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7/16/2012

CUBANOS FAMOSOS

Famous Cuban Movie Stars

FAMOUS CUBANS

Cuba has many famous Cubans that are movie stars, film stars, soap opera hunks, and even Latin dancing stars. The list of Cuban born famous people that have been successful is getting longer every year. Cuban Movie Stars like Andy Garcia and Eva Mendez go hand in hand in Miami with Gloria Estevan and William Levy. Now they add famous Cuban musician "Pit Bull" to the rooster.

Miami has been a hotbed for Cuban talent that wants to be famous in the USA and all of Latin America. Cuban descendant from all of Latin America come to Miami and promote their talent by joining modeling agencies and forming music bands. This has given rise to the huge growth in Latin TV contests that use reality TV to select the best Cuban women in shows like " Nuestra Bella Latin"
The reality is that Cuban and Latin American wannabee stars have been trying to break into the Mainstream American TV scene to exploit American megabucks success.

6/08/2012

LIFE IN CUBA WILLIAM LEVY

Sexy Cuban William Levy on Life in Cuba

WILLIAM LEVY LIFE IN CUBA
Cuban born sexy sensation William Levy has salsa danced into our hearts on "Dancing With the Stars," but while this Cuban actor and former underwear model seems to be on top of the world now, his life wasn't always so glamorous.
Thirty one year old William Levy, talks about growing up in Havana, Cuba, and spending much of his childhood hungry. He told America TV that every family's food was rationed, and with each person allocated a daily portion of bread, and a quarter of a chicken each month. Children were also given a milk ration until they turned 3. As a teenager, Levy said he dreams of escaping on a raft and risking his life to get to the United States.
"It's a do-or-die situation," he said. "You can't just stay there and just let people step all over you."
He was 14 when his family was granted political asylum in the U.S. and moved to Miami. Levy said he remembers being thunder-struck on his first trip to the grocery store.
"I never saw an apple before in my life," he said, laughing. "Strawberry, I never saw before in my life."

Latin Heartthrob William Levy.

"My uncle told me, you know, just go ahead, get this little cart and go ahead and get whatever you want," he continued. "So I saw a box of strawberries. I open, I get a strawberry and I get an apple…my uncle started crying, you know, but laughing at me."
Levy said the experience of leaving Cuba and coming to the U.S. taught him to appreciate how lucky he is.
"Every time I eat, I think about it, 'Oh my God, imagine if I ate this in Cuba,'" he said. "You get to enjoy so much everything you do. For me, life is incredible."
But much has changed since Levy was that skinny little boy from Cuba who was teased when he first arrived in Florida.
He played baseball in college and bulked up, which didn't hurt his career as an underwear model.
Levy got into acting almost a decade ago and is now arguably the king of the tele novela, the massively popular genre of Spanish-language soap operas with a loyal global audience.
Levy's reputation as a lady-killer has caught headlines over the years. Rumors swirled that Levy was having an affair with Jennifer Lopez after he starred as her love interest in her music video, "I'm Into You." At the time, J.Lo was going through a divorce from then-husband Marc Anthony. But Levy denied the affair.
"I wish I could explain," he said. "I try to live my life and, you know, try to keep doing what I'm doing, and not let these things or comments get in my head."
But much of his life has been chronicled on the covers of Spanish People magazine, including his long-term relationship with Mexican-American actress Elizabeth Gutierrez. The couple has two children together, but Levy said he is not ready to get married. At least not yet.
"Right now I'm pretty comfortable in, you know, in my position that I have now," he said.

