Latinas – Fake Flamenco

Butterfly Defender Susette Oñate

Susette Oñate is a member of the Dr. Jane Goodall Roots and Shoots National Fellowship Program. This encourages young people, especially youth of color to work in underserved communities around the world. Dr. Goodall’s nonprofit gives grants to youth leaders so they can develop community action programs and empower people. Susette is working in her […]

Afro-Latinos, Latinas, Nicaragua, Spanish Culture and Language

Rafaela Herrera Defeats the British Navy

Rafaela Herrera is a Nicaraguan heroine. In 1762, She was key in defending the El Castillo Fortress on the San Juan River from the attacks of the British. Rafaela was born in 1742 to Felipa Torreynosa and José de Herrera y Sotomayor. Her father was Spanish and her mother was Afro-Latina. Sadly, her mother Felipa […]

Latinas, Spanish Culture and Language

5 Cool Facts about Astronaut Ellen Ochoa

Ellen was eleven years old when she saw the astronauts land on the moon on TV. Although it was exciting to watch, Ochoa didn’t consider a career as an astronaut because she was a girl and at that time only men were in the space progam. It was 14 more years before Sally Ride was […]

Chile, Latinas, Life as a Woman, Spanish Culture and Language

5 Great Reads by Isabel Allende

Isabel Allende’s published 23 and sold a total of 74 million books. She writes in her first language, Spanish, and translates the books into English when they are finished. Allende was born in Peru to Chilean parents. Her parents separated, and she and her mother moved to Chile. After high school, she worked as a […]

Latinas, Mexico, Music, Spanish Culture and Language

Latina Superstar Linda Ronstadt

Rock, country, folk, mariachi, opera, bluegrass, jazz; Linda Ronstadt loved to sing them all. She pursued her singing passions, even when her record labels discouraged her from orbiting in additional genres. Linda possesses talent, good sense, and great taste, and most of her albums turned platinum. She’s sold over 100 million records. Linda Ronstadt was […]

Latinas, Life as a Woman, Spanish Culture and Language

Latina Superhero Dolores Huerta

Delores Huerta is one of only six Latinas to have won the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President Obama presented her with the award in 2012 for her lifetime of social justice organizing to improve the lives of agricultural workers. Delores was born in New Mexico in 1930. When her parents split up, she moved to […]