5 Hispanic Actors To Know

September 15th begin Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs until October 15th. In honor of that I've put together 5 actors (mostly silent film stars) you should know. Now I know most people are familiar with Rita Hayworth, Desi Arnaz and Rita Moreno and so forth so I decided to put down actors you might not be familiar with.

Anita Page

Born Anita Evelyn Pomares to a Spanish father whose roots traced back to El Salvador. 

Films to check out:

Our Dancing Daughters (1928), The Flying Fleet (1929) and The Broadway Melody (1929)

Myrtle Gonzalez

On her father's side her roots trace back to Mexico. 

Gonzalez is considered the first Hispanic film star. 

Films to check out:

The Kiss (1914), Captain Alvarez (1914) and The Chalice of Courage (1915)

Beatriz Michelena

On her father's side her roots trace back to Venezuela. 

Older sister Vera was also an actor and father Fernando was a famous tenor.

Films to check out:

Salomy Jane (1914), The Lily of Poverty Flat (1915), The Woman Who Dared (1916)

Gilbert Roland

Born Luis Antonio Damaso de Alonso in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Films to check out:

Juarez (1939), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955)

Barry Norton

Born Alfredo Carlos Biraben in Buenos Aires. 

Films to check out:

What Price Glory? (1926), Dracula (1931), Camille (1936)

Until Next Time,

Ashley A.