4/25/2012

LIST OF FAMOUS CUBANS

Daisy Fuentes (Image via RottenTomatoes.com)

Famous Cuban Actors

    Ana Margarita Martínez-Casado, actress and singer
    Andy García, actor
    César Évora, actor
    Daisy Fuentes, actress

    Desi Arnaz, actor
    Emiliano Díez, actor
    Enrique Molina, actor
    Faizon Love, actor and comedian
    Francisco Gattorno, actor
    Julio Oscar Mechoso, actor
    Luis Oquendo, actor
    Manela Bustamante, actress
    María Conchita Alonso, actress
    Mario Ernesto Sánchez, actor and founder of Teatro Avante
    Renny Arozarena, actor
    Steven Bauer, actor
    Velia Martínez, actress and singer
    William Levy, actor

2/14/2012

PITBULL HOT CUBAN-AMERICAN

PITBULL Armando Christian Pérez Cuban American Superstar from Miami Havana

PITBULL MR. WORLDWIDE
Pitbull the Cuban-AMERICAN singer, song writer, record producer was born Armando Christian Pérez to immigrant Cuban parents on January 15, 1981. Armando Perez, The Pitbull, was influenced by Miami's Cuban hip hop scene and has credited Cuban singing legend Celia Cruz and Willy Chirino as heros for his love of Cuban music. Pitbull's Cuban parents separated when he was 10 years old, and he was raised by his single Cuban mother and spent time with a foster family in Roswell, Georgia. Pitbulls Cuban mother kicked him out of their house at age 16 for dealing drugs like his father. He barely graduated from Miami Coral Park High School. After high school Pitbull abandoned the drug dealing and finally focused on his music career instead of drugs. He found it hard to crack the Hip-Hop music genre because he is white, from the South and of coarse Cuban. Not the best pedigree to crack the mostly American black hip hop scene of New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles or Miami.

The "Pitbull" stage name, was a way for Armando Perez to say to the music world of non believers this dog PIT BULL will bite to lock to the death. This Pitbull is just too dam stupid to lose. This Pitbull dog, is everything that I am. It's been a constant fight says Pitbull who was featured on Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz' "Oye" in 2 Fast 2 Furious. Pitbull also released several mix tapes, composed of freestyles and remixes of popular rap music. Campbell featured Pitbull in his single "Lollipop".
Armando "The PitBull Perez" quickly became nicknamed "the PitBull" by his friends as a hero to all Cuban American born success story, rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer.

English: Pitbull in Enrique Iglesias Euphoria ...

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PITBULL HITS
Armando "PitBull" Perez had lots of problems in his early career as a rapper because he was Cuban, white, Bald and blue eyes. Not your typical rapper image. His first record was in 2002 for Little John "Kings of Crunk" he released his first record in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. with T.V.T. Records of Miami Florida. He released two new albums under the label "El Mariel" in 2006 and "The Boatlift" in 2007 which was dedicated to the Cuban immigrants that came over from Cuban to Miami. "Rebelution" Album was released in 2009 with hit hit single "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" and "Krazy". "I Know You Want Me". Pitbull started to hit the top of the music charts in Miami, the UK, Canada, Italy, and the Netherlands. Pitbull soon reached reached No.1 in France, Italy and the European Hot 100.Billboard magazine. Pitbull soon created his own label titled "Mr. 305 Inc." and the roof blew wide open with hit after hit. His hit album "Rebelution" sold over 7.5 million worldwide digital singles and albums combined. Pitbull Perez host his own Spanish-language program on the cable channel Mun2 titled "La Esquina" or The Corner where he talks with Latin Superstars like Enrique Igleasias, Marc Antony, Chayanne, & Jenifer Lopez. In 2005 Pérez and rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs co-founded Bad Boy Latino, a subsidiary of Combs' New York based Bad Boy Records label. It primarily focuses on Latin Salsa & Rap, Latin Soul, Latin Pop and other Tropical music offices in Miami and New York.

