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: 

13Bruno Mars

A lot of people don’t know that Bruno Mars’s real name is Peter Gene Hernandez and that he is the son of a half Puerto Rican father and a Filipino mother. Mars was born on October 8, 1985, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and comes from a musical family. 

In the past, Mars has accredited his musical influence to several black artists, including Babyface and Teddy Riley.