Famous Dead Hispanic People - Spanish IV

Venezuela, political leader, president of Colombia, helped South American countries get freedom from Spain.

Spain, writer, wrote Don Quixote

Mexico, revolutionary, like Robin Hood- stole food for the rich, started Mexican revolutionary war

Argentina, actress, First Lady, activist for poor - drained the country's resources

Spain, painter, surrealist paintings, distorted reality

Spain, composer/musician - flamenco

Mexico, painter. She had suffered great adversity in her life but was a very strong women who created iconic artwork.

Spain, poet. Homosexual writer who openly wrote and spoke out against the dictatorship in Spain. He was killed by the Franco's nationalist forces.

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.

Puerto Rico, baseball player, died in plane crash bringing relief supplies to hurrican victims, MVP in World Series, charitable

Cuba, Actor on I Love Lucy, alcoholic, died of lung cancer

Born in France, Argentinian roots, singer/songwriter/actor influenced tango

Mexico, president of Mexico, politician, defended rights of the indigenous people of Mexico

Argentina, participated in Cuban revolution, studied medicine, helped poor, friends with Fidel Castro, symbol of rebellion, revolution

Chile, famous poet, won Nobel prize for literature, statue of her in Chile

Cuban, played Joker in Batman, playwright, star on Hollywood walk of fame.

Born in Switzerland, Argentinian. Poet- fought for women's rights activist

Cuba. Singer, queen of salsa, very eccentric, 23 gold records.

Mexico, singer, Grammy winner, killed, movie depicted by JLo

Cuba, writer, politician, mayor of 7 years, many books, revolution in Cuba

Nicaragua, poet, many poems

Spain, painter/sculptor, revolutionized European art, cubism, Guernica

Mexico, actor, theater and movies, won Emmy, 1st Spanish person on cover of LIFE magazine

Spain, architect, inspired by nation, part of modernist movement.

Puerto Rico, jazz musician, went to Juilliard, won many awards, Grammys, died of heart problems

Spain, painter, 1st modern artist, violent paintings, not traditional, lived during wartime

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

U.S., United Farmworkers of America founder and non-violent activist, born in Arizona to poverty, educated to 8th grade

Spain, aptitude for anatomy and physiology, studied medicine. Left Spain during Spanish Civil War, later won a Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine