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Notable Latino Americans : a biographical dictionary

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Profiles both prominent and important but less-familiar people who have made significant contributions in their fields.

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Title

Notable Latino Americans : a biographical dictionary

Call No

E184.S75

Authors

Meier, Matt S
Franco Serri, Conchita
Garcia, Richard A., 1941-

Subjects

Hispanic Americans--Biography--Dictionaries.

Language

English

Published

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997.

Publication Desc

xv, 431 p. : ill. ;

ISBN

058538908X (electronic bk.)

LCCN

96027392

Dimensions

24 cm.

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Profiles both prominent and important but less-familiar people who have made significant contributions in their fields.

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Luis W. Alvarez -- Reinaldo Arenas -- Desi Arnaz -- Alfredo Arreguin -- Elfego Baca -- Herman Badillo -- Joan Baez -- Romana Acosta Banuelos -- Casimiro Barela -- Samuel Betances -- Ruben Blades -- Fernando Bujones -- Julia de Burgos -- Lydia Cabrera -- Arthur Leon Campa -- Jose Canseco -- Mariah Carey -- Vikki Carr -- Lourdes Casal -- Pablo Casals -- Carlos Castaneda -- Lauro Cavazos Jr. -- Cesar Chavez -- Dennis Chavez -- Linda Chavez -- Henry Cisneros -- Sandra Cisneros -- Roberto Clemente Walker -- Imogene Coca -- Margarita Colmenares -- Gregorio Cortez -- Juan Cortina -- Celia Cruz -- Xavier Cugat -- Oscar de la Renta -- Justino Diaz -- Lincoln Diaz-Balart -- Placido Domingo -- Jaime Escalante -- Gloria Estefan -- David Glasgow Farragut -- Jose Feliciano -- Gigi (Beatriz) Fernandez -- Mary Joe Fernandez -- Luis Ferre -- Jose Ferrer -- Patrick Flores -- Maria Fornes -- Ernesto Galarza -- Rudy (Valentin Joseph) Galindo -- Cristina Garcia -- Hector Perez Garcia -- Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert -- Roberto Goizueta -- Corky (Rodolfo) Gonzales -- Pancho (Richard Alonzo) Gonzales -- Henry Barbosa Gonzalez -- Chelo (Consuelo) Gonzalez Amezcua -- Jose Angel Gutierrez -- Rita Hayworth -- Oscar Hijuelos -- Rolando Hinojosa-Smith -- Dolores Fernandez Huerta -- Jose Iturbi -- Mari-Luci Jaramillo -- Francisco Jimenez -- Raul Julia -- Jose Arcadio Limon -- Nancy Lopez -- Marisol (Escobar) -- Jose Marti -- Antonio Jose Martinez -- Vilma Socorro Martinez -- Jorge Mas Canosa -- Harold Medina -- Lydia Mendoza -- Nicholasa Mohr -- Gloria Molina -- Ricardo Montalban -- Rita Moreno -- Luis Munoz Marin -- Joaquin Murieta -- Julian Nava -- Antonia Novello -- Ellen Ochoa -- Esteban Ochoa -- Severo Ochoa -- Edward James Olmos -- Miguel Antonio Otero Jr. -- Eduardo Padron -- Americo Paredes -- Estela Portillo Trambley -- Dolores Prida -- Tito (Ernest Anthony) Puente -- Anthony Quinn -- Felisa Rincon de Gautier -- Chita Rivera -- Geraldo Rivera -- Tomas Rivera -- Arnaldo Roche-Rabell -- Chi Chi (Juan) Rodriguez -- Richard Rodriguez -- Gilbert Roland -- Cesar Romero -- Linda Ronstadt -- Heana Ros-Lehtinen -- Edward Roybal -- Ruben Salazar -- George I. Sanchez -- Luis Rafael Sanchez -- George Santayana -- Juan Seguin -- Martin Sheen -- Roberto Suarez -- Emma Tenayuca -- Piri (John Peter) Thomas -- Reies Lopez Tijerina -- Maria Elena Torano-Pantin -- Edwin Torres -- Lee Trevino -- Teresa Urrea -- Luis Valdez -- Nydia Velazquez -- Jose Antonio Villarreal -- Raquel Welch -- Bernice Zamora -- Carmen Zapata -- App. A. Fields of Professional Activity -- App. B. Ethnic Subgroups.