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Rita Moreno
Moreno (born Rosita Dolores Alverío in
Humacao, Puerto
Rico) moved with her mother to New
York City at the age of five. When she was 11 years old, she
lent her voice to Spanish-language versions of American
films. She had her first
Broadway
role (Angelina in Skydrift) by the time she was 13, which
caught the attention of Hollywood
talent scouts. She played a small role in Singin'
in the Rain as a silent screen vamp but disliked most of
her other work during this period.[2]
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Freddy Rodriguez
His first recognizable role on film was when he landed the part
of Pedro Aragon, Jr. in A
Walk in the Clouds with Keanu
Reeves and Giancarlo
Giannini. Afterwards, Rodriguez went on to film roles such as
an obnoxious jock in Can't
Hardly Wait. He played a Vietnam
veteran in Dead
Presidents with Chris
Tucker and Larenz
Tate and was also seen on Scrubs
as Carla's brother Marco. He also played Federico on the HBO series
Six Feet Under. As a voice actor, he contributed the voice
of Más
y Menos on Teen
Titans.
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Louis Verdad
Born in Chicago and raised in Leon Guanajuato, Mexico; Louis Verdad began his fashion career at the Art Institute of Chicago and the private Ray Vogue College of Design. The elegant status-driven society in which he grew up now serves as his fashion muse. Louis has always been inspired by the opulence of the fashion conscious society women of Mexico, first ladies of the world, and elegant couture designers such as Oscar de la Renta, Yves Saint Laurent, Scaasi, as well as the photos of diva-esque women by Richard Avendon. Louis is driven to create wearable clothes that make women feel beautiful, feminine and fashionable.
Louis has nurtured his inherent understanding of the importance of detail, texture, comfort, and the extra edge that turns a piece of cloth into something beautiful. He honed his technical skills to perfection, an attribute that is evident in the quality construction in his goods. Now in the contemporary market, Louis’ fit is not only perfect, but also renowned. Louis collections have been recognized for their ingenuity and creativity with attention to detail and exquisite fabrications.
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SAMY
Genio creativo y reconocido gurú del cabello, Samy es la cara y
el espíritu de la marca de productos del cuidado del cabello que
llevan su nombre.
Este personaje vibrante y exitoso de los medios masivos, tomó sus
25 años de experiencia en la industria y los transformó en una de
las marcas independientes de belleza más amadas. Su energía y carisma
han colocado a Samy dentro de los 10 mejores estilistas del cabello
en los Estados Unidos. (USA TODAY)
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Jaslene Gonzalez
As the modeling industry’s freshest new face appears, 21-year-old
Jaslene Gonzalez is living out her dream. Winner of America’s
Next Top Model, Jaslene has earned a highly sought-after position
among the fashion elite, scoring a contract with Elite Models, one
of the world’s premiere modeling agencies. In addition,
the brunette beauty is now the face of the coveted cosmetics giant,
CoverGirl.
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Stella Foster
Stella Foster is the author of "Stella's Column, " which
appears twice weekly in the Chicago Sun-Times and is emerging as
one of the newspaper's most widely-read and entertaining columns.
While the column is new, Stella is a veteran of the Chicago media
scene and has enjoyed an illustrious career as a writer, broadcaster
and as the long-time assistant to the late Irv Kupcinet who wrote
Kup’s Column: the longest running nationally syndicated column
of its kind.
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Trina Nava
Trina was the founder of Salazar & Navas, Inc., a talent and integrated media services firm which represented professional union talent,. Salazar & Navas, Inc. was instrumental in creating opportunities and breakthroughs for Latinos in the film and fashion industry in Chicago for nearly twenty-five years.
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JJ Cortez
Veteran agent and former co-owner of two top ten agencies, Next
Model Management and New York Model Management, JJ Cortez has enjoyed
an enduring presence in the International Fashion market since starting
out in Paris in 1986.
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Myrna Salazar
Myrna Salazar, born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico came to Chicago at age ten. She takes great pride in her Latino heritage and being a product of both, Westtown/Humboldt Park and the Chicago Public School system.
Presently, Myrna is the Director of Resource Development & Marketing for The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago, a Pan-Latino nonprofit multidisciplinary arts organization.
Prior to joining the ILCC, she was the founder and President of Salazar & Navas, Inc., a talent and integrated media services firm which represented professional union talent,. Salazar & Navas, Inc. was instrumental in creating opportunities and breakthroughs for Latinos in the film and fashion industry in Chicago for nearly twenty-five years.
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Cynthia Olavarria (2007)
Born in the Santurce,
district of San
Juan, Puerto
Rico, Olavarría was an expressive, and eloquent child.
Those qualities made her embark in the world of beauty pageants,
hosting and modeling since she was a teenager.
At 11, she won her first beauty pageant, Miss Reina Infantil, that
led her to became the host of the famous Puerto Rican game show
"Contra el Reloj con Pacheco".
She went to La Piedad High School in Isla
Verde. There, she was an honor student and member of many school
organizations, including the National
Honor Society and the Student's Council. In 2004, she graduated
Magna Cum Laude from University
of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus with a Bachelor's
Degree in Mass Communications with a concentration in Journalism.
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Nadine Velazquez (2007)
Chicago born and raised, this native Puerto Rican Latina from Bucktown
West, has never left her roots. The middle of three daughters “We
learned to terrorize my father.”
At 13, walked into a Latino owned Chicago talent agency and was
asked to return with my mother, which I did, not knowing five years
later I would be hired by the same agency as an assistant
to one of the agency partners, while furthering my studies at Columbia
College in Chicago.
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Veronica Zepeda (2007)
Discovered through Chicago based Talent agency "Salazar and
Navas", fifteen years ago, Veronica got her shot in the industry
by participating in Nuestra Belleza Internacional. Soon after, she
realized that through modeling and acting, she would not only find
her inner strenghts, but also achieve, accomplish, and enjoy experiences
that would mold her into the woman she is today.
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