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==Art and entertainment== <!-- Note to editors: If the subject is Cuban-American please edit List of Cuban Americans not here. The subject must also be featured on an individual article on wikipedia before inclusion on this page. --> ===Actors=== <!-- Note to editors: If the subject is Cuban-American please edit List of Cuban Americans not here. The subject must also be featured on an individual article on wikipedia before inclusion on this page. --> {{colbegin|colwidth=25em}} *[[Ana de Armas]], actress *[[Ana Margarita MartĂnez-Casado]], actress and singer *[[Andy GarcĂa]], actor *[[Roberto Escobar]], actor *[[CĂ©sar Ăvora]], actor *[[Daisy Fuentes]], actress *[[Desi Arnaz]], actor *[[Emiliano DĂez]], actor *[[Enrique Molina (actor)|Enrique Molina]], actor *[[Faizon Love]], actor and comedian *[[Francisco Gattorno]], actor *[[Julio Oscar Mechoso]], actor *[[Luis Oquendo]], actor *[[Luisa MartĂnez Casado]] (1860â1925), actress *[[Manela Bustamante]], actress *[[MarĂa Conchita Alonso]], actress *[[Mario Cimarro]], actor *[[Mario Ernesto SĂĄnchez]], actor and founder of [[Teatro Avante]] *[[Renny Arozarena]], actor *[[Steven Bauer]], actor *[[Velia MartĂnez]], actress and singer *[[William Levy (actor)|William Levy]], actor *[[Nobel Vega]], actor, "Tio Nobel" {{colend}} ===Architects=== {{See main|List of Cuban architects}} === Artists, photographers and fashion designers === <!-- Note to editors: If the subject is Cuban-American please edit List of Cuban Americans not here. --> {{Main|List of Cuban artists}} {{Further|List of Cuban painters}} *[[AgustĂn CĂĄrdenas]], sculptor *[[Alberto Korda]], photographer *[[Alexandre Arrechea]], painter, sculptor *[[Amelia PelĂĄez]], painter *[[Baruj Salinas]], painter *[[Carlos EnrĂquez GĂłmez|Carlos EnrĂquez]], painter *[[Fidelio Ponce de LeĂłn]], painter *[[Herman Puig]] (born German Puig Paredes), photographer *[[Humberto JesĂșs Castro GarcĂa]], painter *[[JosĂ© Bernal (artist)|JosĂ© Bernal]], painter *[[JosĂ© Vilalta Saavedra]], sculptor *[[Josignacio]], creator of plastic paint medium, contemporary painter *[[Juan JosĂ© Sicre]], sculptor *[[Juan T. VĂĄzquez MartĂn]], painter *[[Lourdes Gomez-Franca|Lourdes Gomez Franca]], painter *[[Luis Castaneda]], photographer *[[Mario Perez (artist)|Mario Perez]], painter *[[Miguel Fleitas]], painter, photographer *[[Miguel Rodez]], painter, sculptor *[[Pedro Ălvarez CastellĂł]], painter *[[Rafael Consuegra]], sculptor *[[RaĂșl Corrales]], photographer *[[RaĂșl MartĂnez (artist)|RaĂșl MartĂnez]], pop artist, painter *[[Rene Mederos]], poster artist and graphic designer *[[RenĂ© Portocarrero]], painter *[[Tomas Sanchez]], painter *[[Victor Manuel]], painter *[[Waldo Diaz-Balart]], painter *[[Wifredo Lam]], painter ===Authors and poets=== <!