PLANET PITBULL
For Cuba Pitbull is a true hero. Pérez has become a huge success as a product endorser, singing with Drake, Rihanna, and Trey Songz the “So Kodak” campaign for Kodak and embarking on a sponsorships of Dr Pepper. “Vida 23” for which he recorded the song specifically featured on his album Armando. Pitbull the Cuban business conglomerate, sells his own Vodka brand called Voli Vodka, in which he holds a majority equity stake. Today Pitbull is on his World tour with monster record breaking album"PLANET PITBULL" The Music industry has gone Pitbull crazy naming him " Mr. Lucky because other artist are scoring #1 hits when Pitbull get to sing with them on their songs. Number one hits from Marc Anthony, Jenifer Lopez and Enrique Eglesias & Shakira all have Mr Pitbull featured on these hits. Just a small sign of whats to come from our Cuban American Drug dealing Singing Superstar.

WE LOVE YOU PITBULL

11/22/2011

FAMOUS CUBAN ARTIST

Cuban Art

List of Cuba Artists, Cuban Photographers Fashion Designers
Cuba is famous for its legendary Cuban Artist, Cuban Painters, Cuban Photographers and now its rising Fashion Designers of Cuba. Art in Cuba has a long rich history that goes back over 500 years before Christopher Columbus even discovered the Caribbean island of Cuba. Fidel Castro Cuban Revolution helped develop a renewed interest in Cuban Artist. Below is a small sample of famous Cuban artist that have gained international recognition for their art.

Alberto Korda, photographer
Agustín Cárdenas, sculptor
Alexandre Arrechea, painter, sculptor
Amelia Peláez, painter
Carlos Enríquez, painter
Fidelio Ponce de León, painter
Humberto Jesús Castro García, painter
José Bernal, painter
José Vilalta Saavedra, sculptor
Juan José Sicre, sculptor

Art of Cuba

List of Cuban Artists
Juan T. Vázquez Martín, painter
Mario Perez, painter
Pedro Álvarez Castelló, painter
Raúl Corrales, photographer
Raúl Martínez, pop artist, painter
Rene Mederos, poster artist and graphic designer
René Portocarrero, painter
Tomas Sanchez, painter
Victor Manuel, painter
Waldo Diaz-Balart, painter
Wifredo Lam, painter

11/21/2011

FAMOUS CUBAN ACTORS

Cuban Art and Cuban Entertainment

LIST OF CUBAN ACTORS

Cuba Sexy
Jean Carlos Canela

Jean Carlos Canela, Sexy Cuba Actor

Ana Margarita Martínez-Casado, actress

Andy García, actor

César Évora, actor

Daisy Fuentes, actress

Desi Arnaz, actor
Emiliano Díez, actor
Romina Espinosa, actress
Enrique Molina, actor
Faizon Love, actor and comedian
Francisco Gattorno, actor
Julio Oscar Mechoso, actor
Luis Oquendo, actor
Manela Bustamante, actress
María Conchita Alonso, actress
Mario Ernesto Sánchez, actor
Renny Arozarena, actor
Steven Bauer, actor
Velia Martínez, actress and singer

William Levy, actor

11/20/2011

FAMOUS CUBANS FROM CUBA

Cuba Sexy Actor William Levy

CUBA ACTORS

Cuba has a long list of famous actors that were born in Cuba and have been at the very top of the movie, film, singing and entertainment industry. Below is a very short list of famous Cubans:

