Mexico, painter. She had suffered great adversity in her life but was a very strong women who created iconic artwork.
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Frederico GarcĂa Lorca
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Spain, poet. Homosexual writer who openly wrote and spoke out against the dictatorship in Spain. He was killed by the Franco's nationalist forces.
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Diego Rivera
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Mexico, painter, communist, married to Frida Kahlo. Painted murals to make art accessible to all. Often depicted the day to day life of the poor or working class.
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Roberto Clemente
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Puerto Rico, baseball player, died in plane crash bringing relief supplies to hurrican victims, MVP in World Series, charitable
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Desi Arnaz
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Cuba, Actor on I Love Lucy, alcoholic, died of lung cancer
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Carlos Gardel
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Born in France, Argentinian roots, singer/songwriter/actor influenced tango
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Benito Juarez
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Mexico, president of Mexico, politician, defended rights of the indigenous people of Mexico
Cuba, writer, politician, mayor of 7 years, many books, revolution in Cuba
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Ruben Dario
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Nicaragua, poet, many poems
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Pablo Picasso
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Spain, painter/sculptor, revolutionized European art, cubism, Guernica
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Ricardo Montalbán
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Mexico, actor, theater and movies, won Emmy, 1st Spanish person on cover of LIFE magazine
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Antonio GaudĂ
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Spain, architect, inspired by nation, part of modernist movement.
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Tito Puente
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Puerto Rico, jazz musician, went to Juilliard, won many awards, Grammys, died of heart problems
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Francisco de Goya
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Spain, painter, 1st modern artist, violent paintings, not traditional, lived during wartime
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Walt Disney
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Spain, later adopted by Elias and Flora Disney, intensely artistic man, ambulance driver for the American Red Cross in WWII, after war opened animation studio
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Cesar Chavez
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U.S., United Farmworkers of America founder and non-violent activist, born in Arizona to poverty, educated to 8th grade
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Severo Ochoa
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Spain, aptitude for anatomy and physiology, studied medicine. Left Spain during Spanish Civil War, later won a Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine
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