Famous Latina women

1st Latina governor in the US. Named ‘Woman of the Year’ by Hispanic business magazine.  Reduced taxes in New Mexico,

• Linda Ronstadt

• Selena Quintanilla

• Susana Martinez

• Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz

first Latina to be nominated for a Cabinet position, Secretary of Labor. 2. “Living Legend” according to LIbrary of Congress.  3. Writer, columnist and nonprofit founder. 4. Radio talk show host, from New Mexico

• Frida Kahlo

• Ana Chavez

• Celine Dion

• Dona Ana

a 17th century nun, self-taught scholar and writer. She was also an advocate for women's rights.

• Isabel Allende

• Evita Peron

• Rita Moreno

• Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz

Afro-Cuban American artist from Chicago Works as a classical painter depicting women and people of color

• Ellen Ochoa

• Dolores Huerta

• Harmonia Rosales

• Frida Kahlo

Cuban singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century 2. Known as the Queen of Salsa, 3. “La Vida es un Carnaval” is one of her famous songs.  4. “Azucar” (sugar) was her catchphrase

• Linda Ronstadt

• Celia Cruz

• Gloria Estefan

• Selena Quintanilla

1 Mexican painter.  2 Married to Diego Rivera, also a Mexican painter.  3. She was in a bus accident that left her in pain the rest of her life.  4. Her suffering is the subject of many of her paintings

• Frida Kahlo

• Shakira

• Jennifer Lopez

• Carmen Herrera

a Mexican American singer. 2. She sang songs in English and Spanish. 3. She is called the “Queen of Country Rock” 4. She no longer sings because of a serious health issue.

• Thalia

• Karol G

• Linda Ronstadt

• Anitta

second wife of Argentine Pres. Juan Perón,  a powerful, unofficial political leader, loved by the poor   Eva helped pass  the women’s suffrage (voting) law and formed the Peronista Feminist Party in 1949

• Sylvia Mendez

• Eva (Evita) Peron

• Laura Chinchilla

• Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. 2. 2nd best selling female latin artist in history, 3 started out as lead singer of the Miami Sound Machine

• Selena Gomez

• Selena Quintanilla

• Gloria Estefan

• Shakira