List of Puerto Rican artists

This list of Puerto Rican artists includes people who were born in Puerto Rico, people who are of Puerto Rican ancestry, and many long-term residents and/or immigrants who've made Puerto Rico their home, who are significantly notable for their work in the arts.

Comedians

*José Miguel Agrelot, "Don Cholito", comedian [ [http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Agrelot_Jose_Miguel.html José Miguel Agrelot] at the Biography Base.]
*Miguel Ángel Álvarez actor/comedian [ [http://www.prpop.org/biografias/m_bios/miguel_angel_alvarez.shtml Miguel Ángel Álvarez] at the "Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular" of Puerto Rico.]
*Raymond Arrieta, comedian & television host [imdb name|0037302|Raymond Arrieta]
*Rick Aviles, actor/comedian ("Ghost") [imdb name|0043173|Rick Aviles]
*Alba Raquel Barros, comedian/actress [ [http://www.prpop.org/biografias/a_bios/alba_raquel_barros.shtml Alba Raquel Barros] at the "Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular".]
*Norma Candal, actress & comedian [ [http://www.prpop.org/biografias/n_bios/norma_candal.shtml Norma Candal] at the "Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular".]
*Melwin Cedeño, comedian [ [http://www.prpop.org/biografias/m_bios/melwin_cedeno.shtml Melwin Cedeño] at the "Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular".]
*Sunshine Logroño, comedian [ [http://www.prpop.org/biografias/s_bios/sunshine_logrono.shtml Sunshine Logroño] at the "Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular".]
*Jorge Castro, comedian/actor [imdb name|0145587|Jorge Castro]
*Lillian Hurst, comedian/actress ("Dharma and Greg")
*Paquito Cordero, television producer/comedian
*Ángela Meyer, actress, comedian and producer
*Eddie Miró, comedian/television host
*Alicia Moreda, actress/comedian
*Rene Monclova, actor & comedian
*Rafo Muñiz, comedian & producer (son of Tommy Muñiz)
*Tommy Muñiz, television producer/comedian
*Taylor Negron, actor/comedian
*Marian Pabón, actress, singer & comedian
*Freddie Prinze, comedian/actor (television series "Chico and the Man") (Puerto Rican mother)
*Carmen Belen Richardson, comedian/actress
*Luis Antonio Rivera, "Yoyo Boing" comedian
*Ramón "Diplo" Rivero, comedian
*Gladys Rodríguez, comedian/actress
*Adalberto Rodríguez, "Machuchal" comedian
*Otilio Warrington, "Bizcocho" comedian

