Trailblazers
This Puerto Rican actress was the first Latina to win a Tony Award, for The Ritz in 1975.
Rita Moreno
This playwright, born in San Luis, Mexico, wrote Real Women Have Curves.
Josefina López
Calling all Bodego Baddies, Cardi B hosted a pop-up event in this Manhattan neighborhood to celebrate her new album over the weekend.
Washington Heights
The original Broadway West Side Story premiered in this year.
1957
This Cuban singer, known as the “Queen of Chan Chan,” inspired the musical Buena Vista Social Club.
Omara Portuondo
This actress, born in Mexico, became a Broadway star in the original Broadway cast of A Chorus Line.
Priscilla Lopez
In 2000, Josefina Lopez founded this arts organization on LA's East Side to bring art and live theater to Boyle Heights.
Casa 0101
This Cuban-American performer originated the role of Sonny in In the Heights and was nominated for a Tony.
Robin de Jesús
This 2021 Afro-Latina Oscar-winning actress made her Broadway debut in Hamilton before playing Anita.
Ariana DeBose
Antonio Banderas produced, co-directed, and starred in the first Spanish production of this musical in 2019.
A Chorus Line
This Dominican-American performer originated the role of Nina Rosario in In the Heights.
Mandy Gonzalez
She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for her portrayal of Carmen Garcia.
Justina Machado
This actress, who appeared in the original Broadway cast of In the Heights reprised her role of bolero singer in Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation.
Doreen Montalvo
Jerome Robbins envisioned developing a modern-day Jewish/Catholic Romeo and Juliet, which was initially called this.
East Side Story
When it opened in 2014 at the Bertolt Brecht Theatre in Havana, it made history as the first full-scale Broadway musical production to be mounted in Cuba in over 50 years.
Rent
In 2020, this Puerto Rican–American playwright became the first Latino to win the Tony Award for Best Play with his two-part epic.
Matthew Lopez
Alongside Benjamin Velez, this Grammy Award-winning artist was nominated for her first Tony Award in 2025 for Best Original Score.
Joy Huerta
The film In the Heights had its premiere on June 9, 2021, at this historic landmark.
The United Palace
She originated the role of Anita on Broadway in 1957.
Chita Rivera
Playing the Teatro Renault in São Paulo, Brazil, this non-replica production features a Portuguese translation of Winnie Holzman's book.
Wicked (opened in 2025)
In 2003, Nilo Cruz became the first Latino playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for this deeply engrossing play.
Anna in the Tropics
In the 2002 film adaptation, this actress starred as Ana García, marking her breakout role.
America Ferrera
This Mexican-American performer originated the role of Nina Rosario in In the Heights.
Mandy Gonzalez
Lin Manuel-Miranda sampled the song "Maria" from West Side Story in this love letter to Puerto Rico in 2017 following Hurricane Maria.
Almost Like Praying
Inspired by a 1976 novel by Argentine writer Manuel Puig, El beso de la Mujer Araña, this musical earned Chita Rivera her second Tony Award in 1993.
Kiss of the Spider Woman