20 Celebrities You Probably Didn’t Know Were Cuban was originally published on ionenewsone.staging.go.ione.nyc
1. Eva Mendes
Actress and model Eva Mendes was born to Cuban parents in Miami, Florida. After her parents’ divorce Mendes was raised by her mother in Los Angeles.
20 Celebrities You Probably Didn’t Know Were Cuban was originally published on ionenewsone.staging.go.ione.nyc
2. Soledad O’Brien
Before becoming a hugely successful broadcast journalist and producer, Soledad O’Brien was raised on Long Island by her Cuban immigrant mother and Australian immigrant father. Interesting Fact: Her parents married in 1958 when interracial marriage was still illegal in the United States. They only became legally married in 1967.
20 Celebrities You Probably Didn’t Know Were Cuban was originally published on ionenewsone.staging.go.ione.nyc
3. Rosario Dawson
Actress Rosario Dawson’s mother is Cuban-Puerto Rican writer and singer Isabel Celeste. Interesting Fact: Dawson grew up in abandoned building on New York’s Lower East Side and often describes her experience as hugely character building.
20 Celebrities You Probably Didn’t Know Were Cuban was originally published on ionenewsone.staging.go.ione.nyc
4. Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz is the first Hispanic-American to serve as U.S. Senator for Texas. His father, Rafael Bienvenido Cruz, was born in Cuba and eventually relocated to the U.S. in 1957.
20 Celebrities You Probably Didn’t Know Were Cuban was originally published on ionenewsone.staging.go.ione.nyc
5. Christina Milian
Singer/actress Christina Milian was born to Cuban parents in Jersey City, NJ. Interesting Fact: Milian is actually her mother’s maiden name which she adopted as her stage name to help further her career.
20 Celebrities You Probably Didn’t Know Were Cuban was originally published on ionenewsone.staging.go.ione.nyc
6. Pitbull
Armando Christian Pérez, better known as rapper Pitbull, was born and raised to Cuban parents in Miami, FL.
20 Celebrities You Probably Didn’t Know Were Cuban was originally published on ionenewsone.staging.go.ione.nyc
7. Vida Guerra
Sexy model Vida Guerra was born in Cuba before her parents relocated to New Jersey.
20 Celebrities You Probably Didn’t Know Were Cuban was originally published on ionenewsone.staging.go.ione.nyc
8. Marco Rubio
Politician Marco Rubio like a lot of our famous Cubans was born in Miami, FL to Cuban parents.
20 Celebrities You Probably Didn’t Know Were Cuban was originally published on ionenewsone.staging.go.ione.nyc
9. Cameron Diaz
Actress Cameron Diaz has Cuban roots on her father’s side of the family. Her ancestry can be traced back to Spain and Cuba before the family moved to the U.S.
20 Celebrities You Probably Didn’t Know Were Cuban was originally published on ionenewsone.staging.go.ione.nyc
