Hispanic Pride

“Hispanic Pride: Celebrate the culture, achievements, and contributions of the Hispanic community in the Florida Panhandle. From Mobile to Tallahassee, join us in honoring our heritage.”

MOVIES:  Like Water for Chocolate:  Nominated for a Golden Globe and based on the book by Laura Esquivel, this 1900s-era film features (among other things) the life of a young woman who is madly in love. Under The Same Moon…

Source:  https://www.census.gov/ United States: -  The Hispanic or Latino population, which includes people of any race, was 62.1 million in 2020. The Hispanic or Latino population grew 23%, since 2010 and comprise 18.7% of the total U.S. Population! -  More…

The term Hispanic or Latino, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, refers to Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race Pew Research Tweet There are 1.2 million Hispanics serving in the…

El término hispano o latino, según lo define la Oficina del Censo de EE. UU., Se refiere a la cultura u origen puertorriqueño, sudamericano o centroamericano u otra cultura u origen español independientemente de la raza Pew Research Tweet Hay…

Eva Longoria Founded in 2012, the Eva Longoria Foundation’s mission is to help Latinas build better futures for themselves and their families through education and entrepreneurship in the U.S. and Latin America.  The foundation assists with programs that help Latinas…

ORGULLO HISPANO - HISPANIC PRIDE - LIONEL ANDRÉS MESSI: He was born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina and is often considered the best player in the world and regarded as one of the greatest of all time. Messi was…

JENNIFER LYNN LOPEZ: Jennifer Lynn Lopez was born on July 24, 1969 in New York City to Puerto Rican parents.  It was while attending her final year in high school that she learned about a film casting looking for teenage…