Famous Latino Lawyers & Adjacents
First Latina U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Sonia Sotomayor
TV show about a young “lawyer” navigating cases at a high-powered NYC law firm
Suits
Puerto Rican artist behind “Despacito”
Luis Fonsi
Dance style from Argentina
Tango
Chilean ex-president and human rights leader
Michelle Bachelet
Movie where Elle Woods goes to Harvard Law to win back her ex and ends up excelling in court
Legally Blonde
Colombian singer whose “Hips Don’t Lie”
Shakira
Popular Latin American street food from Venezuela or Colombia
Arepas
Famous Latin American pop star who appeared in a U.S. legal docu-series
Maluma, Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
TV show featuring a criminal defense professor who secretly helps clients escape conviction
How to Get Away with Murder
Chilean actor who played Reed Richards in Fantastic Four
Pedro Pascal
World’s best soccer player
L10nel Messi
First ICC Prosecutor
Luis Moreno Ocampo
Classic courtroom drama where a principled lawyer defends an innocent man in the racially divided South
To Kill a Mockingbird
Brazilian music style blending samba and jazz, popularized globally by artists like João Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim
Bossa Nova
Star of Y Tu Mamá También who went on to headline Hollywood films like Mozart in the Jungle and The Motorcycle Diaries
Gael García Bernal