Actors and actresses

*Jorge Alberti, actor [imdb name|1739843|Jorge Alberti]
*Trini Alvarado, actress (films "Little Women", "The Perez Family") [ [http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses/Alvarado,_Trini/index.html Trini Alvarado] at Starpulse.com]
*Axel Anderson, actor/director [ [http://www.prpop.org/biografias/a_bios/axel_anderson.shtml Axel Anderson] at the "Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular" of Puerto Rico.]
*Victor Argo, actor ("King of New York")
*Charlotte Ayanna, actress
*Adrienne Bailon, member of Platinum R&B group 3LW, Actress "The Cheetah Girls"
*Ivonne Belen, documentary director and producer
*Rosa Blasi, theatrical actress
*Giselle Blondet, actress/television host
*Lucy Boscana, television/theatrical actress
*Irene Cara, singer/actress ("Fame")
*Desiree Casado, actress "Gaby" on "Sesame Street", (film "I Like It Like That")
*Raquel Castro, actress (Puerto Rican father)
*Braulio Castillo, actor
*Braulio Castillo, hijo, actor
*Laura Cerón, actress
*Ivonne Coll, actress ("The Godfather II")
*Miriam Colón, actress ("Scarface)
*Liza Colón-Zayas, film/theatrical actress
*Kevin Corrigan, actor
*Mapita Cortés, actress, niece of Mapy Cortés
*Mapy Cortés, actress
*Mara Croatto, actress
*Alexis Cruz, actor ("Stargate", television series "Stargate SG-1", "Touched by an Angel")
*Wilson Cruz actor television series "My So-Called Life"; film "Party Monster"
*Henry Darrow, actor, "Manolito" (television series "The High Chaparral")
*Raúl Dávila, actor, (television series "All My Children)"
*Rosario Dawson, actress ("Men in Black II", "The Rundown", "Rent")
*Blanca de Castejon, international actress
*Idalis DeLeón, actress, former MTV veejay, singer (group Seduction)
*Vanessa del Rio, actress
*Benicio del Toro, actor ("Traffic"), Academy award winner
*Kamar de los Reyes, actor, (television series "One Life to Live)"
*Michael DeLorenzo, actor (television series "New York Undercover," "Head of the Class)"
*Alba Nydia Díaz, actress
*Daniela Droz, actress/television host
*Lydia Echevarría, actress
*Hector Elizondo, actor ("Pretty Woman", "The Princess Diaries")
*Erik Estrada, actor (television series "CHiPs", "Sealab 2021")
*Antonio Fargas, actor (television series "Starsky and Hutch")
*José Ferrer, actor ("Cyrano de Bergerac"), first Hispanic actor to win an Academy Award
*Miguel Ferrer, ("RoboCop", "The Manchurian Candidate")
*Rafael Ferrer, actor
*Franky G, actor "(The Italian Job", "Saw II")
*Luis Gatica, actor (son of Mapita Cortés)
*Marilyn Ghigliotti, actress "Clerks"
*Joyce Giraud, actress, former Miss Puerto Rico Universe titleholder
*Ian Gomez, actor ( television series "The Drew Carey Show")
*Marga Gomez, actress/playwright
*Reagan Gomez-Preston, actress
*Rick Gonzalez, actor ("The Rookie", "Coach Carter")
*Bruce Gray, actor, S.W.A.T (born and raised in Puerto Rico)
*Javier Grillo-Marxuach, television and film producer
*Luis Guzmán, actor ("Carlito's Way", "Traffic", "The Count of Monte Cristo")
*April Lee Hernández, actress, "Freedom Writers"
*Juano Hernández, actor, the first Puerto Rican star in the Negro Film Industry
*William Hernández, actor
*Mark Indelicato, child actor (television series "Ugly Betty)"
*Vincent Irizarry, actor on ABC series ("All My Children")
*Raúl Juliá, actor (films "Kiss of the Spider Woman", "La Gran Fiesta")
*Victoria Justice American television actress ("Zoey 101")
*Eva LaRue, actress ("All My Children", "")
*La La, MTV veejay, actress
*John Leguizamo, actor ("Moulin Rouge!", "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar") (Puerto Rican father)
*Adamari López, actress
*Gina Lynn, pornographic actress
*Justina Machado, actress (television series "Six Feet Under"; films "Final Destination 2", "Torque")
*Sonia Manzano, actress, "María" on "Sesame Street"
*Eddie Marrero, actor ("Navy Seals: Untold Stories")
*Claribel Medina, actress