-- Note to editors: If the subject is Cuban-American please edit List of Cuban Americans not here. The subject must also be featured on an individual article on wikipedia before inclusion on this page. --> {{Main|List of Cuban writers}} {{Further|Cuban literature}} *[[Alejo Carpentier]],<ref name="Bloom">{{cite book |last1=Bloom |first1=Harold |title=The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages |date=1994 |publisher=Harcourt Brace & Company |location=NY/San Diego/London |isbn=978-1-57322-514-4 |pages=559â560}}</ref> novelist *[[Antonio Benitez-Rojo]], author *[[BrĂgida AgĂŒero]], poet *[[DaĂna Chaviano]], author *[[Carilda Oliver Labra]], poet *[[Domitila GarcĂa de Coronado]], writer and journalist *[[Dulce MarĂa Loynaz]], author *[[Edmundo Desnoes]], author *[[Gertrudis GĂłmez de Avellaneda]], author, poet *[[Guillermo Cabrera Infante]],<ref name="Bloom" /> author *[[Heberto Padilla]], poet *[[HĂ©ctor Zumbado]], writer, journalist, humorist, critic *[[JosĂ© Ignacio Rivero]], author and journalist *[[Antonio RodrĂguez Salvador]], poet, author *[[JosĂ© Lezama Lima]],<ref name="Bloom" /> author, poet *[[Mary Stanley Low]] (1912â2007), British-Cuban political activist, surrealist poet, artist and Latin teacher *[[JosĂ© MarĂa Heredia y Campuzano]], poet *[[JosĂ© MartĂ]], author, poet, journalist *[[David Masnata y de Quesada]], author and historian *[[JuliĂĄn del Casal]], 19th-century poet *[[Leonardo Padura Fuentes]], novelist, journalist *[[Mariano Brull]], author *[[Nancy MorejĂłn]], author *[[JosĂ© GĂłmez-Sicre]], art critic and author *[[NicolĂĄs GuillĂ©n]],<ref name="Bloom" /> poet *[[Norberto Fuentes]], author *[[Pedro Juan GutiĂ©rrez]], author, poet, painter *[[Pedro Luis Boitel]], poet *[[RaĂșl Rivero]], poet and journalist *[[Reinaldo Arenas]],<ref name="Bloom" /> author *[[Severo Sarduy]],<ref name="Bloom" /> poet *[[Virgilio Piñera]], author, playwright, poet, short-story writer and essayist *[[ZoĂ© ValdĂ©s]], author *[[Cirilo Villaverde]] ===Composers=== <!-- Note to editors: If the subject is Cuban-American please edit List of Cuban Americans not here. The subject must also be featured on an individual article on wikipedia before inclusion on this page. --> *[[Alejandro GarcĂa Caturla]], symphonic composer *[[MariĂĄ Ălvarez Rios]], composer * [[Aurelio de la Vega]], composer, lecturer, essayist and poet *[[Antonio MarĂa Romeu]], composer *[[Arsenio RodrĂguez]], developer of the rumba *[[Didier HernĂĄndez]], singer, composer; former member of [[Menudo (group)|Menudo]] and [[MDO (band)|MDO]] *[[Ernesto Lecuona]], often regarded as the greatest Cuban composer *[[Esteban Salas y Castro]], 18th century Cuban baroque composer *[[Gonzalo Roig]], often regarded as one of the greatest composers of Cuba, "Quiere me mucho"/ Cecilia Valdez *[[Ignacio Cervantes]], Chopinesque piano composer *[[JosĂ© White Lafitte]], violinist and composer *[[Leo Brouwer]], guitarist and composer *[[Yalil Guerra]], composer *[[Amadeo RoldĂĄn]], composer and violinist *[[DĂĄmaso PĂ©rez Prado]], developer of the mambo *[[Armando Rodriguez-Gonzalez]], composer *[[Antonio RodrĂguez Ferrer]], composer *[[RenĂ© Touzet]], composer, bandleader and pianist *[[Flores Chaviano]], guitarist and composer *[[Danilo AvilĂ©s]], composer *[[Magaly Ruiz]], composer *[[JosĂ© ArdĂ©vol]], composer *[[Harold Gramatges]], composer *[[Carlos Fariñas]], composer *[[Roberto Valera]], composer *[[JuliĂĄn OrbĂłn]], composer *[[Margarita Lecuona]], singer and composer ===Chess=== * [[JosĂ© RaĂșl Capablanca]], chess world champion, grandmaster considered "the Mozart of Chess" * [[Juan Corzo]], chess * [[LĂĄzaro BruzĂłn]], chess grandmaster * [[MarĂa Teresa Mora]] ===Musicians=== <!