1. Celebrities from Latin America By: Rachel Lowery

2. Enrique Iglesias Born in Madrid, Spain, Enrique Iglesias is very well known in the United States for his singles I Like It and Tonight. Those were not his first singles though. Enrique has been very famous in Latin America for many years. He holds the record for the most singles being released by a Spanish musician ever. He has had 22 hits in Latin America!

3. Ricky Martin Ricky Martin was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Martin is known for having many talents. Ricky Martin is most popular in the U.S for his singing. He first released is hit single Livin' la Vida Loca in Latin America. It became so popular they made an English version of the album! It became a popular album in America also. The album sold 17 million world wide!

4. Jennifer Lopez Though growing up in The Bronx in New York City, Jennifer Lopez is 100% Puerto Rican. Jennifer Lopez first started as a dancer on the dancing show Living in Color. She then started looking into acting. Her first big movie was Money Train. She is on the top 20 list of the top paid actresses. She is successful in dancing, singing,acting, and producing.

5. George Lopez George Lopez is Mexican- American. He grew up in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California. George Lopez is a comedian, actor, and talk show host. He is well known for his show on ABC, George Lopez. He also has a late night talk show called Lopez tonight on tbs. George Lopez also does stand up comedy around the U.S

6. Antonio Banderas Antonio Benderas was born in Andalucía, Spain. Antonio Bendaras was first a popular actor in Spain. Then (despite his heavy Spanish accent) American directors started hiring him. A few popular movies he was in is The legend of Zorro, Shrek 2, and Spy kids.

7. Pen e lope Cruz Penelope Cruz was born in Madrid, Spain. Penelope was very talented at dancing. After realizing she was born to perform, her parents hired her an agent at age 15. Her first leading role was when she was 17 in Jamon, jamon. The movie ended up being a huge success. After her performance in that, directors in the U.S started hiring her. She is a successful actress in Spain, Italy, and the U.S.