Spanish Brodway Stars

[dg22894]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 4:30pm

I have to do a project on a Spanish star of some type. Does anyone know any? Other than the stars of In The Heights and someone who is kind of main stream someone who people might know who are not into to Broadway. Updated On: 2/23/09 at 04:30 PM

[Marquise]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 4:31pm

Do one on Raul Julia.

[flossie2]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 5:02pm

John Leguizamo

I assume it needs to be somone born in a Spanish speaking country not someone of Spanish/Hispanic descent.

[dg22894]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 5:04pm

^I think both will work

[flossie2]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 5:12pm

If it can be of descent then Rita Moreno or Chita Rivera are possible

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 5:13pm

How about Lin Manuel-Miranda?

[solitarychele]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 6:02pm

Spanish = someone from Spain

Latino and/or Hispanic = someone from a Spanish speaking country

[TheCharleston]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 6:07pm

PIRAG, YOU STOLE MY IDEA.

And wow... someone hasn't learned how to be "politically correct"

As solitary obviously points out.

Learn the correct term or that project is going to get a big fat F !!

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 7:02pm

Rita Moreno = born in Puerto Rico.
Chita Rivera = born in Washington DC of Puerto Rican descent.

[DrTheatre]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 7:15pm

Sherie Renee Scott is Spanish or Mexican i forget...

Updated On: 2/23/09 at 07:15 PM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 7:57pm

Leslie Kritzer = Jewish-American father; Catholic-Puerto Rican mother.

[dg22894]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 8:06pm

I can do Hispanic or Spanish.

[blaxx]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 8:12pm

Bianca Marroquin

[POLisPOL]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 8:21pm

I think that the only spanish (I mean... from spain) actor who played in broadway is Antonio Banderas in NINE

[bwaybabe2]

Posted: 2/24/09 at 7:09pm

What about Raul Esparza...? I know he was born here, but of Cuban parents, and grew up in Miami, and went to a Cuban connected school, etc...so he is as Cuban as any born there, IMO :I
And, yes, Spanish is someone from Spain. Hispanic or Latin are all the rest.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 2/25/09 at 10:06am

You could try performer/choreographer/director Graciela Daniele from Argentina. Or the celebrated director and co-founder of Circle in the Square, Jose Quintero from Panama. Antonio Banderas may be the most famous Spanish actor to perform on Broadway, but I doubt he is the ,only one. For example, one of Spain's most famous flamenco dancers and choreographers, Sara Baras, appeared on Broadway in Gypsy Passion. I saw her award-winning flamenco ballet, Mariana Pinedas in Madrid in 2002, which was breathtaking, and am hoping to get the opportunity to see her new work, Sabores.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 2/25/09 at 10:18am

The poster was asking about mainstream names not industry known names.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 2/25/09 at 11:05am

Ah yes, I missed that part. Oh, well.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 2/25/09 at 4:22pm

Sara Ramirez is from Mexico, if that is what you are looking for.