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List Of Colombian Americans
This is a list of notable Colombian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Colombian American or must have references showing they are Colombian American and are notable. List Artists and designers *Esteban Cortázar (1984–) – fashion designer * Miguel Gómez (1974–) – photographer * Guilloume – Colombian minimalist artist, self-described master of "Bolismo" *Greg Giraldo – comedian *René Moncada – Colombian-born American artist * Jason Torres (1980–) – Colombian-born American graphic artist. Founder of Jastor , Top 100 most influential Colombians in the US (2012) *Lari Pittman – painter *Gala Porras-Kim – conceptual artist * R. J. Palacio – author and graphic designer *Diego Suarez (1888–1974) – garden designer known for his work at James Deering's Villa Vizcaya in Miami, FloridaHe w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Original Research
Research is "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to controlling sources of bias and error. These activities are characterized by accounting and controlling for biases. A research project may be an expansion on past work in the field. To test the validity of instruments, procedures, or experiments, research may replicate elements of prior projects or the project as a whole. The primary purposes of basic research (as opposed to applied research) are documentation, discovery, interpretation, and the research and development (R&D) of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge. Approaches to research depend on epistemologies, which vary considerably both within and between humanities and sciences. There are several forms of research: scientific, humanities, artistic, eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Hoffmann
Ingrid Hoffmann (born April 10, 1965) is a Colombian-American television personality and restaurateur, who hosts the Food Network series ''Simply Delicioso'' and the Spanish-language cooking and lifestyle show ''Delicioso'' on Galavisión. Her cookbook, ''Simply Delicioso: A Collection of Everyday Recipes with a Latin Twist'', was published on February 8, 2008, by Clarkson Potter. The Spanish version is titled ''Delicioso: Una coleccion de mis recetas favoritas con un toque latino''. Early life Hoffmann was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, and raised in Cali and Curaçao. Her father was Billy Hoffmann, a pilot. Her mother, Yolanda Ibarnegaray, was a Cordon Bleu-trained chef who worked in restaurants and catering. Ingrid began cooking at a young age with her mother. Career Hoffmann worked in modeling and acting, appearing in 16 telenovelas by age 20. She moved to Miami, Florida in 1985, where she opened La Capricieuse, a high-fashion luxury boutique in Miami's Coconut Grove. Hof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyssa Diaz
Alyssa Elaine Diaz (born September 7, 1985) is an American actress. She is known for her roles on television, such as Celia Ortega on the CBS daytime soap opera ''As the World Turns'', Jasmine on the ABC Family series '' The Nine Lives of Chloe King'', Gloria Cruz on Lifetime's '' Army Wives'', Teresa on Showtime's '' Ray Donovan'', Dariela Marzan on the CBS series '' Zoo'', and Officer (later Detective) Angela Lopez on the ABC series '' The Rookie''. Early life and education Diaz was born in Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on September 7, 1985. She is of Colombian and Mexican parentage. Career Diaz is an actor known for her recurring roles on several series, including '' Army Wives'', '' Ray Donovan'', and the soap opera ''As The World Turns''. She had her breakout film role in the remake of '' Red Dawn''. She has made other appearances, guest-starring in television shows including '' Southland'', '' CSI: NY'' and '' Lie to Me''. She starred in the film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriana Cataño
Adriana Cataño is an American actress, businesswoman and television host. She has acted in Latin soap operas A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ... and has hosted programs on Univision Telemundo, TV Azteca, Fox Sports Americas and Telefutura. Biography Cataño was born in Miami, Florida, and is of Colombian descent. She studied Broadcast Journalism at Florida International University. She speaks Spanish, English and French. She has been featured in Latin American as well as USA television programs. She has worked for the top Hispanic networks: Univision, TV Azteca, Fox Sports America's, Telefutura and Telemundo. She was the anchor of ''Edicion Especial'' a live-television show based on the entertainment industry. She was the host of ''Cinemundo'' and hosted most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Descendants (2015 Film)
''Descendants'' is an American musical fantasy adventure-comedy television film directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega. The film stars Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart, and Cameron Boyce as the teenage children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella de Vil, respectively. The film follows these teenagers adjusting to life outside their island prison, while on a mission to steal the Fairy Godmother's wand and free their parents from captivity. It debuted on July 31, 2015, as a Disney Channel Original Movie, to positive reviews and 6.6 million viewers. The film also stars Mitchell Hope, Melanie Paxson, Brenna D'Amico, Sarah Jeffery, Zachary Gibson, Jedidiah Goodacre, Dianne Doan, Dan Payne, Keegan Connor Tracy, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Maz Jobrani, Kathy Najimy, and Kristin Chenoweth. The first installment in the '' Descendants'' franchise, ''Descendants'' was spun off into a CGI animated short-form series titled '' Descendants: Wicked World'', and was fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Carson
Sofía Daccarett Char (born April 10, 1993), known professionally as Sofia Carson, is an American actress and singer. Her first appearance on television was as a guest star on the Disney Channel series '' Austin & Ally''. In 2015, she received recognition as Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen, in the Disney Channel Original Movie '' Descendants''. She later reprised her role in its two sequels and other work in the franchise. Carson has since starred in the films '' Adventures in Babysitting'' (2016), '' Tini: The Movie'' (2016), '' A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits'' (2016) and ''Songbird'' (2020). She also starred as Ava Jalali in the Freeform drama series '' Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists'' (2019). As a voice actress, she also had roles in '' My Little Pony: A New Generation'' (2021) as Pipp Petals and in '' Spider-Man'' (2017) as Keemia Marko / Sandgirl. She also starred in the Netflix films '' Feel the Beat'' (2020) and '' Purple Hearts'' (2022). Carson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasha Calle
