Hispanics/Latinos in Pop. Culture/media - DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate

**tefraxKedWere** · 06-02-2012, 08:23 AM

Well Im bored at the moment and have alot of time on my hands, so I thought I would start a thread about characters from movies, tv shows, video games, animation, as well as superheroes that would be considered Hispanic/Latino in the USA. Feel Free to add more and discuss posted characters

Superheroes

Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)- DC Comics

Fire (Beatriz DaCosta)-DC Comics

Movies

Rain Ocampo- Resident Evil; RE: Retribution

Monica Fuentes- 2 Fast 2 Furious; Fast 5

Brian Chavez- Friday Night Lights

Animation

Puss N Boots- Shrek 2; Shrek the 3rd; Shrek Forever After; Puss N Boots

Speedy Gonzales- Looney Tunes

Dora the Explorer- Nick JR.

Video Games

Cynthia- Silent Hill 4

Ashley- Mass Effect

Garcia Hotspur- Shadow of the Damned

Rios- Army of Two

Wrestlers

Eddie Guerrero (RIP)- WWE

LAX (Hernandez, Homicide, Konan, & Salinas)- TNA

TV Shows

Eric Delko- CSI Miami

Mike- Power Rangers Samurai

**mr.calisto** · 06-02-2012, 08:33 AM

Pvt. Vasquez, "Aliens" movie.

**pokerbonuscod** · 06-02-2012, 08:33 AM

Puss in boots is actually Spanish not Latin American. Good thread otherwise.

**Liaptoono** · 06-02-2012, 08:36 AM

Chacha DiGregorio in Grease

Amazing dance performance .

**fajerdoksdsaaker** · 06-02-2012, 08:37 AM

Puss in boots is actually Spanish not Latin American. Good thread otherwise.

I actually wondered about that, because in the movie it looks like the whole thing takes place in Mexico, or at least the US westcoast. Typical wild-west environment. Perhaps it doesn't have anything to do with the original book.

Anyways.. one of my favorite hispanic characters. Vasquez in Aliens 2:

Edit: Arminfrench did you edit that pic of Vasquez in? Or did you post it before me? lol, I honestly didn't see it until after I posted mine. I came to think of Vasquez because of the pic from the OP that reminded me of the latino military chick in Avatar. Oh well nvm :P

**Solo3uc4** · 06-02-2012, 08:38 AM

Lt William Martinez. Movie, "Battle: Los Angeles".

**Sukadrukanga** · 06-02-2012, 08:41 AM

isnt Bane from Batman some kind of Hispanic?

**vipbunter** · 06-02-2012, 08:46 AM

Puss in boots is actually Spanish not Latin American. Good thread otherwise.

Isnt he a mix of Zorro and that Charles Perrault fairy tale character? Either way im sure Americans see him as a Hispanic/Latino character, or atleast I do.

**Desflahd** · 06-02-2012, 08:48 AM

That sexy Gal : Santana in Glee

**loan4younow** · 06-02-2012, 08:50 AM

isnt Bane from Batman some kind of Hispanic?

He is from a fictional country in the carribean, comparable to Cuba or Puerto Rico, plus he always has an accent so yeah he can technically be labeled as Hispanic.

**soydaykam** · 06-02-2012, 08:53 AM

Best latino bad-ass . El Wray in Grindhouse :Planet terror

**PapsEdisa** · 06-02-2012, 09:01 AM

Shiloh Fernandez ( Mexican ancestry)
Movie: Red Riding Hood.

Sara Paxton ( Mexican ancestry)
Movie: Enter Nowhere

Danny Trejo (Mexican ancestry)
Movie: Bad Ass

**wmtravelservice** · 06-02-2012, 09:03 AM

Danny Trejo (Mexican ancestry)
Movie: Bad Ass

This actor is amazing, he always played secondary characters in film . Now after played in Machette, he start to play only major roles . It's great because his film are most of them very good

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Jessica Alba in Honey

Topanga in Boys Meets World

**pkopwqzsdcvbn** · 06-02-2012, 09:19 AM

Topanga is of Hispanic/Latin background?

Get out of here, I didn't know that. What exactly is her ethnic background?

**GuitarLoverBe** · 06-02-2012, 09:21 AM

Bane-DC Comics

She- Machete

Sartana-Machete

Letty Ortiz-The Fast and the Furious ;Fast and Furious; Fast 5

Mia Toretto- The Fast and The Furious; Fast and Furious; Fast 5

**MikeGotTalentz** · 06-02-2012, 09:27 AM

Robert Rodriguez (Mexican Ancestry)
Film Director

Notable work(s) El Mariachi, Desperado, Spy Kids, Sin City, Grindhouse, Machete.

Guillermo del Toro ( Mexican ancestry)
Film Director

Known For: Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy (2004), Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Mimic (1997).

**Grzqbmhy** · 06-02-2012, 09:55 AM

The Russo Family- Wizards of Waverly Place

Mexican America (Anarquia, Hernandez, Sarita, & Rosita)- TNA

The Bella Twins- WWE

Melina Perez-WWE

**joulseenjoync** · 06-02-2012, 11:55 AM

Sin Cara is a wrestler that was known as "Mistico" in Mexico.

Trudy Chacón , Movie "Avatar".

