Latin Americans

Latin Americans (Spanish: latinoamericano, Portuguese: latino-americano) are the citizens of the Latin American countries and dependencies. Latin American countries are multi-ethnic, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds. As a result, some Latin Americans don't take their nationality as an ethnicity, but identify themselves with both their nationality and their ancestral origins. Aside from the indigenous Amerindian (aka Native American) population, all Latin Americans or their ancestors immigrated within the past five centuries. Latin America has the largest diasporas of Spaniards, Portuguese, Black Africans, Italians, Japanese and Lebanese in the world. The region also has large German, French and Chinese diasporas.

The specific ethnic and/or racial composition varies from country to country: many have a predominance of European-Amerindian, or Mestizo, population; in others, Amerindians are a majority; some are mostly inhabited by people of European ancestry; and others are primarily Mulatto. Various Black, Asian, and Zambo (mixed Black and Amerindian) minorities are also identified in most countries.White Latin Americans are the largest single group. Together with the people of part-European ancestry they combine for approximately 80% of the population, or even more.

List of Latin Americans

This is a list of notable Latin American people, in alphabetical order within categories.

Actors

Norma Aleandro (born 1936)

Héctor Alterio (born 1929)

Marco Aponte (born 1966)

Imperio Argentina (1906–2003)

Pedro Armendáriz (1912–1963)

Adrian Bellani (born 1982)

Diego Bertie (born 1967)

Sônia Braga (born 1950)

Cantinflas (1911–1993)

Bárbara Carrera (born 1951)

Grecia Colmenares (born 1962)

Ricardo Darín (born 1957)

Dolores del Río (1905–1983)

Jade Esteban Estrada (born 1975)

María Félix (1914–2002)

Andres García (born 1941)

Andy García (born 1956)

Gael García Bernal (born 1978)

Dario Grandinetti (born 1959)

Maribel Guardia (born 1959)

Salma Hayek (born 1966)

Pedro Infante (1917–1957)

Raúl Juliá (1940–1994)

Katy Jurado (1924–2002)

Libertad Lamarque (1908–2000)

John Leguizamo (born 1964)

Federico Luppi (born 1936)

Santiago Magill (born 1977)

Christian Meier (born 1970)

Mauricio Merino, Jr. (born 1991)

Carmen Miranda (1909–1955)

Ricardo Montalbán (1920–2009)

María Montez (1912–1951)

Americans

Americans are citizens of the United States of America. The country is home to people of many different national origins. As a result, most Americans do not equate their nationality with ethnicity, but with citizenship and allegiance. Although citizens make up the majority of Americans, non-citizen residents, dual citizens, and expatriates may also claim an American identity.

Overview

The majority of Americans or their ancestors immigrated within the past five centuries, with the exception of the Native American population and people from Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine Islands who became American through expansion of the country in the 19th century, and American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Northern Mariana Islands in the 20th century.

Despite its multi-ethnic composition, the culture of the United States held in common by most Americans can also be referred to as mainstream American culture, a Western culture largely derived from the traditions of Northern and Western European colonists, settlers, and immigrants. It also includes influences of African-American culture. Westward expansion integrated the Creoles and Cajuns of Louisiana and the Hispanos of the Southwest and brought close contact with the culture of Mexico. Large-scale immigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from Southern and Eastern Europe introduced a variety of elements. Immigration from Asia, Africa, and Latin America has also had impact. A cultural melting pot, or pluralistic salad bowl, describes the way in which generations of Americans have celebrated and exchanged distinctive cultural characteristics.

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