feminismandmedia: As some of you may know, I’m Puerto Rican. So today (June 8) is a pretty big

feminismandmedia:As some of you may know, I’m Puerto Rican. So today (June 8) is a pretty big day for me and Puerto Ricans everywhere. In honor of that, I’ve decided to put together a (admittedly not very good) masterlist of various notable Puerto Ricans and information about them, as well as some forms of media created by, and/or featuring Puerto Ricans (bolded means the person/thing is a favorite of mine). Most of these links are to Wikipedia articles for the sake of my time and sanity, but I greatly encourage you to seek out more information about these wonderful people! So without further ado, here goes:ArtistsJames De La VegaAdal MaldonadoSofia MaldonadoAntonio MartorellManuel Rivera-OrtizJulio Rosado del ValleNiza TufiñoRafael TufiñoActors/ActressesJake T. AustinAdrienne BailonDiego BonetaRosario Dawson AKA my heart and soulBenicio Del ToroMelonie DiazHéctor ElizondoEric EstradaMeagan Good (yes, she is part Puerto Rican!)Luis GuzmánVictoria JusticeJohn LeguizamoRita MorenoFrankie MunizLana ParillaRosie Perez AKA my idolFreddie PrinzeFreddie Prinze, Jr.Naya RiveraMichelle RodriguezZoe SaldañaJimmy SmitsAthletesBenjamin AgostoRoberto AlomarCarmelo AnthonyMaría Elena BatistaCarlos Beltrán (don’t mind me I’m just still sobbing because he left the Mets)Julie ChuRoberto Clemente (he shares a lucky number with me, and achieved his 3,000th hit against my home team, the Mets. just a quick fun fact for ya)Maritza CorreiaJoe CortezMiguel Cotto (what a coincidence that he’s fighting tonight)Victor CruzSixto EscobarReggie JacksonDenise MasinoBengie MolinaJosé MolinaYadier MolinaJorge PosadaMónica PuigJuan “Chi Chi” RodríguezNatasha SagardiaAda VélezJuan VenegasBernie WilliamsBooksAlmost A WomanBodega DreamsConquistadoraDark HungerDown These Mean StreetsMundo Cruel: StoriesMy Beloved WorldNew York Ricans From the Hip Hop ZonePuerto Rican Poetry: An Anthology From Aboriginal To Contemporary TimesParrots Over Puerto RicoRun Baby RuSilent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican ChildhoodSong of the Simple Truth: The Complete Poems of Julia de Burgos The Meaning of ConsueloThe Time It Snowed In Puerto RicoThe United States of BananaWhen I Was Puerto Rican Yo-Yo Boing!21: The Story of Roberto ClementeMovies/TV Shows (that feature or are about Puerto Ricans)A Guide To Recognizing Your SaintsCarlito’s WayCasi, Casi AKA my absolute favorite spanish language movie (note: no matter where I looked, I could not find a torrent or link to watch this movie online) El Cantante (has Spanish subtitles for those who don’t understand English)Fruitvale StationGhetto KlownHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (no matter where I looked, I could not find a torrent or link to watch this show online)How To Make It In AmericaMiss Representation (bonus points for it being a documentary about the representation of women in media)Rent (just enter the captcha code and continue)Selena (about a Mexican woman, but featuring Jennifer Lopez as the main character)She’s All ThatTo Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie NewmarWest Side Story (warning: site may have sexually explicit ads on it, so proceed with caution)Yo soy Boricua, pa’que tu lo sepas! (note: no matter where I looked, I could not find a torrent or link to watch this movie online)Musicians (I took the liberty of linking to my favorite songs by some of the artists, just for fun)Marc Anthony (his music speaks to me ok) (hands down)Lloyd BanksRay BarrettoBig PunEl Gran Combo De Puerto Rico (x)Willie ColónElvis Crespo (of course)Fat JoeLa India (x)Héctor Lavoe (i couldn’t choose just one song)Jennifer LopezBruno Mars (x)Ricky Martin (x)Scotty McCreeryLin-Manuel Miranda (this is pure genius)Tito NievesTito Puente (x)Tito RojasFrankie RuizVictor ManuelleGilberto Santo RosaTKA (x)Ray Toro (x)Wisin Y YandelDaddy Yankee (i had to)Historical Taíno FiguresAgüeybaná IAgüeybaná IIArasibo (after whom Arecibo, Puerto Rico is named)Caguax (after whom Caguas, Puerto Rico is named)GuarionexHayuya (after whom Jayuya, Puerto Rico is named)Jumacao (after whom Humacao, Puerto Rico is named)Orocobix (after whom Orocovis, Puerto Rico is named)UrayoánWritersManuel A. AlonzoMiguel AlgarínJosé Gautier BenítezJuan BoriaGiannina BraschiMayra CalvaniLuisa Capetillo AKA Most Badass Woman To Ever LiveJesús Colón AKA The Father of the Nuyorican MovementJosé de DiegoCaridad de la LuzIsabel Freire de MatosLuiz Muñoz Marín (Also a politician who was fundamental in making Puerto Rico what it is todaySandra María EstevezManuel Zeno GandíaVictor Hernández CruzQuiara Alegría HudesJulia De Burgos AKA who you should aspire to beShaggy FloresFelipe LucianoPedro PietriMiguel PiñeroErnesto QuiñonezAbraham RodriguezEsmeralda SantiagoPiri ThomasSome More InformationSome background on Puerto RicoThe Nuyorican MovementWhat is a Taíno?Also, why not take a trip down to the Nuyorican Poets Cafe or El Museo del Barrio to learn a little more about Puerto Rican history and culture (NYC specific)TV writersJose MolinaJavier Grillo-Marxuach (tumblr handle okbjgm ) -- source link

More pics about