2/05/2010

EMILIO ESTEFAN

Emilio Estefan

EMILIO ESTEFAN

Emilio Estefan, Jr., (born in Cuba on March 4, 1953) is a Cuban musician and producer of Lebanese ancestry. Estefan's first taste of celebrity came as a member of the Miami Sound Machine, but he is currently better known as the producer of many famous singers. In 1968, Estefan moved to the United States, where he shared an apartment with 15 family members. He earned a living by running errands for neighbors, using an old car. Estefan then began to work at local beauty contests, and at Bacardi, where he was employed as a mailroom worker. He reached the position of the company's Latin marketing department. Emilio's real passion, however, remained with music. He started a group which became known as the "Miami Latin Boys". The group had success, being hired to play at multiple private parties and events around Miami. It was during one such event in 1975 that Emilio met Gloria Estefan, then Gloria Fajardo. He asked her to join their group, and the group was renamed "Miami Sound Machine". In 1977, Gloria decided to join the band. In the band, Miami Sound Machine, Emilio played the accordion. In 1978, Emilio and Gloria Estefan were married. By the early 1980s, the group, which also included Cristina Saralegui's future husband Marcos, had become a major international band, with such songs as "Get On Your Feet" and "Conga" becoming number one hits in many countries. The group's success came after Emilio had signed them to an exclusive contract with CBS Records. In 1980, the couple's first son, Nayib, was born. He has gone on to follow in his father's footsteps as a music producer. After Gloria Estefan decided to leave the group and embark on a solo career in 1987, Emilio Estefan made the decision to become a full time music producer. The success that Gloria Estefan experienced as a solo singer made Emilio Estefan a popular producer among Hispanic singers. He began to arrange albums for a wide array of singers, and the Estefans became friends with their compatriots, Celia Cruz and Pedro Knight. By the late 1980s, the Estefans already owned a mansion in one of Miami's exclusive neighborhoods' and Emilio Estefan owned a studio. In 1994, a daughter, Emily, was born to Emilio and Gloria Estefan. She has already expressed interest in the show business world. In 1995, one student from Howard University was killed and another was injured when their personal water craft collided with the Estefans' pleasure boat. . In 2002, Estefan began to produce the Grammy Latino Awards, a yearly ceremony that is televised. In 2003, an actor alleged that Emilio Estefan had harassed him, but the actor turned out to really be a stalker; he was arrested by Miami police while trying to illegally enter the Estefan mansion. On August 24, 2005, Estefan and well known rap singer P. Diddy announced the joint creation of a new record label, to help Hispanic rap singers. In November it was announced that Emilio will be the Executive Producer for Jennifer Lopez's first Spanish album entitled Como Ama Una Mujer due for released in January 2006.
CUBAN MUSIC

5/08/2009

Daisy Fuentes

Sexy Cuban Women Daisy Fuentes

DAISY FUENTES OF CUBA

Daisy Fuentes nació en La Habana, Cuba el día 17 de noviembre de 1966. Su familia emigró de Cuba cuando ella tenía tan sólo tres años de edad y su comienzo ha sido como presentadora del “Reporte del Tiempo” en un canal hispano de Nueva York.

Luego de sus estudios, al finalizar la universidad Daisy comenzó a trabajar como reportera de noticias para “WXTV Canal 41”, una sucursal de Ambición en Nueva York.
Esta joven y bella mujer ha trabajado para “MTV”, complementándose con otras cadenas como presentadora, donde ha ido adquiriendo experiencia en los medios. En su momento, ha sido la portadora del titulo como presentadora de “MTV Internacional”, una serie bilingüe española-inglesa que destacaba lo último del género de música latina, en donde mostraba videos y entrevistas.
Complementa su empleo en MTV, con el modelaje en el que se destaca como tal profesional que es, Daisy tiene un contrato con la firma “Revlon”, para representar a la compañía cosmética mundialmente. Si bien le gustaría ser actriz, ha tenido el honor realizar apariciones en “Cybill”, “The Larry Sanders Show”, “Dream On” y en la telenovela “Loving”.
Con lo que respecta a su vida intima y amorosa, la modelo y conductora ha sido perseguida por la prensa por tener un idilio romántico, con el cantante mexicano Luis Miguel, del cual fue novia.
Suma a su carrera de modelo los contratos que ha firmado esta bella mujer con las firmas “American Express”, “Pantene”, “M&M’s” y “Miller Lite”.
La sensual Daisy ha sido apreciada en los calendarios de los años 1996 y 1997 de Landmark, y en sus propios videos de ejercicio. También ha realizado sesiones fotográficas en gran cantidad de revistas, como lo son “Cosmopolitan” y

“Harper’s Bazaa”, así como también “Fitness”, “Latina” y “Shape”.
En el año 1996, Daisy Fuentes dejó ver su gran talento cineasta en la película de Quentin Tarantino, “Curdled”.
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