Sasha Calle (; born August 7) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Lola Rosales on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', which earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. She will portray the superheroine Supergirl in the DC Extended Universe in ''The Flash'', which will also serve as her feature film debut. Early life and education Sasha Calle was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She is of Colombian descent. She has a younger brother. She and her mother moved to Colombia when she was ten and moved back to the U.S. after two years. Calle is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, where she obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Career In September 2018, Calle joined the cast of the soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' as chef Lola Rosales. She received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series in 2020 for her performance. In February 2021, Calle was cast in her first film role to por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héctor Luis Bustamante
Héctor Luis Bustamante (born March 12, 1972) is a Colombian-American actor. He is best known for his emotionally-charged performance as Pedro Vera in the 2008 original LMN movie '' Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story''. He current stars in the American short virtual reality project ''Carne y Arena'' (''Flesh and Sand'') written and directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. ''Carne y Arena'' was awarded the first Special Achievement Academy Award in over 20 years by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Early life He was born Héctor Luis Bustamante Durango in Medellín, Colombia to Dagoberto Bustamante and Aracelly Durango. Bustamante and his family moved to the United States when he was 12. Bustamante is an alumnus of the 1989 Governor's School of New Jersey as an art scholar. His first theatrical role was in a Hackensack High School production of ''West Side Story'', which was well received and led him to roles in several other productions, though his drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sopranos
''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based American Mafia, Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance family life with his role as leader of a criminal organization. These are explored during his therapy sessions with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco). The series features Tony's family members, mafia colleagues, and rivals in prominent roles—most notably his wife Carmela Soprano, Carmela (Edie Falco) and his protégé/distant cousin Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli). The pilot was ordered in 1997, and the show premiered on HBO on January 10, 1999. The series ran for six seasons totaling List of The Sopranos episodes, 86 episodes until June 10, 2007. Broadcast syndication followed in the U.S. and internationally. ''The Sopranos'' was produced by HBO, Chase Films, and Brad Grey Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Bronx Tale
''A Bronx Tale'' is a 1993 American coming-of-age crime film directed by and starring Robert De Niro in his directorial debut and produced by Jane Rosenthal, adapted from Chazz Palminteri's 1989 play of the same name. It tells the coming of age story of an Italian-American boy, Calogero, who, after encountering a local Mafia boss, is torn between the temptations of organized crime and the values of his honest, hardworking father, as well as racial tensions in his community. The Broadway production was converted to film with limited changes, and starred Palminteri and De Niro. De Niro, who first viewed the play in Los Angeles in 1990, acquired the rights from Palminteri, intent on making the play his directorial debut. The duo then worked heavily together on the screenplay, with Palminteri aiming to retain many of the aspects of the original script, as it was based largely on his own childhood. Production began in 1991, and was funded in collaboration with De Niro's TriBeCa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lillo Brancato
Lillo Brancato Jr. (born Saul Rodriguez; August 30, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Calogero “C” Anello in Robert De Niro's 1993 directorial debut, ''A Bronx Tale.'' He also portrayed Matthew Bevilaqua, a young mobster on ''The Sopranos''. Brancato was arrested on December 10, 2005, in the Bronx for the murder of police officer Daniel Enchautegui, who was at home and off-duty at the time of his death, during a botched burglary. Brancato was charged with second-degree murder, and his trial began on November 17, 2008. On December 22, 2008, a jury found him not guilty of murder, but found him guilty of first-degree attempted burglary. On January 9, 2009, a judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison. On December 31, 2013, he was released on parole. Early life Brancato was born Saul Rodriguez in Bogotá, Colombia, on August 30, 1976. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Beatriz
Stephanie Beatriz Bischoff Alvizuri (born February 10, 1981) is an American actress, model and singer. She is known for playing Detective Rosa Diaz in the Fox/ NBC comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (2013–2021), and voicing protagonist Mirabel Madrigal in the Disney film '' Encanto''. Early life Beatriz was born in Neuquén, Argentina, to a Colombian father and a Bolivian mother. She is also of part German descent. She arrived in the United States at the age of two with her parents and a younger sister. Beatriz grew up in Webster, Texas, outside Houston, and attended Clear Brook High School. As a child, her mother took Beatriz and her sister to arts exhibits and events, something she credits for raising her awareness of potential careers in the arts. She became interested in acting after taking speech and debate as an elective, which allowed her to appear in plays. She became a United States citizen at 18. Beatriz attended the all-women's Stephens College in Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
