A Hot List of Our Favorite Afro-Latinx Celebs

Whether it is an athlete, a singer, an actor, or even an activist or politician, it is extremely hard to put together a list of the people we like the most, especially when there are a lot of options and almost all of them embody the beauty of being Afro-Latinx. 

Despite their different upbringings and beliefs, and the fact that Afro-Latin Americans have limited media appearances, the following celebrities not only have in common a successful career in the entertainment industry, but they also are Latinos and Latinas that are proud of their African ancestry. 

Here are 14 of our favorite Afro-Latinx celebrities: 

2Gina Torres

Cuban-American actor Gina Torres has been a fixture in television for quite some time now, from her starring role as Captain Zoe on Firefly to her power position as attorney Jessica Pearson of Suits and the spin-off Pearson. But she hasn’t had many opportunities to live out her Latinidad on camera. “My view of myself doesn’t change. I know who I am,” said Torres, commenting on Hollywood’s proclivity to only consider white Latinas for their “Latina” roles. “I’m Cuban American; both my parents are Cuban — one was a little browner than the other one. That’s who I am. I feel sorry that it’s taken so long for the film industry to figure it out and to catch up.”

In any case, Torres is one of television’s biggest names today, and she’s using her platform to represent the diversity of Latinas; she recently had the honor of leading this past Rose Parade as one of its three Latina Grand Marshals.