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Julia de Burgos was a Puerto Rican poet. As an advocate of Puerto Rican independence, she served as Secretary General of the Daughters of Freedom, the women's branch of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. She was also a civil rights activist for women and African/Afro-Caribbean writers.
Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay was a Puerto Rican actor who received international recognition. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he took an interest in acting while still in school. Upon completing his studies, Julia decided to pursue a career in acting. After performing locally for some time, he was convinced by entertainment personality Orson Bean to move and work in New York City. Julia, who had been bilingual since his childhood, soon gained interest in Broadway and Off-Broadway plays. He took over in the role of Orson in the Off-Broadway hit Your Own Thing, a rock musical updating of Twelfth Night. He performed in mobile projects, including the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater.
Pérez or Perez, as most commonly written in English, is a Spanish and Jewish surname popular among people of Sephardic Jewish descent.
Dr. Olga Isabel Viscal Garriga was a public orator and political activist. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she moved to Puerto Rico, where she was a student leader and spokesperson of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party's branch in Rio Piedras. As an advocate for Puerto Rican independence, she was sentenced to eight years in a U.S. federal penitentiary, for refusing to recognize the sovereign authority of the United States over Puerto Rico.
Ivonne Belén is a Puerto Rican documentary movie director and producer.
Ramos is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin which means "bouquets" or "branches".
Julia Migenes is an American soprano working primarily in musical theatre repertoire. She was born on the Lower East Side of New York to a family of Greek and Irish-Puerto Rican descent. She is sometimes credited as Julia Migenes-Johnson. She graduated from The High School of Music & Art in New York City in 1960.
Torres is a surname in the Portuguese and Spanish languages, meaning "Towers".
French immigration to Puerto Rico came about as a result of the economic and political situations which occurred in various places such as Louisiana (USA), Saint-Domingue (Haiti) and in Europe.
Hernández is a widespread Spanish surname that became common around the 15th century. Originally a patronymic, it means son of Hernando, Hernando or Fernando being the Spanish version of Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is a very common variant of the name. Hernandes and Fernandes are their Portuguese equivalents.
Santini is an Italian surname. Others spellings: Santinni, Santi, Sancti, Santis, De Santis, Di Santi, Sancte, Sante, Sancto, Sanctius, Santus, Santusse. It may refer to:
Lebrón is a surname originating in Spain, where it is most prevalent in the Autonomous Community of Andalucía. It is an augmentative of liebre. Lebrón is sometimes transliterated into English as Lebron or LeBron, although these forms can also be derived from the French surnames Lebrun or Le Brun. People with the name include:
Josemilio González (1918–1990) was a Puerto Rican literary critic and editor.
Cintrón or Cintron is a surname of Portuguese and Spanish-French including Sephardic origins. The name migrated as a consequence of the conquest and settlement of the New World, particularly in Puerto Rico. Famous people with the surname Cintron:
Pastrana is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Berrios or Berríos is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ferré is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Valentin or Valentín is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
