When it comes to Latin Excellence, few figures embody that concept as powerfully as Eva Longoria. Born in Texas with Mexican roots, Longoria has built a career that transcends acting.
Born in 1995 in Inland Empire, California, and daughter of Peruvian roots, Andrea Vidaurre has turned her commitment to environmental justice into a movement with national impact. Recognized in 2024 with the Goldman Environmental Prize—considered the “Green Nobel Prize”—and named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of 2025, Andrea represents the strength of a new generation of leaders who not only denounce problems but also build solutions.
If there’s an actor capable of completely transforming himself for every role, making us forget who he is to immerse us in a new character, it’s Daniel Giménez Cacho. With his intense gaze, unmistakable voice, and a career that crosses borders, he has become one of the most respected figures in Ibero-American cinema.
Marla Marshall is the retired Special Assistant to Sheriff Bill Gore of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, having previously served in the same capacity under the late Sheriff Bill Kolender. In this role, she served as the Sheriff’s liaison to the U.S. Senate, the House of Representatives, the Office of the Governor of California, the State Legislature, and the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.
In a country marked by the pain of armed conflict, where silence was for decades the only response to the suffering of thousands, Rosalina Tuyuc Velásquez emerged as one of Guatemala's strongest, bravest, and most necessary voices.
Oscar Isaac has proven that talent knows no borders. With a career filled with complex characters, a magnetic on-screen presence, and deeply rooted Latin heritage, this Guatemalan-American actor has earned a prominent place in Hollywood.
Sofía Vergara’s career began unexpectedly. At age 17, while walking along a beach in Colombia, she was discovered by a photographer who offered her a Pepsi commercial. That moment would mark the beginning of her meteoric rise in the media world.
Few artists can boast a career as versatile, bold, and authentic as John Leguizamo. Actor, comedian, writer, and activist, this New Yorker of Colombian roots has spent more than three decades paving the way in an industry that, for a long time, turned its back on real Latino representation.
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, known worldwide simply as Shakira, was born on February 2, 1977, in Barranquilla, Colombia. From a very young age, she showed a natural talent for music, dance, and poetry—writing her first song at the age of eight and recording her first album at thirteen.
Elena Poniatowska is, without a doubt, one of the most powerful and committed voices in Latin American literature and journalism. Although she was born in Paris, France, in 1932, her heart, her voice, and her struggle have been deeply Mexican.