-- Note to editors: If the subject is Cuban-American please edit List of Cuban Americans not here. The subject must also be featured on an individual article on wikipedia before inclusion on this page. --> {{colbegin|colwidth=25em}} *[[Aida Diestro]], pianist, arranger *[[Albita]], singer *[[Alfredo de la FĂ©]], musician *[[Adalberto Ălvarez]], pianist, director, composer *[[Ăngel Reyes]], violinist *[[AJ McLean]], singer, member of American boyband [[The Backstreet Boys]] *[[Armando Peraza]], percussionist *[[Arturo Sandoval]], trumpeter *[[Arsenio RodrĂguez]], composer *[[Benny MorĂ©]], singer, songwriter, conductor, arranger *[[Bola de Nieve]], singer, pianist *[[Camila Cabello]], musician, songwriter, actress *[[CĂĄndido FabrĂ©]], musician, singer-songwriter *[[Carlos Manuel Pruneda]], singer *[[Carlos Varela (singer-songwriter)|Carlos Varela]], singer-songwriter *[[Celia Cruz]], singer *[[Celina GonzĂĄlez]], singer-songwriter *[[Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso]], pianist, musician *[[Christina Milian]], singer *[[Chucho ValdĂ©s]], pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger *[[Compay Segundo]], musician, songwriter *[[Conchita Espinosa]], pianist, teacher *[[Cuban Link]], rapper *[[Cubanito 20.02]], hip-hop band *[[Dave Lombardo]], drummer *[[David Calzado]], musician *[[Didier HernĂĄndez]], singer-songwriter *[[Donna Maria Martinez]], guitarist and singer *[[Eddy Zervigon]], flautist and bandleader *[[Elena Burke]], singer *[[El Medico]], timba musician *[[El Taiger]], reggaeton musician *[[Eliades Ochoa]], guitarist and singer *[[Emilio Estefan]], producer, composer *[[Ernesto Lecuona]], pianist, composer *[[Esther Borja]], singer *[[Eusebio DelfĂn]], singer *[[Francisco Aguabella]], percussionist *[[German Nogueira Gomez]], songwriter, composer, producer *[[Gloria Estefan]], singer, composer *[[Gonzalo Rubalcaba]], pianist *[[Guillermo Portabales]], singer, songwriter *[[Guillermo Rubalcaba]], musician *[[Harold Lopez Nussa]], jazz pianist *[[Horacio GutiĂ©rrez]], concert pianist *[[Hubert de Blanck]], pianist, composer *[[Ignacio Piñeiro]], composer *[[Ibrahim Ferrer]], musician *[[Isabel LaRosa]], singer *[[Issac Delgado]], singer *[[Jacobo Rubalcaba]], musician *[[Jorge Bolet]], concert pianist *[[Juan Croucier]], bassist *[[Juan Formell]], composer *[[Juan de Marcos GonzĂĄlez]], musician *[[La Lupe]], singer *[[Lena Burke|Lena]], singer *[[Lissette]], singer *[[Malena Burke]], singer *[[Manuel Barrueco]], classical guitarist *[[MarĂa Teresa Vera]], composer, guitarist, singer *[[Mayra VerĂłnica]], singer *[[Miguel Matamoros]], singer, composer *[[MoisĂ©s Valle]], musician *[[MoisĂ©s Simons]], composer *[[Mongo SantamarĂa]], jazz musician *[[Moraima Secada]], singer *[[Nelson Martinez (baritone)|Nelson Martinez]], baritone *[[Ăico Saquito]], composer, singer *[[Olga Guillot]], singer *[[Omara Portuondo]], singer *[[Orlando "Cachaito" LĂłpez]], bassist *[[Pablo MilanĂ©s]], singer-songwriter *[[PĂo Leyva]], singer *[[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]], rapper *[[Raul Paz]], singer *[[Rey Ruiz]], singer *[[Rita Montaner]], singer *[[Roberto Faz]], singer, conductor *[[RubĂ©n GonzĂĄlez (pianist)|RubĂ©n GonzĂĄlez]], pianist *[[Rudy Sarzo]], rock bassist *[[Sabrina Claudio]], singer *[[Sen Dog]], rapper *[[Silvio RodrĂguez]], singer-songwriter *[[Tico Torres]], drummer, percussionist *[[Willy Chirino]], singer-songwriter *[[Voltaire (musician)]], musician *[[Xavier Cugat]], musician *[[Yalil Guerra]], producer, musician, composer *[[Yotuel Romero]], rapper {{colend}} ===Film directors=== <!