Celebrating Latina Women

Athletes

100

This person was the first Mexican women to win an Olympic medal. (Lifting)

Sorya Jiménez Mendivil

200

_________ is a Colombian cyclist, two-time Olympic gold medalist and BMX World Champion.

Mariana Pajón Londoño

300

_______ is a Venezuelan athlete who holds the world record for women's triple jump, at 15.74 m ( 51 ft 71⁄2 in).

Yulimar Rojas Rodríguez

400

________is a Mexican racquetball player. She is the current Women's World Champion in both Singles and Doubles.

 

Paola Longoria

Actors

100

______ was the star in Netflix series "Jane the Virgin" which gives American viewers a slightly more realistic perspective to the everyday life of a Venezuelan-American family

Gina Rodriguez

200

_______ is one of the characters in Marvel's Doctor Strange and the Universe of Madness, The Baby-Sitter Club and Spider-Man 3.

Xochitl Gomez

300

Cuban-Mexican American actress ______, represents the Latino community on screen in shows like Diary of a Future President on Disney+ and Netflix's On My Block.

Jessica Marie Garcia

400

_______ is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela "Teresa" and is known for roles in "Grown Ups" "House of Gucci" "Bliss" and more.

Salma Hayek Pinault

Singers

100

______'s music contributed to a rise in Latin music popularity across the United States. Her songs like "Como la Flor" and "Amor Prohbido"

Selena Quintanilla

200

 _______ is the highest-selling Colombian artist with hits such as "Waka Waka" and "Hips don't Lie"

Shakira

300

Puerto Rican ______ is one of the highest-paid Latina singer and actresses in the history of Hollywood with some of her most popular songs being "On the Floor"

Jennifer Lopez 

400

_____ was one of Latin music's most respected singers and sang only in Spanish. She is known as the Queen of Salsa.

Celia Cruz

Lyrics/Quotes

100

My genetics gave me a curvy figure, and I've come to understand that in the Latino culture, that is beautiful."

Demi Lovato 

200

"I love my character, it makes me proud to play her as a symbol of many Latin women"

Sofia Vergada 

300

"When you come from an immigrant home, you're in a whole different world until you leave your house. In my teenage years, I had to learn to switch cultures the second I left my house and, when I came back, to go back to my fundamentals." 

Jesse Reyez

400

"People think of Latina women as being firey and fierce, which is usually true. But I think the quality that so many Latinos possess is strength."

Zoe Saldana