Jose Ferrer, born in Puerto Rico, won the Oscar as Best Actor for Cyrano de Bergerac (1950).
Oscar Hijuelos was the first Hispanic American author to win the Pulitzer Prize.
Jose Ferrer, who was born in Puerto Rico, won the 1950 Best Actor Oscar for "Cyrano de Bergerac."
Puerto Rican born Jose Ferrer won the 1950 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Cyrano de Bergerac."
Rita Moreno.
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Sidney Poitier was the first black man to win a competitive Academy Award. He received the 1963 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Lilies of the Field."
Luiz Alvarez was the first Hispanic to win the Nobel Prize in the year 1869
Sidney Poitier was the first black man to win a competitive Academy Award. He received the 1963 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Lilies of the Field."
Yes, Emil Jannings was the first person to with the Oscar for Best Actor. Since this was the first Oscar presented at the first Academy Awards ceremony, he is also the firs man ever to win an Academy Award (Oscar).
Almost all of the Oscar-winners are Americans.
Rita Moreno was the first Hispanic entertainer (third person, second woman) to win this "Grand Slam" (Emmy Grammy Oscar Tony).Academy Award as the Best Supporting Actress "West Side Story" (1961)Grammy Award The Electric Company Album (1972)Tony Award Best Featured Actress, "The Ritz" (1975)Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (1977)
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