This is a list of notable Hispanic and Latino Americans: citizens or residents of the United States with origins in Latin America or Spain. The following groups are officially designated as "Hispanic and Latino Americans": Mexican American, (Stateside) Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Dominican American, Costa Rican American, Guatemalan American, Honduran American, Nicaraguan American, Panamanian American, Salvadoran American, Argentine American, Bolivian American, Brazilian American, Chilean American, Colombian American, Ecuadorian American, Paraguayan American, Peruvian American, Spanish American, Uruguayan American, and Venezuelan American. However, Hispanic or Latino people can have any ancestry.

Arts Dance Alec Lazo, ballroom dancer and instructor; Cuban American José Limón, modern dancer and choreographer; Mexican American Augie & Margo Rodriguez, celebrity performers starting with the Mambo days of the 1950s

Actors

Dolores del Río Rita Hayworth (Spanish father) Jay Hernandez Lalo Ríos Jennifer Lopez Cameron Díaz (Cuban father) Jorge García Joshua Gomez Michelle Rodriguez George Lopez Gina Rodriguez Isabela Moner Jason Genao Michael Trevino Bella Thorne Sofia Vergara Michael Peña Edward James Olmos Desi Arnaz Richard Esteras

Cartoonists and animators Sergio Aragonés, Spanish born-American cartoonist and writer known for his contributions to Mad Magazine and creator of the comic book Groo the Wanderer." José Argüelles (1939–2011), American New Age author and artist. His father was Spanish. Antonio Prohías, Cuban American creator of Mad Magazines Spy vs Spy series Michael Peraza, Cuban American animator, art director, conceptual artist and historian of animation, who has worked for The Walt Disney Company, Fox Features, and Warner Brothers. Emma Ríos, is a comics artist, writer, and editor with an international presence in the comics industry. She has worked for some of the largest American comics publishers, including Marvel, Image, and Boom! Studios. Joe Quesada, Cuban American comic book editor, writer producer and artist Al Williamson, artist of Flash Gordon, Star Wars, Secret Agent Corrigan, and EC science fiction comic books. His father was Colombian.

