List of Nicaraguan Americans

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This is a list of notable Nicaraguan Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

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To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Nicaraguan American or must have references showing they are Nicaraguan American and are notable.

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List[]

  • Annette A. Aguilar, American percussionist, bandleader, and music educator
  • Horacio Aguirre Baca, founder of Diario Las Americas of Miami, Florida
  • Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, American playwright, screenwriter and comic-book writer[1]
  • Patrick Argüello, considered a martyr of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
  • Marvin Benard, Major League Baseball player
  • Maurice Benard, actor on American soap operas All My Children and General Hospital
  • Carolina Bermudez, radio personality on Elvis Duran and the Morning Show in New York on WHTZ
  • Alex Blandino, Major League Baseball player
  • Bella Blue, burlesque dancer
  • T-Bone, rapper
  • Randy Caballero, undefeated Nicaraguan American professional boxer in the Featherweight division
  • Róger Calero, ran for U.S. President in the 2004 elections*
  • Barbara Carrera, Nicaraguan-born American film and television actress
  • Oswaldo Castillo, gardener/construction worker-turned-actor.[2]
  • Michael Cordúa, restaurateur, entrepreneur, businessman, award winning self-taught chef
  • DJ Craze, only DJ in history to win 3 consecutive World DMC Champion titles
  • Miguel D'Escoto, Roman Catholic priest and former foreign minister
  • Omar D'Leon, painter and poet
  • Salomón de la Selva, poet, author of Tropical Town and Other Poems
  • Edward'O, astronalyst and co-host of 12 Corazones
  • Bill Guerin, NHL player (mother from Nicaragua)
  • Ricardo Hurtado, American actor (School of Rock)
  • Bianca Jagger, human rights advocate and ex-wife of Mick Jagger
  • Diana López, Olympic bronze medalist in the sport of taekwondo
  • Mark López, Olympic silver medalist in the sport of taekwondo
  • Steven López, two time Olympic gold medalist in the sport of taekwondo
  • Dennis Martínez, first Nicaraguan-American to be a major league baseball pitcher or player
  • Camilo Mejía, former Staff Sergeant of the Florida National Guard and anti-war activist
  • Tony Meléndez, singer, composer, writer and musician who was born with no arms
  • Christianne Meneses Jacobs, publisher of the U.S.'s only Spanish-language children's magazine
  • Franck de Las Mercedes, painter
  • Ana Navarro, Republican strategist and political commentator
  • David Obregon, professional boxer
  • Horacio Peña, professor, writer, and poet
  • Eddy Piñeiro, NFL placekicker
  • Claudia Poll, Nicaraguan born swimmer
  • Silvia Poll, Nicaraguan born swimmer
  • Hope Portocarrero, former First Lady of Nicaragua (1967–1972)
  • Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero, son of former Nicaraguan president Anastasio Somoza Debayle and Hope Portocarrero de Somoza
  • James Quesada, anthropologist and professor
  • Mari Ramos, weather anchor for CNN
  • Michele Richardson, competition swimmer and Olympic silver medalist
  • Tammy Rivera, singer and television personality
  • J Smooth, bilingual hip hop and reggaeton singer
  • Hilda Solis, U.S. congresswoman. She is of Mexican and Nicaraguan descent[3][4]
  • Eve Torres, professional wrestler with WWE
  • Torombolo, reggaeton singer
  • Gabriela Revilla, Writer, Producer, Director [5]
  • Gabriel Traversari, actor, director, writer, singer, songwriter and painter
  • Guillermo Wagner Granizo (1923–1995), ceramic tile muralist in Northern California, his mother was from Nicaragua.
  • Donald Vega, jazz musician and composer
  • Theo Von, comedian
  • Benny Urquidez, kickboxer, martial arts choreographer. His father was born in Granada, Nicaragua.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ O'Driscoll, Bill (18 Jan 2007). "Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's imaginary folklore drives The Muckle Man". Pittsburgh City Paper.
  2. ^ "Oswaldo Castillo". TheHammerMovie.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  3. ^ Merl, Jean (2000-12-28). "Solis Prepares to Take Another Step Up". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
  4. ^ Solis, Hilda L. (2006-06-06). "Honoring Juana Sequeria Solis on Her 80th Birthday" (PDF). Congressional Record. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
  5. ^ "Hulu, Neon Confirm 'Palm Springs' Deal, But Say Price Was Actually $17,500,000.69".
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-04-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) About - The official website of Benny The Jet Urquidez

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