**Old-old-Ivy** · 06-02-2012, 12:01 PM

Micheal DiLorenzo, Puerto rican/Italian

Luis Guzman

**cheesypeetyz** · 06-02-2012, 12:15 PM

"Wrong Turn 3", Tamer Hassan featuring "Chavez" bad ass Mexican Inmate.

06-02-2012, 08:23 AM	#1
tefraxKedWere Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 392 Senior Member	Hispanics/Latinos in Pop. Culture/media Well Im bored at the moment and have alot of time on my hands, so I thought I would start a thread about characters from movies, tv shows, video games, animation, as well as superheroes that would be considered Hispanic/Latino in the USA. Feel Free to add more and discuss posted characters Superheroes Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)- DC Comics Fire (Beatriz DaCosta)-DC Comics Movies Rain Ocampo- Resident Evil; RE: Retribution Monica Fuentes- 2 Fast 2 Furious; Fast 5 Brian Chavez- Friday Night Lights Animation Puss N Boots- Shrek 2; Shrek the 3rd; Shrek Forever After; Puss N Boots Speedy Gonzales- Looney Tunes Dora the Explorer- Nick JR. Video Games Cynthia- Silent Hill 4 Ashley- Mass Effect Garcia Hotspur- Shadow of the Damned Rios- Army of Two Wrestlers Eddie Guerrero (RIP)- WWE LAX (Hernandez, Homicide, Konan, & Salinas)- TNA TV Shows Eric Delko- CSI Miami Mike- Power Rangers Samurai Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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pokerbonuscod Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 556 Senior Member	Puss in boots is actually Spanish not Latin American. Good thread otherwise. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-02-2012, 08:36 AM	#4
Liaptoono Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 679 Senior Member	Chacha DiGregorio in Grease Amazing dance performance . Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-02-2012, 08:37 AM	#5
fajerdoksdsaaker Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 279 Senior Member	Puss in boots is actually Spanish not Latin American. Good thread otherwise. I actually wondered about that, because in the movie it looks like the whole thing takes place in Mexico, or at least the US westcoast. Typical wild-west environment. Perhaps it doesn't have anything to do with the original book. Anyways.. one of my favorite hispanic characters. Vasquez in Aliens 2: Edit: Arminfrench did you edit that pic of Vasquez in? Or did you post it before me? lol, I honestly didn't see it until after I posted mine. I came to think of Vasquez because of the pic from the OP that reminded me of the latino military chick in Avatar. Oh well nvm :P Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Solo3uc4 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 460 Senior Member	Lt William Martinez. Movie, "Battle: Los Angeles". Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-02-2012, 08:46 AM	#8
vipbunter Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	Puss in boots is actually Spanish not Latin American. Good thread otherwise. Isnt he a mix of Zorro and that Charles Perrault fairy tale character? Either way im sure Americans see him as a Hispanic/Latino character, or atleast I do. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-02-2012, 08:48 AM	#9
Desflahd Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 660 Senior Member	That sexy Gal : Santana in Glee Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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loan4younow Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 479 Senior Member	isnt Bane from Batman some kind of Hispanic? He is from a fictional country in the carribean, comparable to Cuba or Puerto Rico, plus he always has an accent so yeah he can technically be labeled as Hispanic. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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soydaykam Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 523 Senior Member	Best latino bad-ass . El Wray in Grindhouse :Planet terror Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-02-2012, 09:01 AM	#12
PapsEdisa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 545 Senior Member	Shiloh Fernandez ( Mexican ancestry) Movie: Red Riding Hood. Sara Paxton ( Mexican ancestry) Movie: Enter Nowhere Danny Trejo (Mexican ancestry) Movie: Bad Ass Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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wmtravelservice Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 604 Senior Member	Danny Trejo (Mexican ancestry) Movie: Bad Ass This actor is amazing, he always played secondary characters in film . Now after played in Machette, he start to play only major roles . It's great because his film are most of them very good ---------- Post added 2012-06-02 at 03:16 ---------- Jessica Alba in Honey Topanga in Boys Meets World Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-02-2012, 09:19 AM	#14
pkopwqzsdcvbn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 395 Senior Member	Topanga is of Hispanic/Latin background? Get out of here, I didn't know that. What exactly is her ethnic background? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-02-2012, 09:21 AM	#15
GuitarLoverBe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	Bane-DC Comics She- Machete Sartana-Machete Letty Ortiz-The Fast and the Furious ;Fast and Furious; Fast 5 Mia Toretto- The Fast and The Furious; Fast and Furious; Fast 5 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-02-2012, 09:27 AM	#16
MikeGotTalentz Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	Robert Rodriguez (Mexican Ancestry) Film Director Notable work(s) El Mariachi, Desperado, Spy Kids, Sin City, Grindhouse, Machete. Guillermo del Toro ( Mexican ancestry) Film Director Known For: Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy (2004), Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Mimic (1997). Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-02-2012, 09:55 AM	#17
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06-02-2012, 11:55 AM	#18
joulseenjoync Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 488 Senior Member	Sin Cara is a wrestler that was known as "Mistico" in Mexico. Trudy Chacón , Movie "Avatar". Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Old-old-Ivy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 513 Senior Member	Micheal DiLorenzo, Puerto rican/Italian Luis Guzman Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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