Directors, screenwriters and producers Félix Enríquez Alcalá (born 1951) – American television and film director of Mexican descent Kevin Alejandro (born 1976) – American actor and film director of Mexican descent Natalia Almada (born 1974) – Mexican-born American documentary filmmaker Cristela Alonzo (born 1979) – American comedian, actor, writer and producer of Mexican descent John A. Alonzo (1934–2001) – American cinematographer of Mexican descent, Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Elisa Marina Alvarado – American director of Mexican and Cuban descent Rafael Alvarez (born May 24, 1958) – American screenwriter. He is of Spanish partial descent Robert Alvarez (born 1948) – American animator, television director, and writer of Mexican descent Michael Arias (born 1968) – American anime filmmaker based in Japan. He is of Mexican descent Eva Aridjis (born 1974) – American film director, screenwriter, TV writer of Mexican descent Miguel Arteta (born 1965) – Puerto Rican director of film and television, known for his independent film Chuck & Buck (2000), for which he received the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, and Cedar Rapids. He is son of a Peruvian father and a Spanish mother Ozzie Alfonso – Cuban American TV director, writer, producer; directed Sesame Street in the 1970s; senior producer, writer, and director of 3-2-1 Contact in the 1980s; freelanced for many clients; adjunct college professor at St. John's University Elizabeth Avellán (born 1960) – Venezuelan-born American film producer Ivonne Belén – Puerto Rican documentary film director and producer Roberto Benabib (born 1959) – Mexican-born American television writer, producer, and film director, Emmy Award nominee J. Robert Bren (1903–1981) – Mexican-born American screenwriter and producers, wrote 30 films between the '30s and '50s Edward Carrere (1906–1984) – Mexican-born America art director, Academy Award winner and two-time nominee Rafael Casal (born 1985) – American writer, actor, producer, and showrunner. He is of Irish, Spanish, and Cuban descent. Natalie Chaidez (born 1950) – American writer and producer of Mexican and Irish descent, Emmy Award nominee Migdia Chinea – Cuban American film director, writer, producer (When it rains..., The Incredible Hulk) Fernanda Coppel – Mexican-born American screenwriter and playwright Julio Hernández Cordón (born 1975) – American director and screenwriter of Mexican descent Manny Coto – American of Cuban origin. He is executive producer (24), writer (24, Star Trek: Enterprise) Terri Doty (born 1984) – American animation voice actress, voice director, and writer of Mexican descent René Echevarria – American of Cuban origin. He is a writer (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Medium), co-creator of The 4400 Mike Elizalde (born 1960) – Mexican-born American special makeup effects artist, Academy Award nominee Moctezuma Esparza (born 1949) – American producer of Mexican descent, Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Carlos López Estrada (born 1988) – Mexican-born American music video, commercial, and film director Hampton Fancher (born 1938) – American producer and screenwriter of Mexican and Danish descent America Ferrera (born 1984) – American actress, producer, and director of Honduran descent William A. Fraker (1923–2010) – American cinematographer, director, and producer of Mexican descent, six-time Academy Award nominee Andy García – Cuban-born American director (Lost City) Dany Garcia – Cuban American film producer Nick Gomez (born 1963) – American film director to a Chilean father Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (born 1972) – American film and television director of Mexican descent, two-time Emmy Award nominee Heather Hemmens – American actress, film director and producer; born to a Costa Rican mother Silvio Horta – Cuban American. He is a creator and writer (Ugly Betty), writer (Urban Legends, Jake 2.0) Leon Ichaso – Cuban American. He is a director/screenwriter (El Super), director (Ali: An American Hero, Crossover Dreams, Piñero, El Cantante) Valentina L. Garza – writer and producer for The Simpsons (Cuban American) Neal Jimenez (born 1960) – American screenwriter and film director of Mexican descent Emile Kuri (1907–2000) – Mexican-born American set decorator, won two Academy Awards and was nominated for six more in the category Best Art Direction William Douglas Lansford (1922–2013) – American screenwriter, film producer, and author of English and Mexican descent Paul Lerpae (1900–1989) – Mexican-born American special effects artist, Academy Award nominee Lisa Loomer – playwright and screenwriter of Spanish and Romanian ancestry Jenée LaMarque (born 1980) – American writer and director of Mexican descent Bill Melendez (1916–2008) – Mexican-born American animator, director, and producer, eight-time Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee Steven C. Melendez (born 1945) – American animator, director, and producer of Mexican descent, Emmy Award winner (son of Bill Melendez) Linda Mendoza (born 1950) – American television and film director of Mexican descent Joe Menendez – Cuban American; TV and film director (Ladrón que roba a ladrón, From Dusk till Dawn: The Series, 12 Monkeys, Queen of the South) Adrian Molina (born 1985) – American screenwriter, storyboard artist, and animation director of Mexican descent, Emmy Award nominee Sylvia Morales (born 1943) – American director, writer, and producer of Mexican descent, Emmy Award nominee S. J. Main Muñoz (born 1978) – American filmmaker to a Costa Rican mother Gregory Nava (born 1949) – American director, producer and screenwriter of Mexican descent, Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Edward James Olmos (born 1947) – American director and actor of Mexican descent, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Roberto Orci (born 1973) – Mexican-born American screenwriter and producer (Star Trek, The Proposal) and writer (Transformers, Eagle Eye, Star Trek) Manuel Perez (animator) (1914–1981) – American animator and animation director of Mexican descent Richard Peña – American film festival organizer, New York Film Festival; professor of film studies at Columbia University Tony Plana (born 1952) – Cuban-born American actor and director (Ugly Betty) Polish brothers – American screenwriters and producers to a mother of Mexican descent Lourdes Portillo (born 1944) – Mexican-born American filmmaker Gabby Revilla – Nicaraguan-born American film director and producer and writer Georgina Garcia Riedel – American filmmaker and scriptwriter of Mexican descent Jonas Rivera (born 1971) – American producer with Pixar films of Mexican descent, Academy Award winner Robert Rodríguez (born 1968) – American director, producer and screenwriter of Mexican descent "Staying clear of Hollywood, Rodriguez, a Mexican-American..." Phil Roman (born 1930) – American animation director of Mexican descent, founder of Film Roman animation studio, six-time Emmy Award winner George A. Romero – American film director, screenwriter and editor (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead), creator of the Living Dead film series; son of a Spanish-born Cuban father of Galician heritage and a Lithuanian American mother. Bernardo Ruiz – documentary filmmaker of Mexican origin Craig Saavedra (born 1963) – American producer and director of Mexican descent, two-time Tony Award nominee Victor Salva (born 1958) – American filmmaker of Mexican descent Jesús Salvador Treviño (born 1946) – American television director of Mexican descent, three-time Emmy Award nominee Eduardo Sánchez – Cuban-born American director (The Blair Witch Project) Johnny Sanchez (born 1958) – American actor, writer, and film producer Amy Serrano – director, cinematographer, and writer (The Sugar Babies), producer of documentary films, poet (Cuban American) Jaume Collet-Serra (born March 23, 1974) – Spanish-born American film director and producer Tony Taccone – American theater director; of Italian and a Puerto Rican descentHurwitt, Robert (July 5, 2006), "Tony Taccone: Riding high on his recent successes, theater veteran has big plans for Berkeley Rep". Chronicle Theater Critic. (accessed 2009-05-18) Jessy Terrero – Dominican-born American film and music video director Carles Torrens (born 1984) – Spanish-born film and television director, screenwriter, editor, and producer Gabriel Traversari (born 1963) – American actor and director of Nicaraguan descent Rose Troche (born 1964) – American film and television director, television producer, and screenwriter of Puerto Rican descent Jose Luis Valenzuela – American theater and film director of Mexican origin Jeff Valdez (born 1956) – American producer, writer, and studio executive of Mexican origin Luis Valdez (born 1940) – American playwright and director of Mexican descent Joseph Vasquez (1962–1995) – American independent filmmaker Chris Weitz (born 1969) – American writer, producer, director; grandmother was Mexican actress Lupita Tovar Paul Weitz (born 1965) – writer, producer, director; grandmother was Mexican actress Lupita Tovar Hype Williams (born 1970) – American music video director, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. He is of African-American and Honduran descent Rafael Yglesias (born May 12, 1954, New York) – American novelist and screenwriter. His parents were the novelists Jose Yglesias and Helen Yglesias. Rudy Zamora (1910–1989) – Mexican-born American animator and animation director, Emmy Award nominee

Visual arts Laura Aguilar, artist, photographer; Mexican American Celia Alvarez Muñoz, artist; Mexican American Judy Baca, artist; Mexican American Jean-Michel Basquiat, artist; Puerto Rican-Haitian American