Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Soto Mallor is the first Hispanic and Latina to become Associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Sonia received a bachelor's degree from Princeton in 1976 and graduated Suma cum in 2009, President Barack Obama nominated her to the Supreme Court.
Selma Hayek
Mexican-born actress and producer, Salma Hayek is best known for her role in the movie Frida, as well as Quentin Tarantino's from dusk until dawn.
Selena Quintanilla
Selena Quintanilla, the queen of Tejano music started her music career at the age of 10 as the lead singer of her family band, Selena rose to stardom very quickly and won her first grammy for best Mexican American album.
In 1994 Selena had seven number-one hits and in 1995 she was inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame.
Roberto Clemente
Born in Puerto Rico in 1934 Roberto Clemente played right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 to 1972.
Roberto was the first Latino in into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1973
Oscar De La Renta
Oscar de La Renta was a world-renowned fashion designer from the Dominican Republic.
Oscar built a fashion empire, designing for several American first ladies, socialites, diplomats, and celebrities. Oscar de La Renta passed away in 2014, but his legacy lives on through his signature ready-to-wear collection.
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt performed and recorded many genres of music including rock country, light opera and Latin.
She earned a total of 11 Grammys and was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy in 2016.
In 1987 she released Canciones Mi Padre, which stands as the biggest selling non-English language album in American record history.