PRCS Hispanic Heritage Month

He was the First Cuban-American Senator representing Florida

• Alberto Gonzales

• Marco Rubio

• Mel Marinez

• Antonio Villaraigosa

He was the first Hispanic Attorney General of the United States

• Alberto Gonzalez

• Antonio Gonzalez

• Mel Martinez

• Antonio Villaraigosa

Community organizer and creator of the oldest Latino political group - Southwest Voter Registration Education Project (SVREP)

• Alberto Gonzalez

• Antonio Gonzalez

• Mel Martinez

• Antonio Villaraigosa

Elected to be the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles from 2005-2013. He was LA's first Latino mayor in more than 130 years.

• Alberto Gonzalez

• Antonio Gonzalez

• Marco Rubio

• Antonio Villaraigosa

He created the largest Hispanic advertising agency in the United States.

• Robert Rodriguez

• Lionel Sosa

• Jorge Perez

• Bill Richardson

Talk show host. She is often compared to Oprah in Latin America

• Cristina Saralegui

• Sarah Martinez Tucker

• Ysral Seinuk

• Jennifer Lopez

He combined rock music and traditional Latin music to win 5 Latin Grammys

• Mario Molina

• George Lopez

• Robert Rodriguez

• Gustavo Santaolalla

He is a famous director responsible for such movies as "Desperado," "Spy Kids," and "Once Upon a Time in Mexico"

• Jorge Perez

• Gustavo Santaolalla

• Pablo Alvarado

• Robert Rodriguez

A former journalist at the Boston Globe, she later became an author of such books like the "Dirty Girls" series

• Salma Hayek

• Alisa Valdez-Rodriguez

• Mari Carmen Ramirez

• Christina Saralegui

the A.C.L.U.'s (American Civil Liberties Union) first Hispanic — and also its first openly gay — executive director

• Anthony Romero

• Robert Rodriguez

• George Lopez

• Narcisco Rodriguez