*John Melendez, "Stuttering John" ("Howard Stern Show" and "The Tonight Show")
*Ari Meyers, actress (television series "Kate & Allie")
*Karla Monroig, actress "(Señora Tentación & Dame Chocolate)"
*Esai Morales, actor
*Jacobo Morales, director, actor ("Bananas")
*Rita Moreno, actress, winner of an Oscar, a Tony Award, an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award
*Coati Mundi, composer/musician and actor (film "Who's That Girl")
*Frankie Muniz, actor (television series "Malcolm in the Middle") films "Agent Cody Banks", "Big Fat Liar" (Puerto Rican father)
*Micaela Nevárez, actress (film Princesas) first Puerto Rican to win a Goya Award
*Sonia Noemí, actress & singer
*Amaury Nolasco, actor, film "2 Fast 2 Furious", television series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", "Prison Break")
*Tony Oliver, voice actor
*Tony Orlando, singer
*Ana Ortiz, actress (television series "Ugly Betty)"
*Elin Ortiz, actor/television producer
*Lana Parrilla actress (Puerto Rican father), "Spin City" and "Boomtown".
*Rosie Perez, actress ("White Men Can't Jump", "Fearless")
*Joaquin Phoenix, actor ("Signs", "Gladiator") (born in Puerto Rico)
*Freddie Prinze, Jr., actor ("Scooby-Doo") (Puerto Rican grandmother)
*Adolfo Quiñones, actor/dancer/choreographer (film "Breakin'")
*Luis Antonio Ramos, actor
*Armando Riesco, actor, films ("World Trade Center", "Garden State", "Fever Pitch")
*Osvaldo Ríos, actor & singer
*Chita Rivera, "Broadway Legend", winner of 2 Tony Awards
*Adam Rodríguez actor (television series "", "Roswell")
*Freddy Rodríguez, actor (television series "Six Feet Under")
*Michelle Rodríguez, actress ("Lost", "The Fast and the Furious")
*Marta Romero, actress & singer
*Johanna Rosaly, actress
*Kiele Sanchez, actress
*Marcelino Sánchez, actor ("The Warriors","The Bloodhound Gang")
*Roselyn Sánchez, actress ("Rush Hour 2", "Boat Trip")
*Esther Sandoval, actress
*Renoly Santiago, actor (film "Dangerous Minds")
*Saundra Santiago, actress ("Miami Vice", "Carlito's Way")
*Jon Seda, actor ("Selena")
*Jimmy Smits, actor (television series "L.A. Law", "The West Wing", and "NYPD Blue"; movie "")
*Talisa Soto, actress/model, ("Licence to Kill","Mortal Kombat")
*Karrine Steffans, actress
*Miguel Ángel Suárez, actor, playwriter, stage director ("Stir Crazy", "Under Suspicion")
*Nautica Thorn, actress
*Rachel Ticotin, actress ("Total Recall", "Con Air")
*Liz Torres, actress (television series "Gilmore Girls")
*Alanna Ubach, actress ("Meet the Fockers" (Puerto Rican mother)
*José Vega Santana, "Remi" the Clown, (also see: Cartoonists)
*Nadine Velazquez, actress (television series "My Name Is Earl)"
*Lauren Vélez, actress, (television series "New York Undercover", "Oz", "Dexter")
*Loraine Vélez, actress
*Christina Vidal,actress, (television series "Taina")
*Lisa Vidal, actress ("Night in the City"), (television series "ER")
*Luis Vigoreaux, television host
*Luisito Vigoreaux, actor,television host
*Roberto Vigoreaux, actor, television host
*Sylvia Del Villard, actress, dancer and choreographer
*Holly Woodlawn drag artist/actor
*David Zayas, actor (television series "Oz", "Dexter")

Painters

*Soraida Martinez, artist known for creating Verdadism in 1992
*Daniel Arnaldo Roman, multidisciplinary artist and founder of Trance Líquido and Grupo Probeta.
*Fernando Villanueva, postmodern painter.
*Alfredo Gomez Jr., Latino Postmodern Painter who specializes in portrait commissions & paintings pertaining to Afro-Cuban Music.
*Fernando Pintado, artist best known for his text based paintings and child-like drawings.

culptors

*Lilliam Nieves, multidisciplinary artist and founder of Trance Líquido and Grupo Probeta.
*Ivan Reyes, multidisciplinary artist currently pursuing his master degree at Florida.

Video

*Yvette Mattern, video, film, public art, performance, theater artist.

References

See also

* List of Latin American artists
* List of Puerto Ricans
* Art in Puerto Rico