-- Note to editors: If the subject is Cuban-American please edit List of Cuban Americans not here. The subject must also be featured on an individual article on wikipedia before inclusion on this page. --> {{Further|Cinema of Cuba}} *[[Ernesto Daranas]] *[[Fernando PĂ©rez (director)|Fernando PĂ©rez]] *[[Humberto PadrĂłn]] *[[Jorge Luis SĂĄnchez]] *[[Juan Carlos Cremata]] *[[Juan PadrĂłn]] *[[Miguel Coyula]] *[[Rodrigo GarcĂa (director)|Rodrigo GarcĂa]] *[[Santiago Ălvarez (filmmaker)|Santiago Ălvarez]] *[[TomĂĄs GutiĂ©rrez Alea]] ===Journalists=== <!-- Note to editors: If the subject is Cuban-American please edit List of Cuban Americans not here. The subject must also be featured on an individual article on wikipedia before inclusion on this page. --> *[[Calixto MartĂnez]] *[[German Pinelli]] *[[HĂ©ctor Zumbado]], writer, journalist, humorist, and critic *[[Idania MartĂnez Grandales]], broadcaster, journalist and academic, and professor *[[NicolĂĄs GuillĂ©n]] *[[Oscar Espinosa Chepe]] *[[Pablo de la Torriente Brau]] *[[RaĂșl Rivero]] *[[Rick Sanchez (journalist)|Rick Sanchez]] ===Dancers=== <!-- Note to editors: If the subject is Cuban-American please edit List of Cuban Americans not here. The subject must also be featured on an individual article on wikipedia before inclusion on this page. --> *[[Alicia Alonso]], Prima Ballerina Assoluta, director of the Cuban National Ballet (Ballet Nacional de Cuba) *[[Carlos Acosta]], dancer *[[Sadaise Arencibia]], star dancer with the Cuban National Ballet *[[Fernando Bujones]], dancer *[[Jose Manuel Carreño]], [[American Ballet Theatre]] principal dancer *[[Lydia Diaz Cruz]], prima ballerina *[[Miguel Campaneria]], ballet dancer, currently artistic director of the [[National Ballet Theater of Puerto Rico]] *[[Vida Guerra]], video dancer *[[Yat-Sen Chang]], principal dancer, [[English National Ballet]] ===Other entertainment=== <!-- Note to editors: If the subject is Cuban-American please edit List of Cuban Americans not here. The subject must also be featured on an individual article on wikipedia before inclusion on this page. --> *[[Alvarez Guedes]], comedian and author *[[Ana MarĂa Polo]], television personality and lawyer *[[Alina MarĂa HernĂĄndez]], "Cachita", television personality *[[Cristina Saralegui]], magazine editor, talk show host (''Cristina'') and actress *[[Vida Guerra]], model/actress *[[Lili Estefan]], television personality and former model *[[Mauricio Zeilic]], television personality *[[Mayra VerĂłnica]], model *[[Nelson Ascencio]], comedian (''[[Madtv]]'') *[[Pedro Zamora]], [[AIDS]] activist, featured on ''[[The Real World: San Francisco]]'' *[[RaĂșl De Molina]], television personality *[[RaĂșl Musibay]], [[Food Network]] chef and author *[[Rosaura Andreu]], children's television entertainer
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