Happy Birthday to Benjamin Bratt, a Hollywood mega star and producer for film and television. Bratt’s father was German American and his mother was Quechua-Peruvian. Bratt graduated from the University of California and attended the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. As a Latino, he struggled with stereotyping; as he said in an interview, “On… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Benjamin Bratt
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Rita Moreno, Star Civil Rights Activist 1963
On August 9, 1963, civil rights leaders marched through downtown Los Angeles, California to protest the city’s failure to integrate its schools. Among them was superstar Rita Moreno, a Puerto Rican actress, singer, dancer and political activist. This was not Moreno’s first contribution to the civil rights movement; she also supported campaigns led by the… Continue reading Rita Moreno, Star Civil Rights Activist 1963
Happy Birthday to Republican Governor Brian Edward Sandoval 1963
Happy Birthday to Republican Governor Brian Edward Sandoval, born on August 5, 1963, in Redding, California. When he took office in 2011, Sandoval was the first Latino elected to this post in Nevada. Sandoval was also the first Latino in Nevada elected as Attorney General and appointed as a US district judge. Sandoval earned a… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Republican Governor Brian Edward Sandoval 1963
Happy Birthday to Demián Bichir Nájera 1963
Happy Birthday to movie star Demián Bichir Nájera, born on August 1, 1963 in Mexico City, Mexico. His family is in the entertainment business, and Nájera first traveled to the US with an acting troop at age 14. While he has been a celebrity in Mexico, his first big splash in el Norte was the… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Demián Bichir Nájera 1963