Afro-Latina Actresses | Black Latina Celebrities
Afro-Latina Actresses | Black Latina Celebrities
During slavery, more than 10 million Africans were sent to Latin America and the United States. These descendants of the black people of Africa have mixed with the Hispanics and form the Afro-Latinos. Afro-latinos are the mixture of black people with Spaniards or Portuguese. Many of these actors tell you something, because you’ve seen them in series or movies in Hollywood.
Unfortunately, many Afro-Latino people suffer from discrimination and are invisible in Latin American television and media. So here is a list of superb Afro-latinas actresses who mostly rotate in the United States and a bit in Latin America. (According to the case)
Read also: Afro-Latino Actors | Black Latino Celebrities
Taís Araújo
- Afro-Brazilian.
- It is the most famous star in Brazil.
- Sitcom/telenovela : Xica da Silva (1996), Betty la moche (la version du destin de lisa), Viver a vida, Da cor do pecado, Meu Bem Querer
Gina Torres
- Afro-Cuban
- SEries : Dark Angel, FlashForward, Alias
- Film : The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, I Think I Love My Wife
Tatyana Ali
- Origine : Afro – Panamanian (Panama) & Trinidadian
- His father Sheriff Ali: Trinidad and Tobago, Indian
- His mother: Afro-Panamanian
- Series : The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Ashley Banks), Love That Girl, Second Generation Wayans, Buppies, Love That Girl, soapThe Young and the Restless.
Zoe Saldana
- Origin: Afro – Puerto Rican, Dominican & Cuban
- Film : Avatar, Colombia, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, Star Trek
Dania Ramirez
- Origin: Afro-Dominican Republic
- Series : Devious Maids, Heroes (Maya), Entourage
- Film : X-Men (dans le rôle de Callista )
Lauren Velez
- Origin: Afro – Puerto Rican
- Series : Dexter, New York Undercover
- Film : I Like It Like That
Naya Rivera
- Origine : Afro Américaine et Portoricaine, Allemande
- Séries : Devious Maids (saison 2), Family Matters et The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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Judy Reyes
- Origin: Afro-Dominican
- Series : Devious Maids, Scrubs
- Film : Gun Hill Road
Yaya Dacosta
- Origin: Afro-Brazilian, West African, Native American
- Reality TV: America’s Next Top Model (2004)
- Graduate: African Studies & International Relations
- Film : The Kids Are all Right, Biopic sur la vie de Whythney Houston
Christina Milian
- Afro-Cuban
- Singer and actress: her real name is Christine Flores
- Film : Love Don’t Cost a Thing, American Pie, The Wood, Be Cool, Pulse
- Series : Clueless, Les experts, Sister Sister, Meet the Browns
Rosario Dawson
- Origin: Afro Cuban & Puerto Rican
- Her mother: Afro Cuban & Puerto Rican
- Her father: Native American
- Film : Men in Black II, 25th Hour, Sin City, Rent, Seven Pounds et Grindhouse
Heather Hemmens
- Origin: Afro-Costa Rican (Costa Rica)
- Series : Hellcats
Stacey Dash
- Origin: Afro American, Mexican and Barbadian.
- Her mother: Mexican
- Her father: black
- Series : Clueless, The Cosby Show et The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Reagan Gomez
- Origin: Puerto Rican & African American
- Her father: African American
- Her mother: Puerto Rican
- Series : The Parent Hood, The Cleveland Show
Melissa Desousa
- Origin: Afro – Panamanian (Panama)
- Series : Reed Between The Lines, The Second Time Around
- Film : The Best Man
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Do you know these actresses Afro-Latinas?
Who is your favorite?
