adopted Mexico as her residential country from her youth and almost until she died.

Medianoche

It is served in many Cuban, Cuban-American, Puerto Rican, and other Latino communities in the United States.

Philip Berrigan

These people stole files out of 4 Boston Draft Boards in order to prove that the State of Massachusetts was drafting mostly Puerto Ricans and poor whites to fill their quotas.

Robin de Jesús

Robin de Jesús (born August 21, 1984) is an American film and theater actor of Puerto Rican descent.

Yolanda ''La La'' Brown

Yolanda "La La" Brown was born on May 20, 1986 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Maria and William Brown, Brown's mother is Puerto Rican and her father is African American.


Arturo Hernández

Arturo Luis Hernández González is a Puerto Rican attorney who was a gubernatorial candidate in the 2012 Puerto Rican election for the Movimiento Unión Soberanista.

Carl Axel Soderberg

A Puerto Rican, Soderberg was recruited by the Puerto Rico Department of Health in 1970 as an engineer for its Water Pollution Control Program.

DJ Secuaz

Raúl Dávila Reyes (1989 – 12 March 2013), better known as DJ Secuaz was a Puerto Rican disc jockey and reggaeton producer from Live Music.

Gabriela Berrios

Gabriela Berríos Pagán (born November 30, 1990 in San Juan) is a Puerto Rican model and beauty pageant titleholder.

Harsimus

A section of Grove Street was renamed Manila Avenue in recognition of the city's resident Overseas Filipino, Henderson Street (renamed Marin Boulevard for the first governor of Puerto Rico Luis Muñoz Marín), to reflect the influx of Puerto Rican and Filipino residents, and Railroad Avenue to now Columbus Drive and acknowledge the still large Italian population.

Johnny O

According to an interview, his father, who he never knew, was of Cuban descent and his mother was of Puerto Rican descent.

Jose Ramon de la Torre

José Ramón de la Torre is a Puerto Rican academic who was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture (ICP) and the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center.

Kenia Arias

Kenia Arias was born in Río Piedras, a district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, to hardworking Puerto Rican and Dominican immigrant parents Jaime Arias and Mercedes E. Hernandez.

Monic Pérez

Monic Marie Pérez Díaz (born February 1, 1990 in Bayamón) is a Puerto Rican model and beauty pageant titleholder.

Oscar de la Renta

De la Renta was born Óscar Arístides Ortiz de la Renta Fiallo in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to a Dominican mother, María Antonia Fiallo, and a Puerto Rican father, Óscar Avelino de la Renta.

Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Such programs usually focus on targeting women and underrepresented minorities (e.g., African Americans, Mexican Americans, Native Americans and mainland Puerto Ricans).

Salvador Tió

Salvador Tió y Montes De Oca (November 15, 1911-September 17, 1989) was a Puerto Rican poet, writer, and promoter of Puerto Rican culture, best known for coining the term "Spanglish".

The Original Rude Girl

The Original Rude Girl is the second studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist Ivy Queen released on December 15, 1998 by Sony Music Latin.


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